Chapter 367: Reaching out to touch the sky
Mount Everest!
As soon as Bifang finished speaking, Tacitus stood up with a bang. The friction between the stool legs and the floor made a sharp and harsh sound. He put his hands on the table with a look of surprise.
"Mount Everest! Is that the highest mountain in the world?"
"Mr. Bi is going to climb Mount Everest?"
Bifang put down his knife and fork. Before he could figure out why the other party reacted so strongly, Haskell, who was standing beside him, tapped the table with his knuckles and glared at Tacitus. Although his tone was lecturing, it was not too blaming: "Tacitus, what do you look like? Sit down!"
Tacitus sat down awkwardly.
After scolding the third son, Haskell looked at Bifang with an apologetic look on his face: "I am really sorry to have embarrassed you, but Tacitus has been passionate about this kind of adventure since he was a child, please forgive me."
Bifang waved his hands repeatedly, not taking it seriously, and nodded affirmatively: "Yes, it is the world's highest peak, Mount Everest."
Matthew was the first to question: "Have you ever climbed a mountain before?"
Although he didn't know much about mountaineering, Matthew knew a lot from his travels, especially Mount Everest.
The highest point on Earth.
It is an area with the thinnest air and one of the worst environments. Sometimes a cough can be fatal, and even taking a breath can cause liver-tearing and abdominal-splitting pain.
Once an accident happens, even the corpse will remain in that desolate place forever, becoming an eternal landmark.
That was a field where no mistakes could be made. Even though Bifang had repeatedly created miracles, when the weight of being the world's number one lay before him, people still couldn't have enough confidence in him. Therefore, Matthew had to ask for clarification. Although it had not appeared in the live broadcast, perhaps Bifang was a mountaineer before he became a host...
"No."
Matthew's thoughts were interrupted, his pupils slowly dilated, he unconsciously opened his mouth, but he closed it several times and couldn't say a word, and finally he said: "Are you crazy!? How is this possible?"
At the dining table, the Haskell family also cast shocked glances. Except for Tacitus, the others were not interested in outdoor adventures, but that didn't mean they were ignorant.
Anyone living on Earth knows how dangerous Mount Everest is, even if they can't describe it in detail.
"I'm not crazy." In stark contrast to everyone else, Bifang spoke in a calm tone. He picked up his knife and fork again, cut off a piece of steak and put it into his mouth to chew. He swallowed it after a long while, then tapped his head. "In adventure, I think there are two most important things. One is a healthy body, and the other is a brain that can see through the wilderness."
"Coincidentally, Matthew, I have both. I am twenty-five years old, in peak physical condition, and I also possess one of the finest wilderness brains in the world."
"It's totally... it's totally not the same thing. You haven't been there, you haven't been there..."
Matthew was speechless. He felt that this was ridiculous. A man who had never climbed a high-altitude mountain suddenly announced that he wanted to conquer the world's highest peak.
Don Quixote is possessed? A demon?
Bifang looked at the expressions of the crowd and knew that they did not believe it. Indeed, it was almost impossible for someone who had never climbed a high-altitude mountain to suddenly declare that he wanted to conquer Mount Everest.
He held the knife and fork, dipped them in some sauce, and drew a simple map of the area on the white porcelain plate.
"Don't worry. Although Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world, it is not the most difficult peak in the world. The task I set for myself is very long, with a plan of two months, and one month of training time. Now is mid-April, and one month later it will be mid-May, which is the best time to climb Mount Everest. During this period, all my live broadcasts will revolve around Mount Everest."
As the fork continued to slide, everyone's attention was attracted by the black sauce, as if there was indeed a high mountain somewhere, above the earth and under the sky, and the highest peak stood there.
"Mount Everest is located on the border between China and Nepal, with the Indian mainland to the south and the Bay of Bengal to the east. May is the time when the continental cold air over the Bay of Bengal begins to retreat northward. Since the movement of the high-low pressure interface is often accompanied by the formation of spiral airflow, once the spiral airflow over the Bay of Bengal forms and shows signs of moving northward, it is the best time to climb Mount Everest. The climate in the Everest area and its nearby peaks is complex and changeable, with obvious monsoon characteristics. The weather changes are too strange and difficult to predict, so you must choose a period with stable climate. If it is too early, the monsoon has not stopped; if it is too late, the monsoon has already turned, and it is not suitable for climbing. This time window is generally a few days to ten days. Most of the Everest summits are completed in this window, and everything coincides with my time plan."
Matthew, Haskell, Tacitus and others stood behind the Bifang chair, blinked at the map on the porcelain plate, and then looked at each other.
Everyone here is a layman and doesn’t understand, but it seems so amazing…
It seems, as if, it’s really not difficult?
As expected of Mr. Fang (Mr. Bi), he was well prepared!
"Why, why is it that once a vortex-shaped airflow is formed, it becomes stable?" Tacitus, the only one who knew something about outdoor sports, struggled to pronounce the term. It was the first time he had heard of this term, and it was really difficult for him to say it accurately after having heard it only once.
Bifang looked around and knew from everyone's eyes that no one understood what he said. He dipped some sauce and drew several circles: "It's very simple. The simple explanation is that the eye of the typhoon is relatively static compared to the wind wall, so the climate is stable."
“Oh~~”
As if they really understood, they all said "oh" in unison.
Matthew, who was originally very worried, seemed to have been fooled. He actually felt that it was not impossible. He was just an outsider. Look at Fang Shen, who spoke so clearly.
As expected, an amateur is an amateur, and he still has a long way to go.
Seeing that the 70% suspicion in everyone's eyes had turned into 70% trust, Bifang couldn't help but smile.
Is climbing Mount Everest really that easy?
What I said is certainly correct, but it does not mean that climbing Mount Everest is easy. Choosing the right climbing window is just lowering the requirement from 100 to 90 points.
If you want to challenge high-altitude mountains, the first step is low-altitude outdoor activities, physical training, and basic technical learning. If a novice can use all the weekends, this stage can be completed within a year.
The second step is to start entering the high-altitude thin air zone. Before climbing Mount Everest, it is best to have 2-3 high-altitude mountaineering experiences.
Start with 6,000-meter peaks, then 7,000-meter and 8,000-meter peaks.
This stage takes at least 1 year, while the average person needs 2-3 years.
And I only have one month!
Turning the fork in his hand, Bifang's eyes were firm and fearless.
Above 8,500 meters above sea level, that is an extremely high moral standard that people cannot demand, it is a forbidden zone for humans.
Thinking of this, Bifang was even a little excited. No matter in this life or in the previous life, so many people had come forward one after another to challenge Mount Everest again and again. He himself had also fantasized about it, but there were also batches of challengers buried there. He had neither the qualifications nor the strength, so he could only fantasize about it in his dreams.
Never before have I been so close to my Goddess Peak .
as if.
You can touch the sky with your hands.
Bifang smiled. He never stopped. The new journey had just begun.
