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AIDAN MARTINUnited States

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It's boring to stay at home on a rainy day, and suddenly a thought flashes through my mind, maybe climb a snowy mountain. I don't want to go to too many places, I want to go to a less popular snowy mountain, so I ruled out Four Girls Mountain, ruled out Altay, and Bagu Duoshan, and finally discovered a treasure for beginners - Jieshougou, passing through the cave. I arrived in Chengdu on the evening of December 30th, and met up with my friends on the 31st, then we drove to Huacun in Xiaojin County, the first self-driving trip in Western Sichuan. I didn't expect that it would take seven hours to drive over 200 kilometers (we stopped four times in the middle to take photos, rest, etc.), the scenery along the way really made people want to stop. After lunch, we set off, and it wasn't until about 8 o'clock in the evening that we arrived at the guide's home; Our starting altitude was about 3700. At first, we had a big steep slope, but we felt good because we usually exercise a bit, and it felt good; when the altitude was about 4000 meters, it was almost dawn. This was also the most difficult time. I started to feel a bit tired; at 4200 meters, I saw the sunrise, the closest to the Golden Mountain in my life; when the altitude reached 4500 meters, I started to feel a bit dizzy. It might have been high altitude sickness, by then, we had already reached above the snow line. At first, every step was difficult, and my teammates and I separated one by one; when I reached 4700 meters, I was very confused. I had to sit down and rest every few steps. Finally, I made it to about 4800 meters. I saw the summit. I fainted. I don't know how long I slept. My teammates followed me and woke me up. I felt that I might have felt the pressure of nature. I sat there, looking at the summit not far away, I regretfully took a photo of the summit and decided to retreat; This time we drove ourselves. There were five people in a car, only two boys made it to the summit, but the two boys who reached the summit were also in bad shape when they came down. A kid lost his phone, and the camera fell into the water. He didn't know. What I want to say is, an altitude of 4880 meters is not really high, but the severity of high altitude sickness is indeed different, so if you want to challenge a snowy mountain, you can boldly try, but if the situation is not good, you must retreat in time.
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Posted: May 10, 2024
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