Having exerted much effort to reach Camp One, Bi Fang exhaled cold mist and squinted at the sun before rolling up his sleeve to check the time and letting out a breath.
"Eleven-thirty-seven, not bad, we haven't missed lunchtime."
Starting at two in the morning, it took nearly ten hours to reach Camp One. The entire Khumbu Glacier seemed to ascend only a few hundred meters in altitude, but the actual distance covered exceeded fourteen kilometers, truly a "long trek."
There were countless large and small crevasses, and Bi Fang had crossed seventeen aluminum ladders, finally reaching Camp One.
Standing on this vast platform, the view was superb. Bi Fang expanded his lungs for deep breaths. Though the air was fresh, it was anything but comfortable to breathe due to the extremely low oxygen content.