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I'll claim a spot, will be done by 00:45
After making a huge effort to reach Camp One, Bi Fang exhaled a cloud of cold mist and squinted at the sun before rolling up his sleeves to check the time, exhaling with a huff.
"Eleven thirty-seven, not bad, we didn't miss lunchtime," he said.
Leaving at two in the morning and finally arriving at Camp One took nearly ten hours. The whole ascent of the Khumbu Glacier seemed to be just a few hundred meters of elevation gain, but the actual distance traveled was over fourteen kilometers, truly a "long march."
The numerous large and small crevasses along the way were countless, and just navigating aluminium ladders, Bi Fang had crossed seventeen, finally reaching Camp One.
Standing on this vast plateau, the view was excellent. Bi Fang took deep breaths into his lungs. The air here was fresh but breathing certainly wasn't a pleasant experience due to the very low amount of oxygen available.
