Chapter 61: Rock Climbing
The next day, everyone gathered to discuss how to get out.
After their sweep yesterday, most of the recognizable herbs in the valley were gone, leaving only those that were not sure if they were medicinal herbs.
Among them, there are also a few treasures, the three silk water jade that Xing Lu picked is counted as one, the tile arrowroot that Chu Xiran encountered is also counted as one, and there is another person who actually picked a cluster of 10,000-year-old purple lingzhi, and there are more than a dozen of them. Of course, the harvest of people who did not pick rare herbs this time is not small, and all kinds of herbs that are extremely rare on weekdays make them very happy, in short, they have a lot of harvest, and they are all happy.
Among them, Hu Lingling was the most depressed, because yesterday her attention was all drawn to the tile arrowroot, so that she was just looking for the herb of tile arrowroot, and then went to sleep after drinking the medicine given to her by Uncle Wen, and in the end she didn't find anything, let alone compared to those who went all out to collect medicinal herbs.
Qiu Lin was very fond of Feixue in Xing Lu's arms, and couldn't help but step forward to tease it, but the little guy didn't seem very close to anyone except Xing Lu, which made her feel stuffed.
Using a compass to determine the direction, the team first sent a few gold supernatural people to go up and put metal pedals on the cliff wall one by one, and then from the edge of the sinkhole to drive a sturdy enough stake and tie the climbing rope so that the remaining people who are not very good at climbing can get out smoothly. Although the slope of this sinkhole is not straight up and down, it is quite steep.
This task is not easy to execute, and ordinary people do not dare to step forward. Uncle Da and Uncle Cang are the two gold-based powerhouses in their team, but they are not too young, and they will slip and have an accident at any time when they walk on the cliff, so no one wants to let them take risks again.
Han Yifeng and the others seemed to be deliberately targeting Chu Yu and his party, and their eyes glanced over vigorously, looking at the posture that if they didn't send someone today, it would be a bit too much to say.
At this time, Zhang Qiang stepped forward and took the initiative to ask: "Let me go this time, although I am an earth-based ability, but before the cataclysm, I won the runner-up in the amateur group of the Huaxia Rock Climbing Competition!"
As soon as his words fell, Xiao Hua said in surprise in his childish tone: "Wow, Uncle Qiang, you are so powerful! In the future, I will be like you and become a veritable tough guy!"
"Hehe, then Xiaohua, you have to work hard, so that you can be as strong as your Uncle Qiang. patted Zhang Qiang's shoulder, and Uncle Da, who was often smiling on weekdays, said to him seriously, "Be careful, stay safe, and, thank you." ”
Everyone understood why he said this, and they all looked at Zhang Qiang with blazing eyes, expressing concern for his safety.
"Haha, look at the way you guys, it looks like I'm going to do something extremely dangerous, don't worry, I've been trained to climb freehand rock climbing before, and climbing such a 75-degree slope is not difficult for me at all. ”
Changing into mountaineering equipment, Zhang Qiang set off with the other three people in the team, Xing Lu noticed that among them was the black-faced man Chen Hong, and two seemed to be brought by Han Yifeng, both of whom looked like athletes.
I saw that although Zhang Qiang did not have the help of the metal pedals unique to the golden ability, he himself used the slight bulge on the cliff to climb up tightly with his limbs, and his figure was vigorous and flexible.
Suddenly, the rock under his feet fell, and his left foot lost its focus and his body was a little unbalanced, but fortunately he pressed his weight tightly against the cliff wall to avoid accidents.
The people watching below were nervously breaking out in a cold sweat, but they were afraid that the loud noise would affect his concentration, so they could only clench their fists and secretly work hard for him.
Finally, all four of them reached the top of the stone wall safely, and after firmly inserting a few pieces of metal into the outermost part of the sinkhole, they tied several sturdy ropes to the top and lowered them down the steep cliff face.
Because he was worried about the two girls in the team and Xiaohua having a child, Zhang Qiang, who should not have come down again, came down the rope again. I saw that he held the descender in his hand and glared hard at the foot of the cliff, and his body left the cliff in a large arc, and when he got closer to the cliff, his body had dropped several meters away.
The distance of more than 100 meters was more than 100 meters, and it took an hour to get down, and under Zhang Qiang's several coherent easy jumps, it took less than ten minutes to come down.
As soon as his feet hit the ground, Xing Lu and the others immediately surrounded him.
"Why did you come down again, why don't you stay up there and take a rest?" Uncle Cang reproached him distressedly, and it was not difficult to hear his concern for him in his voice.
"Hehe, I'm worried that Sister Xing Lu and Miss Chu Xiaohua are inexperienced, and there will be an accident when they go up for a while, isn't this coming down to teach them. His unpretentious words are just like his appearance, but they are heartily warm and intimate.
The order of going up was quickly assigned in the team, and Chu Yu and the others took the initiative to stay at the end, so as to free up time for a few people who had no athletic talent to learn the skills well.
At this time, Xing Lu realized that rock climbing was not as simple as she saw on the surface. There are several methods used in the hands alone, such as clenching, opening, picking, bending, pinching, side pulling, and 'hole', which need to be handled as appropriate in specific situations.
The body should be as close to the rock wall as possible to maintain balance, and usually the center of gravity adjustment is mainly achieved by pushing and pulling the waist and hips and leg balance.
Maintain the most basic three-point fixation, and when changing points with one hand, generally move the center of gravity to the opposite side, so that the hand has no load before leaving the original fulcrum, and can easily shoot.
These things can't be comprehended thoroughly overnight, but knowing it is better than not knowing anything, so a few of them learned very carefully, especially Xiaohua, who couldn't wait to take a notebook and write down every sentence of Zhang Qiang.
When it was their turn, several hours had passed, and Xing Lu and the others had already eaten their last lunch here, and even drank afternoon tea.
Since there were only three mountaineering ropes, only three people could go up at the same time each time, so Chu Yu arranged Luo Qi, Uncle Cang and Chu Xiran in the first group, Wang Yongwei and Xiaohua, Zhang Qiang in the second group, and he, Uncle Da and Xing Lu last.
Chu Xiran had to insist on ranking behind Xiao Hua at first, but under Chu Yu's in-depth gaze, he silently retreated and agreed. In fact, Chu Yu just felt that Xiaohua was still young, and someone should always explore the way in front of him, so that he wouldn't be so afraid.
Chu Xiran originally liked such adventurous and exciting games, but she was usually managed by someone, and she couldn't get in touch with these, so she only looked forward to the next rock climbing, and went up without a trace of hesitation.
Chu Yu's decision was right, if he let himself go up first, Xiao Hua was afraid that he would be cowardly, after seeing Chu Xiran's easy response and free movement, he had a trace of certainty in his heart, and he was sure that he could also do it.
Rubbing on the magnesium powder that prevents his hands from sweating and slipping, and then putting on a hard hat to protect his head, Xiaohua came to the rope that he was about to grab. Left and right are his uncles Wang Yongwei and Zhang Qiang, who also regard him as uncles, and he silently tells himself in his heart not to be afraid, not to be timid. Closing his eyes and exhaling deeply, his small hands grasping the thick rope.
Trying to recall every word Zhang Qiang said, imitating their movements on both sides, Xiaohua bravely stepped on the first peak of his life.
Climbing up step by step, Xiaohua gradually lost his fear in his heart, but found a thrilling thrill that he couldn't usually experience. The movements he made were no longer as stiff as they had been at the beginning, just climbing up mechanically, and now he was slowly mastering his rhythm, no longer staring at the people next to him, only thinking about how he could reach his destination with less effort and safety. He thought that he must have been born with the gene of adventure in his bones, otherwise how could he feel more and more excited, hehe.
During this time, Xiao Hua did not find the right point of focus, and almost stepped on the air, if it weren't for the protective rope hanging from his waist, he would have fallen. Wang Yongwei, who was on the side, was afraid that he would no longer dare to try as he usually did when he was frightened, and looked at him with some concern, but he didn't expect him to wait for his body to stabilize and climb the rock tightly without hesitation, and still climb up.
Wang Yongwei, who had mixed feelings in his heart, couldn't help but have some moist eyes, his nephew, who had been guarding alone for two years, grew up.