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Chapter 319 - 317, Yes, I am a Knight (Fourth update, asking for monthly pass)_1

Chapter 319: 317, Yes, I am a Knight (Fourth update, asking for monthly pass)_1

When the climbers at the 6,000-meter base camp saw such a group of milk-scented kids arriving at the foot of Mount Everest, they all laughed. Can just anyone climb to the summit of Mount Everest now?

In fact, Liu Bing and the others were also a bit puzzled. Could they really climb Mount Everest?

When they shared their doubts with Ren He, Ren He smiled and said, "No worries, you can do it. Let’s start with some acclimatization training."

Can people with absolutely no experience climb Mount Everest? The answer is yes. In the previous life, in the year 2017, the highest number of climbers to summit Mount Everest in a single day even reached more than 200. As long as the weather is not a problem and one is willing to pay, it seems that summiting Mount Everest is no longer difficult. This is all documented.

Of those 200 people, it was once calculated that only 40% had prior experience of climbing above 6,000 meters before coming to Mount Everest.

This has to be attributed to the successful commercial operations on the South Slope, and some even criticized these business models for making climbing Mount Everest seem overly simple, stripping it of its sacredness.

By that time, as long as you had been consistently exercising, you could climb it, even those who only worked out once or twice a week could make it.

Ren He didn’t care about the sacredness of the climb. These kids would surely endure a great deal of hardship during their ascent, but with the aid of money, they would have a much easier time than others.

When the Sherpa people began to arrange the equipment purchased by Ren He, other teams were mesmerized by the gear. Eleven Sherpas, with one leading as a guide and the rest in charge of carrying loads, among which five were carrying backpacks, each packed with precisely ten of the new, expensive oxygen cylinders. These steel cylinders were connected to pilot oxygen masks by flexible plastic hoses and weighed only 2.97 kilograms when filled with oxygen!

Ren He had specifically instructed An Si to purchase these lightweight oxygen cylinders. In fact, many climbers ascending Mount Everest were now using these instead of the bulky ones that were so thick they were hard to carry even for two people.

For Sherpas capable of carrying 40 kilograms to the summit, this weight was actually quite manageable.

Good grief, 50 oxygen bottles? Are you guys eating oxygen? The people at the 6,000-meter base camp were all convinced. Smeier was practically beaming as he looked at them, thinking that this was an even wealthier investor than those called ’Knight,’ truly an investor among investors...

This was the confidence that allowed Ren He to bring the Qinghe Club to Mount Everest. Initially, they had started to use oxygen cylinders at the altitude of 7,900 meters, but this time Ren He was planning to provide each club member with an oxygen cylinder at 7,200 meters.

Just imagine, with an abundance of oxygen, the only remaining difference between the high mountains and the plains seems to be the temperature...

Although the Sherpa people can’t carry you up there, they can carry your oxygen tanks. This was Ren He’s idea for this Mount Everest summit bid...

Of course, this is just a bit of an exaggeration.

For Ren He, summiting Mount Everest was no longer a difficult task, and he didn’t need to do it to prove himself anymore. Whether it was leading the Qinghe Club or summiting Mount Everest, it was just an additional task.

For him, the real challenge would begin only after the summit.

The main mission was speed skiing downhill!

This time, Ren He kept a low profile. Each day, after leading the club members in training, he would return to the base camp to rest and build up energy. Meanwhile, An Si was busy sorting and relaying photos sent from the North Slope, helping him plan the skiing route.

As for Liu Bing and the others, their physical fitness was impressive and not far off from that of adult climbers. Facts were proving that young climbers did indeed have greater advantages, excelling in almost all aspects, save for psychological resilience...

Other teams wanted to socialize with the investor team, but Ren He quietly refused. They had not planned to climb with anyone else and even chose a day when no one else had plans to ascend.

In the past, Ren He thought encountering a storm at the summit was the most frightening thing, but he now deeply understood that being unable to retreat in time after a storm was truly terrifying.

Take the simplest example, the time Xia Boyu lost his legs happened during a push from 7,900 meters above sea level when they hit a storm. However, there were fewer climbers then, and they managed to retreat smoothly back to Camp 4. If he hadn’t given up his sleeping bag to someone else, he would have had no troubles at all.

Once you ascend the Hillary Steps, there’s no turning back. If someone below blocks your way, you can only feel anxious!

Ren He also prepared a backup plan. If someone else decided to reach the summit with them and a storm occurred, they would retreat down the North Slope. For this reason, he had hired a highly experienced Sherpa guide from the North Slope at a high price. Ren He had thought of everything quite thoroughly.

But all these were measures he took so he wouldn’t have to be distracted by taking care of others because once he reached the peak, he would need to concentrate on his speed skiing.

During the acclimatization hikes, Ren He comfortably led the club members, even reaching a point at 6,900 meters above sea level before heading back, while the Sherpas who were already adapted to the high-altitude climate handled tasks like pitching tents and carrying luggage.

The Sherpas were quite happy; this investor had paid more than the others, and they had less work than usual. There were too many people hired, so the workload felt much lighter...

Seeing how familiar Ren He was with the place, almost as if it were his own home, Liu Bing and the others would whisper among themselves with excitement after returning to camp in the evening.

One night, Ren He generously gave them a day off, as they were going to officially set off on their more than ten-day summit journey the next day. Jiang Haoyang and Ren He, along with their five-member group, were sitting in a tent, with Liu Jiamin grinning and watching everyone chat.

Suddenly, Jiang Haoyang said, "Boss, you’ve heard about Knight, haven’t you?"

Ren He glanced at him and calmly said, "Yeah, I’ve heard."

"I read in China Travel Magazine that he recently summited from here. Not only did he become the first person to climb without carrying oxygen tanks but also the first to free solo climb up there. It’s amazing!" Jiang Haoyang said, sparking the interest of Liu Bing, Li Yifan, and Liu Jiamin, who all looked eagerly at Ren He for his reaction.

Ren He hummed a response, showing little reaction.

Jiang Haoyang, not satisfied, continued, "I really admire him. To give away his oxygen cylinder at 7,900 meters is so selfless. In our No.4 Middle School, about half the boys admire Knight. I’ve watched all his cycling, speed skiing, drifting, and parkour videos. He’s really incredible!"

Ren He again calmly hummed a response, still showing little reaction.

Taking a deep breath, Liu Bing said, "I heard Knight used to be a junior high student from Luo City, and by now, he should probably be in high school. I’ve heard that even the president of TK Greater China, An Si, willingly became Knight’s assistant... If I remember correctly, back at the airport in Nepal, the person who received us was none other than the recently famous An Si, risen through popular trends. And the other person with us when we ate hotpot should be Knight’s official filming crew, Liu Erbao and them..."

At this point, Liu Bing paused, took another deep breath, and asked, "What I want to know is, Boss, are you Knight?"

Ren He looked around at the other four people in the tent and calmly said, "Yes, I am Knight."

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