Robotic exoskeletons help Chinese tourists climb the country’s most punishing mountain

Robotic exoskeletons help Chinese tourists climb the country’s most punishing mountain

By Joyce Jiang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A towering 5,000 feet high, with more than 7,000 steps, Mount Tai, in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, is known for turning legs to jelly for anyone game for scaling to the top. Videos all over Chinese social media, such as TikTok’s sister app Douyin, show even the fittest hikers shaking, collapsing or trying to climb downhill on all fours. Some visitors hire “climbing buddies” to help them make the…