Top female rock climber wins gold, again and again

One of China's most accomplished athletes, a 26-year-old Tibetan woman with dozens of gold medals, is poised to elevate the nation's standing in a growing global sport: rock climbing.

Rinchen Lhamo, a leading member of the Tibet Mountaineering Team, won a double crown, in bouldering and overall difficulty, at this year's 23rd National Rock Climbing Championships.

A renowned destination for mountaineering, Tibet has only been developing a homegrown team capable of challenging the world's best rock climbers since 2006.