Stock Photo - Mar. 03, 1981 - BRITISH ARMY TEAM TO CLIMB CHINESE MOUNTAIN An eight man British Army climbing expedition leave. London tomorrow in a first ever bid to climb the 23,500 ft. Mount Siasi in Central China. It will be the first time British climbers have tackled a mountain peak in China for nearly 50 years. Leader of the expedition is Major Henry Day, Royal Engineer., from Knutsford, OheahLre, serving with the British Army of the Rhine in Germany, Other members of his team also based in Germany. PHOTO SHOWS: Pictured at the Chinese. Embassy in London today Members of the British Army Climbing team. They are from L.11. 14/0,1, Andy Leggat, Capt Hereon Needham, Mr Hu N0aigui, Chinese Military Attache in London, Major Henry Day, leader of the expedition, Capt Albert Whitley, and Liet Frank Thilip?¢‚Ǩ‚Äùas they study a map of the region in which they will be climbing in Central China: (Credit Image: © Keystone Press Agency/Keystone USA via ZUMAPRESS.com)