Original title: Everest is also in a traffic jam. Why are more and more people keen on life and death climbing?
The traffic jam in the city is annoying, but the 'congestion' on Mount Everest is fatal.
According to the BBC, on May 25 local time, 44 year old British climber Robin Haynes Fisher successfully climbed Mount Everest, but he accidentally fell down and died.
This is the 10th person killed on Everest in 2019, which also makes 2019 the fourth year with the largest number of deaths in the history of Everest.
According to the guardian, recently, due to the sunny weather and the surge of climbers, there have been many "traffic jams" on Mount Everest, and many climbers have to queue in the "dead zone" above 8000 meters above sea level for several hours《 The guardian said that to some extent, this caused the deaths of many climbers.
The spring mountaineering season of Everest is from March to May every year. During this time, the climate of Everest is relatively warm, the vision is relatively clear, and the possibility of snow or rain is relatively small. Therefore, many mountaineering lovers will choose this time to try to conquer the world's first peak.
However, this' brave game 'has become more and more deadly.
'life and death climb'
It is reported that Fisher, 44, joined a six person mountaineering group. Under the leadership of Sherpa guide, they successfully climbed the top at about 8:30 a.m. on the 25th.
But in the process of going down the mountain, Fisher suddenly felt unwell. The guide replaced his oxygen bottle and gave him more water, but Fisher accidentally fell and died about 150 meters from the peak.
According to the BBC, Fisher's family issued a statement after the accident, saying that he had successfully climbed the highest peak in Europe, Mont Blanc, and the highest peak in South America, acongagua, and "had a very fulfilling life". The statement said, 'we are extremely sad to lose him because he still has so many adventures and so many dreams to realize. Anyone who has seen him will always remember the positive energy he brings to people '.
Before Fisher, Kevin Hynes, a 56 year old Irish climber, slipped and died on the 24th when he was about to climb Mount Everest. On the 23rd, Kalpana DAS, a 49 year old Indian climber, and Nihal ashpak, a 27 year old Indian climber, died on their way down the mountain after climbing the top. In addition, climbers from Austria, the United States and other countries died during climbing or descending.
'traffic jam 'at an altitude of 8000 meters
According to the BBC, Nepal has issued a record 381 licenses for this year's spring mountaineering season at a price of about US $11000 (about 76000 yuan). So far, a total of 378 climbers from 41 mountaineering teams have the license to climb Everest this spring.
On May 23, Nirmal purja, a Nepalese climber who successfully climbed Mount Everest, posted a photo on social media, attracting global attention. In the photo, a long line is crowded in the 'death zone' of Mount Everest, where only one person can pass at a time. According to purja, about 320 people were stuck there.
The guardian said it was the most 'congested' year since 2012. According to the weather conditions, there are only about five days for climbing in May, so many people focus on climbing before this time period.
Alan ARNETTE, a blogger who has been blogging every Everest climbing season, said that this year's situation is simply 'crazy'. ARNETTE said, 'in 2019, it will take 10-14 hours to climb from the South depression of Everest. Due to the congestion, it takes another 6 hours to return to Nan'ao, so it takes nearly 20 hours as a whole -- it's crazy '.
According to CBS, the congestion on Mount Everest slowed down the climbers' steps. Many people waited for hours under the condition of extreme cold and lack of oxygen, which greatly increased their fatigue and consumed oxygen, making the situation very bad.
Simon Lowe, the leader of a British mountaineering company, pointed out that this year's congestion is not a problem. The real problem is that unqualified teams lead unqualified climbers. 'if you don't bring enough oxygen when climbing Everest, you need to queue for several hours, that's the real problem'.
More and more people are keen to climb Mount Everest
In recent years, more and more people are keen to conquer the world's first peak - Mount Everest.
It is reported that after the autumn mountaineering season, the number of climbers of Everest may reach an all-time high in 2019, surpassing last year's record of 807.
According to the times of India, many mountaineering institutions in Nepal have fought a 'price war' in recent years, which has led to a sharp drop in mountaineering costs, which has prompted more and more people to try to climb Everest to a certain extent. Others regard climbing Everest as a great honor, so they are ready to climb Everest without being ready.
Mountaineering is actually a sport that requires special skills, training and experience, especially when climbing high-altitude mountains. According to CCTV news, climbing Everest more than 8000 meters means entering the 'death zone'. Extreme cold and hypoxia make it almost impossible for humans to survive for more than 48 hours.
Once there are altitude reactions such as fatigue, nausea, headache, dizziness and difficulty in falling asleep, climbers begin to fall into crisis. More serious reactions even include out of control motor function, brain swelling, pulmonary hydrops, coma and even permanent brain injury.
With more and more people climbing Everest and more people dying, many parties called on Nepal to restrict the issuance of licenses.