Commercial mountaineering is in its infancy in China.  There are no formal rescue teams, and there is no air support for climbers should an emergency arise

The Chinese have a strong affinity for their mountains.  Many peaks are immortalized in poems, music, and art work. As China modernizes and the middle class grows, the country has found a new way to capitalize on its reverence for snow-capped peaks. Sam Beattie reports from the Tibetan Plateau.