Day 20 - bivy at 16K ridge
It was snowing and we were in a whiteout. There was no wind, so we packed up and left 17K camp. We were going home! As always, the packs felt the heaviest. The footpath was partially gone, so by the time we reached the top of the fixed lines, I was concerned that the approach would be covered by snow and that we might wander into a crevasse. So we decided to bivouac, exactly where the Mongolians had their tent ruined by a snow block hurled by the wind. The platform was already there, so setting up the tent was not a problem. That's what we thought, only to discover that a tent pole had broken - the piece that connects to the poles was stuck inside one of the poles. Luckily, it was calm on the ridge, so after a few tries, we were able to splinter it with one section of a ski pole. You can see a more detailed report by Vera here .
紧张，但是期待......
ReplyDelete- 下个月我要去旅行了
ReplyDelete- 哇，太羡慕你了（我也想去）
是我们更有时间吗？不是。
是我们更有钱吗？不是。
是我们不需要工作吗？不是。
大多数人会说：等我退休了/等我有钱了/等我做完这件事/等孩子长大了/等贷款还清了.......
你发现了吗，这些回答里都有一个共同的字：”等“！
可是，就在这等待中，一辈子就过去了。难道你愿意一生只活在等待中吗？在生命的尽头，现实生活中，电影The Bucket List里卡特最后拥有的幸运机会，会降临到你的头上吗？显然不会！那还犹豫什么？想做就做，说走就走！（再次感叹：Common sense is not common.)