Chapter 412: Acquaintances
Trying his best to come to Camp No. 1, Bi Fang spat out cold mist in his mouth, squinted at the sun, and then rolled up his sleeves to check the time, and snorted.
"Eleven thirty-seven, not bad, we didn't miss lunch."
It took nearly 10 hours to start at 2 a.m. and reach Camp 1, and the entire Khumbu Glacier seemed to rise only a few hundred meters above sea level, but the actual distance traveled was more than 14 kilometers, which is a veritable "long journey".
Among them, there are countless large and small cracks across the domain, and there are seventeen aluminum ladders alone, and now they have finally arrived at Camp No. 1.
Standing on this huge platform, the view is very good, Bi Fang dilates his lungs and takes a deep breath, the air here is fresh, but it is not pleasant to breathe, because the oxygen level you can take in is so low.
Standing at the entrance of the camp, Bi Fang can be said to have a glimpse of the "high" mountains, at this time his altitude is only 6,000 meters, but the height of the surrounding peaks is almost more than 8,000.
Holding the drone that could not fly, Bi Fang held the trekking pole and shook it into the distance.
"The weather is good today, the fog is not very heavy, we can see very clearly, from left to right, there are four peaks above 8,000 meters, Cho Oyu, Everest, Lhotse and Makalu. The top of the mountain is Mount Everest, and the gray area below the mountain is the huge Gozongba Glacier, and the white part of the lower part is the frozen Gokoyu Third Lake. β
The mountain peaks are majestic, and the audience is short of words for a while, and they can only play a dense groove in the live broadcast room to express their shock.
"There are only 14 peaks on the entire planet that are more than 8,000 meters above sea level, ten of which are in the Himalayas and the other four in the Karakoram Mountains."
[Himalayan is still a card]
[Ten seats, but aren't there many mountains next to them? Doesn't that count? γ
Many viewers saw the Zhuo Aoyou Peak that Bi Fang was referring to, the shortest of the four peaks, but above it, there are also pointed mountains higher than it, adding up to more than four.
Bi Fang shook his head: "Those are Wei Peak or the peak in front of the peak, generally speaking, it doesn't count, in geography, the highest in a mountain range is the main peak; A lonely mountain is an independent mountain; Those that are relatively close to the independent peaks, showing the 'Gongwei trend' are the Wei Peak and the peak in front of the peak, those that are higher than Zhuo Aoyou Peak, but the Wei Peak of other peaks, although it is also more than 8,000 meters, but it is not counted in it. β
"Of course, what I just said is not accurate, the accurate description should be a group of peaks with a height of more than 8,000 meters above sea level, in fact, there are more than 14 peaks on the earth with a height of more than 8,000 meters above sea level, and most of the main peaks are surrounded by multiple Wei peaks with an altitude of more than 8,000 meters."
As the name suggests, a group of peaks is a "collection" of individual peaks and all of its guards...... The concept of the main peak is easy to understand, for example, Mount Everest is the main peak of the Himalayas.
But what does it mean to be "alone"? Where is there a "lonely" mountain in the Himalayas and other vast mountain ranges? How close is it and "relatively close"? β¦β¦ These concepts are qualitative rather than quantitative, and the definition is not clear, which makes the criteria for "identity" of the 8,000-meter peak also unclear.
[So where does this standard come from?] γ
The audience was surprised, where did the unified statement of 14 come from?
"That's because in the more than 100 years since the rise of mountaineering, only the British military survey team has systematically surveyed these mountains, so their statement of '14' was preconceived and later unanimously agreed by mountaineers.
Based on practical experience, mountaineers have also concluded that these '14' are actually the highest peaks in the 14 8,000-meter-level peaks, that is, independent peaks, and around independent peaks, even if the altitude exceeds 8,000 meters, it is also Wei Peak. β
[Is Lao Fang also a mountaineer now (dog head)]
Bi Fangle didn't admit it, but he didn't deny it either: "When I reach the summit of Mount Everest without oxygen alone, you can call me that." β
Although he has not yet made any specific achievements in mountaineering, he can only climb Mount Everest without oxygen, which can allow Bi Fang to occupy a place in the mountaineering festival, not to mention the single anaerobic summit, double buff blessing, and there are no more than two hands in the entire history of Mount Everest summit.
If none of these are mountaineers, then most of the self-proclaimed climbers would have to commit suicide in shame.
Awesome!
The audience doesn't understand so many twists and turns, but there is only one idea in their hearts at the moment.
[Dudeng is an invincible road, why borrow an oxygen cylinder again. γ
[When Mr. Ma quit the literary world, I was the first not to agree. γ
[There is one more identity authentication, I don't know if there is a big one who can count how many identities the old party has? ] γ
Mathematician, chemist, physicist, biologist, mountaineer, adventurer...... Less back additionγ
[Architect, Aviator, Astronomer (Doghead)]
"It's all a little bit of understanding, where can it be called a family word, you don't want to kill." Bi Fang waved his hand, making the audience laugh.
Without stopping too much at the entrance of the camp, Bi Fang prepared to continue the climb after repairing at Camp 1.
"I'll fix up here, replenish my energy, recover my strength, and then continue to climb, after crossing the Khumbu Glacier, the next part of the road is much less dangerous, we only need to go up 400 meters, we can go directly to Camp 2, the distance is about five kilometers, but the danger is much smaller than the Khumbu Glacier, and because of this, we don't need to go out of the middle of the night to go specially."
Entering the No. 1 base camp at this time, the audience can clearly see that the southeast corner has been completely flooded with snow, and there are several colorful tents pressed on the very edge, which are also affected by the avalanche.
At this time, there were still people who stayed, mourning their dead companions, and packing up their things to go back.
It's undoubtedly a gloomy atmosphere, and not only did you not realize your dreams, but you lost your life because of it.
According to the sign on the tent, Bi Fang came to the permanent tent originally prepared by the guide company.
As a regular guide company, there is not only one guide, but many, these people come to the base camp and need to stay, the company will naturally prepare the camp and supplies every quarter, and because of the strong wind on Mount Everest, it has to be renovated almost every year.
When the curtain was lifted, a wave of heat came to my face, and the temperature inside the tent was much higher than outside.
"The weather is really nice today, the tent is warm, but the wind is a little strong, now we have to replenish a little more water as much as possible, and then eat something, and then I will take a nap, about an hour and a half, with a full sleep cycle to recuperate."
By this time the tent was empty, but some supplies were left, and Bi Fang disassembled the fuel, then lit the stove with a lighter, and prepared to cook something to eat.
Unexpectedly, there was a shouting and cheering outside the tent.
"Is Mr. Bi in there?"