Tianba laughed, and said with a relaxed face: "Don't worry, your physical condition is very good, as long as there are no accidents, there are no problems!"

Johnson nodded, brother is not going to challenge Mount Everest, since he is here once, he can't go home empty-handed, right?

The target is tentatively set at 6,000 meters, and it depends on the specific situation, don't underestimate the last 2,000 meters, if you really want to go to an extreme environment, 100 meters is sometimes an insurmountable moat!

Immediately set off, take a small plane to Lukla, I heard that this airport is world-famous, an average of one plane drops every year, known as the world's most dangerous waterway, from the beginning of the plane, has entered the limit of the challenge.

The airport is small, security is non-existent, and it is surrounded by climbers from all over the world, and seven or eight hundred people have been martyred for decades for climbing the 8,000-meter snowy peak, but danger and death have never stopped climbers from following suit.

When I flew in the direction of Mount Everest, I looked out the window at the mountains that I had crossed, and soon I saw that the snow-capped mountains exposed to the clouds were getting denser and denser, indicating that I had entered the Himalayas.

About half an hour later, the plane began to descend, and through the window over the ridge, the mountain village was faintly visible, which was the legendary Lukla.

Continuing to descend, he suddenly and sharply landed on a runway carved out of the mountains without warning, and finally landed safely.

As soon as I got off the plane, I obviously felt that the oxygen was thin, and Tianba introduced that this airport was built in 1964 by Edmund, the first person to climb Mount Everest.

The main purpose is to help climbers get into Mount Everest faster. At an altitude of 3,000 meters, the runway on the roof of the world ranks first among the top ten dangerous airports in the world.

The slope of the rare runway is 18.5 degrees, and the runway is only 460 meters, which is less than 1/10 of the normal runway. Land on the cliff and take off from the abyss. There is no DME/VOR, no ILS, not even PAPI lights.

The ground center does not control the take-off and landing of the aircraft, and the pilots rely on visual vision, located in the deep valley of the mountains, and the wind along the valley direction makes the aircraft have to fight against continuous crosswinds when taking off and landing. Once you start trying to land, there is no turning back.

"This is Kaba, my uncle. ”

Arriving at Sherpa Village, Johnson looked at Kaji Sherpa with a bearded face, an old man who had led his team to the summit of Mount Everest eight times.

He experienced the Everest Mountain Disaster in 1996 and was the chief guide of the crazy mountaineering group led by the famous explorer Scott at that time.

Now in charge of the camp, he is humble and gentle, and his sense of service is very good. When I see new climbers, I am always busy serving tea and water.

Begin the process with a permit of $11,000 per person for a climbing permit from the south side of Nepal, plus another $3,000 for a group, a deposit of $4,000 for garbage, and $3,000 for a Sherpa guide who must accompany him.

Johnson, Xia Long, Xia Hu, Tianba, plus his younger brother Huka, the whole team of five people. Then there is the equipment, Tianba directly took out the list and introduced: "1500-3500 is considered a high altitude, 3500-5500 is an ultra-high altitude, and most people climb the snow mountain at this altitude." Above 5,500 meters is an extremely high altitude, and the human body functions already need strong support from external equipment, and it is impossible to live at this altitude for a long time. ”

"Therefore, the top mountaineering equipment of Mount Everest is designed for the most extreme environment, to help you complete the challenge and save your life!"

SC Johnson's list includes a total of 43 types of equipment such as clothing, technical equipment, and auxiliary equipment, some of which still need to be prepared for 2-3 sets.

Sweat-wicking clothing, warm clothing, alpine boots, safety ropes, safety locks, ice axes, crampons, tents, sleeping bags, moisture-proof mats......

The most common one-piece down jacket is full of high technology, which can withstand at least minus 30 degrees Celsius, and there are more than 20,000 pieces, which is not expensive.

A bottle of oxygen, plus alpine shipping, costs $500 with a minimum of five bottles per person. At altitudes above 5,200 meters, all climbers rely on Inmarsat phones or mountain walkie-talkies.

The charge is $13.5 per minute, while the BGAN for Internet access is charged at $7.8 per megabyte of traffic.

All in all, plus the guide fee, is almost 300,000 per person!

Tianba said with a smile: "In 1960, when China climbed Mount Everest for the first time, the government allocated hundreds of thousands of dollars in foreign exchange at one time, and the mountaineering team used the funds to buy mountaineering supplies in Switzerland and spent nearly 350,000 yuan, which was only the foreign exchange part, and the cost was almost equivalent to the entire cost of the first National Games in 1959. ”

"In 1988, China, Japan and Nepal double-spanned mountaineering, and there were more than 900 boxes of materials and equipment in the north base camp alone, filled 46 trucks, and spent about 20 million yuan. ”

Johnson doesn't care, money is a small thing, life is a big thing, all use the most expensive!

Settle into the room, the sky is starting to get dark, the temperature outside drops quickly, the wind is very strong, dinner, chicken soup and momo, plus a bottle of whiskey.

Rest early, set off at four o'clock in the morning, put the equipment on the yak, and after more than two hours, finally witnessed the feeling of the first rays of light on the snowy mountains.

The 7th highest peak, the Daulagiri peaks, and the 10th largest Annapurna peaks, seem to surround you.

In the mountains of different shades, the snow-capped mountains are like fairies of different shapes, each graceful......

After a little sunrise, bring a blush until the red smudges the cheeks. The red-dyed peaks, like a red ribbon floating in the air, are intense and gentle. In the fierce cold wind, watching the changes around you, it is quiet and peaceful.

SC Johnson arose to the realization that all beings are equal before nature, and felt the infinite power that nature bestows. Take a deep breath of air, fresh and cold, yet at ease.

Along the way, I saw many older foreigners, their steps were unusually slow, about two seconds and one step, and Tianba jokingly called it a zombie step.

Although it is not pretty, it is a very useful way to maintain a good rhythm, but it is easier and more efficient.

Everyone kept paying attention to their condition, and it turned out that they were doing well, and there was basically no altitude sickness, so they were relieved.

All the way to the top of the mountain, it is such a beautiful picture, waiting for you to explore and discover step by step. Inadvertently, you can't help but stop, be in a daze, stop and stare quietly.

With snow-capped mountains in the distance and vast grasslands in front of you, it looks like a paradise.

SC Johnson regrets that he is just an outsider, coming quietly, and in the end he can only leave quietly.

"Actually, today's hike is not long, but I can gradually adapt to the highland environment, and after 4,600 meters, the vegetation begins to become low and sparse, mainly gravel roads, and the walking speed should be slowed down......

"There's a pretty difficult zigzag uphill down there, because of the high altitude, it's more physical and endurance than the previous uphill, and it's about an hour to get to High Camp, where you can spend the night tonight......"

Tianba said loudly: "Come on, everyone!"

When he climbed to the top of a mountain at an accelerated pace, SC Johnson couldn't help but look back and sigh:

The body is in hell,

Eyes in heaven!