Days anaerobic climb eight thousand meters Shishapangma the cloud

20 years ago, including myself, no one thought I would fall in love with mountain climbing, and even to climb the highest mountain in the world. Want to know,SingaporeThe highest point above sea level to 164 meters. But this time, I'm in alpine climbing, elevation 8012 meters of the F Natsu Bangma peak! We have many times and crazy scold this place "the place". Think of these, my teammates and Ed smile into each other's eyes......

Overlooking the Shishapangma top

At University, I inBritainThe first contact that really climb. Holding the rope, I have no fear in mind, but there is a kind of feeling, that feeling seems to be telling me, higher peak waiting for me. In the Rhine Holt Messner and Peter Harbel successfully anaerobic climbingMount QomolangmaInspired by the story, I have a dream that one day, I can in the same way to challenge K2 (K2 peak, 8611 meters above sea level).

However, at an altitude of 8000 meters above the thin air, almost no life can survive, is climbing world famous "dead zone", without oxygen successful summit and live down is not easy. We can climb the highest difficulty, anaerobic boarded the summit was highest in K2?

"We can!" I told myself. Of course, this requires careful planning and step-by-step training, and starting from a low of 8000 meters mountain. Shishapangma is such a proper mountain.

It needs to depend on the yak pack

In the Xixiabangma peak, Ed and I first alpine climbing (i.e. anaerobic climbing) to the "death zone".

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Ed and I feel already climb for a long time, but we have a look at 7200 meters down the tent, it still is so near. After 5 minutes' rest, we went on to climb. With no oxygen cylinders, relying on our own strength to climb to the height of the absolute need plenty of energy. And from now on, we must constantly remind ourselves, to constantly surpassing. The mountains are covered by ice and snow condition is complex and changeable, is like a piece of roast out of the black forest cake, you don't know what hard place where soft. We have to rotate groping forward using ski pole, ice and ice hammer. An hour later, the mountain slope steeper, full 80 degree. The climbers like climbing vertical ice cliffs. However, even a small mistake can lead to disaster. For example, ice axe slipped off, you might fall off a cliff, buried in the snow. If you are climbing the rope climb, that will compromise your teammates fell.

Do the preparation in the camp

Now, although the Ed and I took snow scale and cone of cold, but in loose snow but difficult to put snow anchor, even placed no significance. Sometimes, we have to move forward on all fours, which cost us a lot of strength. There are a few snow too soft, we had to use the pickaxe pick handle rather than spike part, always be anxious and fearful, I do not know can not lock. We climbed up the rope and climbed the 100 meters, until the ridge slope ease some. I follow the ridges on both sides look down, my mind starts flashing ominous picture: now if the snow all over the sky, big winds, we will undoubtedly be in despair. I was aware of this possibility, a few weeks ago we just encountered a similar situation, before also read some climbers of the tragedy, and I and Ed, Mok in 1997 to climb Cho oyu (Cho Oyu) had been in danger, but survived. I try to take these with one's hair standing on end situation behind, watching the air with ominous clouds, with awe and humility, with great care, lurch.

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A couple riding a motorcycle trip to Tibet 50 days 9800 km only spent ten thousand yuan

A motorcycle, pots and pans, coupled with a laptop computer, this is all their equipment. In addition to guarantee the needs of life, they also take tea, did not forget their favorite tea taste. His name is Zhang Jinlin. She is Zhang Feng. He is 63 years old. She is 59 years old. They are a pair of ordinary couples, while I could still move, they made a "Crazy" move -- riding a motorcycle toTibet. The journey of 9800 kilometers, which lasted more than 50 days, covering 11 4000 meters above the mountain! This special trip, in addition to the realization of their youthful dreams, but also to celebrate Zhang Feng's December 14th 60 years old birthday (folk have a saying, 60 years old birthday in advance), is a memorial to their great love.

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"In May 5, 2012 the first day cloudy long-awaited day has finally come, we be fully equipped for the children, accompanied by seven thirty-eight, rode a motorcycle to start the trip to Tibet, to realize the dream for many years......"

"In May 25, 2012 twenty-first fine...... Thought is coming soonLhasaIn the mood for a long time can not be calm. After 7 hours of effort, we finally came to the dream of paradise at one thirty. The Holy Land Lhasa, here we come!......"

The owner of this diary is Zhang Feng, isGuangxiNational Hospital retired nurse. Starting from May 5th, Zhang Feng every day used to write diary, record the entire journey mood, the story, riding distance, overhead.

Zhang Jinlin claims"NanningLao Zhang ", and Zhang Feng, their young will have such an idea -- ride to Tibet. Helpless, work and raising children took them all the time. After retirement, two people began the journey of romance.

Two people are old, plus a chicken with coronary heart disease, therefore, walk or ride a bicycle, for they are not viable. I decided to buy a new motorcycle, simply packed up some baggage, take Zhang Feng out.

They ride their bikes to theYunnanKunming, viaLijiang,Shangri-LaAnd so on, into Tibet. Along the way, two people like the young man, a young girl, a ride, all the way to play. They avoid the huge crowds of people.TravelingScenic area, select some undeveloped original eco-tourism resort.

Each place, let they left unforgettable memories. Considering the age, they are tired, in the local to find a hotel stay, cook with the pots and pans. Enough rest, they started.

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The journey joy, of course there are surprised. Over a period of more than 20 kilometers of mountain road to Tibet and to Mangkam, let them remember still feel scared. "The entire section of the road can only be used by a car, a little inattentive, it may fall on Jinsha River." They can not be estimated between the road and the river in the distance, only know that once the fall consequences be unbearable to contemplate.

The landscape around the steep and beautiful, but they had no time to appreciate. Due to difficult terrain, there is no road, every time you build a collapse of one time, therefore, there are soldiers guarded 24 hours a day.

108 turn, what is my driving test. Turn an uphill time, 60 km; then a downhill again, 40 km...... Compared to other people is lucky, they have not encountered strong winds, heavy snow and rain, on a ride, from time to time there will be snow in their faces, there will also be some smashed on them.

Altitude reaction followed, but not very serious. Lao Zhang said, because this is what they are determined to do things, is their dream, dream although there will be ups and downs, but they do not feel bitter, but very happy.

Tibet simple folk customs. Many local people see foreigners riding, walking on the road, will come forward to gesture: "you need accommodation?" "Are you hungry?" They will take visitors back to stay in their house, took home the best food for them, free of charge, this let old husband and wife were moved.

Along the way, they see the wild camel, the Tibetan antelope, self-assured or supercilious in walking the road, carefree and content. There, the wild animal is prohibited hunting, they live in peace with one another, the beauty of nature makes them difficult unspeakable.

In May 25th, they finally arrived in Lhasa -- which make their dream place. They visitPotala PalaceAre you thereJokhang TempleFirst, look at the Tibetans long kowtow...... In this piece of land, to experience the peace of mind and peace.

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"Guangzhou�� chord, wish I wish you a happy voyage!" "JiangsuNot the old life "in a signed" red flag Nanning Lao Zhang ", there are a lot of tourists and they the same signatures, they are encouraging the old couple dream.

In May 27th, Mr. Zhang and his wife be reluctant to part from Lhasa. Around Tibet in a big circle, they passed through Kunlun Mountains, no one area of Hoh Xil, Tanggula mountain,SichuanWenchuan return. Along the way the beautiful city is incomparable, these will leave lasting memories in their mind. The whole process is time consuming more than 60 days, the journey 9800 kilometers, covering 11 4000 meters above the mountain. They save money, two people spent a total of 10000 yuan (including buy local products).

Lao Zhang said, in Tibet Road, every rider seventy or eighty. A recent college graduate, there are also many like them retired people, they are all in order to temper themselves, realize the dream.

While the body is hale and hearty, Ching Ming, five one next year, Zhang the couple also was riding a motorcycle to travel all over China, if possible, hoping to ride to russia. (source: people.com.cn)

The axe chisel Yungang: remember a faded dynasties (Photos)

The area:ShanxiYungang Grottoes for the crowd: all people out of difficulty: easy

For days: 2-3 days to spend budget: $500 for the time of year:

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Yungang 45 Buddha cave, a cave, every Buddha, each axe a chisel, or even one thousand six hundred years every trace of rain wind erosion makes stream of people leave again. Today just really experience, all excited, as means of photography, but fear around not to come out, can only sigh useless useless text, photography, and the comfort of their own form is emptiness, emptiness is form, no phase is a phase, which is useful and useless.

Ambilight Wuhua cave Author: He Jinchun

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Yu Qiuyu said: "the Chinese visual art can not only from the page, book, look, it's great works between the long days of the earth, in that remote area of wasteland, in the northern hills, where it is so great, so grand, so lonely...... "This sentence exactly describe the Yungang Grottoes magnificent wild beauty, it should also appear in books and on the screen, but can not compare you to face it.

The Yungang Grottoes inDa TongIn the south-western city of Wu Zhou Shan, Wu Zhou Shan is the most common, that mountain is not high, the vast, desolate. Far see a brown, nearly look but hidden but beautiful spot. Yungang Grottoes after finishing several years of construction, added a lot of new landscape, scenic area larger, tickets also follow up, but the visitors to see the world famous stone carving art treasure, tickets are just a bite, a stamp of things, from tourists the meaning still did not use up the look, rising 2.5 times and space.

Solemn method. Author: kk7022

Winter is Yungang Grottoes's tone, visitors rare, a few days ago under the snow has not melted, the surrounding trees such as plant all of the North Branch is more vigorous, sparse, vintage, the statue is also simple little rough. The north wind is sharp, frozen earth, nobody trail. I believe every face it, will be its magnificent deterrent, not self-conscious abandons the tickets of a mood. Through the Buddha Hall, renovated road landscape, truly reached Yungang Grottoes group, entrance into words -- Buddha informed, self understanding is affected by the Buddha's enlightenment, with Buddha's wisdom and realm, the Buddha see what? This problem is difficult, perhaps there are answers.

The snow cave eaves Author: Anonymous

Since BuddhismIndiaAlong the Silk Road in the East, the grottoes of Buddhist art also come one after another. China's three famous grottoes, unique, different from other Grottoes is the Yungang Grottoes was completed in a dynasty, a nation, on behalf of the Xianbei extension dial's established the Northern Wei Dynasty, behind the wonderful Yungang Grottoes is more a undulating dynastic history.

The history of the Datong called Pingcheng, dynasties are the border town. One thousand six hundred years ago, from outside the nomads, Xianbei, ruled this land, and then established the Northern Wei Dynasty, in order to Han nationality, better rule to consolidate political power, the founding emperor of tuo-ba GUI to Buddhism as state religion. Cave twentieth open big Buddha was the most iconic statue of Buddha, he is the founding emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty tuo-ba gui. When the northern Buddhist leader method fruit monk prostrate at his feet, praise he is the embodiment of the Buddha, the wise emperor in mind is how to use the Buddhist appeasing ethnic contradictions, won the Chinese trust, then tuo-ba GUI wantonly built temple, Buddhism as his regime means.

The Buddha to palm the fearless Author: He Jinchun

The light shines, the simple word is in the description of the Buddha, you watch him carefully, look plump, mysterious, from different angles to see different expression. Majesty smiled kindly, kindly and lost seriously, make people respect, but not as cold as ice, in a flash of light beam, imitating the Buddha with a smile, loving and not nearly. This is the people of God one charm, God no longer exists only in mythology, and a few more human breath.

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Beijing 7 tourists climb the Great Wall residue lost harrowing night 2 people killed by freezing

19 days of before dawn, 7 people over five years old of tourists climb the Great Wall because of the residual labyrinthine, trapped in Yanqing County Sihai black Tuo mountain, the mountain snow forty or fifty cm thick. The relevant departments of the emergency search and rescue, 39 the overnight, after more than 4 hours of searching, finally found the trapped personnel. Although the rescue in time, there are still 2 tourists were killed.

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19 days of before dawn zero or so, Sihai vice chairman of the NPC Su Yuqing received town police station and Yanqing County Emergency do call, inform the 7 tourists were trapped in the snow territory black Tuo mountain. "Only know between black Tuo mountain and the nine house on the mountain, the specific location is not clear, but the mountains the temperature is very low."

Su Yuqing said, trapped visitors areBeijingPeople, the age is the smallest 52 years old, the biggest 62 years old. Around 10 in the morning the day before yesterday, a line of 7 people up the mountain in Huairou district near the glass Miao Xiang Pear ditch along the the Great Wall to the west, and walk to Yanqing County, because the snow is too big lost road. It is understood, they were separated, gathered again when, under which two tourists coma, helpless, they call 110 alarm calls.

Su Yuqing immediately wake up in the town government duty colleagues, and contact with the town forest fire team, organization personnel to rescue.

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Zero about 30 points, 8 members of 17 fire fighters, 4 policemen and Yongning Fire detachment arrived in black Tuo submontane Shiyao village. Black Tuo mountain elevation of more than 1500 meters, the mountain snow forty or fifty cm thick, rescue workers through the snow side to find the roadside forward. Because on the mountain the mobile phone signal sometimes no, rescue progress unhappy.

2 a.m., search and rescue personnel lost in the hillside. Shiyao CunZhiShu Li Zhonghua immediately the villagers Zhao Jiucai, Li Changlin wake up, two people familiar with the terrain after the rescue team. About four thirty, 7 tourists were found. At this time, tourists Mr. and Ms. Zhang has severe coma, Ms. Wang leg frostbite, the other 4 people condition is good.

The rescue team carried the wounded, immediately came down from the mountain. Away from the foot of the approximately 4 kilometers, Su Yuqing and 5 other villagers carried the litter to meet. About eight thirty, two coma tourists was sent to the hospital rescue.

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According to doctors, two coma tourists hospital when she didn't sign of life. The dead man surnamed white, 57 years old woman surnamed Zhang, 59 years old.

Yesterday at twelve thirty, other tourists were sitting in the hospital on the seat, 4 men and 1 women, each carrying a backpack. Among them, a man and a woman wearing a blue jacket is the dead Zhang husband and sister. The two man said very sad, upset, don't accept interview. Doctor Wang says, Zhang cause-of-death diagnosis "body frostbite". Mr. Bai was sent to the Beijing Police Hospital Yanqing branch, the doctor said, Mr. Bai sent when she died, "stiff, shoes off." A visitor to Mr. White family recall the situation at that time, the deep tone, "he said he wants to sleep, we let him sleep, did not expect this to go, one goes two people." Family members not to cry out loud. One young man kneeling on the ground, toward the direction at the two heads, then drive away.

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3 pm yesterday, Zhao Jiucai of 53 years old just slept a wink. After a night of search and rescue, his overshoes all covered with snow, legs still don't bend over. Speaking of black Tuo mountain scene, he still have a lingering fear. "Probably close to 20 �� below freezing, frozen even mobile phone can't hold."

Zhao Jiucai said, the mountain snow depths of up to 1 meters, there was no way. You can pull up the tree even climb away, every step only ten centimeters across, "go on foot, snow to the hip!" Arrive at the nine eye floor of the Great Wall, rescue workers do not see trapped tourists, more No footsteps on the mobile phone, and no, we have to shouted, according to one side with a flashlight. Finally, the residual the Great Wall came the echo sound. Zhao Jiucai went on, the heart is suddenly frightened, "the Great Wall is the residual stone, accidentally have to fall."

See coma after the visitors, he and Li Changlin along the Great Wall to straight down the mountain. It is their lead to rescue for the time. But he felt that he really was touched, fire fighter took off his coat, wrapped around the injured, to use the rope to tie up, people together carried down the mountain. "The mountain is too cold, the boys are very good!"

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Rescue personnel introduces, 7 tourists coming from Huairou territory, Huairou no snow and Yanqing territory deep snow, add the roads are not ripe, therefore trapped. Relevant person in charge of Sihai remind visitors, every winter, nine eye floor scenic spot is closed to visitors, this year the Yanqing snow far more than usual, please don't climb the Great Wall tourist residue.

Rescue workers found trapped tourists, find them and no tents, no local heating, two coma of tourists is lying in the snow. Rescue workers to remind, if the lack of professional outdoor experience, visitors should not easy to climb the Great Wall residue.

Emergency personnel introduces, stranded tourists, long time exposure in a cold environment, the body temperature decreased to lose excess heat, physiological function weakens, in severe cases can cause death, this is called "loss of temperature". Tourists in the field of temperature, it shall immediately take away from the bad low temperature environment, transfer to warm tent or house. If the patients become unconscious, should let him to the original posture lying down, when breath and heartbeat stops, should carry on the cardiopulmonary resuscitation and to hospital as soon as possible. Remember not to drink patients, also do not wipe or massage with limbs, and do not encourage patients to exercise.

Reporter Lei Jun Wang Mei intern reporter Wang Xiangchao

Yunnan Nu River: the Gaoligongshan last Hunter

After 2000, the Nu River Grand Canyon river was incorporated into the national reserve, which means the hunter this ancient occupation gradually disappeared from Nu River, from China.

A good hunter has a lot of energy, strong will and absolutely excellent skills to survive in the wild, with less than 5 kilograms of equipment, you can live in the jungle for half a month.

The dog must have the following characteristics: dog, chest, thin waist, body short. This dog physically, flexible body, can run a few mountain, once they find prey can hardly escape.

The Nu River Valley

Hunts alone, poison is an essential tool, no matter how big the animal only shoot an arrow, the prey before death is not close, but its toxicity attack......

AlongYunnanIn the northwest of the Gaoligong Mountain Road north of the Grand Canyon, Nu River -- the world's most mysterious, the most beautiful and most dangerous odd ancient Oriental Grand Canyon unfolds in front of me. The canyon in life with all kinds of birds and animals, which is listed as a rare animal protected by the state of Bengal tiger, Tragopan, thermal current, red sheep, golden monkey, leaf monkey, lesser panda (the dog), tooth toad. The dense jungles raised Dulong, Nu, Lisu and other ethnic minorities. 10 years ago, every man here is a hunter, they get the most basic survival resource with the most primitive way.

Once the hunter

But with the development of human society, the hunter as one of the oldest occupation, has quit the stage of history. After 2000, the Nu River Grand Canyon river was incorporated into the national reserve, which means the hunter this ancient occupation gradually disappeared from Nu River, disappear from China, the well-preserved occupation system in Nu River basin will also become a legend, which is one reason we the deep canyon interview.

Folk tales in the Nu River area, such as "white tiger", and "the bear", "eyes", "Crow and frog crossbow legend", almost all related to wild animal, some minority nationalities is that their origin there have all kinds of connections with contact with the animal, so hunting is local production activities.

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According to the local county records: "hunting is one of the indispensable Nu River minority primitive economic activities in life, every family Commune have fixed hunting grounds. They see the beast and land, is the public property, boundary is very strict, hunting is not out of bounds. The hunting season, mainly is the snow winter, spring season two." Hunting is one of the main production mode of the minority of Nu River, dependent on agriculture, but few occupation hunter.

In the Fugong County Nu Cun zhiziluo, following the former river county's main street, he lived a nearly seventy years occupation Hunter gold bucket. Since the "lay down the butcher's knife", "gave up the old business" later, he started planting Coptis, but after mountain 1000 acres of Rhizoma Coptidis have to wait a few years to harvest, it is not a simple work, meanwhile to fertilization, weeding, seeding...... Less of a link.

The golden bucket belonging to the Lisu settlements Bai, before liberation, together with her parents to zhiziluo. He is the youngest child in the family, although never asked parents, why they come to this remote place, but he remembered, zhiziluo land can produce the best "exposing" (Yunnan opium), and in that time, their parents are almost smoking, home of a large tracts of opium.

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Hubei, Suizhou: the Millennium ginkgo floor ten Li Gallery visitors drunk

Ginkgo biloba is a relict plant of the oldest extant seed plants. Known as a living fossil, born in hundreds of millions of years ago, the same times and its species are already extinct, surviving in Ginkgo scarce and scattered, hundreds of years old trees have disappeared. While in Suizhou District of Zengdou CityLuoyangThe town has a national and even the whole world the most densely distributed, the best-preserved one millennium ancient ginkgo tree community. Ginkgo Valley stretches 12 kilometers, there are more than a thousand years of ginkgo tree 308, over a hundred years old ginkgo trees more than 1.7 trees, wild ginkgo tree 5100000 original, ancient ginkgo tree even area, community, group, together between the deep valley, is the world's four largest dense patches of Ancient Ginkgo community of. Every autumn, the Millennium ginkgo Valley everywhere golden, magnificent, attracted around a large number of tourists, become a beautiful scenery line.

Suizhou ginkgo Valley

The children ride over from the ginkgo forest

Ginkgo Garden

Late autumn season, as the temperature drops, the ginkgo tree has entered a period of dormancy, ginkgo family to stop the footsteps of bustling about. Thousands of ginkgo tree leaves change from green to yellow, and some have begun to fall, solemn and beautiful. When the sky was clear, the sun through the thick branches and leaves and golden light to the earth, the ginkgo leaves and bright yellow, ten miles long valley, vast expanse of. A gust of wind blowing, rustling behind a piece of fan-shaped leaves, scattered in the roof, the courtyard, the straw heap, hillsides, fields...... Everywhere like laying out a thick blanket. Full Valley "golden armour" ah, walking as if to enter the palace beautiful decoration. Again, like beautiful wonderland, I deeply intoxicated.

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Freshman ride 800 kilometers report says the biggest difficulty is boring

����Claiming to be sent to his adult ceremony on the biggest difficulty is boring

"Morning over to complete the task, to the north of Dengzhou white cattle town. After lunch." In September 4th 12:50,ShandongFinance and economics university level 2012 marketing professional students in the school issued by Hu Junyang post bar to live post the first day. Hu Junyang, in the school post bar net is "rubber Baron", fromHubeiXiangyangLaohekou city. For love of riding, at the age of 18 is coming to challenge yourself, choose to rideJi'nanReport. 7 early in the morning of September 4th, he formally set out from home. The whole process of riding, he in the post bar was broadcast live.

����Riding report he sent his own adult ceremony

"The first day, Laohekou City to Nanyang City, 112 km journey, by the Hubei provincial highway 302,HenanHighway 231. Is scheduled to arrive at noon in Dengzhou city supplies, travel 55 kilometers; the very next day, the city of Nanyang to Yexian County......" "Giant 690 parts: chronograph, saddle bags, back pack, tire repair tools, inner tube......" Hu Junyang ride report is not blind, he made a careful plan in advance. Hu Junyang announced in the post bar in the daily ride plan and the list of items, confirmed that the reporter's conjecture. "Back and forth for nearly a month, plans to continue to improve." Hu Junyang tells a reporter, his original plan in September 3rd set off from home, but before starting the lost mobile phone, oneself have a fever, he delayed a day. The stick to ride to school, Hu Junyang said, he hopes to send a adult ceremony, in November this year, he will be 18 years old.

The first day of 10 o'clock in the morning to Dengzhou, Hu Junyang said he overfulfilled task. After lunch to start soon, he found him a car to follow in sb.'s footsteps. "Parents still not assured, drove up. Night to Nanyang go back."