At the end of December 1990, after a long period of preparation, 17 well-equipped and experienced mountaineers were ready to climb Meili Snow Mountain . Seventeen members are a mountaineering team jointly formed by China and Japan. There are 6 members from China and 11 members from Japan. Their goal is to finally reach the summit of Meili Snow Mountain. No one has ever successfully reached the summit before.
Soon after they arrived, the locals heard that they were going to climb the mountain in their hearts, and many people came to stop it. The locals believe that they have relied on the shelter of the sacred mountain for generations, and hope that the mountaineering team can abandon the climbing plan . This is a joint mountaineering between China and Japan. The mountaineering team has already made preparations and will never give up. The mountaineers will not believe the legends of the local population.
The climbers started climbing the Meili Snow Mountain according to the scheduled plan. A few days later, when they reached the snow mountain at an altitude of 5,100 meters, they suddenly encountered heavy snow, and they had to stop and wait. The heavy snow had been falling for several days without stopping at all. Signs. Because the snow is too large, they need to take the risk to clear the snow outside the tent every few hours to prevent the tent from being buried by the heavy snow.
At nine o'clock in the evening on January 3, 1991, Song Zhiyi, the Chinese captain, used radio to contact his counterparts in Yamashita to introduce the current situation. The two parties talked for more than an hour without any abnormalities.
The next day, as usual, the companion under the mountain contacted the mountaineers with a walkie-talkie, but there was no response from the other side. At first they thought it was a malfunction of the walkie-talkie. When they found that there was no problem with the walkie-talkie, everyone panicked. , Something must have happened.
Someone took the high-powered telescope and looked up the mountain. What he saw made his back numb, and there was a mess near the camp on the mountain. There seemed to be an avalanche last night.
The snow-capped mountain without people
Meili Snow Mountain, located in Deqin County, Yunnan Province, with an altitude of 6740 meters. There is a legend among the local population that the Meili Snow Mountain once did no evil,In the era of Songtsen Gampo , the Padmasambhava of Tantric Buddhism finally conquered the snow-capped mountains. Since then, the mountain god Meili Snow Mountain has become a protector of Tibetan Buddhism, guarding Tibetans in the times.
Meili Snow Mountain has also become a place of worship for Tibetans. The "Guide Book" of Tibet records:
"This magical and desirable auspicious holy place, there will be infinite miracles when destined to worship; To worship, it is difficult to reward one's wishes..."
Meili Snow Mountain has a lofty status in the hearts of the locals, and they think that no one can climb the snow mountain. If someone climbs to the top of the mountain, the patron saint will leave here, and they will face disaster.
Although Meili Snow Mountain is more than 2,000 meters lower than Mount Everest, it is difficult to climb because of the complex terrain and the fickle climate on the mountain. No one has ever been able to climb the Meili Snow Mountain.
In 1902, a British mountaineering team tried to climb the Meili Snow Mountain without success. Later, many explorers tried to conquer Meili Snow Mountain, but they all ended in failure. In 1987, Japan applied to my country to climb the Meili Snow Mountain. After consideration, the authorities agreed to the Japanese request.
The Japanese climbers began to climb after making full preparations. When they reached an altitude of 4500 meters, they encountered extreme weather and had to give up. A few years after this failure, the Japanese side applied again, hoping to climb the Meili Snow Mountain again. After a long period of communication, the two sides decided to establish a joint mountaineering team.
In February 1990, the Sino-Japanese joint mountaineering team was formed. The members of the mountaineering team have rich mountaineering experience, set up new climbing routes, and made sufficient preparations. At the end of 1990, once again challenged Meili Snow Mountain. Since this operation has official support, there are dedicated personnel responsible for docking everything from materials to weather forecasts.
disaster is coming
before climbing, I hope to reach the summit smoothly,The team members rushed to the local temple for a grand blessing ceremony. After the ceremony, local people who learned the information flocked to try to stop the mountaineering team and persuade them to abandon their plan to return and not to climb the snow-capped mountains.
When they saw that no one was paying attention to their request, the angry crowd began to curse the mountaineering team: "Snow Mountain, show your mighty power!". Many years later, a Japanese came here to ask about what happened back then. A local still said angrily: "No one can climb the snow-capped mountains. The snow-capped mountains are our relatives. If someone steps on your relatives, are you angry?" .
The mountaineering team started climbing according to the plan. Starting from December 8th, they have set up four camps at different altitudes. Camp No. 4 is already very close to the top of the mountain. On December 28th, the mountaineering team was divided into two groups and started to get closer to the final goal. It was also on this day that the diary that was later found recorded that there were many people outside the tent, and women and babies were heard crying.
The climbing team reached 6470 meters above sea level on the same day, only 270 meters away from the top of the mountain. The success is close to Chichi. At this moment, the climate suddenly changed and heavy snow began. The snowfall increased. The mountaineering team had to give up and return to another camp at an altitude of 5,100 meters. They planned to try to reach the summit again on New Year's Day in 1991.
Before the arrival of New Year's Day, the climbers held a celebration in the camp, while the local Tibetans also prayed in the temple for the failure of the summit. The heavy snow fell for many days, and the climbing team had to postpone the climbing date. By January 3, 1991, the camp on the mountainside was almost buried by heavy snow, and the mountaineering team was in a very difficult situation. On that night, an avalanche occurred, and 17 people were buried by the snow and none of them survived.
diary
In July 1998, 7 years after the incident, when villagers near Meili Snow Mountain were grazing in the mountains, they saw something faintly on the glacier in the distance. When they approached, they found something Among the items scattered on the ground, there are bones, and the bones do not look like animal bones.
After the incident happened that year, the local impact was very large, and the remains of the team members have not been recovered. The herders reported to the government department, and soon someone came to the mountain to pack up all the scattered items and collect them.There are 20 bags in full. It was later confirmed that the bones found were the remains of climbers 7 years ago.
According to official technical analysis, the skeletons belong to 10 people. A diary was found among the collected items. The records of the diary shocked everyone, thus covering the incident with a veil of mystery.
"On December 28, I saw people outside the tent, and there were auditory hallucinations. The radio signal was very poor. I could hear women’s laughter and babies’ crying."
On New Year's Day in 1991, the only female member of the mountaineering team had a high fever, and soon she began to mutter to herself: "I'm coming, I have time to go home." When asked what she was coming, she did not answer.
"I was wrong! We were wrong! It's too late to get down the mountain. They are here, save me! The darkness is shrouded and can't escape! Save me! I don't want to die, save..."
The diary records are beyond normal knowledge. What happened that night? What did the 17 team members encounter on the night of the avalanche? Is something weird happened? No one knows.
A fruitless search and rescue
When the people staying at the bottom of the mountain found something unusual, they immediately reported to the relevant departments. The local government quickly sent people to search and rescue where the incident occurred. All forces were used to climb Tibet. The team sent 6 professional members to rescue the incident.
After they arrived at the site of the incident, they stopped for a while and rushed for rescue. At an altitude of 4,500 meters, they found Camp No. 1 and found four tents buried by heavy snow, but after careful searching, they did not find any signs of activity. .
When the search and rescue team fumbled near the No. 2 camp at an altitude of 5,300 meters,But because the snow on the mountain was too heavy to move forward, the search and rescue team had to return to Camp One to wait. While they were waiting, an avalanche occurred in Camp No. 2, and the search and rescue team in Camp No. 1 had to withdraw.
Japan also sent a rescue team to the scene of the incident. On the day the Tibetan mountaineering search and rescue team evacuated from the mountain, the Japanese rescue team also rushed to Meili Snow Mountain. At this time, 20 days have passed since the incident occurred. After careful consideration, everyone agreed that the 17 climbers have no chance of surviving.
Meili Snow Mountain is about to enter the snow season. Continued search and rescue may cause greater casualties. The official announcement of the search and rescue activities has been temporarily terminated. On February 7, 1991, a memorial service was held for the 17 team members who died.
Japan's mountaineering team has never been
Meili Snow Mountain is one of the few snow-capped mountains in the world that no one can climb. The major disaster of the death of 17 climbers did not make future generations feel dangerous. Meili Snow Mountain has become the dream of many mountaineering adventurers. Every year, our country receives many applications for climbing from all over the world.
Because there were more Japanese climbers in the dead mountaineering team, the local government gave the Japanese mountaineering team the right to board for the first time in 5 years. In 1996, the last year of the first ascent, the mountaineering team from Kyoto University of Japan came to Meili Snow Mountain and decided to challenge Meili Snow Mountain again. They carried the most advanced mountaineering equipment at the time.
The Japanese mountaineering team proceeded cautiously to the top of the mountain, and the progress was very slow. It took a month to arrive at Camp No. 4 built by the victims, which is already very close to the top of the mountain. Just when they launched the final sprint to the top of the mountain. After receiving a forecast from the Japanese Meteorological Observatory, there will be a heavy snowstorm in Meili Snow Mountain. The Chinese Meteorological Observatory also issued an early warning to them, and the situation is critical.
The Japanese climbers quickly descended and returned, just when all the team members returned to the base camp. They also received information from the weather station, which may cause the blizzard clouds to dissipate and the weather to improve.
The Japanese mountaineering team abandoned the climbing plan after consideration. In 1997, the following year, the Kyoto University climbing team announced that it would never try to climb Meili Snow Mountain. In 2001, the local government of Deqin County announced thatNo organization or individual will be allowed to climb Meili Snow Mountain in the future.
Finally
Many people and organizations who climb Meili Snow Mountain will encounter extreme snowstorms during the climb, and the weather on the snowy mountains is unpredictable. Since the diaries of 17 killed climbers were discovered in 1991, the diaries about various strange records on the snow-capped mountains have sparked a lot of speculation about the events of that year.
Regarding the collective death of the mountaineers in the incident, in addition to the official explanation, many people also believe that the mountaineers may have angered the mountain god and led to the final result. There are some things in the world that are unclear. We still need to be in awe of things we don't understand or understand, and we must have due respect for some folk beliefs.
What is theevent itself? Has become an unsolved mystery, no one will know. Will Meili Snow Mountain punish those who climb it?
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