Chapter 197 Another Avalanche
Zhang Qi stopped and gasped in front of him. There was snow in front of him, and on the right was a glacier that was straight up and down.
Yun Xing stood beside her and looked at Gingchuan and felt his calves weak: "Are you sure you go up from here?"
"Or what? Have you experienced an avalanche?" Zhang Qi straightened his waist.
Yun Xing shook his head and looked at Wu, "What is the altitude now?"
Wu Dao looked down and said, "It's more than 5,000 meters! Rich people are idle, and the little icebergs below must climb such places if they don't play."
Zhang Qi pointed to the glacier: "It will be easier to pass through the middle of these two ice peaks, and it should be easier to enter the inner hinterland."
Wu Dao nodded: "Yes, will I go ahead this time?"
"Are you sure?" Yun Xing asked.
"It's your first time climbing a glacier. At least I have more experience than you and I know how to get a safety rope." Wu Dao replied with a smile.
"Then I'm the queen." Zhang Qi said.
"Okay, then let's go!" Wu Dao walked towards the glacier on the left.
If you have not been trained, don’t try to climb a glacier. First, it consumes a lot of physical strength, but the risk factor is too high.
"I think it's still necessary to tell you two about ice climbing skills." Wu Dao stood under the glacier and looked at the two women.
"It should have been said a long time ago!" Zhang Qi glanced at him.
Wu Dao smiled and faced the glacier, spreading his legs: "The feet were separated by about the width of the shoulders, and the knees were slightly bent. The waist was slightly oriented to the ice surface, so that the weight should be distributed evenly on the feet."
He demonstrated as he spoke: "The ice axe should be on the same line as the navel when it hits the ice above the head, and the two picks should be arranged in a row up and down. The feet should move upward in small steps, and the shoulders should be flush with the pick head of the ice axe at the low level. The feet should be kicked into the ice axe separately, at least shoulder-width. Be sure to make the navel, that is, the center of gravity of the body, and the ice axe at the high level, in a vertical line, and the weight should also be distributed equally on both feet."
He got off the ice and raised his right foot: "A good footing method is also the key to ice climbing. The more effective the foot is, the smaller the burden on the arms. To put it simply, you must step on both feet. You can kick it into the ice, or you can step on the protrusions or depressions sideways."
"There are two principles for kicking ice. Body posture will affect the distribution of weight. Weight will be transferred downwards through the legs to the front teeth of the crampons, and there is also a place to watch the kicking ice. At the same time, you can make a choice. If there is no place to pedal, you have to kick the ice with the front teeth. Remember to press the weight on the front teeth, remember not to tiptoe, it is best to keep your heel level."
"I know, continue!"
Wu Dao raised the ice axe in his hand: "When swinging the pick, you should be careful about the freezing point. When stretching your arms, you should shake your wrists and try to keep your shoulders, elbows, wrists and ice axe in a straight line. After climbing for a distance, you should insert an ice cone to fix the safety rope. You must fix the ice cone firmly, because this is a guarantee of your life."
"I know, hurry up and get up. It will get dark if you are slowing down for a while!" Zhang Qi urged.
"Okay, I'll go up first, Yun Xing follows!" Wu Dao said that and swung the ice axe again, and waited until the ice axe stabilized before lifting his left foot and climbing up.
A ice axe cannot climb up at all when climbing in such a place, so two people go up first and the other person waits below.
It seems that it is one thing and another. Yun Xing always feels that he cannot distribute the weight of his body evenly.
"Kakuk", Wu Dao smashed the ice cone into the ice, picked up the safety buckle and put it on the rope and hung it on it, and then continued to climb up.
Yun Xing and him climbed up from two positions respectively, because it was not safe to walk on one line.
"Hiss", Wu Dao took a breath of cold air, and the place where the crampons stepped on suddenly fell, and the center of gravity fell along with the empty feet. Fortunately, he grabbed the ice axe and did not fall down.
"Damn!" Zhang Qi, who was standing below, covered his chest nervously, and waited until Wu Dao kicked his empty foot into the ice before he breathed a sigh of relief.
Yun Xing climbed very steadily. He dared to raise his foot if he was sure that the ice axe was strong, and he would pull out the ice axe if he stepped on his feet.
"Ding Ding Ding..." Wu Dao smashed the ice cone into the ice, tied the rope and threw it down, lying on the side to look at Yun Xing: "Catch it and climb up!"
Yun Xing held the ice axe with one hand and hung it on his waist with the other hand. He reached out to grab the rope, hung the other ice axe with both hands, and climbed up with the rope.
"Bang", holding both hands together, Wu Dao took Yun Xing's hand back, and she kicked her feet twice and climbed up the glacier.
Ice beds meet together, and colorful light shines on each peak. At this moment, it seems like you are in the Kingdom of Ice and Snow, but you don’t see the elves with wings.
"This is so beautiful!" Yun Xing exclaimed.
"Look at it later, pull Zhang Qi up first!" Wu Dao hit another ice cone.
"Okay!" Yun Xing turned around and looked at Wu Dao.
He threw the fixed rope down the glacier, took out the intercom and called: "Zhang Qi, I heard the reply!"
"Received, please speak!" Zhang Qi's voice sounded.
"Climb up with the rope and take off the ice cone along the way, and take the safety rope as well!" Wu Dao said and lay down to the side again.
"Received!" Zhang Qi put away the walkie-talkie and grabbed the falling rope.
Ten minutes later, Zhang Qi also climbed the glacier and praised the scenery in front of him.
Wu Dao put away the rope and looked at Yun Xing: "How far is the location of the missing person from here?"
Yun Xing took out his mobile phone and unlocked it and placed it in front of Wu Dao: "From the map, you have to walk five or six kilometers forward through the glacier area."
Wu Dao glanced at the sky and said, "Then let's go. There are still three hours before dark, and you can almost pass through this area."
Zhang Qi pointed at his waist: "Let the rope be connected and then set off!"
"Oh, yes!" He looked down at his waist, untied the rope and handed it to Yun Xing and Zhang Qi respectively.
The three of them continued to move forward, enjoying the beautiful glacier while walking. The two women took a photo from time to time, and when they met a particularly beautiful place, they would take Wu Dao together.
Zhang Qi suddenly pointed to a snow peak next to him and exclaimed: "Look, white smoke comes out from the top of the peak!"
Wu Dao and Yun Xing stopped at the same time and looked at her hands one after another, and saw Bai Yan descending at an extremely fast speed.
"Damn it, it's an avalanche! Run!" Zhang Qi shouted and ran away.
Yun Xing and Wu Dao followed closely behind. At this time, the three of them were in a flat place and there was no place to hide.
Yun Xing looked at Wu and said, "You are fast, hurry up and find a place to hide!"
"Okay!" Wu Dao untied the rope and ran forward, and in the blink of an eye, he was several hundred meters away from the two women.
His head swayed left and right like a rattle, looking at both sides. He could not tell where to hide wherever he could hide, so he decided to run to the near glacier to find it, and the figure flashed and rushed to the right.
Yun Xing and Zhang Qi ran forward hard. In less than a minute, the white smoke had already fallen to the middle of the mountain.
Chapter completed!