Judging from the historical record of the summit of the north face of Mount Everest (the south slope belongs to Nepal) in the past ten years, the weather suitable for the summit of Mount Everest only occurs in May, and the rest of the weather is an out-of-season climb, which is extremely dangerous, even professional climbers dare not try it easily.

Every year in May, the weather suitable for climbing to the summit generally occurs twice, once in the early part of the year and once in the second half of the year, and each time it must be guaranteed to have at least five days or so. They have already missed the first half, and now everyone is waiting for the second half.

To be able to reach the summit of Mount Everest, good weather is the most important factor - the weather must be fine for three ~ five consecutive days before the conditions can be reached.

According to the forecasts of the Indian, Nepal and XZ meteorological stations, as well as their own meteorological equipment, the climate curves for the next four days are all good. I believe that other teams have also received similar news.

All the mountaineering teams are waiting in the base camp, and they are all nervous, just like the national candidates are waiting for the release of the results after the college entrance examination.

When I got up early the next morning, I saw Huang Cong holding a telescope looking at the weather on the mountain.

Chen Ergou also habitually looked up at the weather. The sun is shining, the peaks of Everest's pointed cones stand above the blue sky, and occasionally a few thin wisps of wind-like white clouds linger between the mountains and mountain tops.

"What do you think?" Huang Cong asked from the side.

Chen Ergou borrowed his telescope and looked at it carefully, "There is a slight storm in the high places, if the wind direction changes, we will not be able to go down the mountain." ”

"That's what I thought, too. ”

"You have to make a choice, Lao Huang. ”

Huang Cong looked at Chen Ergou's eyes, took a deep breath after confirming the affirmation in his eyes, and did not hesitate, "Inform everyone, prepare to go!"

Chen Ergou nodded, quietly turned back to the camp, and informed everyone one by one to prepare to go.

The team is ready to go.

Unfortunately, there are too many people who choose to start climbing today, because there are so few options available.

Everyone started from the 6500-meter forward camp and arrived at the Alpine C1 North Col Camp (7028 meters) in the afternoon, where they camped.

They play poker in their free time, and in the evening, they start to take oxygen. Sleeping at night with a tank of oxygen is actually the same as eggs, because it will be used up in a while, and its main function is to lull yourself to sleep.

Chen Ergou said: "I don't need to breathe oxygen, sleeping here has no effect on me, let's have an extra tank of oxygen for everyone to use." "He's keeping himself anaerobic all the time, which was really tough at first, but now he seems to be getting used to it.

Everyone glanced at each other, but Huang Cong said: "Give it to Lao Wang, Lao Wang, you and Chu Nan Guyue have a tent, and you will open an extra tank of oxygen to sleep tonight." ”

"Thank you. ”

"Thank you, Xiao Chen. ”

"You're welcome, have a good night's rest, but don't lose sleep anymore. ”

The weather was very good the next day, Chen Ergou walked out of the tent and felt so hot, "The weather is very strange today, and the heat is unbearable." I felt like I was on Sanya Beach and I was already sweating, but I had to wear a down jacket because as soon as the wind or the temperature dropped, it would go from the beach to the North Pole in an instant. ”

Wang Shi also said that he slept very well last night, inhaled oxygen for four hours, and felt similar to the plains, and his appetite was also great in the morning. Chu Nan Guyue pneumonia felt much better, and there were no cramps this night.

At that time, Chen Yaya's condition was not good, he only slept for two hours today, but he also fell asleep anyway.

Today they were going to set off from the 7028-meter North Col camp, but unfortunately it was already very late.

The camera went up for aerial shooting, and I saw that on the vast mountains in front of me, the figures seemed sparse, but the distance had been stretched by several kilometers.

"Let's go! Go to C2 before 2pm!"

Chen Ergou opened the way in front as always. The "big wind outlet" is worthy of its name, and every time you come here, it makes people tremble. Even if Chen Ergou had boarded it more than once, he didn't dare to take it lightly.

After about five hours of climbing, the wind picked up.

Snow constantly falls from the cloudy sky to the snow-covered ground, a phenomenon called white hazy sky. Trapped in the cold white glow of white, shadows and other climbers are not visible.

There are fewer people talking in the live broadcast room, and as far as the eye can see, it is all white. Chen Ergou stopped, he had already seen the black stones in the C2 camp, and looked back at the team members who were slowly climbing one after another, "Base, report what you saw!"

"Roger. ”

"The wind has increased to 60 kilometers per hour, and it has already started to snow in C3 and C2 has also been affected," Ranga said. It's too far behind on a sunny day, and I don't see him much. No matter how far away, you can't see it. ”

"Sunny, old Qing, can you hear me? ”

The radio sounded again after a long silence, causing Qingtian and his mountaineers to stop halfway, gasping for breath and laboriously expelling carbon dioxide from their lungs. Because of breathing through the mouth, my throat felt as dry and cracked, and it took me a long time to turn on the radio and say, "I heard, I can't see anyone, it's all white." I think...... I lost my sense of direction, I was very tired, and I was probably suffering from altitude sickness. I'm sorry...... I'm going to make a U-turn. ”

The whole channel was silent, and no one spoke.

Or Chen Ergou said: "Roger." It's a shame you made your choice, but as you know, none of us know your situation. If you feel it's best to do this, then follow your decision. Do you still have the strength to walk?"

"I don't have the strength to even go down to the North Col. ”

"Okay, did you receive it?"

"Roger, you are resting where you are on a sunny day, it is a gust of wind, and the weather will soon be clear. The rescue team will depart to pick you up later. ”

The team finally arrived at Camp C2 before 15:35, and everyone was sorry for the sunny day.

Everyone was on the radio, and the sunny day was not bad, "Before setting off this morning, I still fantasized about standing on the top of Mount Everest. But halfway through, I found myself completely out of strength. I thought a lot, I could take another 2 liters of oxygen and climb to Camp C2, but what about C3, what about Assault Camp, what should I do then? I will be a burden to everyone. ”

He sighed: "Maybe these are just excuses for me, but I know in my heart that climbing Mount Everest is too difficult for me." Good luck to you all, and I'll be back to base tomorrow to wait for your good news. ”

Maybe he should have made a decision sooner, and his voice sounded much lighter now.

Camp C2 is set on an exposed rocky slope, generally no snow, and the wind is steep and the snow is blown away.

The rest of the camp here is very important, because the day of the summit starts very early from the assault camp (8,300 meters above sea level), where there is not enough time to rest. Therefore, adequate rest at night at Camp 7790 will greatly benefit from increasing the speed and condition of going to the assault camp the next day, and potentially affect the success rate of the summit on the last day.

That evening, everyone got together to share experiences.

"The topography of the C2 to C3 assault camp (8,300 meters above sea level) from 7,790 meters is similar to that of the C1 to C2 camps, with mostly rocky gentle slopes, a slight increase in slope, a gradual decrease in snow layers, or even disappearing, and if you are not careful, you will fall down, and then break your leg or fall to your death. ”

Chen Ergou said: "Let's everyone follow up tomorrow, everything else is easy to say, the difficulty is in the place where the ice cracks and crosses the iron bridge." ”

Saying so much is also to make everyone mentally prepared, "Let's rest early." ”

When we arrived, the loss of appetite was even more obvious, and the camping conditions were relatively poor.

Compared to other camps, the angle of inclination is greater, and in some places you can sleep with your feet in the air.

Since the camp is located on a ridge and the wind is strong, down jackets, down pants or one-piece down jackets come in handy.

In order to get a good night's sleep, except for Chen Ergou, the other team members began to inhale oxygen. The quality of sleep in the anaerobic state is very poor, which Chen Ergou has fully experienced, because of the inhalation of cold air, his hands and feet are colder than others.

It's silly, but it's his ideal, at least so far, he hasn't shown any signs of discomfort, and no one else has much to say.

But Chen Ergou has his own way of coping, and the viewers who stayed in the live broadcast room have discovered his secret: he eats a lot of food, uses a small pressure cooker to cook meat and eats it, and eats it almost every two hours. Snickers also ate a lot, and then spent the rest of the time practicing "Basic Genetic Technique" in the tent!

In other people's backpacks, because of the addition of oxygen cylinders, the burden will increase. He's been training with the transport team these days, and now there's more food in his backpack, which is much easier than the other day.

"What a big foodie, you can eat so happily anywhere!"

There was a strong wind outside, and even his small tent was blowing, but fortunately, the scenery was good here, sitting in the tent and pushing the door open, the camera was facing outside, and there was a mountain full of ice and snow under his feet, as if sitting in the sky.

At three o'clock in the morning the next morning, the wind stopped.

Wang Jing had a terrible headache, like two people, so she simply sat up.

If she can't sleep in the base camp, she will walk around, but at an altitude of 7,790 meters here, she doesn't dare to go out and wander around anymore, everything has to be careful.

Chen Yaya continued to suffer from insomnia, his eyes were red and swollen like rabbits, his vision was blurred, and his eyes became the focus of protection. Although everyone didn't say it, he had a faint premonition in his heart that he wouldn't go far. …… But he didn't want to admit it.

Everest is a big testing ground, and every detail of the body parts needs to be paid extra attention or else it will be magnified here.

Wang Jian was bleeding from his nose and his stool began to bleed. He is from Sichuan Province and likes to eat chili peppers, and it is too cold here, so he thinks that eating chili peppers can maintain his body temperature, which makes him very uncomfortable.

"Drink plenty of water, you can't eat spicy anymore. Chu Nan Guyue told him.

Only the eldest Lao Wang and Qin Feiyu, the editor of China National Geographic, are in good condition, but Qin Feiyu is starting to feel homesick, "I began to miss the bed at home, driving lazily, and life in the city is too nourishing." ”

It's already the second day, the wind is not strong, and the weather is rare and good.

I don't know how long such a good weather can last, and everyone has a sense of urgency in their hearts.

Today I am going to the assault camp, at an altitude of 8,300 meters, and the sprint is imminent.

Maybe it was the excitement after waiting too long, or maybe it was the relatively smooth process that made Qin Feiyu relax his vigilance before departure, which made him almost stop at Mount Everest.

Everyone is preparing, and that includes going to the toilet is also being prepared.

Just five meters away from the tent, solve personal hygiene. Unexpectedly, he stepped on the dark crack of the glacier with one foot, and the whole person was stuck there. "Ahh

Chen Ergou had the sharpest ears, and ran over in time, only to find that he had fallen into the crack and didn't even lift his pants.

The cracks around the camp were usually cleared, but this time there was no bottom, and it fell so deep that he sank into both legs.

"Lie down, don't stand!

Chen Ergou shouted, and quickly summoned a few people to come over and start the rescue, "Lying down in the direction perpendicular to the glacier can increase the contact area with the ground." We'll pull you up!"

Later, Appa handed over an ice axe and pulled Qin Feiyu up.

Qin Feiyu looked scared, and thought afterwards, "If you really fall, I'm afraid you won't be able to come back." ”

This situation appeared early in the morning, and the whiteness of it cast a haze on everyone's hearts.

What kind of person is Chen Ergou, wherever he goes, he will be in danger wherever he goes, he is not afraid of tempering, and he is just waiting for leisure. At such a time, maybe it's not bad to have a wave of anti-poison milk, such as "There are too many people, something will definitely happen to this mountaineering." "If you climb the mountain for a while, will you suddenly encounter a storm?" and other anti-flags, maybe they will have a miraculous effect.

Of course, he would never dare to say this kind of thing, and with his disaster-inviting physique, it is more likely that a word will be fulfilled!