In May, 16-year-old Alktur Dibat became the youngest Chinese climber to reach the top of Qomolangma (珠穆朗姆峰) .
The boy is from Urumqi, Xinjiang. He arrived at the South Base Camp in Nepal on April 15. He spent 28 days getting used to (习惯) the new place and then started his climb with about 10 other good climbers.
On May 19, Alktur finally reached the top of the world, breaking the record set last year by Xu Zhuoyuan, a girl from Hunan. Reaching the top of Qomolangma is my biggest dream. I feel very happy that I made my dream come true, Alktur said. During his climb, he sometimes felt terrible, but it didn't stop him from keeping going.
Alktur is a student at Urumqi No. 13 Middle School. He started to learn rock climbing at 7, skiing at 8, and ice climbing at 9. He climbed his first mountain with his father when he was 10. In July last year, they climbed a high mountain called Muzta Ata in Xinjiang. In February this year, Alktur climbed Siguni Mountain in Sichuan.
To climb Qomolangma, Alktur ran 10 kilometers every morning and took special training classes on weekends. He also took a training class organized by the Chinese Mountaineering Association.
Alktur now wants to climb the other highest mountains. He loves the feeling of climbing and wants to keep trying.
①Alktur learned skiing. ②Alktur climbed Siguni Mountain.
③Alktur climbed to the top of the world. ④Alktur kept practicing running and training.