Chapter 420 Death Line
So cold!
Seeing Bifang taking off his heavy coat, all the audience's first reaction was to shudder, especially when they saw that Bifang was almost left with only his underwear, they all opened their mouths in amazement.
【Crazy?】
[Is Lao Fang's brain frozen? 】
[Is this the legendary synaesthesia? I just looked at it, but I felt the coldness through my touch...]
[What a synaesthesia! I feel it too! ]
Even Rob was shocked. He still remembered the first time he led the team to the 7,600 meters. When they decided to sprint that night, two people in the team had brain hemorrhages the next morning and lost their judgment as if they were drunk.
The origin of this problem was discovered when Rob found that two people wore their shoes backwards. Not only could they not tell left from right, but they even couldn't remember the names of their teammates when they were asked to recognize each other.
Is Bifang's brain frozen?
Of course not.
He is racing against time.
Why is the final Camp 4 on Mount Everest at exactly 8,000 meters?
Because eight thousand meters is a life-and-death line.
Above this altitude, the human body is always in a state of dying, and mountaineering is about returning to a safe area before you actually die.
Most mountaineering teams are accustomed to planning 2 pm as the "closing time" at 8,000 meters - leaving enough time and energy to descend to ensure safety. No matter where they climb at 2 pm, they must descend.
Once the sun sets, the temperature drops extremely rapidly because the air at this altitude is very dry and the clouds that can preserve heat radiation are all under your feet. The human body surface temperature is about 35 degrees Celsius, which is about 80 degrees higher than the ambient temperature, which is the temperature difference between boiling water and room temperature.
Even the temperature of boiling water in a thermos will quickly drop to around 90 degrees, not to mention the human body at this time.
Coupled with the howling wind, it is very easy to fall off the cliff.
Pulmonary edema, cerebral edema, hypothermia (freezing to death), and falls are the four major killers on the line between life and death.
In this area with thin air, a cough can sometimes be fatal, and even taking a breath can cause liver-tearing and abdominal-splitting pain.
Thick clothes are of course warmer, but what Bifang wants now is greater flexibility so that he can climb faster!
Get to the summit and back in fourteen hours!
So Bifang changed out of his thick equipment and the long boots that barely allowed him to bend his ankles, and instead took out a black 'diving suit' from his backpack.
[Is this... a diving suit? ]
The audience was dumbfounded. Is the diving suit so powerful?
At this time, Yao Jun, who was watching the live broadcast, was happy. He recognized that this was one of his treasures. It was a cold-resistant suit made of aviation-grade materials. It was completely close-fitting and could easily withstand temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius.
Due to the one-piece design, Bifang had difficulty putting it on. Fortunately, he finally put it on before he got frostbite. However, being able to withstand minus twenty degrees Celsius was obviously not enough, so he pulled out a tight assault suit.
At this time, Bifang's body was already "pitch black", with only the orange lines on his jacket flashing fluorescently, running from the shoulder blades on his back to his waist.
After putting on hiking boots, Bifang took out a hooded mask from his backpack, unzipped it, and put it on his head.
The mask gleamed with metallic luster in the dark, but it was actually made of synthetic plastic. There was only a small piece of soft cloth at the neck below the back of the head, and a white plastic sheet at the eyes. One could see outside clearly from inside, but outsiders could not see inside.
Its function is to keep warm and help exchange heat and cold, preventing large amounts of water vapor caused by breathing from soaking the mask and turning it into an ice cover.
"With a temperature of minus 15 degrees Celsius and the wind chill effect, our skin would be severely frostbitten in just a few minutes. In order to observe the environment more conveniently, I didn't prepare a jacket with a hood, and that was not enough, so I brought a mask."
It is difficult for ordinary people to imagine the power of extreme cold weather without experiencing it. If you are in the military, you can't even put your weapons in the tent, because once you stay in the warm tent for a long time, the sudden drop in temperature when you go out into the cold outdoors can directly freeze the crosshairs of the optical sight.
It is normal for sweat to freeze and for gun barrels to crack.
In the Northeast that year, the Ugly Army's 1st Marine Division lost more than 7,000 men due to the severe cold alone, and many people had to undergo amputations.
But on Mount Everest, forty degrees below zero is common!
When everything was ready, many viewers' eyes lit up when they saw the mountaineering suits that looked like combat uniforms.
So damn handsome!
Completely brand new, the initial bulkiness disappears, replaced by a sharp, light and agile look.
The whole body is pitch black, and the orange fluorescent lines on the back make Bifang look resolute.
【Coach, teach me how to dress! 】
[The second-year soul is burning! 】
[Are you going mountain climbing? No, you’re going to save the world! ]
【Go fuck it! 】
【enlighten!】
[It's a bit like a dark version of Deathstroke! 】
Wearing a headlamp and inserting a 500ml water bag in his clothes pocket, Bifang put on a smaller backpack, which was like a bag hidden on his back. It only contained energy bars and some special items, plus a pair of spare gloves and a live broadcast device. The mobile phone was inserted in the inner pocket of his chest.
"You can't bring energy gels, you can only bring energy bars. Although gels are easier to digest, you have to face the problem that they will freeze. The same goes for water. You must put a bag of it close to your body. In addition, if you want to take pictures at the summit or call your family, don't put your phone in your bag, but put it on your chest. The temperature in this position can prevent the battery from quickly shutting down in extreme cold."
When everything was ready, Bifang found a place to hide the heavy clothes and backpack, and he would take them when he came back.
Now.
Sprint!
Bifang turned around and started jogging!
Countless people held their breath.
This guy is still running!
Rob's pupils had shrunk to the size of a pinhole, and he subconsciously leaned back. He thought he had already judged Bifang's physical fitness, but he didn't expect that he had underestimated it!
This guy, this guy doesn't even look like a human being, he's simply a machine!
Imagine if your heart rate exceeds 200 beats per minute just standing, and it takes you half a minute to take a step, you will experience the unity of body and mind - the brain will also become very slow due to extreme conditions.
The author of "Into the thin air" saw a corpse on the mountain and stared at it for two minutes before he realized what he was seeing.
In this situation, it is difficult to expect people to make rational judgments, and even walking would be extremely difficult.
But right now, right now, there is a person jogging up the mountain at 7,600 meters!
Ice and snow clung to the towering black rocks , seemingly ready to fall off at any moment. The "yellow belts" of mixed ice and rock or snow and rock were extremely tricky, and Bifang used his climbing skills so skillfully that it became almost a reflex.
Five hours later, we were 8,000 meters above sea level.
The last campsite.
Why is the final fourth camp at exactly eight thousand meters?
coincide?
Of course not.
Because this is a critical line recognized by everyone.
Some people also call it the death line.
At 8,000 meters above sea level, low air pressure can already have a serious impact on the human body, making the already difficult climb impossible.
The consequences of a minor storm could be fatal; only perfect weather and snowfall could offer the slightest chance of success. But in the final stages of climbing, no one could choose such a chance...
To put it simply, it is the healthiest way to take drugs, it is an 8,000-meter death game.
In everyday life, mistakes can be corrected and compromises made to atone for mistakes, but at this particular time, your actions can be a matter of life and death.
Would you be afraid?
Bifang looked up at the sky. The morning sun rose from the edge of the clouds, and the halo slowly dissipated, just like his hot heart.
Bifang wanted to laugh, but he couldn't because his breathing had become difficult and any breath would disrupt his rhythm.
Looking at the visible mountain top, that is where you want to go.
He is never afraid.
We cannot use reason to infer the world above our heads - the ancients did not understand, so they invented gods; modern people did not understand, so they started climbing mountains.
