<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Byron's climbing blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Byron's climbing blo]]></description><link>https://to8848.wixsite.com/blog/home</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:15:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://to8848.wixsite.com/blog/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Epilogue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some say that mountain climbing is an addiction. Whenever I am up on a mountain, I want to get down desperately, telling myself, “I’m...]]></description><link>https://to8848.wixsite.com/blog/post/epilogue</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d5aefe669e22400161a7507</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2019 21:03:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f7bfd7_f1c2521e00be4cdaae0710a144fa7278~mv2_d_3777_3024_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>byronzhang15</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 18, 7/22: Kashgar (4000 ft) - Xi'an (1000 ft)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ah, it's the last day. In the morning, after finishing breakfast (had my last Xinjiang melons), we said good bye to our teammates. 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It was 10 hours of uninterrupted rest (no...]]></description><link>https://to8848.wixsite.com/blog/post/day17</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d58905f44d5bb0378056d07</guid><pubDate>Sun, 18 Aug 2019 00:25:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f7bfd7_5b25b5e4c6e34bfd9d10e6ccc9235dbf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>byronzhang15</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 11, 7/15: Tashkurgan (11000 ft)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Due to weather conditions on the mountain, we decided to delay our summit attempt for a day from our original schedule and stayed in...]]></description><link>https://to8848.wixsite.com/blog/post/day11</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d50651677014f001723bc3d</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2019 19:14:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f7bfd7_6ec77aada4b84bd589ad46fa16fb46c9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>byronzhang15</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 10, 7/14: Tashkurgan (11000 ft)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today we take a real break. Sleeping on a bed was very unfamiliar, yet so comfortable that I slept more than 11 hours. Tashkurgan turned...]]></description><link>https://to8848.wixsite.com/blog/post/day10</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d4f5f404d86f10017a52bf3</guid><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2019 01:34:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f7bfd7_261f6895661e43f5a90ad125f09ca6bd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>byronzhang15</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 9, 7/13: C2 (20300 ft) - Tashkurgan (11000 ft)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today will be a long descent from C2 to C1 to basecamp to 204 then to Tashkurgan. It’s about time to get some rest, recuperate, and...]]></description><link>https://to8848.wixsite.com/blog/post/day09</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5d4e0556ff51e9001765179a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2019 00:19:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f7bfd7_13558a45b0104ecea0780880f5ac5e56~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>byronzhang15</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 2, 7/6: Kashgar (4000 ft) - Tashkurgan (11000 ft)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today’s going to be a long day on the road. Woke up at 8 a.m., packed, and ready to spend the next 8 hours in a bus. 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