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Chapter 306 - 304, Successfully reached the summit! (Third update)_1

Chapter 306: 304, Successfully reached the summit! (Third update)_1

Time quickly passed, and everyone was arduously trekking the path to the summit, each person holding their breath in determination, for having come this far, success was the only option.

Just as the clouds were thinning out, someone in the group suddenly exclaimed, "Look, that dark figure on the mountain slope!"

"Holy shit, it’s him!"

Almost everyone saw a shadow more than 300 meters above their heads, steadily climbing upward. Although not fast, the movement was incredibly steady, not at all like someone on the plateau.

"Why has he suddenly stopped moving?" one person paused to observe.

At this moment, Ren He was in a bit of a predicament on the cliff face. The route he had chosen had led him to a smooth expanse of rock nearly two meters in distance with nowhere to place his hands. Although he was a Master Level free solo climber, the problem was that even masters usually selected their route in advance and would even suspend themselves from above to prepare the handholds on the cliff face. And Ren He? He had made no such preparations; his ascent was purely spontaneous.

Hence, he found himself in this awkward situation.

What to do? He could only attempt to traverse horizontally, searching for another route.

However, there were no better handholds on either side. But 1.5 meters away there was a protruding rock, and above it, a path that seemed much easier to climb. Ren He took his ice axe from the back of his backpack and smashed it hard into the rock!

After testing it, the ice axe was firmly wedged in the stone. Grasping the ice axe with one hand and leaving the foot holds behind, Ren He swung towards the rock 1.5 meters away and clamped onto it tightly!

For Ren He, he found this move fairly simple, like playing on the parallel bars, just swinging from one hold to another. It looked dangerous because of the height, but in reality, it posed no danger at all.

But those watching from below didn’t quite see it that way...

"Madman!"

"That’s way too risky! Horrifying!"

Unconsciously, just from watching Ren He swing, their palms were sweating profusely!

"He’s a born extreme sports athlete, without a doubt, the most outstanding person here. Even the Sherpa people cannot compare," calmly stated the leader of the American team, "I think, by the time we return to the base of the mountain, his name will be known by everyone. What’s more daunting is his age, at only 16, he has such capabilities. In his lifetime, he might become the first to challenge all fourteen of the world’s eight-thousanders."

An oxygen cylinder weighs over 3 kilograms, and many people think carrying an extra cylinder adds a significant load. However, for Ren He, his own backpack weighed just over 3 kilograms.

It’s only that everyone had not yet truly understood him. If they did, they would undoubtedly be even more astonished.

This climb was more difficult than any previous attempt, though the reduced slope decreased the risk to his life, it was the first time he climbed with weight, and he was carrying nearly 20 pounds of gear.

Having found a new foothold, Ren He was already feeling the soreness in his muscles and knew he had to rest, or he would easily make a mistake.

So, there he stood on a spot only big enough for one foot, eating chocolate, while the people below occasionally looked up at him as they pressed on. When they looked up and saw him seemingly enjoying his snack...

What the hell is this feeling?!

It was only then that Ren He had a moment to admire the scenery. He saw the team below and waved at them, but the people down there were stupefied and no one waved back.

"Why do I get the feeling that he looks quite relaxed?"

"I even think I see him happily laughing..."

Indeed, at that distance, it was impossible to make out facial expressions, only the general outline of body movements. Nevertheless, many people were certain that Ren He was indeed happily laughing.

Climbing a snowy mountain wall with bare hands was one thing, but having ascended 600 meters in elevation and still doing it with ease, are you even human?

Ren He had no idea what they were thinking; he simply stuffed the chocolate wrapper back into his bag after eating it, and then continued to climb up!

From his angle, he could vaguely make out the end of the peak, and this scene acted like a dose of spiritual adrenaline for him, instantly rejuvenating his spirit!

"How do I feel like he’s gotten a bit faster?!"

"Hmm... maybe he’s energized from eating," someone responded emotionlessly beside them.

Ren He was much more serious when choosing his path this time. It was his lack of experience that had caused trouble; now he understood that selecting the right route was actually the most important aspect of free climbing.

Otherwise, finding no way forward halfway up the mountain would be like playing with a puzzle for a long time, only to discover that the puzzle itself was incomplete!

Then what’s the darn point!

Countdown at 300 meters...

Countdown at 200 meters...

Countdown at 100 meters...

During this time, Ren He ate chocolate more than once to replenish his strength. He discovered that the higher the altitude, the greater the consumption of his energy. It seemed that the thin air did have an impact on him, just not as pronounced as on others.

However, while others were still struggling to advance through the mountains, he was about to reach the summit!

At 12:10 PM, Ren He glanced back. That single glimpse of the landscape represented everything he had seen on the journey of his dream.

The next second, his right hand grasped the crevice of the rocks at the pinnacle’s edge, and he pulled himself up!

Ren He lay on the summit and began to giggle foolishly, his laughter growing louder. He sat up and looked at the countless mountains next to Mount Everest and the flowing clouds. From now on, those landscapes were all beneath his feet.

In this nearly one-month period, from 6000 meters to 6400 meters, from 6400 meters to 7200 meters, from 7200 meters to 7900 meters.

Here, all abnormal bodily reactions became normal, and all hardship and loneliness couldn’t be shared with others.

Mountaineering is like a mirror, reflecting every person clearly. In such an environment, a person’s character is magnified, and you can observe selfishness, desire, impatience...

But this was the very dream that Ren He pursued.

No, it could have been called an unattainable dream, but now it lay beneath Ren He’s feet, and Ren He had succeeded!

Standing on top of Mount Everest, at the summit of the world, he suddenly felt an urge to be overcome with tears. In his previous life, he had only dared to silently observe all this and had not had the courage to try it himself. Today, however, he proved to himself that in this life, he had truly changed.

Those unbearable and regretful past memories would vanish like smoke in the air, and now he was a brand new version of himself.

On May 2, 2007, Ren He became the first person in the world to conquer Mount Everest without oxygen, successfully reaching the summit!

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