Section 217

On top of the 8,000-meter peak.

Holding on to the rock wall, Lu Yu remained motionless for about ten minutes.

No representation.

There was no action either.

The whole person seemed to be still.

Only the endless sound of wind was left.

In the live broadcast room, the audience felt that something was not right about the situation and kept posting comments:

"Why is there no movement?"

"Feather God?"

"You won't be able to hold on anymore, right?"

"Feather God: It's too difficult for me!"

"It takes some time to get used to this altitude!"

"It's so heart-wrenching to watch!"

Braving the biting cold wind.

Lu Yu was in a state of confusion.

Every inch of muscle and every cell in the body seems to be engaged in a desperate struggle with the desperate altitude of 8,000 meters.

Breathing becomes more labored, and the mind is almost frozen.

For a moment, he even forgot that he was on the highest mountain in the world and that he was not carrying oxygen supply equipment!

This is a war without smoke.

The sound of wind in my ears seemed like the mountain was asking: "Warrior, what is your weapon?"

The next second!

Lu Yu slowly raised his right arm and gave a thumbs up to the drone.

On the top of the 8,000-meter mountain, I took a crucial step and gave my most powerful response!

…

Courage is the sword!

Perseverance is the armor!

After being fully armed, he launched his own attack towards a higher altitude.

The dirt-stained hiking boots step into the camera lens and fall on the hard snow, and the prelude of "Go Time" comes slowly.

The hero's war song is sounded——

In the live broadcast room, the audience's spirits were lifted after seeing this scene!

"It's moving! It's moving!"

"Teacher! Give me another 100 three-year simulations and five-year college entrance examination!"

"Feather God, charge the duck!"

"It will never be imitated and never surpassed!"

"Looking through the floating clouds, Nanshan presented the anchor with 9999 fish balls in a combo! - I was not as nervous as I am today in the college entrance examination back then!"

"I have no story and no wine to give to the host energy drink x 10! - a rush for an epic blockbuster!"

"Wang Guihua, are you okay? I gave the anchor Super Rocket x10 as a gift! - The anchor took a step forward and felt like the whole world was shaking!"

"2333333"

…

With a steady pace, Lu Yu moved forward along the ridge.

After finishing the last section of 8000 meters and about to enter C3 upward, the slope extending from the peak to the northeast ridge suddenly changed drastically.

Snow, rocks, and gravel are completely blended into one.

The mountain road is uneven and extremely steep.

The slope is infinitely close to 45 degrees.

Wherever you look, nothing is smooth.

At the same time, the air is thinner.

It consumes a lot of physical energy.

Even the difficult steps and stops and starts can leave people breathless.

Right now, the main peak of Mount Everest is close at hand, shrouded in dark clouds that are within reach.

The rock positions of the first, second and third steps are also vaguely visible.

Since he did not carry a rope or an ascender, Lu Yu had to use an ice ax to climb up.

Fortunately, with the help of full-level rock climbing skills, there was no particularly difficult place encountered during the entire climb.

The only thing that hinders the efficiency of travel is cold and lack of oxygen.

This feeling is not fleeting.

Instead, as the altitude increased, he kept lurking around Lu Yu, and then came out from time to time to torture him.

Soon, after some hard work, the altitude rose again and settled at 8200.

The faint glow in the sky passes through the sea of ​​clouds and drives away the darkness.

Everything in his sight gradually became clearer.

If you don't pay attention, it will be bright.

At 8200, Lu Yu rested for a moment, then rushed up to 8300 meters, reaching the C3 assault camp in his previous life.

It was a very exposed and relatively steep dark brown rock slope.

The slope was steep and it was difficult to gain a foothold.

If you want to camp, you can only camp on a slope and use climbing ropes to fix it.

Normally, this camp is not used for rest.

It is used to make final preparations for the summit.

If you can get here, it means you have a chance to reach the top.

But at this moment, Lu Yu could no longer eat anything due to physical and mental reasons such as increased altitude sickness and summit stress syndrome.

Nestled in the tent, drinking water and watching the sunrise expressionlessly.

The vast sea of ​​clouds.

Spread out in layers.

Fresh and bland.

Floating among the angular plateau mountains.

The fiery red light swayed down, covering the mysterious Himalayas with a gorgeous coat.

Very eye-catching.

…

After a while, after a short rest, Lu Yu packed his bags and ate another piece of beef jerky.

As a result, for some reason, I chewed it all to pieces, but still couldn't swallow it.

Finally I had to vomit it all up.

After setting off again from the assault camp, Lu Yu, who had not spoken for a long time, remotely controlled the drone in front of him, pointed to a ridge leading to the summit in front of him, and said: "Starting at 8,300 meters, I want to crosscut to the northeast ridge."

"It seems that the peak is not far away, but if we really start walking, we still have to walk at least 3 kilometers."

As he spoke, Lu Yu used his hands and feet to move along the northeast ridge toward the summit.

This section from 8300 meters to the summit.

There are three steps in total.

They are the last barrier between the summits that hinder climbers.

In front, at 8550 meters, is the first step.

Close to the northeast ridge of Mount Everest.

Located at the top of the yellow rock ribbon, it is composed of several protruding rocks.

The step surface is a huge rock wall, which needs to rely on the cracks in the rock as support, and use ascenders or crampons to complete the upward climb!

Because there is no ascender and no teammates, Lu Yu can only cross the 8000-meter cliff with his bare hands!

The second step, which is also the third difficulty in climbing the north slope of Mount Everest, is located on a rock cliff between 8650-8700 meters above sea level.

One of the nearly vertical cliffs of about 6-8 meters stands on the only route to the top of the mountain.

This is a threshold to the summit of Mount Everest.

In the past life, the famous "Huaxia Ladder" was placed there.

In 1975, the Chinese mountaineering team members built a metal ladder at the "second step" with the help of the ice spikes left by Wang Fuzhou and others.

This metal ladder not only helped the Chinese mountaineering team to successfully reach the summit.

As of 2008, it has helped more than 1,300 climbers from all over the world realize their dreams of climbing Mount Everest, completely shattering the British people's statement in 1920 that "it is impossible for humans to climb Mount Everest from the north slope"!

This time, because there is no metal ladder, this section of the road will be Lu Yu's nightmare.

The third step, which is also the last checkpoint to the summit, is the highest step among the three steps on the north slope of Mount Everest, located at around 8,720 meters!

It is a steep rock wall composed of several huge rocks.

On the cliff, the gaps between the rocks are irregular and staggered, making it quite difficult to climb.