At the beginning of the summit, the lights were already lit up in the distance.

Pulled by a red knotted rope, everyone worked together and bravely marched towards the top of the cloudy Mount Everest.

"Listen, we have to hurry. We didn't know when the weather would endure, so we had to give it our all. Huang Cong shouted in the team channel. Everyone else kept silent, not wanting to waste any more effort.

Chen Ergou still has room to introduce their equipment to the camera, and said: "We have to use the new route rope erected this year, looking at the ropes, the rest are erected in previous seasons, and they may break halfway." Gripping the hook ring and riser in his hands. Once you stumble, it's over. But as long as you do every action carefully, safety is fully guaranteed. ”

Most of the difficulties in climbing Mount Everest are concentrated between 8,300 meters and the summit.

The first is the impact of ultra-high altitude on people's physical condition, the second is the rapidly changing weather, and on the other hand, the difficulties brought by the terrain and landform.

There are three steps to cross on this 540-metre stretch, the second of which is the most difficult. At the same time, climbers may be irritated by the sight of the remains of the victims left behind over the years, so it is better to be prepared in advance.

After starting from the assault camp, the climbing route has moved slightly westward instead of following the ridge.

It only took an hour for Chen Ergou to take the lead in reaching the first step at an altitude of 8,400 meters from the camp at 8,300 meters.

Here is a relatively small steep rock wall, about 3 meters square, generally using the way of cross-cutting, using the road rope and the ascender to connect, the difficulty of passing is not great.

Chen Ergou glanced at Chu Nan Guyue behind him, he couldn't be too fast, so he simply stopped and rested. Remove the mask and take a deep breath of cold air to fill your lungs. took out the small tablet and glanced at the barrage, only to show his white teeth to the camera, and said with a smile: "Friends, this is 8,400 meters above sea level, and behind me is the deep starry sky." …… Handsome or not, how about you take a photo for me?"

He has a concave fitness expert style, a coquettish posture, and a full pretense.

"Hanging and hanging, posture is power, and the routine of pretending to be forced is like a clear stream in the world of pretending, and the future is limitless. ”

"This is a live broadcast from the highest altitude. ”

"I was blowing a 28-degree air conditioner, and it felt like it was freezing in the room. ”

……

Mu Yi Xiaomi: "Ugly, ugly, ugly, my face is frozen blue, it's so ugly!"

"Call me ugly, and I appreciate people like you who open their eyes and talk nonsense. Chen Ergou even had the leisure to interact and joke, but occasionally a reply, which had caused the barrage to skyrocket again.

In fact, at the current speed of N barrages per second, how can he know who is speaking? He just saw the special display of his friend Mu Yixiaomi's special font barrage.

"She's really active tonight", Master Li pouted, not to be outdone, and typed: "Be mature, don't be a childish ghost." Be careful, it's more important to come back safely!"

Chen Ergou grinned, "Okay, I'll be careful." ”

But that's the end of the time to watch the barrage, and the second step in front of you generally can't be climbed directly, you need to go around from the side.

Stepping on the edge of the cliff, some places are only 20 centimeters away, which greatly increases the difficulty.

They seized the opportunity to climb the mountain, but they still couldn't slack off. Because the other teams behind him are already very close. I couldn't tell which team it was, but it was really fast compared to their team.

Chen Ergou urged everyone to speed up, but the effect was not great.

He himself has no problem, but he has to consider that the average age of the team is over forty, and he can't go much faster if he wants to. This situation made the audience in the live broadcast room complain, and the black barrage appeared in a film.

However, not long after the team set off, something had already happened. Wang Jian's voice came from the team channel: "Did anyone hear me, I fell behind, I don't know how far away it is." …… I'm having a problem with my oxygen gear. The last three times I checked, the lights didn't come on. It's full...... Not anymore. I had trouble breathing and was a little dizzy. ”

"Don't panic just yet, breathe hard and find your position. ”

Chen Ergou's voice came over the radio, and although it was a little distorted, it still stabilized his emotions.

"Where are you?" asked Ranga, the commander-in-chief of the base.

"I don't know, it's all pitch black, and I can't see anyone. ”

"Wait~ I might be able to determine the location. There was silence in the team, and some people looked back, but they couldn't see anything, and they didn't understand how Chen Ergou determined the location.

Chen Ergou was also looking behind him, but he was actually communicating with the dog, and said for a while: "In front of you is Sanjiga, and in front of Sanjiga is Qin Feiyu and Duosan, Jima." Your position is in the first recess, flashing your headlamp. ”

"Thank you, Roger. ”

Command Center Ranga began to direct nearby team members to return to find Wang Jian.

About half an hour later, he was spotted by the South African team. Ranga was contacted by radio, "Your team member is in the first recess, he is about to fall unconscious, I gave him a breath of oxygen for a while, and now he is awake. But sorry, you know, we don't have a lot of oxygen. ”

"Okay, thanks, thank you very much. Langa said: "He may be frozen in the oxygen cylinder, can you help take a look?"

"No problem. ”

A moment later, the voice came again, "Problem solved, his cylinder valve is frozen." There was a problem with the oxygen mask and regulator, and now it works. ”

"Thank you, thank you so much. Our team is returning to look for him. ”

It's really touching to be able to meet other teams to help in a place like this. I couldn't see anything in the live broadcast room, only heard the voice exchange, and after the live broadcast room automatically translated the English over, the barrage instantly filled the full screen with "666, the South African team is good." ”……

"Wang Jian, can you hear me?"

"Rustle...... Lan Jia, I'm Qin Feiyu, we found Wang Jian, he is in good condition. ”

Wang Jian's voice sounded again, and he said, "Thank you, I feel much better and can continue to climb." ”

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure. With the help of his teammates, Wang Jian continued to climb.

“…… It's up to you, don't be reckless!"

At this time, the difference between Chen Ergou, who relies too much on oxygen and climbs without oxygen, is reflected.

Once the oxygen is used up or there is a problem, the road is almost cut off.

During the time that Wang Jian was delayed, the South African team had successfully overtaken him. In fact, it is not correct to call them South African, because this is also an international column, there are only three South Africans, but it is led by Dlamini.

But this time Gaoshan International Aid is not without "price".

The weather was going well, when Chen Ergou deliberately lowered his speed, and after about 2 hours of marching with the nearest Chu Nan Guyue behind him, he came to the biggest difficulty in front of the road to the top - the second step.

At this time, the sky has already brightened, but the wind has also begun to increase, which is not a good sign.

It was very difficult for Chu Nan Guyue to get all the way here, he actually knew very well in his heart that if he left Chen Ergou's leadership, he was really worried that he wouldn't even be able to get here. There was both gratitude and guilt in his heart, but he couldn't give up the luxury of reaching the top.

Chen Ergou also focused on this very steep rock wall, about 5 meters of which is basically vertical, where the Chinese team erected a metal ladder in 1975 and again in 2005, extending it for a while.

"Chinese ladder!"

"The pride of the Chinese mountaineering team, the Chinese ladder!"

……

The barrage has already been shouting.