Meili's new outer turn: 6 years, 250 kilometers, 27,000 meters of climb, how did this new line

2022-06-15 13:58:27

Meili's new outer turn: 6 years, 250 kilometers, 27,000 meters of climb, how did this new line

"Ijustcameoutofthemountainsportsfitness ,andIstayedinthemountainforalmosthalfamonth,andthenXinwaizhuanfigureditout."

Thisisthefirstmessage86senttomeafterheleftthemountain.Ontheotherendofthephone,hewasprobablystillwalkingontheroad,gaspingforbreath,hisvoicetremblingrhythmicallywithhispace.

"Afterthislineisfinished,Icanevenconsideritawish.Afterall,ithasbeenalmostsixyears."Thiswashissecondsentence.

Oneafternoonnearlyamonthago,86sentmeascreenshotofGoogleEarth.ThemountainsinMeiliareinthemiddle,andthesurroundingmountains,riversandravinesaredenselycoveredwithtracks.Thesearethetestimonyof86yearsofexploringMeili.

"Weprefertofindaroadthateveryonecanwalk,atleastmostALICEfriendscanwalk.Insteadofsayingthatitisverydangerous,itseemsthatIamverypowerful.IwillclimbitmyselfandIwillbedone."

thewayoffaith

Onlypietycansupportyouthroughthisroute

SpeakingofhikingintheMeiliarea,peopleoftenthinkofYubeng,alsoknownastheinner-turningroute,andthenthemountain-turningroute,whichistheouter-turningroute.Cometothinkofit,theseseemtobetheonlytwowell-establishedhikingtrailsintheMeriarea.

Meilihasalwaysbeenaplacefulloflegends.Thenameofitsmainpeak"Kawagbo"isthenameofthetrinityofthemainpeakofPrinceSnowMountain,themountaingodandtheconceptofPrinceSnowMountain.Today,whenbasiceducationisquitepopular,TibetansstillbelievethattheMeiliMountaindisasterin1991wastheresultoftheappearanceofthegodKawagebo,andKawagebostillhasthetitleoftheheadoftheeightsacredmountainsinTibet.

LegendhasitthatKawagebowasoriginallyaviciousgodwithnineheadsandeighteenarms.Later,hewastaughtbyGuruRinpoche,ordainedasalayman,convertedtoBuddhism,andbecameadivinegeneralunderKingGesar.snowy.TibetansareconvincedthatGodKawagebolivesintheglazedpalaceonthetopofthemountainandblessesallbeingswithauspiciousness.IntheTibetancalendar,Kawagebobelongstothesheep,soeveryyearofthesheepintheTibetancalendar,countlesspilgrimssetfootontheroadofKawageboturningthemountain.

▲MaChaitong,thetraditionalMeriturnsoutside.

ItisdifficulttoverifythehistoryofthetraditionalMeili-waitingline.ItissaidthattheMeiliSnowMountainturnedthemountainasearlyas1268,whichoriginatedfromtheroadthattheTibetanBuddhistlivingBuddhaKarmaBaxihadtraveledherefor8years..Sincethen,TibetanBuddhistbelievershavebeenturningaroundtheKawagebosacredmountainformorethan700years.

Buddhistsbelievethatthereareonlytwowaystoavoidthesufferingofthesixrealmsofreincarnation.ThefirstmethodistocultivateintoalivingBuddha,whichisextremelydifficult;thesecondmethodistoturnamountain.IntheheartsofmanypeoplewhobelieveinTibetanBuddhism,theymustturnaroundtheKawaborgonceintheirlivesinordertoavoidthesufferingoffallingintohellduringreincarnation.

▲Themountain-turneronthetraditionalouterturnroad.

86hasalsogonethroughthetraditionalMerioutsideturn.

Probablyin2008or2009,Ican'tremembertheexacttime86.Atthattime,hewasstillarookieintheoutdoors,andtherewerestillmanyhikingroutesthathehadnevergonethrough,andhewaseagertotryeveryoneofthem.However,strictlyspeaking,the86routehasnotbeencompletelycompletedsofar.Becausethereisalmostnosceneryatall,thereareonlyafewplaceswithbeautifulscenery,andthereareonlythreeplacestoseeKawageboPeakinthewholecircle.

Inrecentyears,manyplacesontheforeigner'stransferroutehavebeenopenedtotraffic.ExceptforBuddhistswhobelieveinfaith,fewpeoplechoosetowalkthewholejourney.

86comments,thisisthemostboringanduninterestingoutdoorroutehehastraveled,soboringthatthereareafewparagraphsof86andevendirectlychoosetotakethecar.Butitwasthisboredomthatmadehimrealizethepoweroffaith:fromtheageof70tothebeginningofschool,countlessTibetanspouredintothisextremelyboringroutetocompletethepracticeoftheirbeliefs.

▲YongshitongInn,thetraditionalMerioutside.

"ThemostexaggeratedthingI'veeverseenisthelastyearofthesheep.ThelawnoftheYubengGodWaterfallwasdenselypackedwithpeople.JustlikegoingtoGangRinpocheintheyearofthehorse,itisabsolutelyimpossibletogetlost,followtheflowofpeople,andlookaround.Therewereatleastafewhundredpeopleinsight.Atthattime,IstillrememberthattheDeqinCountygovernmentrequisitionedallthehotelstoprovideaccommodationforpilgrims,aswellasrumors,anditwaslikegoingtoamarketalongtheway.”

Althoughinnsandsupplypointshavecoveredeverynodeofthehikingroute,thelackofscenerymakesfewoutdoorenthusiastschoosetohike.Evenso,therearestillasteadystreamofpilgrimsonthemountainroadeveryyear.

▲Turn108,thetraditionalMerioutside.

"It'sapurepathoffaiththathasalmostnothingtodowiththelandscape."

MeiliSnowMountainhassucharichlandscape,butthereareonlyafewhikingroutes.Anideagraduallyformedin86'smind.HewantedtodeveloparoutethatwouldincorporatethebestofMerry.

Preliminarystudy

Goingaroundandgoingthewrongwayisthenormalstateofpath-finding

Thebiggestdifferencebetweenexploringanewrouteandordinaryhikingisthatyoufaceunknownterrain.

Inthefaceoftheunknown,itisoftennecessarytopreparemorefoodreservesandequipmentthanisactuallyneededtodealwithemergencies.Accordingto86'sdescription,themostexaggeratedone,theequipmenttheypreparedcouldbecomparabletohigh-altitudemountaineering,rangingfrompowerropes,iceaxes,seatbeltstomechanicalstoppers.However,mostofthetimetheycanusetheseequipment,theywillchoosetodrop.

▲86'sequipmentwall.

What'smoreimportantisfoodstorage.FromQiunatongtoYubeng,itwasthefirsttimethat86begantoexplorethelineinthetruesense.InJuly2016,86andhisfriendYunboAweiembarkedonthisjourney.TheyplannedtocrossthepassbetweenWuguanPeakandJiangjunPeakfromQunatongtoYubeng.

Thisisaroadthatnoonehaseversetfooton.Thereisnotrack,notrail,alltheyhaveistheequipmentintheirbagsandtheexperienceintheirheads.OnthenightofstayingatFeilaiTemple,Ichattedwiththeowneroftheinnaboutthepurposeofthetrip,butwasimmediatelyrejected,"Ihaveneverheardofanyonewalkinglikethis."

Still,theydecidedtogiveitatry.JulyandAugustaretherainyseasonsinMeili,thesunrarelyshowsup,theairinthevalleysiswet,andthecloudsandmistsdriftinthevalleys,shroudingtheplacewherethelegendarygodslive,likeafairyland.

Butthereisasayinginthehikingcircle-"eyesareinheaven,andyouareinhell."ThissentenceisnotonlyapplicabletoYubeng,youcanthinkofthissentenceanywhereintheMeiliarea.

Intheearlymorningoftheseconddayofthehike,thetwoofficiallybegantocrosstheplannedrouteandenteredthevirginforestafterwalkingupstreamalongtheShequRiverformorethananhour.Atthebeginning,theywerestillhappythattheycouldfollowapathupthemountain,butwhentheycametotheendofthepath,theyrealizedthatitwasjustasacrificepointforthevillagersanddidnotleadtothetopofthemountain.

Backhalfwayupthemountain,theyfoughthardtofindawayinaplacewheretherewasnoroad.Withastraight-linedistanceof3kilometers,thetwoofthemjustwalkedaroundformorethan10kilometers.Goingaroundandgoingthewrongwayisthenormalstateofpath-finding:sometimesyoucanwalkoutofthedenseforestbytwistingandturning,andsometimesyoucanonlyclimbthetopofthemountaintoobservetheterrainandthenturnbackontheoriginalroadtofindyourway.

Inthewetforest,thickfallenleavescoveredtheground,andnooneknewhowdeeponecouldgo.Occasionally,thedensevegetationcanmakeitimpossibletoseethegroundbeneathyourfeet,andthesurroundingdenseforestcanalsomakeyoudisoriented.Inthechaos,whentheysetupcampintheevening,theyfoundthatthewalkie-talkiewasalsoaccidentallylost.

▲Explorethedensebambooforestontheroute.

Onthethirddayofthisexploration,thetwodecidedtogiveup.Becauseofthedecisiontogiveup,thetwoevensleptinawillfulway.

Butwhenhewalkedoutofthetentandwasabouttowithdrawfromthecamp,hisfriendsawthat86'sfacewascoveredwiththeword"unwilling".Movingforwardisactuallynottoofarfromthedestination;retreatingisalsoajourneyofatleasttwodays.Lookingatthefoodleftbythetwoofthem,hesaidcruelly,"Thengoaheadforanotherday,ifyoucan'tdoit,youcan'twithdrawanymore.Anyway,thedryfoodpreparedisenough."

Onthisday,theydidnotmakeanymoremistakes,andtheprogresswasequivalenttothesumoftheprevioustwodays.However,thedifficultyoftheroutehasnotbeenovercome.Thefurtherforward,themoreuncertainthetwoofthemare.Canthepassbeturnedover?Incaseitcan'tbeturnedover,thedistanceofthereturnjourneywillincreaseagain,anditisimpossibletoreturnthesameway,willtherebeenoughfoodbythen?

▲Qunatong.

Atthistime,theydidn'tevenhavethechancetogiveup,andtheyhadnochoicebuttomoveon.

Inthelasttwodays,therewasverylittlefoodleftonthetwoofthem,andeverymealshouldbesavedasmuchaspossible.Thehappiesttimeofthedayistoboilapotofwateratthecampsiteatdinner,usetheseasoningpacketthatcomeswiththeseaweed,soakapacketofdriedfishandcookapotofsoup.Inthememoryofthetwo,itwasthemostdeliciouspotofsoupintheirlives.

Thenextdaywasthedaytocrossthepass.ThetwosatinthetentandstudiedtheroutemaponthehandheldGPS.86Suddenlyfoundthatthepassthatisabouttobecrossedtomorrowhasaname,itiscalledNiseraancientpass.Withaname,itmeansthatsomeonehaswalkedby,andthisdiscoveryhasaddedabitofconfidencetothetwo.

▲TheTongbapassfacestheNiseraancientpass.

Onthedayofcrossingthepass,thecombinationoflowtemperature,strongwind,anddrizzletormentedthetwoofthem.Theroadtocrossthepasswasnotasdifficultasimagined,buttheuphillandaltitudewereconstantlyexhaustingtheirphysicalstrength.Fortunately,thecarefulandsufficientpreparationsinadvanceallowedthetwotosuccessfullyclimbthepass.Whentheyfinallyboardedthepass,theireyescouldn'thelpbutgetwet.

However,thesuccessofthisjourneyisonlyachapterintheexplorationstory.

▲AerialphotographyofMeiliSnowMountainpanorama

Don'task,askisMerry

"NooneismorefamiliarwiththeterrainofMerrythanme."

Beforeofficiallyswitchingtooutdoor,86workedinthedesignandmanagementofJiajiaGarmentFactory.Likeeveryordinarymigrantworker,thereareonlyafewdaysofhikingvacationseveryyear.Nomatterwhereyouwanttogo,youhavetoplanandpreparewellinadvance,andyouneedlucktomakethetrip.

Afteralongtime,86begantofeelthathewasbeingrestrained,soheleftthegarmentfactoryandbegantoseekhisownpath.

Atthebeginning,hewantedtobeayouthhostelinLijiang.Afterplayingoutdoorsforafewyears,healsometafewfriendstodayinthehikingsectionofBaiduTieba.86shouted,andseveralpeoplecametoLijiangandstartedtheroadofentrepreneurship.Butsoon,theyfoundthattheirpersonalitieswerenotsuitableforbeingayouthhostel.Althoughtheyhadmorefreetime,theychargedlessthantenyuananightalltheyearround.Nottomentioninvitinggueststodinner,itwasfreeafterafewdaysofstay.

▲Thehostelthat86andfriendsusedtorun.

Lifemusthavepoetryandthedistance,butalsohavethepresent.Theoperationoftheyouthhostelquicklyconsumedalmostalloftheirsavings.Afterthinkingaboutit,everyoneisstillgoodatplayingoutdoors,whichiswhythecurrentclubwasestablished.Afterseveralyearsofexploration,theconceptofthehigh-altitudelight-loadedlineasthecorehasbeendetermined.

Workingintheoutdoorsgivesthemampletimecontrolandmakesitpossibletoexplorenewoutings.Overtheyears,thedesiretodevelopanewexternaltransferhasbeendeeplyembeddedin86'smind.WhenItalkedtomyfriendsaboutthetopic"What'stheplanrecently?",86'sattitudewasveryclear.

▲ShootingKawageboattheZhuoSaiPass.

86hasindeedspentthepastfewyearsonMeili.Aslongastheyarefree,afewpeoplewillpacktheirbagsandplungeintothedepthsoftheMeilimountains.AlmostallplansrevolvearoundMeili.

Thelineexplorationworkoftenrequiresalongerperiodthantheactualcompletionoftheroute.Foraroutethatcanbecompletedin5or6days,itmaytake8-10daystoexploretheline.Theextrafewdayswerespentinendlessfindingways,failures,andturningbacks.Theseextradaysmeanalotofthings,lessworkinghours,lessincome,andmorematerialpreparation.

▲Yubeng,oneofthemostfamousvillagesinMeiliarea,isalsooneofthemostimportantsupplypoints.

Timeisonlypartoftheproblem.Anotherbigproblemisfunding.Asamigrantworker,goingoutforahikealwaysrequiresspendingmoneyfromyourownsalarytosupportyourplan.Aftertheclubwasopened,thefundingproblemwasnotimmediatelyrelieved.Inthefirstyearoftheclub’sestablishment,theannualrevenuewasonlyabout10,000yuan.Itwasnotuntil2019thatthecompanyrealizedsalarypaymentforthefirsttime.In2020,Everyonehasastableincome.

Inthepasttwoyears,thefundsoftheexplorationprogramhavebeenspentmorefromtheclub'sincome.Itsoundslikeahappything,buttheepidemicthathasswepttheworldin2020hashittheoutdoorindustryparticularlyhard.Manyoutdoor-relatedbrick-and-mortarstoreshavecloseddownandlostmoney.86andhiscolleaguesarefortunate.Althoughthedevelopmentofthecompanyhasbeenseverelyhindered,itisstillstable.

However,inthisway,thefundsfortheexplorationcanonlybepaidoutoftheirownpockets.Friendshavenocomplaints,afterall,exploringaspectacularnewrouteintheMeiliareahasbecomeacommonidealformanyyears.Thegoalofcompletingthenewexternalrotationhasneverchanged,itisjustthatthefrontlineisdrawnlonger,andthestyleofexploringthelineismoreunique.

▲XuDongcuo,alsoknownas"Meili'sHeart".

▲GodaniLakawasphotographedinJiayingVillage,whichmeans"thetreasurechestofKawagebo".

Thebigguysinthehikingcirclehavetheirownstylesintheprocessofexploringnewroutes.Somepeopleliketoexplorearouteinfragments;somepeopleliketosavealongvacationtogetthroughatonce;8thline...

86ismoreaccustomedtofiguringoutthetopographyofanarea.Ontheonehand,hehasrelativelyfreetimeafterstartingtheclub.Ontheotherhand,repeatedlyexploringanareawillhelphimgettoknowthepeopleinthesurroundingvillages.

"Toputitmildly,nooneshouldbemorefamiliarwiththeterrainofMeilithanme.Maybelocalhuntersandvillagersarebetterthanmeabouttheroadsignsordetailsnearacertainvillage,butforthisareaaroundMeili.Nooneshouldbemorefamiliarwiththeterrainoftheareathanme."

▲AerialpanoramaofFeilaiTempleandMainzm.

Thissentencemaybeabitabsolute,butinadditiontothosewhiteandmysteriouspeaks,thegulliesandravinesbetweentheMeilimountainsarecoveredwith86footprints.MostofthesetracksstartfromtherivervalleysontheeastandwestsidesofKawagebo,andmeanderalongthegullyintothecoreareaofMeiliSnowMountain,passthroughglaciers,thefootofthemountain,sometimescrosstheridge,sometimescrossthepass,andthenfollowanothergullybacktothevalley.

Sometimesthesetrailsfollowthetrailsthathuntersandherdersoftentake,fromvillagetovillage.YearsofexplorationintheMeiliareahavealsomadethemacquaintedwithmanyvillagers.Whenevertheyplanaroute,theyalwaysaskthesevillagersaboutthestatusoftheroute,andthevillagersareoftenwillingtohelp.

Butevenifyouaskthesevillagerswhoarefamiliarwiththeforesttrails,therearealwayssomeunexpectedscenery,whichthevillagersrarelysetfootin.

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