CCTV News:Two days ago (May 31st), the government of Xizang Autonomous Region released data. In the 2019 Everest climbing season, there were 241 people on the north slope of Mount Everest in China. Compared with the northern slope of Mount Everest, the southern slope of Mount Everest in Nepal is more commercialized, and even becomes the "online celebrity" punching place for climbers. During the best climbing window, there is congestion at the summit. However, dangers also follow.

Zhang Baolong: "Starting at night, there may be a 400-meter head lamp connected together. I thought there were really many people this year."

This is Zhang Baolong’s third time to climb Mount Everest. As a guide, he will take his clients to climb it for eight or nine hours in the dark with controllable weather, and plan to climb to the top at dawn. Due to the weather change, the number of suitable climbing days on the south slope of Mount Everest decreased this spring, and dozens of teams concentrated on the summit. A Nepalese climber walking in the team in front of Zhang Baolong took this photo of madness on social platforms on the south side of Mount Everest. Between the south peak and the peak, there is a short step, which is where the big congestion occurred this year.

This short step, called Hillary Step, is the last pass of Mount Everest. Although it is only about ten meters, because it is rock, shoes are difficult to grasp, so everyone is cautious, and the subsequent rushing team has to cling to the snow eaves on the right side, while the cliff is on the left. It is estimated that each of the 381 climbers who have obtained the mountaineering license will employ at least one guide, and the number of climbers will be as high as 1,000.

Guide Zhang Baolong: "At that time, I heard that there was a traffic jam on the top of the mountain. I thought it was broken at that time. The people who came up were anxious, and the people who came down were anxious. Everyone was trying to move forward and didn’t leave a seat for anyone."

Climbing teammate Ru Zhigang: "When we set out from camp C4, I told my guide that we had to rush to the top today, but the problem is that if there is traffic jam, it means that you are just there consuming oxygen and people are not leaving, so it is very dangerous."

The "dead zone" above 8000 meters is extremely cold and anoxic. Due to the long waiting time of three hours and excessive physical exertion, 14 people were killed and 3 people were missing in this heavy traffic jam, and the China team represented by Zhang Baolong successfully reached the summit without any casualties. After reaching the summit, most people can consume more than half. Those who are not excited must descend to a safe place before the weather habitually deteriorates in the afternoon, but they will encounter congestion again when descending.

Zhang Baolong: "When we came down from the altitude of 8,600, someone behind us was calling for help. At that time, my client said that you would go up to save him. He said that if you don’t save him, I won’t leave. I was very angry at that time. I exploded at that time. I said that if no one from their own team came to save him, who would help you?"

Zhang Baolong is not an alarmist. In addition to uncontrollable natural risks, extreme environment and long-term congestion, even with sufficient oxygen, human functions may collapse at any time under a high load of 8 kg to 25 kg. Teammate Ru Zhigang captured a helicopter transporting patients, but not everyone was lucky enough to get such assistance, and he was almost hit by a climber who fell down.

Climbing teammate Ru Zhigang: "The Indian girl in the video, with a bang, rolled down. Later, her two guides pulled her. Although she said that she did, she was unconscious. A Nepalese friend of mine told me that she had passed away."

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Climbing Mount Everest has become a trend, but in the eyes of professionals, not everyone is suitable for climbing Mount Everest. According to statistics, more than a dozen climbers have been killed this year. Compared with China’s cautious control of climbing the peak on the northern slope, the southern slope under Nepalese jurisdiction is more commercialized. As long as you can pay 300,000-400,000 RMB for mountaineering, you can get a mountaineering permit on the south slope with or without mountaineering experience. And this also brings security risks.

Zhang Baolong: "It’s too tempting to be 200 meters short of the summit. There is a tip of $1,500 or more for the summit."

Money can buy nanny service, but it is not absolutely safe. A guide from China like Zhang Baolong conducts field training all the year round and strictly controls his diet. If customers ask him to help them climb Mount Everest, they need at least one and a half years of intensive training under his guidance. This is his optional action, and also in response to China’s "5678 system".

Zhang Baolong: "Since climbing Mount Everest on the northern slope of China in the 1960s, everyone has been trying to promote mountaineering with experience. Climbing must be 5,000 meters, 6,000 meters, 7,000 meters and 8,000 meters. Therefore, the vast majority of mountain climbers in China are relatively trained. In any case, they have to climb three mountains at least before going to Mount Everest. "

Relevant persons said that the mountaineering management department has limited and reviewed the age and mountaineering experience of Everest climbers, which not only respects dreams, but also appeals to people to do what they can.

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