Every day passes by like this, and every sigh dissipates. The surprises along the way continue to gather, but they fade away in the passing away of reality. This is my climb and my path to recovery.
Three years ago, I vowed to go mountain climbing. This year went as I had hoped. My old friend still remembered me and asked me to form a team. I am extremely grateful. Originally, the new friends made an appointment to go together, but things were not going as planned, and they were separated by thousands of miles in various places. This trip was both a blessing and a misfortune.
Mountains with no signal most of the time
There were three months of training before the trip. I felt very happy that I chose this job because it was the task that I had the most contact with everyone. When I'm lonely at home, I always want someone to exercise with me, so when I first made the training plan, I considered letting everyone have as much contact as possible. Videos, phone calls, and asking for leave are all methods. Discipline is the yardstick that keeps the team together. I was always worried during the month of the reserve team. How could I still climb mountains with this kind of physical fitness (even though I am the same)? ? ?
As soon as the official team was drawn up, the situation became clear, and everyone asked for more training. Of course, we are here to satisfy you! I abandoned the old version of the official team training plan that I had used for many years and started making it myself. Because the old version of the plan was boring and flat and did not respect the rules of exercise, I wanted to make a plan that was more varied and more comprehensive in terms of physical fitness.
Running first, LSD takes second place, mainly variable speed running, supplemented by Yasuo 800 and T running. Of course, it was still unprofessional to set the standard too high at the beginning and adjust it several times before implementing it. Secondly, strength training is used to stimulate muscles, with comprehensive core strength training as the main component and limb training as a supplement. The proportion of anaerobic exercise is not large, because muscle gain is not the main purpose, but more important is muscle endurance. The variable burpee is my favorite movement (it’s so cruel), and it has also been professionally recognized by Brother Dog, that is, variable speed running and burpee are excellent means of cardiopulmonary training. Regular training three times a week was a bit sparse, so uncontrolled climbing and aerobic training were added. For weight-bearing climbing, it is best to spend a day in the wild to simulate mountain climbing; for aerobic exercise, it is to adjust the fun of exercise and lose fat at the same time. This water can flow out, and this is where the power of online training lies.
Daily group strength training
The plan has been made, but in terms of execution, I think the early stage is still weak in the later stage. Because of the cross-section at the end of the June semester, many people relaxed. Although it is inevitable, I still feel that it should not be done. Training should be the responsibility of the team members, not my supervisory responsibility. The weather in July is very bad, either with high temperatures or heavy rains. The latest news comes from all over the country every day (xx can't train again!), so I can't push the team members too hard. After all, I have suffered from heat stroke several times, and the pain is gradually getting worse. appears, so train conservatively. Judging from the final training data, three months of training has had a significant effect. The short-distance speed has improved, the long-distance can be sustained (questionable), the strength has improved to a higher level, and the overall situation is improving.
Teacher Six and Aunt
I am actually not satisfied with the results of my own training, because I drove in May and suffered a back injury in June which took up a lot of time. Coupled with a year of recuperation, my physical fitness was only able to recover seven points. I caught a cold again before departure and lost another point. Coughing and feeling dizzy, these are the memories of three days in Chengdu. Before entering the mountain, I had a very bad premonition. Even in the car, I felt the oppressive feeling of a dark cloud hanging over me. I was hesitant about the road ahead and had no idea where I was going. But after entering the mountain, all the sorrow seems to be separated from the iron gate into the mountain. I looked at my feet and moved forward step by step. The disease seemed to have finally stripped away the brain. Despite careful medication along the way, the patient's feelings disappeared and his hands, feet, and mood were under control.
The first day of walking through the jungle made me extremely tired, either because of the heavy load in the first half or because of the cold that made me tired. I felt like my soul was exhausted during the meeting after dinner. In fact, there was a big adjustment that night, mainly due to the problem of packing and transporting luggage. The work of the team doctor was on track at this time. The team medical team asked three questions in a mess, including blood oxygen temperature, injury condition, and physical strength. I was too busy to take care of myself. Fortunately, my measurements and my aunt helped me a lot, otherwise the situation would have been even more embarrassing.
The next day we entered the high-altitude Gonggar Temple and base camp. Gongga attracted me like a magnetic field, and I reached the foot of the snow-capped mountains again. I was asked during psychological counseling before, why do I yearn for snowy mountains so much? I once thought I got the answer in Nepal. At that time, I cried to Fishtail Peak and asked if I still had hope. The snow-capped mountains did not answer, but took away my despair. This time is different, the determination to make one's wish come true is no longer there.
The passing points at the base camp in the afternoon were very interesting, and Brother Dog was even more interesting. The next day I went to C1 and the team set off smoothly. My things were scattered among the brothers’ bags. I was even able to jump a few times easily. But the high-reflexivity river monsters, Lao Bao and Ah Li, are having a hard time. They gradually talk less and less, and they can't eat much, worrying about their high-reflection status. I want to help them relieve their pain, but there is no quick-acting medicine, so I have to carry it myself. Before C1, we passed by an alpine meadow, which was as beautiful as "Heidi and Grandpa". The beauty of fairy tales was right at our feet! By C1, everyone's symptoms of high fever became more serious, including vomiting, circumferential headache, diarrhea, and fever. Fortunately, Brother Dog is there to reassure me. Faced with this battle, a barefoot doctor like me can only say drink more hot water, eat something and take your time (actually, that’s all I can do). But a lot of mountain medical knowledge that Brother Gou taught me is very useful. For example, you can’t sleep on the plateau for a long time, you can’t drink glucose while traveling, and you must eat.
I tossed and turned that night, feeling very sad because I didn’t know how my condition would be if I went up a snowy mountain. But I managed to get here... But if I waste a coach by descending halfway, then half of the people will be implicated if someone else descends. So just to be on the safe side, I'll stay behind. The decision was made after getting up. I also had breakfast with everyone, organized the equipment, and helped out, but in fact I was reluctant to leave. After bidding farewell to the ray of light, I stayed alone in the tent, and then I realized what I was going to face.
There were distant noises, nearby footsteps, something twitched the wind rope and moved the stones. Darkness is the scene that scares me the most. Facing the darkness alone is a surefire way to scare me to tears. I turn on the music from time to time, just to let things out there know that I'm not alone. At around three o'clock, I couldn't bear the fear of the unknown outside, so I finally stepped out of the tent. I thought, let's face what I fear! After opening the tent and walking one meter out, you can actually see the lights on the mountain when you look back! Immediately the intercom rang and Seven Seconds asked me what was going on and they could see me. It turns out that you can see me. It turns out that I am not alone. The short conversation dispelled the fear. I know you still remember me, and I am waiting for you to come back safely.
C1’s support, walkie-talkie, water bottle and sleeping bag in the tent.
I fell asleep after returning to the tent. When I woke up at six o'clock, I suddenly heard a cry from the mountain. I called back within seven seconds, saying that I was very tired and could not walk anymore. I could hear the tiredness of physical exhaustion, so I had no choice but to use words and keep trying. Wait a minute, it’s eight o’clock, we’ve reached the top! ! I was lucky enough to hear our results firsthand! The awakened nerves move around with legs and feet, climbing up the high southern slope and trying to look at you. At nine o'clock, Ah Li withdrew to the camp, what an amazing woman! At twelve o'clock, one o'clock, two o'clock, everyone came back one after another. They were all in good spirits, but they were extremely tired. I drank chicken soup, repaired and went to bed. Fahai, Laobao, Liuqi, and Sanwei were the last to come down. They suffered a lot, especially Sanwei. Unfortunately, time was too short, so we quickly broke camp and left. We hurried down to the base camp, half of the people behind us were on their way in the fog late at night, the stream was deep and the water was cold, and the people and horses were exhausted. We finally felt relieved when we saw the light of our headlamps in the fog at night.
The night at the base camp should have been joyful and peaceful, but I slept badly after a hard night. The root cause is my reluctance. I am unwilling to lose a piece of the most precious collective memory, unwilling to go to the snow-capped mountains to see Gongga’s true appearance, unwilling to be dragged down by the disease but causing so much mental pain. What was I thinking when I saw the snow-capped mountains this time? I am regretting and I have to face regrets. I can make up for the regrets in the snow mountains next year. This is an opportunity within reach. But the bigger regret is that I gave up the opportunity last year when I was ill, a precious opportunity for further education. What we cannot face now is the reality. We dare not look at the current situation, fearing the double hardship we will face. But on the mountain I stepped out of the tent, saw everything in the darkness, and saw a ray of light. But when I got down the mountain, I had no memory but I was still with you. Unfortunately, things could still turn around. This difficult knot seems to be opening up.
In September, I want to go to Beijing to resume normal life. I hope we can get together again and join the team again!
