Six months earlier, when the team of prospective climbers from subtropical Taiwan submitted their application, the authorities had misgivings because of the youth of the applicants. Later when they realized that the students had quite a bit of high-mountain experience and had received training for snowy regions, they gave the green light.
半年前當這支來自亞熱帶的台灣隊伍提出申請時，由於隊員年紀太輕，引發主管單位疑慮，後來得知學生們有相當的高山經歷及雪地訓練，才予放行。