A couple of special forces came in with baskets of things. We looked it up and saw that basically all the climbing equipment was there. Such as safety ropes, harnesses, figure-of-eight rings, rock cones, ziplines and many more. The leader said: "These things are purchased after we asked the mountaineering club. You can rest assured of the quality, and there will be no mistakes. This was ordered from the manufacturer in the name of the political axe, but it could not be bought outside. ”

We sighed in our hearts, this is the scientific expedition team, if it is just a tomb robber, where is there such a good thing. It is estimated that it is not a problem to use these things ten times or eight times. Unlike that time in Shennongjia, I almost fell into the valley. If I had fallen that time, I would have really confessed. I went to the supermarket to return it, and they actually said that this thing is graded. Fuck, it almost pissed me off.

Seeing that the state has arranged it so thoroughly, I know that our route should be decided. So he said, "What about the map?" Ready for us to climb over there and draw it. ”

Gao Yanan smiled, took out a pen and drew a few times, pointed and said, "Here." "Holy, here? Isn't this an active volcano in the Andes? You're really an adventure lover. I asked worriedly, "Here?" You guys got it wrong, right? We looked at the leader, and he nodded at us. Isn't that sending us to death?

We know that since the state has made a decision, it must have their reasons, and we can only comply unconditionally.

Before leaving, the epidemic prevention department gave us a full body examination and gave us medicine. Two pills to prevent cholera, and an injection of medicine, which is said to prevent yellow fever.

I looked at Gao Yanan and said, "Instructor, isn't this yellow fever unique to Africa?" The information only says that there are many infectious diseases in the Amazon jungle, but most of them are cholera. Gao Yanan glanced at me and said, "Don't worry, it's not poison, and I don't charge you money, isn't it good to prevent it in advance?" How mother-in-law mother-in-law. ”

She looked back at everyone and said, "Do you remember the defensive formation I gave you?" There are a lot of guerrillas and drug dealers in the place we went to this time, but they all have guns, and they are also extremely vicious, if we encounter them, we must not show mercy. It's best to leave no one alive. Remember? ”

We nodded and remembered.

Early the next morning, we boarded a special plane to Colombia. The state also takes great pains to go to that country. For China, Venezuela and Brazil are good, but the position is a little worse. Ecuador is a little further away. Peru is the source of the Amazon River, but it flows closer to Colombia. Looking at the full armament on his body, he now smiled bitterly. Only the scientific expedition teams of these national departments dare to go to other countries with guns in such a swagger. It is estimated that Qin Tai and the others will have to rely on the help of those drug dealers or guerrillas to get in. It's better for us to swagger through the border and through the patrol with a special pass.

The language spoken in Colombia is predominantly Spanish. This language is a piece of cake for our Yunqing. With Yunqing's language skills, we didn't look for a guide. In Yunqing's inquiry, he easily came to the vicinity of the Andes. This area has become a tourist attraction under the development of the Colombian political axe, and many tourists come here every day for vacation.

After looking at the equipment on his body, he smiled bitterly, let's continue walking, and rest in the place after entering the mountain. If you enter the town like this, I'm afraid that the Colombian army will be attracted to it. Although we are not afraid, it is not our intention to attract attention everywhere. The reason why I want to cross the Andes is because I don't want to go with my peers. Peers are enemies, and for one thing, maybe the two scientific expedition teams will fight to the death. In an area of several million square kilometers, if you die, you will die in vain. It may end up with only one disappearance.

We took the trail into the Andes, and did meet many tourists, but when they saw us, they all stayed away, pretended not to see anything, and left as if nothing had happened. We were amazed at the attitude of these travelers, if such a thing had happened in China, there would have been armed police officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress it. There is only one explanation for such a situation, that is, they have seen too much, and they are already numb. Along the way, I not only met many tourists, but also surprised several pairs of wild mandarin ducks. Seeing their scrambled appearance, Lu Liang licked his lips and said, "Fuck, it's so open." There are so many, a few steps away from the hotel, there are so many mosquitoes here, are these people sick? ”

Li Meiting suddenly said: "It's bad, we didn't bring mosquitoes without bites, here is the Amazon, mosquitoes are vicious." It's broken, but fortunately I got a vaccination when I came, otherwise it would have been miserable. ”

Yu Qian said with a grin: "Sister Li, don't worry, I'll take it." The boss had expected it, and he asked me to bring several bottles. Enough for us. Hearing his words, Li Meiting looked at me with a smile and said, "Boss, why are you like this?" I don't know how to tell me. I spread my hands innocently and said, "Don't blame me, I told Lu Liang and let him tell you." I thought you knew. ”

Lu Liang hurriedly apologized: "Mei Ting, I forgot, anyway, Yu Qian took it, so don't blame me." Li Meiting looked at Lu Liang and suddenly smiled: "She just takes it." I'm a little more relaxed this way, it's enough, and I have to bring some of this, how heavy. Lu Liang was overjoyed, and hurriedly nodded approvingly and said, "You are still wise." ”

Zhang Qinghai next to him said: "Wise fart, do you think Yu Qian is carrying it?" It's all with me. What do you look at Yu Qian's back? No wonder the boss asked me to help Yu Qian, but not Li Meiting, it turns out that the two of you are not good birds at all. By playing these tricks, the boss can see through the two of you. ”

We walked inside for a long time, and it was estimated that there would be no tourists here, so we stopped, cleared a section, set up the tents, and then selected the people for the night watch, and the rest rested. We worked in pairs, each for an hour and a half. We were ten men in exactly five groups. In view of the fact that around four o'clock in the morning is the most sleepy time, Gao Yanan also decided to help guard together at four o'clock in the morning. For Gao Yanan, the team leader, everyone is still more convinced and in awe, so the arrangements made to him are generally implemented unconditionally.

After spending the night safely, after getting up in the morning, Gao Yanan and Yunqing went to a distant town to buy some cooked food, and brought back a large piece of wild boar. The wild boar here is a real wild boar, unlike in China, where wild boars are all bred in captivity and fed for feed. This is a piece of barbecue, not wrapped in a plastic bag, but with straw paper. Not only is it still hot, but the crispy texture hasn't changed at all. Remembering that there are white plastic bags in China, it becomes difficult to swallow after ten minutes. Yanjing roast duck is so famous, but when you leave the store, you take it home and find that it doesn't taste like that at all. The source of this is because this plastic bag encapsulates the water vapor and makes the crispy texture soft.

After breakfast, I threw the oiled paper on the ground. Tourists here however do. The local government did not impose any penalties, and we later learned that the oil paper would quickly dissolve and turn into mud during the torrential rains in the Amazon. This is the policy of environmental protection, that is, it saves the endless cleaning of sanitation workers, and also achieves environmental protection. It's just a pity that we have only seen such a scene here along the way.

Packing up our gear, we continued our journey up the mountain. It's still at the foot of the mountain, and although there is a bit of a slope, you can still walk smoothly. I don't know which country scientists said that every meter of ascent consumes the same amount of heat as 18 meters in parallel. This statement is really true. We walked about 20 kilometers in a zigzag, but we were not halfway up the mountain. Even if this peak is more than 5,000 meters, we have already walked more than 20 kilometers at the beginning, and we have not yet reached the halfway point of the mountain.

Look at the top, there are no large trees anymore. Most of the top is a short shrub, with steep rocks and no snow. Now we know why the state designated us to go here. There is no threat of ice crevasses, no danger of avalanches, and although there are more strange rocks, it is still very easy to pass through with caution.

The greatest danger has only just begun, as it is the largest of the more than two dozen active volcanoes in the Andes and one of the most frequently erupted. So the further you go, the heavier the sulfur smell becomes, and the temperature rises. Fortunately, there is no need for cold clothing such as down jackets that are necessary for snowy mountains. We don't need to climb to the crater, we just need to go around it. About 800 meters from the crater, we found our way around.

We walked excitedly, and we couldn't imagine how easy it was to climb over the Andes. I really don't know how those stupid scientific expedition teams were wiped out? Belch? They just disappeared, that is, lost contact, and they didn't really die. With such a large primeval jungle, there is no signal in it at all, and even satellite communication cannot be connected, how can it be said so easily that they are all wiped out? The Brazilian expedition team is also missing, and no one can be sure that the explorer is dead, but why did they know so quickly that their expedition team was completely wiped out? (To be continued.) )