'Death Threshold' on Everest: The untold story of the 5 greatest climbing legend in history

At Everest or any other high mountain in the world, reaching an altitude of over 8,000m is the time when climbers reach the "Death Zone", where they can leave their lives at any time.

11:30 am on May 29 , 1953 was an unforgettable moment in world history when two climbers Edmund Hillary (1919-2008, New Zealanders) and Tenzing Norgay (1914-1986, Nepalese) once First hit the successful foot on the highest mountain on the planet: Mount Everest.

After years of cherishing the dream of conquering Everest at 8,848m and after a series of 7 weeks of eating-sleeping-surviving between the cold snowy Himalayas and exhausted with the strength, these two different nationalities together put your name on the first person (s) world record to conquer Everest successfully and return safely.

Wearing a 30-kg backpack shoulder, always breathe the extremely thin and cold-air atmosphere up to -19 degrees Celsius, both Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay give themselves a fifteen minutes of splendid life when standing in position " The roof of the world " that looks out to all sides, but feels the success is at the cost of life to feel that: Naturally, no matter how hard it is, the small person can still subdue.

The memorabilia they left on Mount Everest as a tribute is the chocolate and the cross, symbols of faith and life, to hope that other brave people will continue to succeed in they are on top of the mountain all year round with snow covered.

Two climbers Edmund Hillary (left) and Tenzing Norgay.

Rounding 65 years from the history of honoring these two brave climbers into history, Everest has seen many generations of climbers, adventurers from all over the world bring in their heat. The blood seemed to be unable to be extinguished by cold snow in the border areas of Nepal and Tibet to challenge yourself at the highest limit and for once in your life to write your name in history books.

One cannot statistically measure how many climbers have explored Everest and how many people have perished on that harsh end-to-end journey, only knowing that, as of 2016, of the 4,000 climbers touching the peak of Everest successfully, there are 280 people who permanently send themselves in cold snow in the Himalayas .

Tempting the first successful Everest conquest of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, feel the harshness of the weather, the terrain and the dangers that make the boundary between life - death no longer exist. of the 5 greatest Everest climbers in history through their untold stories.

EVEREST: The secret of the 5 greatest climbing legend in history

Referring to Reinhold Messner (born September 17 , 1944) , the Italian climbing legend, one remembers the most talented mountain conqueror in the history of the world with a rare record of breaking people: He is a man The first in the world set foot on all 14 high mountains above 8.000m of the Earth. All of these 14 peaks are in the Himalayas and Karakoram mountains in Asia.

The extraordinary thing is, when Reinhold Messner conquered these 14 peaks, he didn't need the help of oxygen tanks! For scientists and amateur climbers, touching "Death Threshold" (over 8,000m high) without oxygen tank is sure to die in hand.

"Death Zone" is the area used by professional climbers in the world when a climber touches an altitude of over 8,000m above sea level. At this position, oxygen is what becomes the most expensive and expensive for human lungs.

An amateur climber who reaches this height may be unconscious or die after a few dozen seconds. For professional climbers, without oxygen tanks, they will soon be invaded by a headache. Lack of oxygen plus temperature lowering the C-level will cause them to vomit, disorient and hallucinations. Death will stay firm in the hand if the person does not breathe oxygen and warms the body after a few minutes.

Data show that more than 200 climbers died when "falling" into "Dead Threshold" on Everest. Death at this altitude indicates that they were professional climbers, because according to the Royal Health Organization (NHS), for ordinary people or amateur climbers, the symptoms of " altitude sickness" will occurs at different levels:

1. At an altitude of 2,440m : Symptoms of nausea, headache, dizziness and exhaustion appear.
2. At 3,600m : More severe symptoms appear, including difficulty breathing, unable to control the legs, coughing up blood, confusion or loss of consciousness.
3. At a height of 5,400m : The amount of oxygen at this time is reduced by 50% compared to sea level. If you stay at this elevation threshold for more than 30 minutes a person can die without oxygen tanks.
4. At altitudes above 8.000m (Dead Threshold): The amount of oxygen at this time is only 30% of the sea level. American professional climber David Breashears, the first person in American history to conquer Everest on once, describes: "Death Threshold" , even when equipped with oxygen tanks, you still feel "yourself." run on the treadmill but only breathe through the tiny straw ".

So, what makes a "rocky" Reinhold Messner, not afraid of death and "whole-hearted" climbing Everest without an oxygen tank? Let's find out.

Born to conquer "the rooftops of the world"

Few people know that the legendary mountaineering Reinhold Messner soon formed a passion for conquering the peak right from the start of being a 5-year-old boy.

At the age when the only sleepy, sleepy peers, Reinhold Messner made his first expedition in life in the Italian Dolomites (higher than 3,300m, in the poetic Apls Mountains) with Stunning landscape that no place on Earth has.

By the age of 20, Reinhold Messner and his older brother, Günther Messner, had registered themselves as two of Europe's most talented climbers.

Enthusiastic youth has blown the passionate fire to conquer other legendary peaks in the world of the young man. Not wanting to narrow down his own efforts and passion soon to flourish in Europe, now, the young man wants to go to Asia, to the border area between Nepal and Tibet to subdue "the roof of the world. gender " under my feet.

On October 16, 1986, when Reinhold Messner turned 42, he continued to enroll in the record as the first person in the world to set foot on all 14 Earth's 8,000m high mountains without oxygen tanks. . Of course, among them there is the legendary Everest peak of 8,848m.

Enthralling the Everest at the feet: Alone - And oxygenless

Italian climbing legend Reinhold Messner.Not only did he climb the mountain, he was also the first person to cross the Antarctic and Greenland without the use of sleds and dog trailers, and alone across the Gobi desert.

After the death of his brother in 1970 when the brothers made an expedition at Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest mountain in the world (8,126 m high, in Pakistan), Reinhold Messner was the first to recommend Everest expedition. without the help of oxygen tanks.

Despite all objections by fellow climbers, the scientific explanations, on May 8, 1978, the climbing team consisted of two people, Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler (Austrian climber, born on the 22nd. July 7, 1942) touched Everest without an oxygen tank.

"Indeed, at that time, I was no longer myself. Everything became hazy before my eyes. My mind seemed to be dull. When I stood on the" roof of the world ", my ears could only hear. We are grabbing the rare oxygen flow on the ultra-thin air . " Reinhold Messner recalls the moment of placing Everest at his feet in the summer of 1978.

It is risky, and when that is achieved, it seems that with Reinhold Messner, everything is not enough. The absolute sense of victory has yet to fill the lifeblood of the Italian climber.

Then, just two years later, on August 20, 1980, Reinhold Messner set out to conquer Everest again. This time, he just went alone!

"The feeling of" single-minded and unique "to conquer Mount Everest is the most difficult thing in my life, I climbed to the top alone and returned safely, alone. the crack at night and almost gave up because of hunger, cold and fear, then, the desire to bring in the destination "conquering Everest alone" took me up, continued to fight. to the top, that feeling of happiness is no different from the moment when I set foot on the Moon . " , Reinhold Messner shared the story with TheGuardian in 2003.

The second story is about George Mallory (1886 - 1924) , a very famous English climber. He was recognized as one of the world's greatest climbers in the 1920s when all three of his names were recorded on the 1920s Mount Everest expeditions.

During the third expedition in 1924, then George Mallory, 37, his wife and his three young children prevented him from taking this trip because his young wife's hunch made her think. heal.

However, the failure of the Everest expeditions before the snow storm when the team attended by George Mallory reached an altitude of more than 8,100m made George Mallory more determined to conquer the legendary high mountain.

In the letter to his wife, he wrote: "Honey, when the whole team reaches this height, I am sure that failure is impossible. Never have you felt so passionate." "This, I know, is difficult but I believe I will succeed".

George Mallory couldn't believe that those were the last lines that he had the opportunity to send to his beloved wife and children looking forward to home. Passion for conquering the pinnacle brought him to Everest and it was Everest who hugged him forever .

Mountain climbing legend George Mallory and his wife - Ruth Mallory.(Photo: Explorersweb).

At 12:50 pm on June 8, 1924, George Mallory and his partner Sandy Irvine "disappeared" in the northwestern edge of Everest. The one who saw them for the last time was the explorer, geologist Noel Odell.

Later, Noel Odell recounted: " When I arrived at the northwest edge of the mountain top, I happened to see them. Before meeting each other to ask about their expedition, a small blizzard attacked. we.

After seeking shelter, I went back to signal George Mallory and Sandy Irvine to go to safety. However, the only thing left in my eyes was the constant snowstorm that hit my face continuously. All the screaming attempts to name my teammates were swallowed up by the Everest. They never come back. "

It was 1924 .

75 years later, in 1999, after an attempt to find the bodies of two British explorers, George Mallory and Sandy Irvine, it was found that the bodies of these two young people were in a close embrace.

The remaining items were goggles, altimeter, knife and thick pile of letters from George Mallory's wife. The expedition team could not find both cameras. Because if you find a camera, people have a chance to determine whether both of you have successfully set foot on Mount Everest, and that, they may be in trouble while on the way down.

75 years later when George Mallory and Sandy Irvine went missing, they found their bodies. But also because of that, the mystery of their conquest of Everest before their death or not only the Everest knows!

In each human being we carry within ourselves, once we have overcome that limit, only you can feel the happiness that comes to the extreme where the heart has hot blood flowing.

Everest, the paradise of well-intentioned wills is also considered a " cold grave" . However, that 'grave ' cannot bury the passionate hearts! Like Reinhold Mesner once said:

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