Original title: many people died in the traffic jam on Mount Everest, and hundreds of people queued for hours at 8000 meters! Severe hypoxia test
On Mount Everest
A long line of climbers
Winding on the narrow ridge leading to the summit
Some netizens sighed:
This may be the highest 'traffic jam' at altitude
With the warmer weather, since May, the towering Mount Everest has ushered in a mountaineering boom. There are long lines of dragons on Mount Everest. Many climbers were forced to line up for three hours in the "dead zone" at an altitude of 8000 meters in order to reach the summit.
According to the statistics of Nepalese government departments, due to the long waiting time, excessive physical consumption, high cold and lack of oxygen, 14 people have died and 3 others are missing so far. Seven people died on the southern slope of Mount Everest alone. Three people died on May 23 alone.
Frequent accidents: Japanese climbers lost their lives on Mount Everest
It's said that unlimited scenery lies on the dangerous peak. If you want to conquer the high mountains, it's not enough to rely on courage alone. You also need to have experience, endurance and other factors. Even experienced climbers are often frustrated or even buried on the way to conquer Mount Everest. In April last year, the Japanese mountaineer kuricheng Shiduo challenged to climb Mount Everest for the eighth time. As a result, he was killed in a mountain disaster.
Kuricheng left Japan for Nepal on April 17 and arrived at the base camp of Mount Everest on April 27. He was originally scheduled to officially climb Mount Everest on April 21. However, he left the team and went down the mountain alone in the early morning due to physical discomfort. When he was found, he died.
Li Cheng, 35, once climbed the highest peak of six continents in the world in a single person anaerobic way. Unfortunately, up to 2017, he launched seven challenges to Everest, but failed to reach the summit. Among them, during the challenge in 2012, Licheng was trapped in a snow pit with an altitude of more than 8200 meters and a temperature of minus 20 degrees Celsius for two days, and lost nine fingers due to frostbite. With only one finger left, he tried to climb Mount Everest without oxygen for three consecutive years in 2015, 2016 and 2017, all of which ended in failure.
The climbers are inexperienced and their qualifications are not strictly examined
From the middle to the last ten days of May every year, due to the good weather, it is regarded as the 'golden peak period' of Everest.
According to Xinhua news agency, the northern slope of Mount Qomolangma has ushered in a weather window for the summit. On the morning of May 23, 123 climbers made it to the top.
According to the relevant person in charge of Tibet Mountaineering Association, in the spring of 2019, Tibet Mountaineering Association issued climbing permits to 142 international mountaineering enthusiasts, 12 Chinese Mountaineering enthusiasts and a total of 9 mountaineering groups, and required each group to provide at least one guide for each mountaineering enthusiast.
This year, there is more snowfall in the Everest area than in previous years, and the window to the summit comes later. After the 23rd, there will be multiple weather windows, and the remaining teams will try to reach the top one after another.
However, most of the climbers heading for Mt. Everest do not have enough mountain experience, which further increases the risk of this sport.
According to the data released by the Tourism Department of Nepal, in 2017 alone, the government of Nepal issued 373 mountaineering permits. Some professional mountaineers find that climbing Mount Everest is more and more entertaining, and some people who have never climbed the mountain are eager to try. And some irresponsible mountaineering companies, no matter whether the customers are qualified or not, will receive them correctly.
High altitude mountaineering is a severe test of hypoxia
Climbing Mount Everest is a game for the brave and an adventure for the climbers. When the altitude of Mt. Everest exceeds 8000 meters, it means that it has entered a "dead zone". The extreme cold and lack of oxygen make it almost impossible for human beings to survive for more than 48 hours. So, at high altitude, what is the effect of hypoxia on human body?
Most climbers of Mt. Everest begin to use supplementary oxygen when they reach a height of about 7000 meters. Above about 8000 meters, almost everyone uses bottled oxygen, including most Sherpas. At the summit of Mount Everest, the air is very thin, and the oxygen gained by each breath is less than one-third of that at sea level.
Mild symptoms of high altitude reaction include fatigue, nausea, headache, dizziness, difficulty in falling asleep, etc.
Acute altitude sickness begins to feel like a hangover, headache and nausea. It can develop into uncontrolled motor function, confusion, brain swelling, lung water, coma and death.
Even some of the climbers who came down safely later found that they had suffered permanent brain damage.
So, what's the relationship between altitude response symptoms and altitude?
At high altitudes between 1500 and 3500 meters, climbers will experience faster and deeper breathing, difficulty in exercise, fatigue, difficulty in falling asleep, increased urination and other symptoms. At the altitude of 3500 meters to 5500 meters, anoxia, anorexia, dehydration and other symptoms will appear. At the extreme altitude of 5500 meters to 8000 meters, there will be brain chaos, muscle weakness, frostbite and other symptoms. Over 8000 meters, it's a dead zone. Human beings can't survive for a long time, and their bodies will be damaged quickly.
Tibet Sports Bureau: strictly control the number of people entering the core area
Relevant departments have long made regulations on matters related to entering the core area of Mount Everest.
On December 5, 2018, the administration of Mount Qomolangma in Dingri County, Shigatse City issued the "notice": ordinary tourists can only reach Rongbu temple, which is 5150 meters above sea level, 2 kilometers below the base camp of Mount Qomolangma.
Previously, the news that the Everest base camp will be closed indefinitely in order to protect the ecology of Mt. Everest has aroused widespread concern.
In fact, it refers to the announcement that "no unit or individual is allowed to enter the core area above Rongbu temple in Mt. Everest National Nature Reserve for tourism.".
It is understood that Everest National Nature Reserve is divided into three parts: core area, buffer area and experimental area. According to the regulations, individuals and units can not carry out tourism activities in the core area, but tourists can also visit the experimental area near Rongbu temple.
What's more, the so-called "Everest base camp is closed indefinitely" is mainly aimed at tourists. For the approved professional climbers and scientific researchers, they can still go to the route above the Everest base camp to carry out related activities. But there is a limit to the number of climbers.
According to the regulations of the Tibet Autonomous Region Sports Bureau and the mountaineering management center of the State General Administration of sports, since 18 years ago, the number of professional mountaineers and explorers who meet the requirements to enter the core area of Mount Everest every year should be strictly controlled at about 300, and it is only limited to spring mountaineering, and they are not allowed to enter the core area of Mount Everest in other seasons.
Nepalese government: forbid single person climbing Mount Everest
Nepal, located on the south slope of Mount Qomolangma, in order to ensure the safety of mountaineering and reduce the mortality of mountaineering. In January last year, it was explicitly stipulated that:
Independent climbers are not allowed to climb Mount Everest and other peaks in the country. In addition, disabled and blind climbers with amputated legs are also prohibited from climbing. Foreign climbers must be accompanied by a guide.
Climbing Mount Everest is risky, challenging the limit must be rational
On May 29, 1953, New Zealand Explorer Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Sherpas danzenorgay first climbed Mount Everest.
Now, more than 60 years later, climbing Mount Everest is no longer the exclusive sport of professional explorers and professional climbers. More and more amateurs come to Mount Everest, the "dream of the world's highest peak" in the circle.
However, the lower and lower threshold also makes some amateur climbers ignore the high risk and die here.
Professionals warn that amateurs should combine their own physical fitness, treat them rationally and do what they can.
Comments from netizens
In the face of the news that someone lost his life due to climbing Mount Everest, many netizens said it was difficult to understand.
However, some netizens said that everyone's understanding of life is not the same.
Some netizens suggested that climbing Mount Qomolangma should be done according to one's ability, and climbing Mount Qomolangma should also have a 'restricted travel' plan.
More netizens plead: let go of Mount Everest.
The roof of the world is full
It's unbelievable
Life and desire to conquer
Which is more important?