The people who claimed to be members of the mountaineering association hit and kicked the reporters as soon as they arrived. These reporters were not good at the 5,000-meter plateau. The short sprint just now was even more exhausting, and they were pushed a few times.
He fell to the ground and gasped for air.
Seeing that several people were still getting up, the association staff pulled Bifang and others back to the camp before they could introduce their identities. It was not until they entered the tent that things became quieter.
"Mr. Bi, you are finally back!" Thayes, the leading association member, was a little anxious.
Thayes looks a bit like a traditional Nepali, with a short stature, and speaks anxiously but clearly: "I am Thayes, the director of the Nepal Mountaineering Association. This avalanche happened suddenly and the losses were even more heavy. Several of us are
The only association member currently staying at the base camp, thank you for your contribution to climbers, but the rescue team cannot officially arrive yet. I have watched it."
"Just tell me, what do you need me to do?" Bi Fang still understood the priorities of the matter clearly and knew roughly what the other party meant.
"I hope you can elaborate on the scene when the avalanche occurred. Since time is urgent, we hope you can organize manpower to organize rescue first." Thaïs spoke very quickly, showing that he was really anxious.
This request is really too much. Save people?
How to save?
Will a second avalanche occur? A large avalanche can even change the terrain, leaving less experienced guides at a loss. Those heavily covered glacier cracks are like sharp swords hanging above the head. A slight mistake will lead to disaster.
In the eyes of many people, going down the mountain to give someone a hand along the way is the most benevolent thing to do.
There is no way around it. Natural disasters have occurred continuously on Mount Everest in the past ten years. Moreover, the Internet is developing more and more rapidly. If something happens, the whole world can know about it. If this incident cannot be effectively handled, it may cause a huge impact on the development of tourism in the future.
Don’t underestimate the economic impact of Mount Everest on Nepal. It’s one thing how many people climb the mountain. Every year, at least a thousand people spend money to buy a certificate. Maybe less than half come, but at least one person spends 70,000 to 80,000 U.S. dollars to come.
, not to mention the consumption coming to Nepal, these people alone are worth hundreds of millions of dollars in income to the economy, not to mention those who simply come here for tourism.
In addition, the development of Mount Everest has not been smooth due to environmental issues and the opposition of the Sherpa people.
If there is another big problem this time, it will be a heavy blow to local development. No one will come to climb and the tourism industry will not develop. Then there will be no need for their mountaineering association to exist.
But rescue is not an easy task. The more extreme the environment, the more so. From risk assessment to rescue efficiency, it is undoubtedly not a big problem. Being too anxious may actually cause a bigger problem.
In this context, Bi Fang's appearance is undoubtedly a life-saving straw for the Mountaineering Association!
Another important reason is that the other party is live broadcasting! An epic global anchor!
Professionals can understand the difficulty of rescue, but laymen can't. People just think that you don't care about the lives of climbers at all. Furthermore, climbers are almost all rich, and it is impossible to think from other people's perspective. In such a situation
Even worse.
After listening to Thaïs's words, the audience also understood why the other party was so eager and actually let a passenger who survived the avalanche organize the rescue first.
[This is treating Fang Shen as a life-saving straw]
[Awesome, probably no one can use it anymore]
[The main thing is that Lao Fang is so awesome. Who would have thought that when an avalanche comes, not only can he survive, but he can also bring his teammates with him]
[If those two climbers had not run away, they would have achieved something extraordinary]
Indeed, whether in terms of ability or courage, Bi Fang's execution ability under the vast natural disaster this time was extremely high. He was even able to rescue other people while sending his teammates down the mountain, even though the terrain and route had changed.
Under certain circumstances, we rely on experience and ability to go down the mountain again and open the way.
He is proficient in first aid, has an inhuman physique, rich knowledge, and rich experience. Even his organizational skills are remarkable. The faster the rescue, the better. On the vast Mount Everest, without any helpers, such a person cannot exist.
It just doesn't make sense to capture him as a young man.
No matter how you assess the danger, can anyone with personal experience understand it?
No matter how experienced you are, are there enough people who can blaze a trail?
Having said this, how could Bi Fang refuse?
He nodded in agreement without saying anything.
"But it's not enough for me. I need helpers. The seriously injured also need to be carried down the mountain. Not too many people, but at least five or six good people, preferably Sherpas, and some equipment must be prepared for me."
Okay, including sleds, snow shovels, detection rods and stretchers." Bi Fang said solemnly, while writing down a list and handing it to the other party.
"Easy to say!" Seeing the other party's agreement, Thaïs was overjoyed. "The people behind me are all native Sherpas, and they are all young and strong. Two people can even carry one person under six thousand meters."
Carry it down the mountain! And I have a good helper here."
"helper?"
Before Bifang could be confused, Thaïs whistled, a barking sound was heard, and a large dog with white skin and brown back got into the tent from the bottom.
"Saint Bernard!" Bi Fang said in surprise.
【dog?】
[Looks like a rescue dog, right?]
[Saint Bernard, sounds so familiar]
[What kind of dog is this? Why have I never seen it in China?]
"This is my friend, Barry. He used to be a rescue dog, but he retired due to injury the year before last and was later adopted by me." This Saint Bernard was raised by Thayes himself. When the avalanche occurred, several of their associations
The members and Barry all stayed at an altitude of more than 4,000. When talking about being a search and rescue dog, Tyrese was even a little proud.
The audience was puzzled by Bifang's excitement. While Thaïs went out to prepare equipment, Bifang explained a little bit.
Saint Bernard was originally a guard dog in a monastery in the Swiss Alps. Due to his excellent road recognition ability, he became a guide dog. However, snowstorms also occurred frequently in the Alps, so the monks took them to rescue people, and found that
The Saint Bernard guide dog has extremely powerful search and rescue capabilities, a strong sense of smell and dragging ability, and has become a world-famous snow mountain search and rescue dog.
However, with the development of the times, snow mountain rescue turned into helicopters, and the Saint Bernard gradually disappeared from this industry and became a family dog and nanny dog. Bi Fang never thought that he would one day return to the "tradition".
[Awesome, but I’ve never seen it before]
Bi Fang scratched his eyebrows, saying this was embarrassing.
St. Bernard is the national dog of Switzerland. However, after it was introduced, many people valued its characteristics of less disease, faster growth, and longer length, so it became a meat dog.
Can this country tolerate the transformation of national dogs into meat dogs?
"So Switzerland intervened and banned the export of St. Bernard to countries that eat dog meat."
audience:"."
At this time, Thaïs also came back from the outside. He used his status as a member of the association to borrow first aid equipment from those who were still at the base camp, and in a short time he borrowed the supplies Bifang needed.
"Okay, time is running out, we have to set off again quickly."
Seeing that everything was ready, Bi Fang didn't waste any more words. He took St. Bernard's hand, loaded up all the medical equipment, and boarded again with the manpower prepared by Thais.
Yao Jun and Jarrett stayed at the base camp and received comprehensive treatment together with other injured people.
Bi Fang looked at Daxue Mountain again and narrowed his eyes.
Through the information from Tais, it was clear last night that there were four rescue teams on the Khumbu Glacier, with a total of 36 people. As for whether there are others, it is unknown. What Bi Fang has to do is to try to rescue these trapped people.
rescue as much as possible.
I have had the experience of descending a mountain and performing a rescue operation, and the danger level of this operation was not too high.
the only problem is
Will the Mountaineering Association and Nepal Tourism Board cancel the climbing season?
This is not Bifang's delusion, but something that actually happened. The climbing season on Mount Everest was canceled during the window period due to environmental issues, risk assessment issues, and even disaster issues.
After a massive avalanche in 2014, Nepal canceled the 2014 Mountaineering Festival in memory of colleagues who died in previous avalanches.
Not for 15 years, because it was a major earthquake. Even if it was not canceled, no one would dare to climb the mountain again.
The situation this time was almost exactly the same, which made Bi Fang very worried. For this reason, he agreed to the rescue without hesitation. The purpose was to brush up the association's favorability, so that if this happened, he would be able to speak fluently.
, while reducing casualties and striving to minimize the impact.
After pulling the dog leash, Bi Fang calmed down and said to the Sherpa behind him.
"Go, save people!"
"*** News from the Nepal Mountaineering Association Lingcheng confirmed on May 3 that the avalanche on Mount Everest that day caused part of Camp No. 1 to be buried, killing 6 people and injuring at least 30 people. At the time of the incident, the base camp in this area
There are hundreds of climbers and guides, but we are currently unable to contact them.”
"The Nepal Mountaineering Association confirmed last night that the area hit by the avalanche is between the Khumbu Glacier caused by the collapse of ice and snow and the base camp. He said that the specific details of the avalanche are not yet clear, and the communication between the climbers' base camp and other areas of Mount Everest is intermittent."
"Nepal Police Chief Chandra Dev Rai said that there were about 700 climbers in the Solukongbu area involved in Mount Everest at that time, 300 of them should be at the base camp, and 200 at Base Camp No. 1.
There are about four climbing teams on the Khumbu Glacier.”
"In this Everest avalanche, the famous adventurer and part-time anchor Bi Fang was also at the scene. He regained contact within less than ten minutes after losing contact, and demonstrated a textbook-level self-rescue on the spot. At the same time, when the disaster occurred,
At the first moment, Bi Fang remained calm in the face of danger. Not only was he able to keep his head calm, he was also able to choose the most correct way to save himself, gaining a precious chance of survival for himself and his teammates."
"Except for the two guides who left alone, the team members led by Bi Fang were almost unscathed and went down the mountain early in the morning on the 4th. Regardless of personal safety, they rescued more than a dozen people along the way and successfully saved the lives of two seriously injured people. This is even more worthy of admiration.
What's amazing is that after descending from the mountain, he was invited by the Mountaineering Association to lead the locals to carry out two or even three rescues. Together with the rescue dog Barry, he successfully brought the seriously injured down to the base camp for medical treatment. At the same time, he unearthed two other teams, which fans jokingly called
For disaster victims and rescue professionals.”
"At 4:37 pm that day, the rescue helicopter arrived successfully. Under the command and leadership of Bi Fang, the rescue operation unfolded in an orderly manner. What Bi Fang embodied this time not only demonstrated the responsibility and responsibility of people with outstanding abilities, but also
It also embodies the spiritual outlook of the Chinese people, which is "
"Right now, the two tents at the base camp of Mount Everest are already filled with wounded people. The Mountaineers Association Secretary-General Thays claimed: 'The number of casualties may continue to rise.' This report ends here."
Early morning on May 5th.
Bifang opened his eyes tiredly, and Barry beside him seemed to have noticed something. He stood up and licked Bifang's palm.
"Well"
He sat up from the bed with a sigh. From the time the avalanche started in the early hours of the night before, until the evening of yesterday, Bi Fang had not had a good rest. After successfully rescuing himself, he took Yao and Jun down the mountain, then up the mountain again, and then down the mountain again.
When the rescue team arrived, Bi Fang took them through the safe route again, re-erected the aluminum ladder and lifting rope with the Sherpas, and handed them over before returning to rest.
It is estimated that the rescue team didn't rest last night. However, the route was taken out by the rescue team, which greatly increased the rescue efficiency. Moreover, Bi Fang has a good memory. Although the terrain may have changed, the road he took before coming here passed by Sanliang.
After verification, the original route can be restored. Although all teams may not necessarily take the same route, it also provides a certain basis and reference for rescue.
After one day's hard work during the day, three helicopters from the rescue team, and four professional search and rescue teams working hard all night, the personnel of the Khumbu Glacier have brought out everything they can.
As for the rescue at Base Camp No. 1, you don’t need to worry too much. First, it is only partially buried there, and it is a platform as a whole, so rescue is convenient. Second, there are many people there. From climber guides to medical attendants, the rescue speed is very fast.
soon.
From the incident to the end, the loss was reduced to the minimum within 24 hours, which can be said to be the limit of snow mountain rescue speed.
I looked up at the time, it was already eight o'clock in the morning.
I don’t know if the news that Tais asked to inquire has been sent back. The current death toll in the Khumbu Glacier is six, which is almost the same as the previous case. This makes Bifang very uneasy.
I looked up and looked outside the tent. Through the sunlight, I could see some figures. They were reporters who were still trying to get the news. Unfortunately, they were stopped by other climbers.
Although these people lack professionalism, they can still help with small things.
Just when Bifang was thinking wildly, the tent curtains were suddenly opened. Tais looked a little ugly. He was a little surprised when he saw Bifang wake up and hurriedly led the man forward.
"Are you awake?"
"Yeah." Bifang nodded, "How's the situation?"
Tais knew what Bi Fang was asking, he lowered his head and sighed, and Bi Fang's heart instantly sank to the bottom.
"The association appreciates what you do, though."
"The climbing season is cancelled."
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