On July 22, 2011, five men, who met on popular Chinese photography website Xitek.com, set out for Siguniang Mountain (Four Girls Mountain) in Southwest China's Sichuan province for a ten-day hike destined to reach a 5,062-meter peak.

Here is the schedule:

July 23: Travel to Shuangqiaogou

July 24: Travel to Xiaogou, camping

July 25: Climb over Xiaogou and stay at Gaoyanwo

July 26: Climb over Changpinggou and stay at Changgou

July 27: Climb over Changgou

July 28: Travel to Chenjiagou

July 29: Climb over Dahuangfeng Mountain and travel to Haizigou

July 30: Travel to Hongshuigou

July 31: Hiking Bipenggou

August 1: Travel to Daogou

August 2: All the teammates meet at Wang Yaomei's House

August 3: Acclimatize to high latitude

August 4: Climb to 4,200 meters above sea level

August 5: Attempt to climb to 4,600 meters above sea level

August 6: Start out at 3 am and aim to arrive at the peak at 3 pm. Climb down at 8 pm and get back to 4,200 meters above sea level by 10 pm.

August 7-10: Time reserved for bad weather

August 11: Travel back to Wangyaomei's house

August 12: Travel to Chengdu, capital city of Southwest China's Sichuan province, and then head for Beijing