Chinese adventurer forced to survive on grass and roots after being stranded on Tibetan Plateau
- Feng Hao ran out of food and was forced to dodge a pack of wolves after setting off to cross a remote nature reserve by bike
- Cyclist had left his companions behind on journey but he was found by rescuers after they contacted police a month into their journey
A Chinese man who set out to cycle across the Tibetan Plateau was forced to eat grass and roots to survive after he ran out of food during his 50-day adventure, according to media reports.
Feng Hao, from Hangzhou in the east of the country, also had to dodge a pack of wolves he encountered in the wilderness, one of the largest uninhabited areas in China.
Feng had set off on a cycle tour of the Qiangtang Nature Reserve that covers large areas of Tibet and Qinghai with his girlfriend Lin Xi and another friend, Li Zhisen, on March 5, Red Star News reported.
But 10 days into the tour the twenty-something told his companions that he wanted to finish the journey on his own and cycled off, taking more than a dozen packs of dried food and six bottles of liquefied gas with him.
But while roaming the remote and uninhabited area his supplies started running low and his bicycle became stuck in the mud, forcing him to try to reach safety on foot.
The trio had set off from Ngari prefecture in western Tibet, and planned to travel east across the reserve and exit on the Qinghai side.
