Chapter 16 Chapter Fourteen Sherpa Village

1 Fukamachi breathed in the crisp morning air and climbed the gentle slope. The air was thin and cold as a blade. Compared with the air in Kathmandu, which is full of waste gas and the body odor of humans and animals, the air here is pure and transparent. Looking down at the milk river flowing on the right hand side. The river originates from the glaciers of the towering Khumbu Mountains, 2,620 meters above sea level. Compared with Kathmandu, the air is much thinner. A heavy hiking backpack hangs on both shoulders. There are still trees with red leaves on the left and right hillsides, but the temperature is winter.

November eleventh, seven thirty in the morning.Starting from Pakudin, it took half an hour. The pace finally returned to yesterday's rhythm. The yak and the porter were ahead, so we set off about half an hour earlier. I left Kathmandu yesterday, that is, November 10th. Fly to Lukla. Lukla Village can be said to be the mountaineering entrance of Mount Everest, with an altitude of 2,900 meters.From there walked a few hours and reached Pakudin within yesterday. Walk for more than two hours from Lukla to Pakudin, descending about 300 meters above sea level. First descend to the bottom of the valley, cross the suspension bridge built on the rapids of the Milk River, and camp there.

A porter and a yak were hired in Lukla. I got up at six o'clock this morning, and prepared breakfast to satisfy my hunger before dawn. Milk tea with a lot of sugar, an apple, bread, cheese, and a boiled egg. During the last expedition, the Sherpas would prepare breakfast for themselves when moving collectively. In the morning, they bring tea with plenty of milk and a washbasin filled with hot water to the tent.When I wash my hands and face with hot water and drink tea, breakfast is ready. This time I have to do everything by myself. Come alone. Fukamachi is so determined. He wore heavy hiking boots and stepped on the dead leaves and stones that had fallen to the ground.White frost fell on the dead and dead leaves, and the water was covered with a thin layer of ice.The sun was shining brightly on the top of the mountain ahead, but it hadn't reached the bottom of the valley where Fukamachi was walking.

Looking up, the sky is so blue. White clouds flow. slowly Although I wanted to take my time, the rhythm of stepping out gradually accelerated naturally.It seemed that it was the enthusiasm in Fukamachi's heart that made his pace quicken. Rather than enthusiasm, it was probably anger, unspeakably intense anger. It was that anger that drove Fukamachi. When challenging Mount Everest, this road has been traversed twice. At that time, Qu Cheng was full of energy and stood on the top of Mount Everest in the name of the team. This is a dream, but also a hope. On the way back, Fukamachi, with heavy feet and a heavy heart, walked down the mountain dejectedly along this route.

Because Jinggang and Chuandao were killed due to slipping accidents. Two black spots that have slid down the slope one after another: Jinggang and Chuandao.Those two dots were thrown in mid-air Fukamachi filmed the scene. Oh shit! Even walking in such fresh air, my mind is still filled with complex and heavy thoughts. Thousands of thoughts flashed through my mind. Originally, I didn't plan to come here, but planned to go back to Japan with Ryoko Kishi. Why did you decide to return home? That's because the mood is sluggish. When he knew that Hanyu already had a woman he called his wife, and he had a child with that woman, the tension in his heart disappeared.

Feel sorry.I should have told you earlier, Hanyu said this to Ryoko. The woman's name was Torma, and she was said to be the daughter of Angarin. thirty two years old She has two children with Hanyu. Fukamachi and Ryoko saw the child in Toma's arms in Patan, the second child born half a year ago.The first child was born three years ago. It happened to coincide with the time when Hanyu stopped making active contact. Perhaps sensing that the atmosphere at the scene was not right, Doma held another child's hand and disappeared outside the house. Hanyu said: The reason why I came to Nepal was to try to climb Mount Everest alone in winter without oxygen.

Hanyu honestly told Angalin about the plan, and naturally lived in Angalin's home in Pampoche, Khumbu region as a guest, and began to join the foreign team to climb Mount Everest as a Sherpa. Hanyu has physical strength and climbing skills.He entered Mount Everest with various teams and climbed to a height of more than 8,000 meters several times. On such days, Hanyu and Angarin's daughter seemed to be married naturally. Hanyu did not elaborate on this. Even if I tell Ryoko those details, the uncooked rice has already been cooked. Ryoko had to listen to those things, it would only be more painful.

The tea made by Angarin was placed in front of the two of them, Naradaar.Lachandra, Fukamachi and Angarin walked out of the house together. About thirty minutes later, Ryoko came outside. That's it.Ryoko said to Fukamachi. She greeted Angarin politely and said: Let's go. She urged Naradaar.Lachandra and Fukamachi walked slowly towards the car. A dog that had been sleeping by the alley suddenly got up and took a look at Fukamachi. A child with his butt protruding from his ripped pants ran to the opposite side. The voice of a woman scolding a child came from the next house. It was probably cooking something on the stove, and the smoke came out of the window along with the smell of food.

Fukamachi and the other three walked in this scene in silence. Hanyu's child is one of the children here. From the perspective of Japan, it is a very barren life.People here seldom take a bath, and the children wear tattered canvas shoes, with more than half of their toes exposed.The shirt and trousers he was wearing were also frayed, revealing his skin everywhere. Hanyu's child is also one of those children. Hanyu is also a man, and he has desires for women's bodies.It would be strange not to.It is a natural result to comfort each other with the women around you. Do you have naturalization?

Fukamachi wanted to ask Hanyu this question just now, but he didn't ask. If there is no love, only lust, and Hanyu and Doma have a relationship and have a child Furthermore, how does Hanyu plan to arrange for Torma and the child?Take them back to Japan?Or, what about staying in Nepal by yourself? Prior to this, there were countless Nepalese and Japanese marriages, and almost without exception, the couple's nationality became Japanese.Considering economic factors, it is a natural phenomenon. What is Hanyu going to do? Fukamachi wanted to ask him about it, but gave up. Fukamachi felt ashamed of herself for asking that question.

No matter how Hanyu answered, it probably wouldn't solve any problems. Hanyu introduced a woman to Ryoko, saying that she was his wife and that she even had children.That's enough. That was the way Hanyu chose to live. Hanyu will probably carry out his choice. Doing that is really like Hanyu's style. The man who had spent the night holding Ryoko Kishi's hand the night before was about to turn 50. That was probably Hanyu's insistence. This question cannot be discussed by outsiders. The car starts. Ryoko sat on the left side of Fukamachi. Ryoko's right shoulder touched Fukamachi's left.Not a word. After a while, Fukamachi realized that Ryoko was trembling when she touched her right shoulder.Ryoko quietly whimpered from between her teeth in a low voice.Even though he kept trying to endure, sobbing kept coming from between his teeth. Fukamachi still remembered the trembling at that time. At that time, Fukamachi wanted to hug Ryoko tightly.Fukamachi couldn't think of words to comfort her, but instead, he wanted to put his hands on her shoulders and put his arms around her shoulders.That was my honest desire. However, Fukamachi couldn't do that, so he could only grit his teeth and endure a certain emotion welling up in his heart. After Ryoko returned to the hotel, she hardly mentioned anything about Hanyu. She chatted with Fukamachi about irrelevant things, went shopping around famous product stores during the day, and had dinner together at night. Ryoko also didn't say what she and Hanyu talked about in the last thirty minutes. She is ready to go home. Three days later, Fukamachi and Ryoko were at the Kathmandu airport. On the car heading to the airport, Fukamachi became silent. After arriving at the airport, Fukamachi hardly spoke. Fukamachi didn't know what kept him silent.Is there anything that haunts me?No, he actually knew it, he just wanted to pretend to turn a blind eye. When about to check in can i ask you somethingRyoko asked Fukamachi. What's up?Fukamachi asked back. can you go backRyoko asked. My business is over.However, Mr. Fukamachi's business is not over yet, is it? Ryoko's words hit Fukamachi on the forehead. If you go back, won't you regret it? Upon hearing this sentence, Fukamachi realized clearly that he hadn't solved any of his problems in Nepal. Why did I come here?Where did Hanyu get Mallory's camera?What happened to the negatives that were supposed to be in it?I came here to investigate this matter. What exactly is Hanyu going to do in Nepal? Now I know for sure. Climb the Southwest Face of Mount Everest alone in winter without oxygen However, that is an idiot's dream. Is Hanyu trying to make that dream come true somehow?Moreover, Hanyu wants to put it into practice this winter. Knowing this, as a photographer related to mountaineering magazines, can I let go of this opportunity that has no next time? No. I have been far away from the identity of the media such as magazines. This is a big event left in the history of the Himalayas.Are you going to resolutely give up the luck of being able to witness it on the spot? Why I want to escape. Want to escape again. Flee in an easy direction. Want to do easy things. However, that's not really easy stuff. If he went back now, Fukamachi thought, he would probably regret it for the rest of his life. is this okay? Of course not. Must go. I want to see Hanyu again. As a photographer, witness on the spot the historical event that Hanyu wants to do next. In my life so far, nothing has gone smoothly. You can't be a top mountaineer, and you can't be a top photographer.Even interacting with women is rough. If I go back now, I will have nothing. I will be nobody. sorry.Fukamachi bowed his head to Ryoko and apologized.I want to stay. Very good. Ryoko smiled slightly. Will you see Mr. Hanyu again? Um.I think so. So, can I ask you one thing? What's up? When Fukamachi asked, Ryoko put her hands around the back of her neck and took off the turquoise necklace. this.She put the necklace in the palm of her right hand and handed it to Fukamachi. What is this for? Please return it to Mr. Hanyu.It must be very expensive.Because Angarin seemed to know who I am when he saw this turquoise stone.Angarin remembered it, which meant it might have been worn by his relatives. is this okay? Um. I found out that Fukamachi accepted the necklace from Ryoko. then So Ryoko went back by plane. Fukamachi checked into the hotel again.Call someone in Miyagawa, Japan. I saw Hanyu.Fukamachi said to Miyagawa.Don't talk about complicated things, just tell Miyagawa briefly.Joji Hanyu wants to do something earth-shattering this winter! What's up? In winter, climb the southwest face of Mount Everest alone without oxygen.Fukamachi fully anticipated Miyagawa's reaction and said. What! Hanyu wants to conquer the southwest face of Mount Everest alone without oxygen in winter! What did you say!Miyagawa turned up the volume. Of course, Miyagawa also understood the meaning of this sentence. No way?He denied it. While denying it himself, he asked in a rough voice: Is that really the case? That's right.Fukamachi said. Can you wire me the money? How many? 1500000. Why? I don't know where I can climb, but I plan to bring my camera and follow Hanyu as closely as possible. Um Light tents, grain, film.Depending on the situation, porters and Sherpas may have to be hired. No expense was spared. Although it is probably impossible to climb the 8,000-meter climb with Hanyu, Fukamachi wants to set out fully armed, from crampons, ice sticks to underwear, and other equipment, and must buy food. How do you get into Mount Everest?Miyagawa asked Fukamachi. Enter the mountain with a trekking pass.Others just take one step at a time. 1.5 million. Think of it as the reward for success.I'll write an IOU to you first.If it fails, I will pay for it.If it goes well, pay me the money. It doesn't matter if you don't get paid.In short, what I need now is money.It doesn't matter if no one wants to buy it.Because this is your own problem. good.Anyway, I'll send you the money.Use it as you please.Miyagawa said. A staff member of a travel agency I know wants to bring tourists to Nepal, and Miyagawa will exchange 1.5 million in U.S. dollars and send it to that person. Fukamachi exchanged 1.5 million yen in dollars from that person in Kathmandu. After Fukamachi received the US dollars, he bought all the necessary items from the mountaineering supplies stores in Ganesa and Tami. Sleeping bag, underwear, tent, winter clothing, crampons, climbing rope In addition, in addition to the headlamps I already have, I bought everything from universal pots, socks, food, and even emergency food reserves in Kathmandu. Shenmachi went to Journey to the West to buy a ticket from Kathmandu to Lukla, and prepared three oxygen cylinders. After everything is ready, depart from Kathmandu and set off alone. And now Walk alone. A turquoise necklace hangs around her neck. Walking step by step at the bottom of the dark valley, crawling towards Nanqi Market. Fukamachi thought, probably in time. I have left more than half a month later than Hanyu, has Hanyu arrived at the base camp, and started from there?Will one's own behavior draw the end in vain? no such thing Fukamachi dismissed his thoughts. Because Hanyu said that he would climb to the summit alone in winter. As far as records go, there are rules for being recognized as having summited in winter. Of course, there is no legal provision, it is an unwritten rule in the mountaineering industry.Although it is an unwritten rule, it is quite strict. In other words, to be officially recognized for summiting Everest in winter, that mountaineering must have occurred after December.The climbing behavior mentioned here refers to climbing from the base camp. The height of the base camp is about 5,300 meters above sea level.Climbers are not allowed to climb that height until December.If you climb up from the base camp before December, that is, in mid-November, you will not be recognized as climbing to the summit in winter, and it will be regarded as a mountaineering act at the junction of autumn and winter. The line is base camp. As long as you don't climb up from base camp, you can do any prep there. This is the reason why Fukamachi thinks that Hanyu probably hasn't started climbing yet. So what is he doing? Probably doing highland training. He must have been climbing the nearby 6,000-meter peaks and 7,000-meter peaks for altitude acclimation training, so as not to exhaust his energy. If you want to go where Hanyu wants to go, you have to get used to the altitude in advance. Symptoms of altitude sickness will probably appear from the area around Nanqi Market, which is above 3,000 meters. It was the same last time. This time in Kiso Koma, Japan, I got used to the altitude of 3,000 meters. However, symptoms of shortness of breath and mild headaches have developed.Maybe this time the physical condition is worse than last time. The slope gradually becomes steeper. It should have reached the same height as yesterday's Lukla. As the height increases, anxiety also emerges from Fukamachi: to what extent can my body adapt to the height? When climbing the Himalayas, one must face altitude sickness.It is a disease caused by oxygen becoming scarce. Generally speaking, once the height of Mount Fuji is exceeded At 3,000 meters, the oxygen content is at most only about two-thirds of that on flat ground.At 5,000 meters, it's about half.At more than 8,000 meters, at places like the summit of Mount Everest, only one-third of the flat land remains. Once it rises and the oxygen level gradually decreases, what symptoms will the human body produce? Fatigue comes first.Feel tired right away.Then came the headache.Head throbbing, nauseated.Vomit from time to time.Loss of appetite, the body refuses to accept food.Therefore, more and more tired, physically weak. In the next stage, the symptoms are more severe. Fundus hemorrhages can occur and the eye becomes blind. Pulmonary edema means that there are blisters and fluid accumulation in the lung cavity, and every time you breathe, you will hear the sound of snoring.At this point, if you don't descend to a place with higher oxygen concentration sooner, you will die. The brain can produce the same symptoms. Cerebral edema begins to see hallucinations, hear auditory hallucinations, and cannot distinguish reality from hallucinations. Last time, Fukamachi himself was in a state of being unable to think normally, and threw the lens that had just been replaced after taking a photo into the bottom of the valley.He finished a roll of negatives, changed lenses, and threw away the lenses that had been removed from the camera body.It's over.This lens is no longer needed.If you don't have a lens, you don't have to do this kind of hard work Fukamachi thought so much, he didn't even want to hold that lens for a second. Being in an environment where the oxygen concentration is less than half of the flat ground, just focusing and pressing the shutter makes me breathless.Hold your breath briefly when you press the shutter.As long as the momentary breath-holding state lasts for just two seconds, I will be out of breath after pressing the shutter. After pressing the shutter, I let out a snoring sound and breathed, and my eyes stared at the pain. For two or three minutes before returning to normal breathing, it was just repeated rapid breathing in pain. The same goes for sleeping in a tent. When you are awake, because you consciously speed up your breathing, you take in more oxygen, and the hemoglobin in your blood will carry oxygen, trying to maintain your health.But as soon as you fall asleep, your breathing rate will return to its original state.As a result, the amount of oxygen that heme can take in is limited, and people feel pain and wake up frequently in the middle of the night. Because of the pain, I flicked my hands on my face, cried out, opened my eyes, and breathed disorderly repeatedly. It felt like being in a nightmare and being choked to sleep. Everyone is in the dark tent, enduring the anxiety and pain.If you accidentally complain, you will be removed from the top attack team. endure.Mountaineering requires a strong will. The altitude at which you experience symptoms of altitude sickness varies from person to person.Even if it is the same person, it will be affected by the physical condition at that time, resulting in different altitudes for the occurrence of altitude sickness. People with physical strength are not necessarily prone to altitude sickness.With the height of the mountains in Japan, it is a common case that people who claim to be energetic and active cannot even reach the base camp that is slightly more than 5,000 meters and turn back. As for places exceeding 4,000 meters, there are not a few people who died suddenly due to altitude sickness.The person who was alive and kicking before yesterday couldn't get up in the tent the next morning, and he didn't respond to calls.I wondered what was wrong with him, and looked into the tent, only to find that he had turned into a cold corpse in the sleeping bag. This kind of thing happened all day long. Therefore, in order not to suffer from altitude sickness, you need to work hard. The height of ascent in a day should be within 500 meters, and you have to climb 700 or 800 meters first, stay at that height for a while, and finally descend to the point where you only ascend 500 meters. Camp there. Then do the same thing again, go up and down repeatedly, let your body get used to the height gradually.This practice is the basic rule of climbing the Himalayas. From above 7,000 meters, oxygen is used. Carrying an oxygen cylinder, wearing a mask, and breathing concentrated oxygen. Still, the effects vary.It is also believed that the result is the same, because the physical strength necessary to carry the heavy oxygen cylinder is offset by the effect of the concentrated oxygen in the oxygen cylinder making breathing easier. In order to maintain physical strength, only use oxygen when sleeping at night, or there are teams of people who use oxygen to treat altitude sickness. Not sure which is the correct way to do it. No matter how smoothly you adapt to altitude, you can't move as freely as you do on flat ground.Once you exceed 8,000 meters, every time you take a step, you have to pant for nearly a minute, and then take the next step, repeating this action endlessly. The upper limit of altitude that humans can adapt to varies from person to person, but it is generally considered to be over 6,000 meters.In other words, even if you adapt to the altitude smoothly, once you exceed that altitude, you will gradually lose your energy if you just sleep without doing anything.If you stay at an altitude of more than 6,000 meters for a long time, a large number of brain cells will gradually die. For living things, climbing the Himalayas is equivalent to being at the limit all day long. jet stream. The air is forty degrees below zero. If the wind blows, the body temperature will drop further. snow. avalanche. There are few places on earth that are so harsh. Fukamachi thought, can his body and mind endure these things? Climbing while thinking. No matter what, I have to see Hanyu again. Seeing Hanyu, and doing my best to take pictures with him, that is my persistence now. unforgivable. Fukamachi had that idea. What can't be forgiven? Who can't forgive? do not know. He didn't even know that the person he couldn't forgive was Hanyu or himself. However, Fukamachi felt that she couldn't forgive. How can you lose? An indescribable anger. high temperature. Fukamachi's actions were driven by the passion in his body, and he finally came to the place where the sun shines. Finally climbed up the ridge. Fukamachi looked up and saw the distant white rock peaks glistening in the sunlight across the slope to the right. Familiar white mountain cones. The only place in the world. The summit of Everest appears there. A heart-wrenching, sad strong emotion hit Fukamachi. 2 Nankey Market The altitude is 3,440 meters.The confluence of two V-shaped valleys formed by the Milk River in the east and the Hutekexi River in the west is the Nanqi Market. Nanqi Market is the economic center of the Khumbu area located in the Everest Mountains. It is located at the foothills of the holy mountain Kumbila Mountain. It is a famous Sherpa village.The population is about one hundred households.Stone-built white-walled houses are densely clustered on the horseshoe-shaped mountainside like a courtyard. When it comes to Sherpa, most people only know about them in titles such as porters, but this refers to Solo.The Sherpa tribe in the Khumbu area means the ethnic name of the Orientals.They are mountain peoples of Tibetan origin. Because they live in highlands, they are very adaptable to heights. In the early 1900s, the United Kingdom attempted to conquer the giant peaks of the Himalayas and sent expeditions several times. At that time, the focus was on physical fitness and cardiopulmonary fitness to adapt to high altitudes, and Sherpa was hired as a guide or assistant. family. The British actively taught the Sherpas English and mountaineering skills, and provided mountaineering supplies.That became a tradition, and later expeditions to the Himalayas in various countries began to employ Sherpas.It can be said that without the Sherpa people, it is impossible to climb the giant peaks of the Himalayas. The establishment process of the mountain guide named Sherpa is partly the same as the formation process of the Gurkha regiment.Because both Sherpa and Gurkha are Nepalese, but both are professional groups that live for foreigners. Because Nanqi Market is close to the border of Nepal and Tibet, it was originally a village as a distribution base, but at the beginning, Nanqi Market was just a village of the Sherpa people.As the number of mountaineering teams and trekkers who came to climb Mount Everest increased, it gradually became the economic center of the Khumbu region. Although it can't be called a main avenue, there are several famous product shops on both sides of the street.Tibetan carpets, colorful weaves, folk art, these items are lined up from the store all the way to the street, a dazzling array. Many foreign trekkers come and go there and visit the store.Most of them are whites from Europe and the United States, and Japanese probably account for 10%. Fukamachi walked among the crowd. The next step is to climb the agricultural road that goes around the top of Nanqi Bazaar.Shenmachi intends to go to Dawa.Zangbu's house is located on the mountainside close to the agricultural road. Dawa.Zangbu and Anjialin lived in the same era, and they are also legendary figures of the Sherpa tribe.He has stood on the summit of Mount Everest three times.One of them was to take the traditional route to the summit in winter.In addition, including Cho Oyu, Manaslu, and Dhaulagiri, a total of four 8,000-meter peaks in the Himalayas stood on the top. Fukamachi plans to meet Dawa.Zangbu asked him about the whereabouts of Anjalin and Bisalu sap. Where are they now? It has been four days since I arrived at Nanqi Market. Near the center of the village there is a spring, which turns into a trickle and flows down into the Hutkexi River. Fukamachi pitched a tent in a field near the spring. During this period, it was not yet time to sow wheat, and it was too early to plant potatoes, so the fields were empty.As long as you tell the owner of the field and pay some money as a gift, you can freely pitch tents in the field. For the past four days, Fukamachi has been walking around energetically. From the day he arrived, he repeatedly climbed the nearby hills, and then descended to Nanqi on the same day.This is to prepare the body for moving from here to higher altitudes. In order to fully adapt to the height here. Because if you do that in advance, even if you have an accident due to altitude sickness above Nanqi, there will always be a way to treat it when you go down the mountain. Sangboche, directly above, has an airfield capable of taking off and landing Cessna light aircraft, as well as radio equipment capable of communicating with Kathmandu.When you really can't go on, you can call a Cessna light aircraft or helicopter by radio and go down the mountain to Kathmandu in one breath. Although I was out of breath, but fortunately, I got used to the altitude smoothly. Although I have a slight headache, I am in better condition than when I came this spring.The body remembers this altitude and seems to adapt faster than last time. We got used to this height in Kiso-koma in Japan. feel good. Fukamachi could feel the pitch-black energy sleeping at the bottom of his body like a beast.Sooner or later, if you go up further and squeeze out the last bit of energy, you will use that dormant energy. When I think of the height that I have to face next, I feel uneasy, but now the excitement seems to be more than uneasy.It stifles restlessness, seems to stir up some kind of passion within him. There is another reason to stay in Nanqi for a long time. To find out where Angarin and Bisalu sap are in the gaps of acclimatization. All kinds of information in the Khumbu area will be gathered in Nanqi Market.Fukamachi believes that if he asks around in Nanqi Bazaar where are the tiger Angalin and the Japanese Bisalu sap, he will definitely be able to find out the result. However, so far no matter who I ask, I get only vague responses. I know that Angarin lived in Nanqi Bazaar eight years ago. However, An Jialin is not in Nanqi now. He sold the house he lived in eight years ago, and he didn't know where he went, and his whereabouts are unknown Even if someone answers occasionally, it's just this kind of response. Eight years ago, Angarin's wife died. The people who inquired in Fukamachi said: It was probably that incident that made Angarin think of selling the house. So, where did An Jialin go after selling the house? No one answered this question. It's really strange. This is a small village, and almost everyone in Nanqi knows each other.They know each other who lives in which family and how many children have been born in which family.An Jialin used to live in such an environment of customs and customs, it was impossible for him to leave without telling anyone where he was going. Even if he didn't tell anyone, over time, news of where he lived would come out anyway.Those who are as famous as Angalin will definitely become the topic of people's gossip. Today, Angalin goes in and out of Ganesha, a Sherpa-run shop in Kathmandu.As long as you ask a few strong Sherpas in Nanqi, you should be able to get some information.Fukamachi thought so. But there is no information. Weird. Everyone is ignorant but strange. Fukamachi even felt that someone, such as Angarin himself or Hanyu Joji, might have sealed the mouths of everyone. If the other party is Japanese, you can try to infer whether you are lying or not from the changes in speech and attitude.However, once the other party is a foreigner with a different language, the subtle sense of language in the speech cannot be heard.What's more, the conversation is mainly in English, which is a foreign language for Fukamachi, and even for Nepalese, so it becomes more difficult to see through the deliberate lies of the other party. If it is a daily conversation, Fukamachi can barely converse in Nepali, but in this way, he will focus on understanding what the other party wants to say, and cannot test the meaning behind the words. But even so, Fukamachi also knew that something was wrong when the subjects of the questioning all answered the same answer. In the end, Shenmachi decided to visit the legendary Dawa Dawa, who was once as famous as Angarin and survived the Sherpa tribe.Zangbu. Dawa.Zangbu's home is located on the hillside, and he can almost see the Nanqi Market from a height. Not far away is the temple of Nanchi. Dawa.Zangbu's house is built on the east side of the temple. The outer wall made of red bricks and tiles is painted white, and the roof is added on top. It is an ordinary house in Nanqi.In front of the house is a courtyard with benches made of old wood that look like benches.Seemingly weathered by the rain, the chair has grained wood, not so much wood, it looks more like an item made of bones that have been drained of all essence. An old man sat on that chair, looking down at Nanqi's village. daytime Although there is sunlight, the skin can still feel a strong cold when the wind blows. Three chickens lingered at the old man's feet, pecking at the ground. Perhaps sensing Fukamachi stepping into the courtyard, the old man turned his face to Fukamachi. Fumachi nodded to the old man, and asked in English: My surname is Shenmachi, may this be Dawa.Mr. Zangbu's house? yes.The old man answered briefly in English. Are you Japanese? Yes.Fukamachi nodded and walked towards the old man. Is there a problem?asked the old man. I want to see Dawa.When Mr. Zangbu said, the old man smiled in surprise. Oops, there are Japanese people who remember the name of a person like the old man, and even come to see me on a special trip Are you? I am Dawa.Zangbu.The old man nodded and looked directly at Fukamachi. Fukamachi stopped diagonally in front of the old man and stood still. Old man Dawa.On the left side of Zangbu's waist is a wooden crutch. What's your business?Dawa.Zangbu asked. He should have reached the age of seventy or so, but according to the Japanese sense, he looked over eighty years old. If you know where M. Angarin lives now, I would like you to tell me.Fukamachi spoke bluntly. Oh Dawa.Zangbu narrowed his eyes, stared at Fukamachi and said: I heard that recently, Japanese people are investigating Anjialin's affairs everywhere, so it is you. I think, probably that's right. Why do you want to inquire about Angarin's whereabouts? Dawa.Zangpo asked Fukamachi why. After listening to the reason, can you tell me? What's the meaning? Before that, I asked everywhere about Angarin, but no one was willing to tell me.I thought maybe everyone was hiding that. You mean, everyone knows where Angarin is but doesn't tell you? Yes. As soon as Shenmachi answered, Dawa.Zangbu smiled.Dawa.Zangbu just turned his face to Nanqi's scenery with a smile on his face. how is it?Dawa.Zangbu looked at the scenery and asked. you mean? As far as you are a foreigner, what do you think of Nan Qi? Shenmachi couldn't figure out Dawa.The real intention of Zangbu's question was to answer hesitantly: Here, is a very poor village.At first glance, it looks lively, but poor.It's not just this village.The whole of Nepal is very poor.However, compared to other villages, Nanqi should be a little bit better, but then again, just looking at the appearance is not accurate. Dawa.Zangbu turned his gaze to the mountain. look Shenmachi followed Dawa.Zangbu turned his gaze to the surrounding mountains. Almost no trees, right? um, yes.Fukamachi nodded. Like Dawa.According to Zangbu, there are no trees on the surrounding mountains, and on the tea-brown mountain land, there are only short grasses barely growing here and there. Although it is in winter, it is still relatively small. When I was a child, there were trees.There are more trees.There are also places called forests.However, as you can see now, it is tantamount to a piece of loess. Fumachi listened silently to Dawa.Zangbu. I have cut down trees myself.Most of it is used as fuel for our lives.Part of it is used as fuel for foreign mountaineering teams and hikers. Mr. Fukamachi, do you know how much luggage and manpower is needed for a mountaineering team to enter Mount Everest? Know. Fukamachi nodded. Because not long ago, he had just experienced that. The process of packing in Japan and checking the luggage when moving collectively is so long that it becomes impatient. The total weight is about thirty tons. The porters who carried the luggage totaled nearly 2,000 people.Because not all luggage is transported by plane. Porters spend half a month to a month to carry their luggage here from the suburbs of Kathmandu, or on the back of yaks. During the process, the porters have to eat, and the team members also have to eat. When preparing meals, the fuel used is firewood or trees. Immediately after foreigners began to enter the Himalayas in large numbers, the trees dropped sharply from the mountains along the climbing routes.Even the living fuel of local residents is threatened by the massive felling of trees by foreigners. Recently, even the locals have had trouble using trees for fuel.Having said that, cow dung alone is not enough.That being the case, what should we do?Had to use natural gas or oil.However, gas and oil cost money.Nepal has no money to buy fuel from foreign countries. To get that money, tourists have to be lured to the country.Tourism in this country depends on the Himalayas and forests, that is, this piece of nature.The more tourists come, the less natural landscape there is. No one can stop this vicious circle.Once you think about many of Nepal's problems, apart from firewood, you end up with the conclusion that everything is due to the country's poverty. Dawa.Zangbut paused for a moment, and looked at the scenery of Nanqi again. In terms of knowledge, Shenmachi also understands Dawa.What Zangbu said. Today, foreign hikers can no longer use wood as fuel because of regulations.It is stipulated that natural gas and petroleum fuels must be used. I'm not blaming foreign hikers or climbing teams.They have bequeathed a great deal of foreign currency to this country, and I am also indebted to them.I enjoy a certain degree of honor, and it is thanks to them that I can live here safely like this Dawa.Zangbu turned his eyes to the hillside behind him. look there. Fukamachi looked there. There is a square slope surrounded by greenery on the hillside. Didn't notice it when spring came, but there seemed to be saplings of coniferous trees growing there. The Japanese assisted us and planted trees like that.But as you can see, that's only a small part.還必須種更多的樹，但我們許多國人，無論是在經濟上或精神上，都沒有餘力為了三、四十年後的事種樹。每天光是為了三餐溫飽，就已經疲於奔命。 達瓦．奘布說到這裡時，深町感覺後背有人的動靜，回頭一看，眼前站著一名老婦人，手裡用鋁托盤端著兩杯酥油茶。托盤角落堆著五、六顆看似水煮的小馬鈴薯。 Namaste. 老婦人滿臉皺紋的臉上又多了笑紋，將托盤放在長椅上，又走進了屋內。 我內人。達瓦．奘布說道。 現在，我和內人相依為命。 Where are the children? 我有兩個兒子，但他們不在南奇。他們去了加德滿都，在那裡工作。他們在英國人經營的旅行社上班，做口譯和嚮導。兩人都已經結婚生子了 他們不會回來這裡嗎？ 這裡有工作的時候會順便回家露個臉，但是很少回來。不光是我們家如此。許多南奇的年輕人都去了都市。一旦少了年輕人，就沒有辦法像從前一樣放牧牛，移動到各座山去。許多人當外國人的嚮導或開名產店，從事觀光相關的行業 達瓦．奘布握著枴杖把身子往右移，接著將手指搭上托盤挪動，在椅子上騰出能再坐一個人的空間。 深町看見他拉托盤的手指，嚇了一跳。 達瓦．奘布用左手食指做那個動作，但那根手指從指尖到第二關節的部分不見了。仔細一看，左手手指中只有拇指完好，從小指到中指完全從根部消失了。 要不要來這裡坐呢？達瓦．奘布問道。 good.深町點點頭，在達瓦．奘布的左邊坐下。 達瓦．奘布似乎察覺到深町的視線，舉起左手說：這是因為凍傷。 達瓦．奘布微笑道：左手手指是在一九七二年，爬道拉吉利峰時失去的。包含雙手雙腳在內，我只有八根完好的指頭。 跟隨登山隊的雪巴人特別是從前的雪巴人，很少人所有指頭都完整無缺。因為從前不像現在有好裝備。 達瓦．奘布以雙手捧著茶杯拿起來，啜飲一、兩口酥油茶。 他彷彿對那雙少了手指的手引以為傲，並不試圖遮掩截肢的手指。 骨頭粗大的粗糙手指。 深町也拿起茶杯，啜飲酥油茶。 往旁邊一看，達瓦．奘布放下茶杯，拿起馬鈴薯，手腳俐落地剝皮，扳了一小塊放入口中。 深町也拿起馬鈴薯，沒有剝皮直接咬。 馬鈴薯肉是黃色的，口感像栗子般鬆軟綿密。 上頭撒了磨碎的岩鹽，岩鹽被牙齒咬碎，和馬鈴薯融合出美味。 tasty. 深町再度心想：在這個超過海拔三千公尺、土壤貧瘠的環境下，竟然能種出這種小歸小但如此美味的農作物。或者，正因為是在這種環境，才能種出這種味道濃郁的馬鈴薯呢？ 這種馬鈴薯原本不是尼泊爾的產物。是從別的國家進口的達瓦．奘布忽然說道。 Oh, yes.深町也點點頭。 馬鈴薯原本產於南美。它先傳至歐洲，再從歐洲傳進了尼泊爾。 There was another silence. 沉默中，達瓦．奘布將目光對著南奇的風景。 街頭的喧囂隨著冰涼的微風，從下面傳上來。 達瓦．奘布好像在傾聽那個聲音。 你有辦法在這個國家生活嗎？ 這個問題突如其來。 在這個國家生活？ 深町遲疑了。 這個問題究竟是什麼意思呢？ 你有辦法和這個國家的女人結婚生子，住在這個國家嗎？ 達瓦．奘布仍然眺望著南奇，風吹動著達瓦．奘布的白髮髮梢。 於是，深町突然間懂了。 這個國家的貧窮、達瓦．奘布離鄉背井去都市的兒子們，以及馬鈴薯 這些事情忽然在深町心中有了意義。 不知是刻意去理解，或者是在無意中明白，總之，深町明白了這位老雪巴人達瓦．奘布在這之前說的話的意思。 這位老雪巴人在說羽生丈二的事。 難不成，那是在說Bisalu sap的事嗎？Fukamachi asked. 然而，達瓦．奘布沒有回答那個問題。 can you do it他又問了深町一次。 深町把正要說出口的話吞回去，陷入沉默，然後開口。 I have no idea. 你沒辦法？ Yes. 即使有了心愛的女人也沒辦法？ Yes.如果有了那種女人，我大概會想帶她一起回日本吧。 如果那個女人拒絕的話呢？ 我不曉得深町的腦筋一團亂。 換作這個南奇的話怎麼樣呢？你有辦法和雪巴族的女人結婚，一輩子住在這個南奇嗎？ 我還沒有面臨那種事情可是，但是，我大概沒辦法吧 深町並不討厭尼泊爾這個國家、喜拉瑪雅山這塊土地、南奇市集這個村落。 算是相當喜歡的。然而，那種心情是基於外國人，基於旅經這裡的過客的立場。實際是否能夠變成這個國家的人，在這裡結婚，在這裡生活，在這塊土地入土，那就又另當別論了。 我想，我恐怕沒辦法深町老實說。 Ah. 達瓦．奘布微笑道：你是個老實人。 我也老實回答你吧。我和安伽林是朋友。我知道他離開南奇去了哪裡，也知道他那麼做的理由。另外，我也知道你剛才說的Bisalu sap這個日本人的事。可是，至於我要不要告訴你我知道的那些事，又是另一個問題。 What do you mean by that? 關於這個問題，有個實在一言難盡的部分。 那該不會是在冬天無氧單獨登頂聖母峰西南壁的事吧？ 深町一說，達瓦．奘布露出了略為驚訝的表情。 噢，你已經知道那件事啦？ 我聽Bisalu sap本人親口說了。 I see.可是，這件事也就是他們接下來要嘗試世上最偉大的登頂，在實現之前不想被人知道，事情並沒有這麼簡單。 那麼，究竟是怎麼一回事？ 在我回答之前，能不能請你告訴我，你為什麼想知道安伽林和Bisalu sap的事呢？ good. 深町下定了決心。 這件事說來話長，您有耐性聽嗎？ But it's okay to say.反正我時間多的是。如果你不嫌棄的話，能不能到我家裡告訴我呢？ 達瓦．奘布說完，拿起枴杖站了起來。 3 深町在達瓦．奘布的家二樓，和他面對面。 達瓦．奘布背對窗戶，坐在靠窗的床上。 深町隔著小茶几坐在小木椅上，從他的位子看得見達瓦．奘布後背的窗戶。 深町的左邊對達瓦．奘布而言是右邊，有個灶，燒著柴火。灶邊堆著木柴，幾乎都是歪七扭八的灌木枯根。乾牛糞也堆在地上的水桶裡。 灶上放著水壺，從那裡傳來水滾的聲音。 聞著那個味道時，深町發現達瓦．奘布的目光注視著自己的脖子一帶。 那是？達瓦．奘布問深町。 this one?深町一用右手手指抵著它，達瓦．奘布便說：那是安伽林的妻子曾經戴過的。 一間樸素的房間。 深町背後的一整面牆擺了櫃子，放著無數大大小小的銅斧、銅鍋，以及餐具類的物品。 陰暗的房內，銅製的鍋子和餐具受到來自窗外的光線映照，發出偏紅的黯淡光芒。那些鍋子和斧頭上，刻著類似中國所說的雷文、西藏獨特的花紋。 還有放主食糌粑的容器。 除此之外，還放著塑膠罐、塑膠桶、油燈及油燈罩。日常生活中的瑣碎雜物也放在櫃子裡。 火焰和煙的氣味也濃濃地溶入了房間的空氣中。但是味道並不令人討厭。 Yes.Fukamachi nodded. 我不曉得你是怎麼得到它的，但既然你有那個，我就得注意聽你說了。Please say. good.Fukamachi nodded. 您知道馬洛里的事吧？深町問達瓦．奘布。 我當然知道在Sagarmatha下落不明的英國登山家的事。 您也知道Bisalu sap手上有馬洛里曾經擁有的相機吧？ Um.I know. 深町聽到達瓦．奘布的回應，兀自點頭道： 其實，我是今年春天來自日本，企圖登頂聖母峰的登山隊成員。 那支有兩個人因意外而喪命的隊伍嗎？ Yes. 深町以上排前齒輕咬下唇。 回程途中，我在加德滿都發現了馬洛里的相機。 Well, that's right. 回想起來，當時展開了這趟漫長的旅程深町心想。 當時，遇見那臺相機，自己捲入某件事，遇見羽生丈二，於是現在和這位老雪巴人面對面。為了這件事，自己至今花了多少時間和精力，移動了多遠的距離呢？ 地點是Sagarmatha這家店深町按照時間前後順序娓娓道出。 像是要親自確認似地，他仔細訴說至今發生的事。也說了馬洛里的相機的價值、它被人從飯店偷走，羽生出現把它拿回來，以及馬尼庫瑪的事、納拉達爾．拉占德拉的事。 也說了在日本調查羽生的事。 雖然沒有提到自己和加代子的事，但也說了羽生在大喬拉斯峰的事，以及長谷常雄的事。 深町告訴老雪巴人，自己再度來到尼泊爾的來龍去脈，以及岸涼子的事。 達瓦．奘布能像英國人一樣以英語對話，懂的日語也比深町會說的尼泊爾語多。 基於工作性質，達瓦．奘布擁有許多接觸外國登山隊的經歷。 深町也說了岸涼子在加德滿都被綁架，和羽生一起救出她的事。 以及岸涼子獨自一人回日本的事。 也說了自己在飛機即將從加德滿都機場起飛之前，下定決心留下來的事。 花了一個多小時，才從頭到尾說完一遍。 達瓦．奘布的妻子也坐在稍遠的椅子上，靜靜地聽著深町說。 交代完畢，深町說：這就是我現在能說的所有事情 達瓦．奘布不時簡短發問，或在難以理解的地方插嘴，但在深町說話的過程中，他幾乎不說自己的意見，只是側耳傾聽。 深町一說完閉口，達瓦．奘布便嘟噥道： 原來你說想拍Bisalu sap的照片，是這麼回事啊 是的，但不光是如此。 What do you mean by that? 我對Bisalu sap羽生丈二這個男人本身感興趣。就算沒辦法拍照，我也想看看那個男人怎麼獨自一個人爬冬天的西南壁。我也想知道他發現馬洛里的相機的經過。除了拍照之外，也是為了我自己 深町低著頭如此說道，然後擡起頭來，看著達瓦．奘布又說： 為了我自己，我想和羽生丈二見面，見證他想做的事。 為了你自己嗎？達瓦．奘布嘟噥。 Yes. 可是，他說不定會拒絕。 他大概會拒絕吧。 即使如此，你也要那麼做嗎？ Yes. 我並不打算阻礙他想做的事。我也不想幫他忙，或者被他幫忙。不過，我想在自己的體力和技術容許的範圍內，跟著羽生，親眼見證他要做的事。 深町直截了當地說。 I see.達瓦．奘布點點頭。 你已經知道許多事了。也和Bisalu sap見了好幾次面。All right.我就說出我能告訴你的事吧。反正你去基地營，應該就會見到Bisalu sap。But But? 關於我接下來要說的事，特別是關於在冬天登頂Sagarmatha，我希望你別告訴別人。 of course.But why? 因為Bisalu sap和安伽林接下來想做的事，違反尼泊爾的法律。 如你所知，在尼泊爾，從今年起，每人收取一萬美金作為登頂Sagarmatha的費用。不是針對是否能夠登頂這個結果，而是對登頂人數設限制，然後事先對預定登頂的人數徵收費用。即使登頂失敗，那筆錢也不會退還