Coco Ciri
It satisfies many people's extreme imagination of the romantic wilderness
Blue sky and white clouds, vast expanse
Some people want to put their faith here
Some people want to find a home here
This is a sacred realm closest to heaven
But at the same time
It is also a forbidden area just one step away from death
July 2020
Two deaths in a row
Arouse the curiosity of netizens about this mysterious land
What does the real Coco Ciri look like?
Coco Xili means "cyan mountain beam" in Mongolian
It is located in the Qinghai Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Region
It is located in the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
The average altitude is above 4600 meters
The total area is 45,000 square kilometers
It is currently the largest area in China and the highest altitude
One of the most abundant nature reserves for wildlife
It has a beautiful view
There are vast grasslands and majestic snow-capped mountains
Chixiong glaciers, crystal lakes and more
Not only that
Coco Siri also has a rich flora
Wild yak, Tibetan antelope, wild donkey, white-lipped deer, wild wolf, brown bear and so on
But it seems to be quiet and beautiful Coco Ciri
But it is made of white bones
So it also has a cold name, "The Forbidden Zone of Life."
There were professional scientific expeditions
Clearly see the graves made of stones on both sides of the river valley
And some vague human bones
Why do so many people die here?
The most dangerous is, of course, the cold and lack of oxygen
Due to the high altitude
This makes the oxygen content of the no-man's land of Coco Siri
About 45% of the mainland
Almost 100% of the people
Upper Coco Siri will have altitude sickness
There are two types of altitude sickness
Either headache plus drowsiness
Either headache plus insomnia
There are other serious reactions
You can't run here, you can't jump
Not to mention climbing mountains
In such places the heart beats and breathes after strenuous exercise
It's like an ordinary person who hasn't exercised
After running 5,000 meters without stopping
Just stopped for tens of seconds
And there is a lack of oxygen at the plateau
It is easy to face cerebral edema and pulmonary edema
So here it is
You can only move slowly
Feel that life lies in the true meaning of stillness
Temperatures at high altitudes are still low
Let Coco Ciri form
Typical alpine climatic characteristics
Such a bone-chilling wind coupled with ultra-low temperatures
Even the blown sand hit the face
It's like a knife scratching
Hot water poured in the thermos cup at night
In the morning, I have been frozen into solid popsicles
People don't dress warm enough in this temperature
You'll get frostbite
Even freeze to death
Because of the high altitude, the air is thin
What comes with this is high radiation and ground temperature dissipation
High evaporation, large temperature difference
Within five minutes, there may be a double day of ice and fire
Even if there is still snow on the ground
But as soon as the sun is out
Stand under the sun even without wearing any clothes
It also doesn't feel cold
But if the sun is suddenly obscured by clouds
You haven't even finished getting dressed
Winter will enter in an instant
The snow falls
The wind blows when it says it blows
And usually the wind also comes with snow particles and snowflakes
High radiation directly under direct exposure
It will also make people peel off their skin layer by layer
The topography of Coco Ciri is also very complex and changeable
Lakes and swamps all have the potential to kill people
After the snow
Snow will cover the lake
The car is prone to ice cracking
Even people fell into the lake with their cars
Struggle can lead to lack of oxygen
If you don't struggle, you will freeze to death in the lake
The same is true of swamps
A thin layer of hard ice shell on the surface
Beneath the hard ice shell is mud
Accidentally stepped on these ice shells
Waiting
Still dead
In addition to these extreme weather and environments
The rich population of species in Coco Siri
It is also one of the fatal factors
Coco Siri is home to more than 230 species of wildlife
When they run freely on the plateau
Of course, it will constitute a beautiful picture of great tension of life
But when humans become their prey
The picture is not so beautiful
Wildlife in Coco Siri
Unlike the various snakes and jellyfish in Australia
That's highly toxic
They attack people primarily as physical shocks
Sort by degree of danger
The first is the yak
Actually the wild cattle of the world
All are almost as dangerous
Like wild cattle in the African savannah
It is not an exaggeration to call it a murderous cow
The same is true of the wild yaks in Coco Siri
The average herd is not terrible
On the contrary, a single cow is more dangerous
One is because a single yak is timid and easy to be afraid
When you are afraid, you desperately try
Desperate to rampage
Second, a single cow mostly fails to compete for the position of leader in the herd
Or for some other reason
Bulls that have been driven out of their herds
Bulls have bad tempers
Dare to compete for the position of leader indicates combativeness
Extrapolated based on bull's head
Yaks weigh several tons
Some can sit 3 adults on the bull's head alone
And the wild yak endurance is super super good
Not affected by hypoxia
You can run at high speed for tens of minutes
So to speak
The yak fighting power here is comparable to that of the bear
Then there are wolves
A single person is in full health
It's generally okay to meet a wolf
Although on the plateau humans can not withstand its small blow
Even slightly chased
They also die from lack of oxygen
But lone wolves generally don't attack humans
Unless it feels like it can be hunted with a lot of certainty
It is said that the success rate of this thing is more than 70%.
But it hides in the shadows to attack people
That success rate is two hundred percent
If you go in Coco Ciri after May 15th
Maybe you'll even meet a bear that has just finished hibernating
Bears at this time are also the most dangerous
Hungry all winter
Always want to catch prey to fill your stomach
Bears' noses are particularly sensitive
Maybe the aroma of the food you eat will attract it
If by car
It's still scary
But being alone plus being hungry
There is simply no way to live with it
People on the plateau
It's basically at the bottom of the food chain of these indigenous animals
Even rabbits and marmots and other seemingly harmless animals
Fight people
People's lives are in danger
The first is still the risk of dying from lack of oxygen after strenuous exercise
The second is that the bite out of the wound is very inconvenient to deal with on the plateau
Even if you don't fight them
They just pop out when you're in a hurry to catch your breath
You may be frightened
Death from breathlessness and lack of oxygen
So is not the whole ride fully equipped
That's all right
In fact, even if it is a car
There will still be a situation where the GPS fails and the compass does not guide
When overhead is thick clouds
Or when visibility is extremely low in the wind and snow
When you need to discern the direction
Dedicated handheld GPS tends to fail due to thick clouds
The compass is also indicated by a magnetic needle
If you encounter magnetite
The compass can also fail
If unfortunately it snows a little
Cover all the landmarks
The whole world has become one
When you look around, you can't see anything
In case of disorientation
How long can the car's oil last?
In the end, it may be on foot
It is precisely because Coco Ciri is so dangerous
Therefore, there is less interference from human activities
Most of the area has remained pristine and natural
Many people are either drawn to the descriptions in certain books
Or want to "purify the mind"
Just want to ride alone to Coco Siri
There have also been many incidents of solo crossings through no-man's land in history
But most of them ended in failure
For example, the famous scientist Peng jiamu
"China's first hiker" Yu Chunshun
"Domestic top wanderer" Liu Yinchuan
Professionals are still extremely risky
What are the odds of those who come to a walk-and-go trip?
We can pursue poetry and far away
But don't rush to trust some patchwork travel guides
In case something goes wrong
The number of professional search and rescue personnel
Not enough to deal with such a large area and such a harsh climate
Going in and finding someone is also a big risk for them
When they go in, they are also disabled or serious, or they lose their lives
The power of man is strong
Nor can it withstand nature
Humans need to have a reverence for nature
Perhaps the best way we treat Coco Ciri
It's a distant view