At first Rob thought that Bifang was ignorant, but now he changed his mind and knew that the other party had some strength, but he was too complacent. A newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. After seeing the snow-capped mountains, he should have retreated. Unexpectedly,

High-altitude mountaineering and rock climbing are always different from hiking. Its fault tolerance and controllability are extremely low. Even if every step is taken correctly, and every movement and technical use are 100% standardized, it will not be able to withstand a random burst.

A piece of falling rock or broken ice brought down by strong winds from a high place cannot withstand the unstable snow layer and ice cracks hidden under the pure white crystal of the snow slope. It cannot withstand the sudden blizzard that causes disorientation and hypothermia. It cannot withstand the death zone after 8000m.

Organs throughout the body gradually die due to lack of oxygen.

Every tiny natural force, whether it changes or remains unchanged, may change your life. Historical events repeat themselves again and again: the constantly moving glaciers and the cracks in them swallow up 30% of the climbers who pass through Khumbu.

The avalanche can swallow up 19 lives in the base camp in 2 minutes.

Human negligence has been repeated in turn. Ropes with quality problems suddenly broke at high altitudes. People lost their balance while descending due to lack of oxygen, exhaustion and mental confusion. People fell when they forgot to tie the tail knot of the rope when climbing and descending on multiple sections...

Yes, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

But what if he is killed?

"Think about how high the mountaineering mortality rate is. A poor person can only climb 30-40 of his target peaks in his lifetime. Due to seasonal door opening and closing time restrictions, how many top people can climb them all? Too many people fail at 'this one'

Gone."

The person who said this is from Canada and is Rob's colleague. Almost every time they heard about the mountain disaster, they would have such a discussion together.

Everyone has only one chance to live.

So there is no solution.

"I know."

Unexpectedly, Bi Fang nodded. He took out a lollipop from his pocket, unwrapped the candy wrapper and put it directly into his mouth. He chewed it twice and said, "When I started to go to the mountains and fields."

At that time, I would try my best to reduce the impact on nature and minimize the traces of existence. I would carefully bury the fire pit and restore it to its original state, collect dead branches as much as possible when lighting the fire, and try not to cut down trees as much as possible. When I started rock climbing,

You won't touch any uncut rock walls.

Like many people around me, I can't stop dancing when I talk about the outdoors, and my eyes are shining when I look at the mountains.

Even though every time I try hard and succeed in survival, death may follow. Even though I have lingering fears every time I experience life and death, I still adjust my breathing and start over with trembling feet. Even if I can't even see the beautiful scenery above 6000m.

I have never experienced any challenges or tests, but I yearn for every step of the journey to take me to a farther and higher place..."

Bi Fang took a sip of water and swallowed the candy dregs.
Chapter completed!