Though it was noon on a summer day, it was freezing on the plateau. Occasional strong winds and hail contrasted with extreme ultraviolet rays that could burn the skin. Amid fire and ice, the team experienced for themselves the saying that on the plateau, "There are four seasons in a day, and ten miles away is another world."
雖是夏日正午，高原上仍寒氣逼人，時時呼嘯而過的強風和冰雹，襯著足以把人烤焦的強烈紫外線，冰火交替中，探險隊對西藏高原「一日有四季，十里不同天」的氣候感受深刻。