A shenzhen couple, Liang Qun and Li Weiwen, arrived at the summit of the 4,897-meter Mt. Winson on Wednesday, becoming the first Chinese couple to climb to the highest point of Antarctica.

Liang and Li, teachers from Shenzhen University, were also the first Chinese couple to traverse the South Pole on foot. They reached the South Pole on Dec. 16 together with five other members of a team trying to complete the "7+2" program, which involves scaling the highest peaks of all seven continents, the North Pole and the South Pole on foot.

Three members of the team, Wang Yongfeng, Ci Luo and Liu Jian became the first three Chinese to complete the "7+2" program Dec. 16. Previously, less than 10 people had completed the program.

The seven set out from Beijing on Dec. 1 and were lucky to have good weather with them during most of the expedition.

However, another Chinese expedition team to the South Pole, which includes six members, including Shenzheners Wang Shi and Zhang Liang, have not been so lucky, although they set out from Beijing only eight days after Liang Qun's team.

Due to the bad weather, entrepreneur Wang Shi has been confined to the Patriot Camp -- the starting point of the expedition -- with another team member Zhong Jianmin.

The four other members of Wang Shi's team, including bank employee Zhang Liang, left the camp for the South Pole on Wednesday, and are struggling with snow, low temperatures and an 25-kilogram load. They marched 13.2 kilometers Wednesday.

Previously, Wang's team had to wait for eight days before they could fly to the Patriot Camp because of heavy snow at the camp.

Editor: Yan