Volunteers to launch environmental protection action on Qomolangma

The 2007 Mt. Qomolangma Clean-up Campaign also known as 2007 Mt. Everest Action At The Third Pole Of The Earth started in Beijing on April 22.

The action will be launched along the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and around the Qomolangma. Besides building daks for Qomolangma torch relaying of the 2008 Olympic Games, the volunteers will also donate to purchasing solar energy equipment for the highest sentry of China.

All the focuses of 2007 Mt. Qomolangma Clean-up Campaign will be environmental protection. The "Light Project" is to ensure the coming torch relay for Tibet Mountaineering Expedition by establishing daks and training bases. The "Sunshine Trip" is to light the highest sentry of China by advanced solar energy technology.