The dangerous but fascinating world's first peak.
In the last century 1999, the Everest mountaineering team found Mallory's body near the summit, which is the oldest surviving relic of Mount Everest. Judging from the scar on his waist, Mallory fell off the cliff. When he was last seen sprinting to the top of the mountain, he was only a few hundred feet away from the final finish line. On land, it doesn't seem too far, but on Everest, it's only a few hundred feet, but it's so difficult. We don't know whether Mallory made it to the top, but his body stayed there forever. Whenever later climbers see this body, they will always become more cautious, put away their joy because they are about to succeed and prepare to move on.
Since Mount Everest was conquered by human beings in the last century, more and more people have come from all over the world to challenge the highest mountain on earth. The oxygen content here is only 30% of that of the flat land, which means that human beings can hardly move at this height without professional oxygen tanks. In addition to extreme low temperature and low pressure, complex terrain is also a major difficulty in climbing Mount Everest.
For decades, thousands of people have successfully climbed Mount Everest, and many of them have returned halfway, but there are still some people whose bodies are frozen here forever, or trapped in ice or covered with snow. There are more than 300 dead climbers on Mount Qomolangma, and most of their identities are very clear. Why don't family members collect bodies?
Their remains will never rot in extreme cases and become a very strange "road sign". Whenever a team wants to climb Mount Everest, they always get a very special elevation map of Mount Everest. In addition to the specific location and height of Mount Everest, there are many dense origins and triangles on this map. These special patterns are the specific coordinates of the victims of Mount Everest in recent decades. They use the road signs forged by life to guide countless latecomers to move forward.
Those special "road signs" on Mount Everest
There are more than 300 climbers' remains on Mount Everest, some of which are very famous, such as "green boots". His real name is Wang Ze Paljor, and he is an Indian border policeman. On last century1May 1996 10, Paryo's team decided to sprint Mount Everest, but it encountered extreme weather on the way. The team decided to retreat, but seeing Mount Everest in front of them, Paljor and two others decided to venture forward, but they were finally buried in a cold storm.
The "dead zone" at an altitude of about 8500 meters is the only way for every challenger who climbs from the northeast line. In this special position, you will see a bright green boot. The owner of the shoe is curled up under a huge rock and looks like he is sleeping soundly. But everyone knows that he has been dead for many years. It is precisely because this "green boot" is very famous that the place where he died was made a road sign. When all climbers arrive here, they always sit down for a short rest, replenish their strength and move on.
On May 23rd, A.D. 1998, France, the first female climber in American history, was separated from her husband and teammates during the descent. Climbing Everest is a very difficult thing, but in fact, there will be more dangers in the process of downhill. Frances was separated from the team around her, and it was almost impossible to go down the mountain by herself. But the next morning, Uzbek climbers found her. Frances was still alive at this time, but she was so angry that she could die at any time because of the extremely cold weather.
Seeing this scene, the two mountaineers gave up the mountain peak in front of them and chose to stay with France for nearly an hour to accompany her for the last part of her life. However, after the French husband Sergey returned to the camp, he found that his wife had not returned yet, so he turned to climb the mountain again regardless of his life. In the end, neither of them came back and died on Mount Everest. In 2007, the Uzbek climber who accompanied Frances mentioned above climbed Mount Everest again, found Frances's body, moved her body to a hidden corner and covered her with an American flag. This is the famous "Sleeping Beauty with Stars and Stripes" in the history of Mount Everest.
In 2006, 34-year-old David Sharp took a short rest next to "green boots", only to find that he never stood up after sitting. According to several climbers, when they saw Sharp, he might be struggling on the verge of life and death, or he might have passed away safely. In their view, Sharp seems to be resting, and there is nothing unusual. But everyone didn't expect that a good man sat under his seat for a few hours and died of exhaustion and exposure.
Some people may know that Sharp can't go on, but they haven't given it a helping hand. Obviously, one's own life safety cannot be guaranteed on Mount Everest, and no one will take the initiative to help others. Maybe they can only regret it. Most of these dead climbers have clear identities. Why don't their families collect bodies? Their bodies are covered in cold snow and exposed to the sun all day, which is undoubtedly a great mental stress for their families. But even so, few people come forward to transport bodies from Mount Everest. What is the reason?
The body will stay here forever.
It sounds difficult to bring the body down from Mount Everest, but it doesn't mean that no one has made similar attempts. In addition to fixing the bodies taken out, it is difficult to separate their bodies from the thick ice, and it is obviously too difficult to transport the bodies by helicopter. In 20 17, the bodies of three Indian climbers were carried out of the mountain. This project cost nearly 600,000 RMB, used a very experienced Sherpa team, and risked their lives to complete this task. The person in charge of the Nepal Mountaineering Association said that it is not a reasonable move to take the body out of Mount Everest. In addition to the high commission, it will also put people in great danger.
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Therefore, these dead climbers have become indelible "signs" on Mount Everest and "signposts" for future climbers, guiding them in the most correct direction. Everyone can understand the family's desire to collect the body, but to achieve this goal, in addition to spending a lot of money, it will also expose many unrelated people to great risks. Therefore, leaving these bodies in Everest forever may be their best destination.
As Mallory said, why did you climb Mount Everest? Because it's there. It is precisely because we miss death again and again that we can truly understand the true meaning of life. At the moment they decided to challenge Everest, they may have thought of this ending and made full psychological preparations. Their life is a paean to the courage of mankind to conquer the first peak in the world.