From May 15 to 22, a week has confirmed five foreign climbers killed in climbing Everest, in May this year, Everest has become in recent years the highest number of casualties of a mountaineering quarter. Everest this year in the number of victims has reached 15.
"Five victims were three people are physically exhausted, is a lack of supplies, a person is in danger because of the `` victims, which is very telling." Tibet Mountaineering Association Secretary-General Minxin said. In his view, the climbers themselves understand the inadequate preparation is the main reason for causing the tragedy.
With the recent rise of commercial mountaineering activities, in the eyes of some travelers, it seems that Everest is no longer beyond the goddess, ordinary people can also be "extremely third conquer Earth," originally done by the world's highest peak, mountaineering season as lively as affordable. Qomolangma even a "traffic jam" caused climbers rather easily in the 8,000-meter altitude, rather lead to a plateau of 23 hours can cause death.
Addition, the climbers must be fully protected and scientific projects, otherwise easily lead to tragedy. Tibet Mountaineering School Nima Ciren, now some commercial mountaineering activities in the security problems. Individual foreign travel agencies use the low bid to attract customers to team up, no communications security, the lack of weather information and collaboration, can plan for science and mountaineering. This has greatly increased the risk of climbers.
In fact, the top and Tom are vital moment, we must not, "the seat of your pants." In unsuitable weather conditions impact of physical exertion is usually at least twice. Any upward-reluctantly, it is very likely physical and oxygen depletion, the likelihood that rescued a little.
Climbers not tolerate the slightest bit of chance. You underestimate Hill, Hill will be ruthless. But now "the top of Mount Qomolangma," seems to have become a fashion each year are inexperienced Friends for climbing mountains, which is to hold the life joked. According to Xinhua News Agency
Voices
"In that case, your responsibility is to save its own, rather than attempting to rescue others." -- Sharp's mother
"We were not possible right of a dying climbers ignored in recent years climbers undoubtedly moral standards are declining."
- Powell (the world's first Qomolangma)
"Altitude of 8,500 meters above the 'death zone', you can sit down and accompanied him, and together they died, but you will never be in those circumstances a person back down."
- Mount (Qomolangma in 1996) Qiu quarter
If we are finally climbing into the indifference, the climbers what?
Fact with Saving Private Ryan is the same token, a saving of a death squad, when it released the film caused a lot of controversy.
An individual may save a totally impossible to save an 10 individuals who may be very difficult to save a 40 individuals who may be possible.
Although I have not received the snowy mountains, but I have no hesitation to say: I will go to save people, not thinking of how lofty, but do not want to regret later life.
