Recently chatted with a travel friend, and he told me that he saw another Spaniard slip and fall during the descent on Ama dablam in October and died. It took several days for the body to be removed. During this period, people came and went, and no one was able to rescue her. He himself was forced to call for rescue due to severe cranial edema and failed to reach the summit. This is his first 8000m. I am very heavy, and eight thousand meters is the limit of mountain climbing. Pursuing ideals and a sense of accomplishment is a good thing. Some people will do anything for it. He is lucky. Unfortunately, it is the Spanish climber whom he has never met. For climbing, such things happen often, just like eating and sleeping every day. Challenges naturally come with a price, and this price is all in. . .
After I mourn here, I will continue to live. For me, it may only last a few days, and then I will forget all about it and continue living. But for the Spaniard, that was his life, completely over.
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Counting on my fingers, I haven’t read a book in several months. "Northern Clearings" is a book that I have always wanted to read, but have never been able to start. Suddenly one day I felt that I had to read it. I couldn't even wait for the express delivery, so I spent 27 yuan to buy the electronic version from JD.com. It is the most expensive e-book I have ever bought.
I have seen this awesome guy in 8264 a long time ago – the author of "The Clearing of the North". He spent 77 days riding his bicycle alone into the no-man's land of Daqiangtang. To sum up the difficulty of this event, there is only one sentence: far better than climbing Mount Everest or any extreme sports.
Greater Qiangtang generally refers to the four national nature reserves of Qiangtang, Altun Mountain, Hoh Xil and Lop Nur in northwest Tibet and bordering Xinjiang. Qiangtang means "highland in the north" in Tibetan. The average altitude here is more than 5,000 meters. Judging from the altitude map, this is considered the roof of the world. For a long time, there have been few human footprints, but this seemingly barren land is actually a paradise for wild animals.
No one has ever dared to set foot in this wild land alone, because it has never been within the scope of human activities that can survive. Even off-road vehicle expeditions must have strong and sufficient supplies, even the support of six-wheel drive supply trucks. I can't imagine how strong, fearless, and capable a person must be to give up, to dare to push a mountain bike alone and disappear from the sea of people, and step into the vast and lonely unknown road.
There was even no news from him at one point, and his friends were worried that he would never come out. Just like that song: When a ship sinks to the bottom of the sea, when a person becomes a mystery. More than two months later, he miraculously returned to the world, cast off the dust, his soul was baptized, he calmly accepted the loneliness of the world, calmly accepted the applause, and calmly faced the rest of his life.
People have many pursuits, and these pursuits are nothing more than material or spiritual. I especially admire all explorers who seek enlightenment and enlightenment, even at the expense of all explorers. They must be people with many stories, people who can distinguish many big things from right to wrong, people who are magnanimous and cultivated, people who can face all storms calmly.
Everyone has a big Qiangtang in his heart. It is your own open space in the north. It depends on whether you dare to take off your disguise, right? Every great action starts from the simplest idea.
《Orchid in the Empty Valley》
About an hour’s drive from Xi’an, there is Zhongnan Mountain. Many people in Xi'an don't even know this mountain exists. On Zhongnan Mountain, there are more than 5,000 practitioners from all over the country living in seclusion in the valley, living a simple and frugal life 1,000 years ago. Some of them built simple shacks, some lived in seclusion in caves, and some built their own small houses scattered in various valleys. They live a self-sufficient life without any worries. Some people have never returned to the earthly world since entering the mountains, and some people come here every year to cultivate their minds for a few months, cleanse their souls, and then return to the bustling crowd.
Able to accept a hard and simple life, hermits only solve the problem of survival, and overcoming the loneliness of living alone is the most difficult level for them to pass. It is difficult for practitioners without concentration and perseverance to withstand the test. Every year, there are hermits in the mountains who fail to practice Taoism and become crazy.
Since ancient times, Zhongnan Mountain has been a retreat place for scholar-bureaucrats and intellectuals to retreat from the government and the public.
Many curious travelers or explorers tried to enter the mountain, but found nothing. When hermits see groups of travel companions from a distance, they will close the door or stay away. This is the experience of many people. Practitioners generally do not receive strangers. "Amitabha" and "infinite longevity" are common code words used by practitioners to knock on doors.
These practitioners love life very much. They will clean their little huts and make them spotless, and plant some plants, flowers and scenery. They do not use mobile phones or any modern electronic devices. Some live near villages and rarely disturb villagers, but they communicate in a friendly manner and rarely go down the mountain. They generally maintain a minimum level of food and clothing and know very well about moderation.
Hermit Quotes:
"What are we going to do when we go down the mountain? We are like fools after we go down the mountain. We don't know what to do. We don't know what to do."
"It's okay if there are no offerings. Pine nuts, wild vegetables, etc. are all food for practitioners. The behavior of practitioners is incomprehensible to ordinary people, and others think it is pitiful to live in the mountains. Practitioners don't have much hope for material things, so I give offerings to some practitioners and give them things to fulfill my wish. For them, it makes no difference whether I give it or not."
"Everyone is thinking about how to make money and how to spend money. These things are good, but people's life horizons are too small and too limited. I want to see another life,"
"The life of a practitioner is like suddenly discovering a source of clear water. The previously turbid water is no longer drinkable."
"There is only one thing left in my time, and that is to awaken all the love in my life and dedicate it to those who need it!"
From this point of view, the world is really too simple, and people who think about measurement are stubborn. I am one of them.
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