At 4,900 meters, there is only one restaurant, and brave people from all over the world gather. Busy in the sun room to seize the advantageous terrain, the people who don't know each other are gathered at a table, everyone is talking and laughing, like a festival.

The staple food is potatoes, get up at 4 o'clock in the morning the next day, set off at 5 o'clock, the sky is not yet bright, you must use the headlamp, and it is expected that you can reach the Tuolong Pass in four hours.

It is necessary to make sure to pass before 12 o'clock, otherwise the probability of extreme weather in the afternoon will be greatly increased, and there will be no vegetation along the way, and there will be no vegetation in sight, all weathered gravel roads.

The typical plateau features, the 45-degree slope road, and the very dangerous look at it, but there is still a road to walk, and it is not scary to actually walk on it.

Surrounded by snow-capped mountains, it is now more than 5,000 meters, Johnson has some difficulty breathing, and is not in the mood to go to the beautiful scenery again, gritting his teeth and persevering......

Although the elevation of High Camp to the pass is only 500 meters, every step above 5000 meters is extremely difficult, and every ascent is desperate and indeed sadistic, and it is definitely a double test of physical strength and perseverance.

Finally, we arrived at our destination, which is one of the largest passes in the world, with a wide view and hanging prayer flags. When the crowd arrived at the pass, there were already many hikers gathered here.

Everyone threw down their bags to hug each other in celebration, and then rushed to take a group photo in front of the stone monument marking the 5,416-meter elevation of the pass.

From 3,000 meters to 5,416 meters of Thorang-la Pass, from forests to meadows, from passes to snow-capped mountains, it is a journey to surpass yourself!

Tianba pointed not far away and said solemnly: "These are the watersheds, and if you go down, you will start to use tools to climb the snow-capped mountain, which is Robuche Peak, which is only a few kilometers away from Mount Everest, and is often included in a peak of technical training and very good adaptability." ”

Staring at Johnson, he asked seriously, "Do you want to try to decide for yourself?"

Zhuang Chen stood up and looked at the vast snow-capped mountains not far away, the two brothers came over, and Xia Long suggested: "Boss, five thousand meters is about the same, or let's ......"

Johnson took a deep breath, looked at the large bags of various equipment on the yak, and insisted: "I don't even use the oxygen cylinder now, go a little further and try it!"

Tianba smiled and nodded: "In that case, let's try it, and come back again." ”

Tianba is very relaxed, and now it has been seen that this time it will definitely not challenge the limit of reaching the top, and the local tyrants are not here to play with their lives, just feel the feelings.

There is already a glacier under his feet, and he must change into professional equipment, and when he came to the snow slope with difficulty, Tianba pointed to the rope on it and said: "All the routes to the top of high-altitude snow-capped mountains will encounter snow slopes or cliffs that cannot be directly walked up or down. ”

"For a very small number of autonomous climbers, passing through here is done in fast unprotected or short knots. But for commercial climbing teams, we lay the rope in advance, and then you climb up along the way, let's try, if it doesn't work, you have to give up. ”

Johnson nodded, it is no longer a matter of pretending to be coercive here, it is a matter of life, and we must be cautious.

Everyone changed into a full set of equipment, alpine boots put on sharp crampons, Tianba first, Huka second, and began to climb up. Ropes are fixed every five meters until a small hill slope is reached.

Xia Long took the lead, Xia Hu was behind, and Johnson was in the middle. The key is the ascent, which uses the strength of your arms to climb freely towards the top of the slope, but locks down the slope in one direction.

Holding it with your right hand, you can pull it down and climb with force without losing contact with the rope when you slip. The main lock is connected to the riser and provides a secondary protection to prevent the rope from falling off the riser.

His left hand was fixed with an ice axe, and his legs struggled to climb up. The oxtail on the waist is connected to the riser and the auxiliary protection to ensure safety.

I finally understand what it means: easier said than done!

The first time I learned, I was not proficient in the essentials, and after walking all day, Johnson was very tired, heavy as lead, inhaled oxygen, slowed down, and began to have altitude sickness.

Gritting his teeth, he finally climbed up the hill and fell directly on the snow, not wanting to move. Everyone hurried to help, and finally relieved themselves.

waved his hand and said helplessly: "It's really not good, let's go down the mountain!"

After the pass, there is an endless downhill road, and the road is full of gravel and easy to slip.

The Tempa asked everyone to wear knee pads, and in four hours he descended 1,600 meters in a row, putting a lot of pressure on his knees and calves, and relaying it with a cane to reduce the impact.

"That's Dhaulagiri Peak, 8,126 meters, the seventh highest peak!"

Seeing Johnson's regretful expression, Tianba comforted: "It has been less than 70 years since mankind first climbed the 8,000-meter peak, and any famous mountaineer is not only unparalleled in his physical fitness, but also his mental strength is first-class!"

"For ordinary people, 7,000 meters is already the physiological limit of people. At this altitude, the oxygen content of the air is only 1/3 of that of the plains, and the lungs are no longer able to transport oxygen through the blood to all tissues of the human body, even if it is not possible to fly by helicopter, and only about 4% of the world's people can adapt to this altitude. ”

"Wind is another big evil, wind speed of more than 29 m/s is a force 12 gale, but the wind speed of 8,000 meters is often much more than that, for example, the average annual wind speed of Zhuo Oyu Peak is 60 m/s!"

"There are also hypothermia, snow blindness, and accidental slips and falls caused by the high altitude cold, all of which are fatal dangers. An event like an avalanche is an unbearable catastrophe......"

"So climbing Mount Everest is not a feat that can be accomplished on a whim, but a huge, long and tedious undertaking. It is often necessary to arrive at the base camp at an altitude of 5,367 meters at the foot of Mount Everest a few months in advance, and gradually adapt to the conditions of accelerated breathing, pH changes, and a surge in the number of red blood cells at high altitudes. ”

"I have to do adaptive climbing between camps every day, because of the changeable climate and poor living conditions on Mount Everest, diarrhea, vomiting, dizziness and other symptoms are commonplace. For the less experienced, the use of crampons, ice axes, ladders, and safety ropes also takes time to learn. ”

"The pain of moaning can only be experienced by those who have experienced it, and even whether a bottle of water or a biscuit is in the right pocket position during extreme challenges will interfere with their own process. ”

In 1998, Francis, a 40-year-old female mountaineer in the United States, collapsed 244 meters below the summit of Mount Everest due to lack of oxygen on the way down the mountain. Don't leave me behind, be her last word to the world!"

"As a result, now the corpse is still in place, frozen in the snowy mountains forever, for each challenger, you can only get up on your own, because no one has the ability to help you!"

Seeing everyone staring at him, Johnson couldn't help but laugh dumbly: "Do you want to be so serious?"