Clouds obscured the players, but they could not stop the good news of victory from the peak.
"If all nine comrades went up, if yes, the answer is correct."
The other end of the walkie-talkie said: "-Yes! ”
Soon, cheerful background music and cheers from the crowd immediately sounded, and the base camp began to celebrate.
After that, the scene cuts to the commandos erecting five-star red flags and measuring markers on the top of the peak, and the audience follows the photographer to look around at the top of the world.
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This is the black-and-white documentary "Again" made in 20 actually.
In the documentary, the hardships and joys of success of climbers are interpreted.
The journey to Mount Everest began as early as the twentieth century.
At that time, countless climbing warriors followed, hoping to conquer Mount Everest.
Of course, there will be sacrifices on the way to conquest, and there are many climbers who sacrifice for love, so there must be something to see on the way up Mount Everest - corpses.
It is said that there is also a "road sign" on Mount Everest known as "Sleeping Beauty".
A special year, a great decision
On Mount Everest, there have been many stories worth exploring, many of which are deaths.
In May 1998, American female mountaineer Francis and her husband came to Mount Everest.
This time, the two of them are going to challenge their limits, but also the world's highest peak, and they chose to climb the mountain without oxygen.
As a child, Francis fell in love with mountaineering because of his father's influence.
Moreover, Francis and her husband Sergei also met in the process of climbing the mountain, and eventually entered the palace of marriage and became a lifelong partner.
After getting married, Francis and Sergei did not choose to put aside their hobby, but insisted on the hobby of mountaineering, hoping that one day they could challenge their limits and climb the highest peak, Mount Everest.
In 1998, Francis's husband decided to work with his wife to fulfill their shared dream and push his limits.
When Francis learned the news, he was very excited.
Subsequently, they discussed and decided not only to climb Mount Everest, but also to challenge the limits of humanity - climbing without auxiliary oxygen.
Climbing Mount Everest without oxygen is completely "looking for death" in the eyes of outsiders.
For humans, climbing the world's first peak is already a huge challenge, let alone climbing without oxygen.
At high altitude, oxygen is very thin, ordinary people will have a feeling of lack of oxygen the higher up, which is very dangerous, a little careless will die.
As mountaineers, Francis and Sergei couldn't have been unaware of the dangers they would face.
However, for the sake of hobbies and ideals in their hearts, they do not care.
Because that's the challenge, and they can overcome the difficulties and finally achieve this miracle.
In May 1998, Francis and Sergei arrived at the foot of Mount Everest after making all the preparations.
At this time, the howling cold wind is on, and the temperature is very low, which can be said to be difficult to walk.
However, the more difficult it became, the more it aroused the fighting spirit of Francis and Sergei, and they decided that they must complete this feat and realize their dream wish.
Successfully climbed to the top, and there was an unexpected surprise on the way down
Subsequently, Francis and Sergei took off the oxygen equipment they carried with them and began a journey full of danger.
As experienced climbers, Francis and Sergei did not feel any discomfort at first, but became more and more excited, and they felt victory beckoning to them.
Along the way, they maintain a high level of mental concentration, steady their emotions and breathing, hoping to reach the top sooner.
However, they still underestimated this dangerous journey.
By the time they reached the high altitude, Francis felt unwell and had difficulty adjusting to the environment.
After seeing Francis's face become ugly, Sergei offered to take a break and adjust.
So they rested in place for a while, waiting until Francis felt better before continuing.
Time passed little by little, and Francis gradually adapted to the high-altitude environment, and they then began to climb again.
The emperor did not pay off, Francis and Sergei experienced wind and snow, cold, lack of oxygen... Eventually he successfully climbed Mount Everest, and Francis fulfilled his dream of becoming the first female climber in the world to climb Mount Everest without oxygen.
However, just as Francis and Sergei cheered, danger ensued.
Due to the lack of oxygen for a long time, Francis's body can no longer withstand such pressure, and she must hurry down the mountain.
After reaching the summit, Francis did not stop much, but took a quick photo and then followed Sergei down the mountain.
However, on the way down the mountain, Francis collapsed due to lack of oxygen, suddenly fainted, and finally collapsed on the way down.
Seeing his wife suddenly fall to the ground, Sergei immediately helped her up and did some simple medical measures.
After a brief treatment, Francis regained consciousness and woke up.
Although awake, Francis's body was extremely weak and could not move forward at all.
Faced with such a situation, Sergei fell into tangle and pain.
Because they had left all the oxygen equipment at the bottom of the mountain before they climbed the mountain, it was impossible to find oxygen equipment on the deserted mountain, and it was impossible to call for help.
If Sergei chooses to stay, he will be greeted with the same ending as Francis, so that the two of them will really have to wait for death.
So, the best thing to do now is for Sergei to go down the mountain first to ask for help from Francis.
During the time that Sergei went down the mountain for help, Francis could only resign himself to fate, hoping to hold out until Sergei returned.
After weighing the pros and cons, Sergei finally chose to go down the mountain for help.
At this time, Sergei told Francis his thoughts, hoping that she would understand her choice, and that she would persevere and wait for her to return.
At this time, Francis was extremely weak and very afraid in his heart, and the joy and excitement of successful mountaineering not long ago had long disappeared.
After hearing Sergei's words, Francis fell into an extreme contradiction and fear.
As for her husband's choice, Francis also understands that this is the best way to do it at the moment.
However, she still couldn't help but be afraid, afraid that her husband would never return, afraid that she would not be able to wait for his return.
A special "signpost" on Mount Everest - Sleeping Beauty
At the moment, Sergei had no time to appease Francis, because for every minute delayed, they encountered more danger, and Francis was less likely to survive.
Soon, Sergei packed his bags and left alone.
At this moment, Francis looked at her husband's fading back, and could only watch weakly, unable to do anything.
Time passed little by little, Francis's body became weaker and weaker, she became colder and colder, and her consciousness became more and more blurred.
Just as Francis was about to die, she saw two English mountaineers.
At this moment, Francis's heart once again lit up with hope, hoping that the two mountaineers could save her.
In the face of the dying Francis, the two British mountaineers could not remain indifferent.
So, they chose to give up climbing the summit of Mount Everest and turned around and went down the mountain to the base camp to find rescue teams to help.
In fact, they also knew in their hearts that with Francis' current state, they could not wait for them to return.
Immediately afterwards, they prepared to leave and descend the mountain, now only able to pray for a miracle that Francis himself could hold.
As they left, the last faint plea of Francis was heard: "Don't drop me, don't drop me...".
The next morning, another climbing team found Francis, but she was completely breathless.
She couldn't wait for her husband, Sergei, or the rescue team of the two British climbers.
After a long wait, Francis left.
When the climbing team saw Francis, they also thought about carrying her body down, but it was too dangerous, because in addition to the extremely cold climate on Mount Everest, there were rocks that could loosen at any time.
Carrying Francis's body was too risky.
After thinking about it, they chose to leave, and just like that, Francis was left alone at an altitude of 8600 meters on Mount Everest.
Prolonged wind and snow and extremely cold weather have fixed Francis's body here, and she is wearing a purple mountaineering suit, which is very conspicuous on the route of the mountain.
In 2007, the two British mountaineers who had tried to save Francis returned to their original location to find Francis's body.
Over the years, they have been living with insecurity and guilt because of their original decision.
So, in 2007, they chose to return to that place, wrapped Francis's body in an American flag, and placed it in another location.
This move, they also hope that Francis can sleep peacefully.
This is the story of Francis, known as the "sleeping beauty" of Mount Everest.
She was the first female mountaineer to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, without oxygen, but she also paid a heavy price, lost her life and was completely buried here.
And her husband Sergei never chose to give up on her, and on the way down, Sergei suffered a sudden accident due to wind and snow, and eventually died not long from Francis.
Although this "sleeping beauty" did not wait for the prince who saved her, her prince did not abandon her, but lay here with her.
Mount Everest: Heaven or Hell?
Over the years, there have been many stories on Mount Everest, including joy and sadness.
This "mysterious paradise" covered in snow all year round is a paradise for mountaineering explorers and a god that can be seen by ordinary people.
In the fifties of the twentieth century, after New Zealander Edmund Hillary first climbed Mount Everest, more and more climbers came to try and conquer Mount Everest.
As we all know, the climb of Mount Everest is full of obstacles and thrills, and a slight mistake means that there is no return.
And about this first peak, in fact, it has left the world with the biggest "mystery".
So did British adventurers George Mallory and Anthony Owen ever climb Mount Everest?
In the early twentieth century, countless mountaineers began to want to conquer the world's first peak, Mount Everest.
Although the road ahead is difficult and unknown, this does not dampen the enthusiasm of mountaineers, who embark on the journey without hesitation.
Countless climbers followed, but no one returned the good news.
In 1924, George Mallory and Anthony Irving set off.
They started in Tibet, China, and worked their way up to an altitude of about 8,500 meters.
At this time, the oxygen carried by Mallory and others was already difficult to support them to the top.
In this case, the climbing team they are part of can only choose to go down.
However, Mallory and Irving did not want to give up this low-hanging fruit victory, and they decided to break away from the climbing team and continue climbing on their own.
Mallory and Irving then continued their journey.
Only, they never came back.
During the years when Mallory and Owen disappeared, many climbers chose to challenge Mount Everest, and finally in 1953, Edmund Hillary succeeded.
When the people of the world learned that Edmund Hillary had successfully climbed Mount Everest, they felt that he was amazing, and he was regarded as the first person in the world to conquer Mount Everest.
However, in addition to marveling at Edmund Hillary, there are still people who believe that George Mallory and Anthony Owen had climbed Mount Everest as early as 1924, and they were the first to conquer Mount Everest.
Because, for this, there was a lot of controversy at that time.
In 1999, the United States sent a special mountaineering expedition to find their whereabouts.
Finally, after a search by the expedition, the body and relics of George Mallory were found,
After briefly cleaning up George Mallory's body, members of the search and rescue team held a simple funeral for him on a mountain 8,235 meters above sea level.
At this point, it does not matter whether George Mallory is the first person to climb Mount Everest, his body and spirit have remained on this legendary mountain forever.
Whether it was George Mallory or the Francis couples, they kept pushing their limits for their hobbies and dreams, and eventually stayed here forever.
Challenge yourself for your dreams, they are worthy of respect!
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