Speed climbing at Tianmen Mountain attracts 80 professional runners

Eighty professional runners gathered at Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province on Saturday, to compete speed climbing on a steep trail.

In the first half of the race, competitors needed to navigate through canyons, forests, and waterfalls; in the second half, they must climb a steep track that is 950 meters long and consists of 1,991 steps.