Live Wilderness Adventure

Chapter 409 Turning point

I'm leaving.

Keith touched the face of his grown son, and walked out of the house with a smile.

This year's mountaineering season is here. As the leader of the Sherpa team, Keith has climbed Mount Everest for the first time since the millennium. This is an achievement that few people have achieved. Even in the village, everyone can Think of Geese as a hero.

Behind him, a thirteen-year-old boy frowned, looking at his father's back with a serious expression. Sometimes they still cry, wondering if their father will come back. The boys lost their uncle last year - he died on Mount Everest.

Then, the father never came back.

A big avalanche, without any warning, 14,000 tons of ice and snow collapsed on the main climbing route, people had no ability to parry in it, and only Sherpas were climbing at the moment.

People were instantly buried and fell, bloodstains, wreckage, backpacks and shoes were scattered all over the ground, and the face was bruised and bruised, including the boy's father.

It's going downhill.

Tenzin at Camp 1 thought the climbing season was cancelled.

But Tenzin was not very happy. Xue Beng reminded him of his father, his mother, and the sunny day that seemed to be covered with gray fog.

It was an extremely bad day, everyone was calling for help, and the intercom kept ringing.

Thirteen people died and three were missing, all Sherpas. This is the largest casualty record on Mount Everest in one day. But the missing person has not yet been found, the government announced the end of the search and rescue.

Some are buried forever in the Icefall. A funeral cannot be held for those buried in Icefall. In the Buddhist belief of the Sherpas, this means that they will not be reincarnated, and their souls will never rest in peace.

Tenzin didn't see his father that day, but he knew he would never see him again.

Nepal’s tourism industry earns 360 million US dollars a year, but the government’s pension for each victim’s family is only 400 US dollars, which is less than a quarter of the income of a novice Sherpa guide for a climbing season. The funerals are not enough.

Tenzin's mother took the lead in protesting: We must respect the dead. That road has become a cemetery. Everyone should respect the brave old friends and keep them in mind. How can we step over their dead bodies?

All the Sherpas raised their hands and shouted together: Respect the dead! Respect the dead...

The Sherpas, who have been swallowing their anger, hope to be respected. They appealed to Nepalese and foreign climbers not to climb to the summit again this year.

The Sherpas wanted the climbing company to speak out, but the boss just said, ...but we have to move forward, otherwise you will have no income to support your family.

It was not until the sixth day after the avalanche that officials took a helicopter to the base camp and met with the Sherpas at the request of the association.

The Sherpas hope that the government will uphold justice and cancel this season's mountaineering, while the mountaineering companies hope that the government will agree to the Sherpa's demands so that the mountaineering season can continue.

The official did not make a clear statement, nor did they decide to close the mountain, which put the Sherpas in a dilemma.

After decades of patience, the Sherpas decided to roar. Too many friends died on the mountain, they want to live, they also have family to watch over. Even they will pay the price - lose a year's income.

When all the Sherpas went on strike, Nepal understood what the Sherpas meant to them and what they represented.

All routes have lost maintenance, only the top climbers can climb, the money of the rich has lost its meaning, and they are waving banknotes to express their anger that they cannot climb the mountain.

In the end, the climbing season was cancelled, and since then, remembrance has become the default rule every time there is a disaster.

The sun seemed to be covered by clouds and mist, and everyone was burning the pine shrine to pray for blessings and relieve fear.

Standing on the ridge of the field, Tenzin watched his mother holding her newborn brother with her back to the sunlight outside the window. The mother was not happy with the victory. There were no tears on her face, but her eyes seemed to be lost and motionless.

In the past, the villagers cultivated potatoes for a living and depended on the sky for food. Now everyone climbs the mountain, what is it for?

Looking at his young brother and his vicissitudes of life mother, Tenzin, who was thirteen years old but had never been to school, understood the reason ignorantly.

The season was canceled, the Sherpas earned respect, but little life improved.

His mother is getting old, and his younger brother needs money to go to school. This is not a good thing for Tenzin, but for his own people, it is a matter of dignity and cannot be desecrated.

It's a pity, Bi Fang may really be able to reach the top and make history. Attenborough sighed. It didn't matter to him that the climbing season was cancelled. , he is also incapable.

Creating history? How could it be? Someone has done the anaerobic summit? Tenzin smiled, not quite understanding what Attenborough meant.

Although he didn't like those climbers, it was the first time that Tenzin had a different kind of affection for the current team, not only because Mr. Bi Fang saved his life.

Also because this mountaineering team was different, unlike any team he had ever led before.

Mr. Attenborough in front of you, Sir, is obviously a ninety-year-old man, but during the mountain climbing, whenever you see garbage, you will take it with you as much as possible, pick it up, carefully, as if you are caring for gems As careful as they are, they remove the dirt on Mount Everest little by little, and they care more about the beauty of Mount Everest than natives like them.

Before this, Tenzin had never seen anyone do this. Maybe some people didn't throw out the garbage, and some people picked up the garbage casually, but it was absolutely impossible for them to leave the line for a short distance and use trekking poles to fork up the plastic bags on the cliff and stuff them into them. own pocket.

Mr. Yao Jun is very rich. Tenzin drank hot chicken soup for the first time in the base camp.

Mr. Wang is chubby, but he is very friendly. The way he looks at him is completely different from other rich people. It doesn't give him the feeling of superiority, but his body is not good enough.

Of course, there is also Mr. Bi. Every time he looks up at the mountain, Tenzin seems to be able to see the fire-like enthusiasm in his eyes. No matter how tired he is, he will not let his porter help him carry his luggage. In the last one, he protects everyone as much as possible. When passing through the crack, he will also rush up and go first to ensure that the aluminum bridge is firm and stable.

Even when encountering an avalanche, he didn't run for his life alone at the first moment. The avalanche was so close that he still had to carry Mr. Attenborough on his back and hold him tightly.

Tenzin was very grateful to Mr. Bi Fang. He saved everyone's life. If he came again next time, he would be willing to guide him for free.

Don't you know? Attenborough was a little surprised, then suddenly thought of something, and explained, Bi Fang is from China, but no one in China has ever climbed to the top without oxygen, never.

Tenzin was dumbfounded: But he never said that! This is a great honor!

Yes, it's a great honor. Attenborough nodded, But it's just that, he doesn't want to publicize it, he just wants to prove it, he doesn't climb the mountain for fame and fortune, he doesn't even want to mention it, he and I also yearn for the beauty of nature, Bi Fang just wanted to prove that the Chinese people have this ability, remember what I said before?

Tenzin backtracked: Adventure does not mean recklessness and loss of control, nor is it simply looking for excitement, but to challenge the limits of human beings and do great things that no one dares to do.

Attenborough smiled and nodded.

But the climbing season has been cancelled!

Yes, that's why I said it's a pity that he could have made history. Uh, what's wrong with you? Attenborough looked at Tenzing who got up suddenly in astonishment.

No, you can't just give up like this.

Tenzin clenched his fist and ran down the mountain suddenly.