Guo Liang is located in the depths of Taihang, 60 kilometers northwest of Hui County, Henan Province, the temperature is 4-6 degrees lower than that outside the mountain, and there is more rain in summer, and there are often thundershowers.

However, Tang Yi and his party were obviously not very lucky, and Guo Liang was drizzling when they went.

By the time Tang Yi and the others arrived at Guoliang Village, it was already getting dark, but fortunately, this season was the off-season for tourism, and there were many inns and hotels to choose from in the village.

Tang Yi and the others were not short of money, so they naturally chose the most upscale hotel in the village to live in.

"I heard that this Guo Liang Village is still a well-known film and television village, and has made many movies and TV series, the most famous of which is "Raise Your Hands" starring Guo Da and Pan Changjiang. There is also a Guoliang Cave hanging wall road, which is all completed by the villagers of Guoliang Village independently, and is known as one of the "ten most dangerous roads in the world". Why don't we go out for dinner in a moment?"

After checking in, Wang Yu proposed with great interest.

He still remembers the first time he watched the movie "Hands Up" when he was a child, and he almost laughed out of breath.

"Okay, then go out and take a look around, and get acquainted with the neighborhood in advance. ”

Tang Yi smiled and nodded slightly, anyway, if you are idle, you are idle, and the strategies you check on the Internet are not valuable, so it is better to go out for a walk.

In fact, there are a lot of climbing strategies about Guoliang Village on the Internet, and there are nearly 300 rock climbing routes that have been developed, with difficulty of 5.5-5.13 and 5.9-5.11 accounting for the majority, and high-difficulty routes still need to be developed.

And the style of the line here is also very distinctive, the rock wall is basically 90 ° vertical, there is no elevation angle, some are even negative angles, basically lying on the top to climb, very test the balance ability.

However, the climbing route of tomorrow chosen by Cui Xiaobraid is naturally impossible to be among them, and the route he chose is an undeveloped cliff, which is definitely a hellish level, so Tang Yi basically can't use those strategies on the Internet.

Because of the geological structure, Guo Liang's rock wall has a lot of loose stones, or stuck in the rock crevices, or fell on a platform of a rock wall, it rains today, and the sandstone will have a higher chance of falling after absorbing water tomorrow.

This seemingly drizzling rain has invisibly increased the difficulty of rock climbing tomorrow.

After everyone went out for a walk after dinner, they went back to their rooms to sleep, and even Wang Yu, who loved to join in the fun and love to play the most, endured the loneliness and did not drag Tang Yi out to wave.

The time of the night flies.

At six o'clock the next morning, the alarm clock woke Tang Yi up on time, quickly washed up and ate something casually, and everyone walked towards today's final destination.

The rainy mountain road is much more difficult to walk than everyone imagined, fortunately I prepared hiking shoes and trekking poles in advance, otherwise people like Wang Ze and Xiang Dongliu, who don't like to exercise on weekdays, I am afraid that they will be guilty.

Rao is like this, when Tang Yi and the others came to that remote undeveloped primitive cliff, it was already more than an hour later.

It's already past eight o'clock, less than two hours before the official game.

Although everyone had been mentally prepared before coming, when they stood in front of the straight cliff, they were still speechless in shock.

"Gollum!"

"Old Tang, are you sure that you and Cui Xiaobraid will climb up from here with your bare hands later?"

Wang Yu swallowed his saliva with difficulty, looked up at the cliff in front of him, and his lips turned white.

Not to mention with his bare hands, he felt that even if he had all the tools, few people would be able to climb up from here.

"When I saw this cliff, I suddenly remembered a poem. ”

The fat on the fat man's face shook uncontrollably, and even his legs and stomach were a little weak.

"Which poem?"

"Thousands of mountains and birds fly away, and thousands of people disappear!"

"It's a fucking good poem, and it's so well described. ”

Isn't this situation just that it's hard for birds to fly over, and you can't see a single human hair!

"Okay, don't be emotional, find a place to rest for a while, and I'll go over and see this cliff. ”

Tang Yi's face was also a little solemn, and the steepness of this cliff was also beyond his expectations.

As he approached the bottom of the cliff, he felt that the cliff was getting steeper and steeper.

On closer inspection, he also found that the cliff was not only steep, but also flat and smooth, with few protrusions and depressions.

As the old saying goes, it's hard for a good woman to cook without rice, and she can't even find a few points of focus, even if Tang Yi has great ability, I'm afraid it will be difficult to climb up from here.

"Damn! Cui Xiaobraid chose this place is too bad, let alone a person, even a bird may not be able to fly!"

After walking along the bottom of the cliff, Rao Yi couldn't help but burst into foul language with Tang Yi's current temperament.

I don't know if it's because of the region, or if this cliff is too special, it is not like the limestone karst landform that Tang Yi usually sees in other places, but dark red quartz sandstone. This rock is hard and has twice as much friction as ordinary limestone, like sandpaper, and can firmly grasp those small dots that are usually impossible to grasp even without touching magnesium powder.

Theoretically, this cliff is a favorite spot for extreme climbers, but the problem is that it's too steep and has too few points to focus on.

If it was with the help of tools, Tang Yi was confident that he could climb up steadily and climb with his bare hands, even if he was extremely confident in his physical fitness and other comprehensive qualities, he was not too sure that he would be able to climb up.

Just when Tang Yi was observing and searching under the cliff again and again, and then retreated to the distance to find the best route with a high-powered telescope, Cui Xiaobraid also arrived with a few people.

Whether it is from the perspective of dress or the tools they carry, Cui Xiaobraid and his party look much more professional than the golden fat man.

"Look no further, I've been studying this cliff for a long time, and there are only two routes that I might have a chance to climb. You see there, and there. ”

Cui Xiaobraid stood next to Tang Yi very familiarly and pointed out two points to him.

The latter looked down to the point he pointed with a telescope, and sure enough, he found that these two places were indeed very hidden climbing routes.

However, it is said that it is two climbing routes, but in fact, it is only relative, because Tang Yi saw that whether it was the route on the left or the route on the right, strictly speaking, it was not even a route.

There are at least three places on the left road where the focus points are about 2 meters apart, while the right road has a minimum focus of less than two centimeters, and there may not even be a place for the fingers to buckle.

"I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, I have been coveting this cliff of Guo Liang for a year or two, and I have made several attempts, but in the end they all failed. ”

Cui Xiaobraid stared at the cliff in front of him, his eyes burning with the raging fire of war and a stubborn desire to conquer.

"Then there is no safety rope protection today, you are not afraid of falling to death?"

Tang Yi raised his eyebrows in surprise, Cui Xiaobraid's persistence and madness really surprised him.

"It is inevitable that the general will die immediately, and if I fall to my death, I will not be able to conquer this cliff in the end, and it will be more uncomfortable for me than death. ”

Tang Yi could see that Cui Xiaobraid was not lying.

"Perhaps, we all misunderstood this guy before, he is a real extreme sports enthusiast, but also a real madman!"

Tang Yi thought so.

He even felt that Cui Xiaobraid chose to compete with him in freehand rock climbing, not to win him, but to win himself.

"Let's start parting ways and climb up on time in half an hour. ”

"In addition, you can choose the left and right lines first, and the one you choose the rest is mine. ”

Leaving these two sentences, Cui Xiaobraid walked to the side, put down his backpack, and beckoned a few people who came with him to get ready.

In addition to changing shoes and clothes to move his body, Tang Yi also saw that the people with him set up two high-definition professional cameras.

"What is this?"

The fat golden man, who had almost rested, finally came to a camera and asked.

"Record the heroic posture of my third master Cui and your Tang Jiuye climbing with their bare hands later, and at the same time, it can be regarded as leaving a piece of evidence, in case anyone accidentally falls and falls, it can be said clearly. ”

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but fall silent.

The most dangerous thing about this extreme sport is that if you can't reach the top, you will have to die unless someone rescues you.

It's hard to go up halfway up, and it's even harder to go back the way you came.

It's called easy to go up the hill but hard to get down!

Looking at today's situation, it is clear that no one has prepared a means of rescue.

Tang Yi didn't think about it at all, Cui Xiaobraid was deliberately unprepared, what he wanted was this kind of determination and courage to push himself to a dead end.

Today's extreme sports competition of freehand climbing is not only a victory or defeat, but also a life and death!

I'm afraid that if I can't go up, there is only one way to die!

"Are you ready?"

At nine fifty-five, Cui Xiaobraid, who was already fully prepared, walked over and looked at Tang Yi and asked.

"Alright. ”

"Do you choose the left or right route?"

"On the right. ”

"Okay, then I'll pick the left. ”

"By the way, you should know the rules of climbing with bare hands, right?"

"You know, I just checked it last night, without the help of any auxiliary tools and without any protective measures. ”

"Well, for the sake of fairness, we'll search each other. ”

The two searched each other to make sure that the other was not carrying any tools, and this life-and-death competition of freehand rock climbing finally officially kicked off.

It is said that there are two routes on the left and right, but in fact, the left and right sides are just a relative concept, the two routes are very close to each other, and the widest place in the middle is only three or four meters, and the narrowest place is about two meters.

To some extent, the two routes can also be used intersecting, provided you dare to step on a point two meters away.

Tang Yi's height is now more than 1.8 meters, counting the length of his hand, theoretically speaking, there is no problem to grasp the focus point two meters away.

But the theory is only a theory, there is only two or three centimeters of the focus point, I am afraid that it can only be reached with two fingers at most, the two-meter straight-line distance span uses two fingers to support the weight of the entire body, and the next focus point is at least 50 centimeters away, which is terrifying.

After the freehand climbing competition officially began, Cui Xiaobraid slowly climbed up like a gecko.

Tang Yi didn't start climbing immediately, but secretly calculated the height of this cliff in his heart, and thought about how to pass the most difficult points on his route.

At the same time, he is also observing Cui Xiaobraid's climbing skills and power mode.

After all, he had never learned to climb with bare hands professionally before this, and all Tang Yi could rely on was his excellent physical fitness and reflexes.

Through observation, Tang Yi found that the climbing method used by Cui Xiaobraid was the three-point fixation method, which he had seen introduced by others on the Internet and watched related videos, but it was the first time he had seen others use it in reality.

The so-called three-point fixation method refers to the use of hands, feet, and body.

When climbing, the body should be naturally relaxed, and the center of gravity of the body should be stabilized with three fulcrums, and the center of gravity should move with the transformation of climbing movements, which is the key to whether rock climbing can be stable, balanced and labor-saving.

In terms of the shift of center of gravity, Tang Yi found that Cui Xiaobraid was indeed a master, and he also found that Cui Xiaobraid's body was very relaxed and kept a certain distance from the rock wall.

Every time he climbs upward, his upper and lower limbs have always maintained a coordinated stretch, and his eyes have always maintained a fixed rhythm.

With each step, Cui Xiaobraid's pull-up and down-and-down efforts were exerted at the same time, and the center of gravity of his body always fell on his feet, and the three points facing the rock wall were always fixed and supported.

Not only that, Tang Yi also found a small detail, every time he climbed a step up, Cui Xiaobraid would stop and rest for 15 seconds, and he would continue to climb up after adjusting his breathing.

When climbing, Cui pigtails rotate his legs outward, the inside of his big toe is close to the rock face, his legs are slightly bent, and he maintains the center of gravity of his body with his feet on the fulcrum.

And Tang Yi also carefully found that Cui Xiaobraid's knee had never touched the rock face, and he felt that it might affect the support and body balance of his feet by touching the rock face with his knees, and even cause slippage and knee injury.

Cui Xiaobraid not only has very developed leg muscles, but also his hand muscles are more developed and powerful, especially every time he opens his five fingers to grasp the point of strength, Tang Yi can clearly see that his finger strength, wrist strength and arm strength are by no means comparable to ordinary people.

In the case that the cliff in front of you is not conducive to making full use of the strength of the lower limbs, the movement of the arms is even more important.

After climbing more than ten meters up, Tang Yi saw that Cui Xiaobraid was basically unable to exert his strength under his feet, and he relied on his hands to grasp a fulcrum and climb up with pull-ups.

Through the high-definition telescope, Tang Yi clearly saw that while Cui Xiaobraid's first knuckle was tightening the fulcrum, his wrist was tight, his palm was attached to the rock wall, and his forearm was also hanging down with the palm of his hand against the rock wall.

Cui Xiaobraid's whole action was done in one go, without the slightest bit of mud and water, Rao is Tang Yi was in competition with him at this time, and he secretly shouted in his heart.

However, after climbing up this step, Tang Yi clearly found that Cui Xiaobraid had been resting and adjusting his breathing for a significantly longer time, and this step was obviously not as easy as it seemed on the surface.

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