Standing on the top of the mountain and looking around, it was white and misty. If it weren't connected by a rope, a few people could still be seen vaguely, I am afraid that they would have separated long ago. The instrument was taken out, no matter how it was manipulated, there was no response at all, but the reason was naturally that it was too long underneath.
Zhang Ling looked at the probe for a while, then quickly stepped back to take oxygen, and regretfully said: "All electronic instruments are unusable. This situation is indeed beyond our expectation. There is a magnetic peak here. This... This is indeed us. Prior negligence."
Now we are connected in a line on the sloping snow surface, the two sides of the snow are piled high in a line of sky, and only two or three people can pass through the crack in the middle. The ridge of the peak is just above the head, and the westerly wind is raging outside the crack.
Zhang Ling said: "This is not the way. If we can't find the col, we will be trapped here to die."
I worriedly said: "The west wind on the peak ridge is not smaller than the snow pile area. It is very difficult to move laterally on the peak ridge. Nowadays, there is a thick layer of snow instead of frozen soil. No fixed points can be placed."
Zhang Ling said: "The key is still the inability to use instruments. It would be great if we had detection instruments that do not require electricity and magnetism."
Big Eye said: "But staying in this snow nest is no way. Our oxygen won't last long. Moreover, camping, boarding and lodging are all problems here, and it's impossible to do it."
I said, "This is not what I worry about. The snow looks solid, but it is easy to collapse. If we stay here for a long time, the snow on both sides will fall, and we will all be buried underneath." .
Zhang Ling said: "Visibility is too low and the wind is very strong."
Jia Sidao said, "Stop arguing, everyone quiet down!"
His voice is not loud, but there is a kind of majesty in his words. At that moment, everyone was quiet, and he continued: "No matter what kind of difficulty, we can't stay, let alone go back and move on!"
The four of them brought steel drills, ice cones, ropes and other equipment, threw away some useless equipment such as electronic instruments and cameras, and began to explore on the top of the ridge.
As soon as the probe was probed, the westerly wind struck like a steel knife. In this violent westerly wind, four people’s
The scope of exploration is really not very large, so we plan to walk around 200 meters each, which is the entire range of the peak including the snow pile.
However, now the visibility is less than five meters, what can be surveyed in this vast fog
We walked two hundred meters northwest along the ridge, and then walked two hundred meters southeast. We took off the oxygen mask and said, "No, it's already on the edge of the snow pile. This snow pile umbrella Cover it, except for the crack we came up to, there are no other cracks, there is no way on it. This snow pile is a T-shaped umbrella peak, no matter which direction you go down, you must hang a rope. Also, I Now I wonder if we have reached the top?"
I looked around, a cataract.
Zhang Ling also showed a confused look. In such a fog, no one knows whether we have successfully reached the summit.
Jia Sidao firmly said: "Don't care about it, let's try hanging the rope."
Big eyes asked: "The scope here is so big, where should we hang the rope from?"
I said: "Find a few fixed points and try them all. The height is up to 100 meters, where the wind is too strong, and the sliding distance is too far, there is a danger of the main rope breaking."
In the snowdrift, we chose six hanging rope points and tried them one by one, but without exception, we couldn't reach the bottom. There is a vast expanse all around, without touching the sky or touching the ground underneath, and there is no mountain wall in front, back, left, or right.
In the end, we had to go back to the snow pile on the top of the mountain, and the visibility was even lower, and we couldn't see anything at all.
Zhang Ling said: "According to the comparison of the wolfskin map and computer analysis, the map does point to this mountain and its surroundings, and the snowman disappeared around here. Unfortunately, there are doors to the mountain, but no way down the mountain. What's the matter?"
I said, "Why don't we try a few more times?"
Jia Sidao glanced at the rope and said, "No, the main rope is very worn out. And you see, in the current weather, it won't help to try many times."
Big Eye said: "Will the snow pile be too thick? Let's try to change to the ridge?"
Jia Sidao looked at us at each other, then nodded to each other and said, "You can try it. Let's go."
We follow the signs we left and return
Back at the crack, the group walked back from the snow crack to the lower edge of the snow pile. Although the westerly wind was frantic, the wind at the lower edge of the snow pile was not enough to pose a threat.
But the journey from the fissure to the ridge is the most worrying part of our journey. The cold wind swept through, and we staggered forward in the snow. Every step was deeply inserted into the snow. The shallowest part was also knee-high, and the deepest part was waist-high, making it difficult.
We clung to each other tightly, lest anyone accidentally fell into a crack in the snow, that would be the same ending as falling into a crack in the ice.
Moving forward under the pile of snow, we dare not speak loudly. There is a huge amount of hanging ice above our heads, and a small piece of ice can collapse, which is enough to wipe out our entire army.
Except for the tired snow hanging above his head, who knows if the huge and terrifying monster will suddenly appear in the vast fog barrier
Everyone's words are surprisingly small, just silently touching the side wall of the snowdrift with their hands, with the other hand clenched into a fist on the shoulder of the person in front, and the safety rope to ensure life is tightly pulled in the hand.
The distance is not long, but the stay time is the longest because of the dangers surrounding it.
Big eyes said, "Actually..."
Jia Sidao suddenly whispered: "Be careful!"
After speaking, he fell directly to the ground and rolled to the outside. We didn't even think about it, but we also fell over. As soon as he left the gap, a piece of snow as high as a person smashed down, raising a white mist on the ground.
Jia Sidao breathed a sigh of relief, got up and said, "Okay, be careful when speaking in the future. Sound wave vibration will cause a sudden collapse at any time!"
Big eyes closed his mouth tightly in fright.
I don't know how long it has been around, the sky in front of me suddenly opens up, and the fog is also bright. Jia Sidao whispered: "I've reached the ridge."
As we looked forward, we couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and our hearts throbbed.
At the top of the ridge, there is also no way to go. I took out the instrument, and the pronunciation was still messy. Big Eye also took out the compass and tried it, but it didn't work.
Jia Sidao sighed and said: "It seems that the ridges in this area are all surrounded by a strong magnetic field. This is a natural barrier. If it were not for the existence of a magnetic field, the Shambala Cave would have been discovered long ago."
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