A Chong swept away the snow in the crevices of the rock wall, revealing the steps inside, which was indeed a dark road.
The ladder is just a shallow trench, but it is enough for people to climb, and up the ladder, you can see a sloping and winding gap leading directly to the top of the mountain. This natural gap is very cleverly concealed in the mountain, and it is impossible to notice it if you don't look up close.
This gap is less than one meter wide and can only allow one person to pass through. It stretches upwards, without knowing how far it is. It should be the secret way to the acupoint.
A Chong carefully inspected the traces on the lower stairs. It is quite a long time ago. I don’t know which dynasty and which generation left the works. However, some people have climbed these stairs recently and left traces such as nail holes, which should be trampling on hiking boots. Caused by.
Lao Wang sat on the snowy ground, grabbed a handful of snow and wiped his face, and asked everyone, "How about? Climb or not?"
As soon as the words are spoken, I understand that this sentence is unnecessary. It is not a question of whether to climb or not, but a question of how to climb.
This gap is so narrow, it is extremely dangerous. Even if they can climb safely, if Li Tianming ambushes a person on the top of the mountain to guard it, then it is really a man who can be turned off—not to mention using weapons, just throw them away. A stone can bring everyone in one pot.
But they couldn't give up climbing, and not to mention the great value of the mausoleum that might be hidden on the mountain. Just chasing the clue of Li Tianming was enough for them to take risks.
Li Tianming killed the expedition team members and held Jin Guoqiang hostage. What they did was treason. As representatives of China and the United States, A Chong and Su Rui were directly responsible, not to mention that Jin Guoqiang had a deep relationship with Lao Wang. Personal relationships, on this basis, can't help but take risks.
Everyone returned to the tent to pack their things and prepare to climb the mountain. In addition to the necessary climbing equipment and supplies, the tents and other surplus materials were also abandoned.
Coming to the foot of the cliff, A Chong said, "I'm the first to climb, you follow behind me-don't get too close."
Said that the Qingwen tied to her back tightened again. Apart from eating, sleeping and going to the toilet along the way, A Chong has been using a strap to tie Qingwen to her body. Fortunately, she is relatively thin, so she is not on her back. It gets in the way.
A Chong used his hiking boots to try the steps under his feet, and after confirming that it was firm, he started climbing.
"Wait." Zi Yang suddenly remembered something, and pointed to the figure of the giant in the distance, "What about this guy?"
A Chong glanced at it, "I don't care about it for now." After speaking, he turned and continued climbing.
Since the discovery of the giant corpse, A Chong has been rushing on the way, he should have a premonition.
Zi Yang understands that the top priority now is to climb to the top of the mountain. It doesn't matter how the giant corpse is dealt with—perhaps let it remain frozen on the rocks until it grows old.
Although he carried a girl who was ten kilograms of Ba Jiǔ, A Chong was still very agile, and after a while, a small shadow was left on it.
Lao Wang tightened his hiking boots and volunteered: "Don't grab anyone with me, I'm second!"
Su Rui tied the safety rope to the hook on his waist and told him to be careful. Lao Wang nodded, shrugged and went up the stairs. After climbing a few meters, he turned his head and said to Zi Yang below:
"Old Li, if something happens to me, you tell Xiaoli, let her find an honest person to marry, don't wait for me."
Zi Yang raised his middle finger below. Old Wang chuckled, turned his head and continued to climb up, his cumbersome body was also very flexible.
Although he knows that Lao Wang is joking, Zi Yang's heart is still tight. In the past two years, everyone was born and died together. Although they have experienced a lot of dangers, this time is completely different from before. Not only must be careful of natural disasters, but also must deal with sex.
Ten meters after Lao Wang went up, Xiao Hei was next. Su Rui hung the safety rope on him, and Xiao Hei jumped up with a cat waist.
After Lao Wang and Xiao Hei both went up, Zi Yang and Su Rui looked at each other and smiled, "Who will come first?"
Su Rui Yanran said: "Ladies first, after you break."
Zi Yang made a western chivalry gesture, and reached out his hand in a pleased posture.
Su Rui tied the safety rope to his waist and Zi Yang's waist, the belt of the climbing pick was put on the wrist, the shoulder bag was fastened, one hand was climbing on the seam of the cliff, the other hand was fixed with the climbing pick, step by step Climbed up.
Zi Yang looked back at the camp. Two tents stood alone there. The tall figure was covered with snow and still turned its back to the crowd. The sculpture generally "gazing" into the distance without moving.
Zi Yang sighed, tightened his backpack, and climbed up the stairs.
A Chong took the lead, and his figure disappeared from his sight long ago. Lao Wang, Xiao Hei, Su Rui, and Zi Yang were linked together with safety ropes. Each one was separated by ten meters and moved forward slowly.
Before they set off, they went through a few "light outfits and simple walks", so many of the equipment was abandoned. The original rock and steel cones were also lost at the first assembly point, so this time there was no way to fix the fulcrums, and could only be climbed manually. For safety's sake, everyone moved forward very slowly, one step at a time.
Zi Yang clings to the mountain tightly, stepping on the steps with hiking boots twice to fix it every time he moves. The palms in the gloves were already sweating nervously. Taking the time to glance at his feet, he suddenly felt dizzy—things under his feet have become very small, and they have crawled so far without knowing it.
After climbing up for a while, the gap has become much wider, and the whole person can stick in the gap without worrying about the strong mountain breeze next to him. Although it is relatively safer, the physical strength is still consumed quickly.
Rock climbing is a very technical sport. People without professional training can't hold on for long even if they have enough physical strength. Because the first time rock climbing will inevitably deform the movement and over-tension the muscles, it is very easy to get tired.
Zi Yang counted silently in his heart, gritted his teeth and persisted. How long have you been climbing? A few hundred meters? How many kilometers? It felt like a century had passed. At this time, he dared not look down again. He grabbed the climbing pick with one hand and fixed his eyes on the steps in front of him, for fear of slipping down accidentally.
At this moment, Zi Yang was full of energy and his body had reached its limit. It was not so difficult to run 5000 meters in the school sports meeting that year. He already felt that his limbs were beginning to swell and sore, and Venus appeared in front of him, and breathing became more and more difficult.
Can't hold on anymore! Zi Yang wanted to call the person above to stop, but he didn't even have the strength to open his mouth to speak. When he was panicking, suddenly a strong hand from above grabbed his wrist and lifted him up all at once.
Zi Yang rushed forward and squatted on the ground, panting. I just felt that there was a dazzling white light in front of me, it turned out that they had already reached the top of the mountain. Although there are still a few hundred meters away from the highest peak, the terrain in front of you is much flatter.
It was A Chong who brought him up, and Lao Wang was beside him, lying on the ground like a puddle of mud.
They were on a flat ground, and the edge was the abyss they had just climbed. The top of the mountain is covered with snow all year round, and what you see is the white snow. The sun rose, and his eyes were dazzled by a sudden white light thorn.
Su Rui put on him the snow mirror, and Zi Yang felt a little more comfortable in his eyes.
Lao Wang gasped and said, "Ah, you say that in this kind of place, the mountains and plains are full of white snow, and you can't open your eyes. Will they be blinded by reflections? I heard that many mountain climbers will suffer from it. Snow blindness or something."
Su Rui nodded and said, "It is possible that the reflectivity of snow to sunlight can reach 95%. If your eyes are exposed to snow for a long time, it is similar to looking directly at the sun. The retina of your eyes will be strongly stimulated and cause transient blindness.
However, snow blindness is not necessarily just a reflective stimulus. Sometimes it is caused by the long-term dependence and adaptation of the eyes to the external environment.
In the vast snow, people have no focus, their eyes don’t know what to look at, so they are always looking for something as a reference. If there is no obvious reference, their eyesight will be temporarily reduced or temporarily blind. "
Lao Wang took off and put on the snow goggles repeatedly, "Do you think my eyesight will be affected if I do this."
Zi Yang sat on the snow for a while, and slowly felt his limbs regained strength. Seeing Lao Wang being funny there, he said angrily: "I don't know if my eyesight will be affected, but my intelligence will definitely be injured."
Lao Wang ignored his provocation, but looked at the distance intently, and muttered, "Huh? What is that? Did I look dazzled?"
Everyone followed Lao Wang's fingers. On the distant mountain peak, there seemed to be a faint cluster of red. It was too far away to see clearly, but it was obvious against the surrounding white snow.
Su Rui took out her sight glasses and looked at it, her face suddenly turned pale in shock.
Zi Yang took the binoculars and looked at it, and his heart was shocked.
There is a large red snow on the distant mountain peak, as bright as blood soaked.