Chapter 406: Desperate?
The climbing season is cancelled.
The news swept through the camp like a hurricane, and many people were shocked when they heard it, some people were furious when they heard it, but some people were mentally prepared for a long time, and although they were not angry, they also sighed.
"The Mountaineering Association has no authority to let us go down and suspend the summit! No! ”
"I paid you 80,000 ugly gold, 80,000! Do you know what this concept is? You will not only compensate me in full, but also my losses! Otherwise, my lawyer will talk to you. ”
In the camp, Bi Fang took off his hat, the cold wind howled, and all kinds of quarrels rushed into his ears, making him laugh.
If he really came with the goal of mountaineering, he shouldn't stay at the base camp now, but at least he would have practiced between Camp 1 and Camp 2, instead of staying at the base camp and arguing with the guide.
Most of the people who stayed here were people like Wang Yongbo and Yao Jun, who were rich, but when they actually arrived at the base camp, they found that they could no longer go up with their physical fitness, not to mention that the mountaineering association promised that this year's mountaineering would prove that it would still be valid next year. The current quarrel is just an attempt to recoup some losses and get your money back.
After walking through most of the camp, Bi Fang went to the toilet, and when he returned, he found that not only did the situation not improve, but worsened, pointing the finger at the Sherpas, and some even mentioned himself.
"It's a decision made by the Mountaineering Association, I'm just a guide, Mr. Powerless."
"Why cancel the climbing season to mourn them? I paid for it! It's their job! They take risks with high wages! Could it be that if an electrician is electrocuted, the whole city will be without power for three days to commemorate him? Yes? ”
"Not only that, sir, the Khumbu Glacier after the avalanche is dangerous, the original roads have been completely destroyed, and no one can guarantee safety."
"Why can that Huaxia man go up, but you can't? Aren't you known as the most professional mountain guides? Can't an entertainment anchor compare? ”
"I walked away, I went down the mountain, and I came back next year, I'm used to it, three times in a row."
"Mom, return the money!"
Taiys explained from a high platform, but no one listened to him, and his chest was so tight that he panicked.
Bi Fang sat on the rock, took out a lollipop from his bosom and put it in his mouth to replenish his blood sugar, quietly watching them noisy, and also thought it was funny, when Taiys sent back the news of the cancellation of the climbing season, his mood swings were far greater than those of the noisy people in front of him.
The cancellation of the climbing season undoubtedly means that his efforts have been wasted, and the mission is doomed, and his ceiling is locked up by something called talent.
This is disappointment, despair, despair like falling into the abyss.
But lying on the bed and calming down and thinking about it, it is like this, what can I do if I can't accept it, I am fortunate to lose my life.
It's not that physical fitness can't be improved, but it's a loss of balance, and it can't go hand in hand like now.
If this is the will of God, what is the law?
The days to come may be more tiring, bitter and even more dangerous, but where the heart desires, there are thousands of mountains and mountains, and if you want to realize your ideals, how can you not pay the price?
It's very simple, if he first came to this world, he might have been able to drill the horns, but Bi Fang, who has experienced many adventures, can already figure it out.
Seeing that he couldn't persuade everyone, Taiys came to Bi Fang's side sweating profusely and apologized: "I'm really sorry, I know that Mr. Fang wants to complete the record of climbing to the top without oxygen and become the first Chinese person to challenge success, but I'm really sorry, I can't do anything about it in the event of such an accident." ”
Chewing the candy in his mouth, Bi Fang shook his head: "It's okay, I've been mentally prepared for a long time." ”
The old operation of the mountaineering association, Bi Fang is not surprised at all, it is precisely with psychological preparation that he can be so calm when he fails to meet the mission.
Picking up the drone on the side, Bi Fang was about to tell fans the news, but unexpectedly, fans knew faster than him, and as soon as he entered the live broadcast room, he asked Bi Fang if the mountaineering season was canceled.
When Bi Fang nodded, a wail sounded.
[Wori, have you been looking forward to mountaineering for so long, anticlimactic? 】
[What's the solution, you and the association go and talk about it]
[It's not going to be canceled, is it?] 】
[Why, remembrance can be done in another way, why is it so simple and rude? 】
yes, why is it so simple and crude?
Bi Fang looked up at the sun and squinted, he could accept it, but it didn't mean that he was willing.
"If you have to talk about the reason, maybe it's the conflict between man and nature, right?"
The conflict between man and nature?
Teys, who pricked up his ears on the side, was stunned, not knowing why Bi Fang said this, isn't this a very ordinary mourning? What does it have to do with people and nature?
Even Taiys didn't quite understand it, and the audience in front of the screen didn't know it either.
Bi Fang pursed his lips, in front of Taiis, he didn't know whether to say it or not, but after hesitating, he still said it.
The Sherpas have lived by farming and herding cattle for generations, living a peaceful and peaceful life. And mountaineers from all over the world who flew to Nepal shattered the peace with a desire to conquer Mount Everest.
The arrival of outsiders brings a better life, everyone has the right to pursue a better life, they want a better life, let their children get ahead, do not have to be trapped in the mountains for the rest of their lives, and can also make their parents, wives and children have enough food and clothing, but the premise of all this requires money, so the original Sherpas were very happy.
The Sherpas, who live deep in the mountains, have no other means of livelihood, and mountaineering is their most lucrative activity.
But those who simply conquer Everest see the conquest of Everest as a gain of fame and fortune, and all kinds of garbage and corpses are left on the mountain but still go forward, as for the Sherpas, what does it have to do with them?
In the grand scheme of climbers, the Sherpas play the role of obedient "servants", doing all the auxiliary work related to the ascent of Mount Everest, and assisting these high-priced climbers to complete their dreams of reaching the summit.
Climbers fly from Kathmandu, Nepal to Lukla Airport and walk for ten days to the base camp. They ask for a lot and carry very little. Manpower is almost entirely dependent on Sherpas.
In the past, one person in the team was considered successful to reach the top, but now that everyone has paid for it, the company has managed to make everyone to the top, which means that more supplies are needed.
Sherpas set up camp from bottom to top, carrying and storing supplies needed for weeks, giving guests the best chance of reaching the summit. It is an industry that requires manpower, and more and more Sherpas are choosing to work in the mountains.
"We passed the Khumbu Glacier on our way, and you know how dangerous it is, the Khumbu Icefall is a waterfall formed by the glacier flowing out of the West Valley, which is sensitive to sunlight and huge ice blocks that always fall without warning.
Climbers only need to pass through Khumbu Icefall 2~3 times, but in the process of carrying and paving the road, Sherpas need to pass through Khumbu Icefall 30~40 times per quarter. Sherpas are far more likely to die than climbers. ”
The audience thought about that scene, thirty to forty times a quarter?
Even if the mortality rate is one percent, if more than one count is stacked, the probability will become infinitely high.
"Mortality is just one of the causes, the bigger reason is crushing." Bi Fang talked about his trouser legs so that he could sit more comfortably, and continued.
Nowadays, the business of people climbing Mount Everest has become everything handled by the mountaineering company. The Sherpas serve the mountaineering company, and all the materials for the summit rely on the Sherpas to carry them up the mountain.
The wrinkled man with his face using only a wooden stick as a trekking pole is carrying a bamboo basket piled up with three large hiking bags of different colors.
The women joined the procession, white bags tied to their luggage behind them, tied to the top of their heads, and held their hands tightly.
Carrying supplies larger and heavier than their own size, they climbed the mountains step by step, and only children could run freely.
Climbers walk at the front with trekking poles.
But that's it, they have very little to gain.
Even the Nepalese government has crushed them, even banning planes from carrying supplies up the mountain.
A large part of the 100,000 ugly gold paid by the climbers went into the pockets of the government, and the other part went to the mountaineering companies. After a season of hiking, in 2014, each Sherpa was given only a small cup of soup – about 4,000 ugly knives.
"These are the reasons, and they are also the fuse, until after the avalanche in 14 years, this powder keg was completely ignited, in other words, you are also from the association, what happened later should be clear, right?"
Bi Fang looked at Taiis.
At this time, Tyys was already full of shame.
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