Sleepless Mountain (2)

*The original is a long horror story, and due to character limits, I can only post it in multiple parts. This uncle, let's call him Uncle Ishikawa for now. From here on, the story will be told from a first-person perspective. The story begins with a mountaineering accident in the 1990s. The M Mountain, where the incident occurred, is located within present-day China. It's quite a remote location. Since ancient times, it has been considered a sacred mountain by the local people. However, with the rise of mountaineering enthusiasm starting in the 19th century, lonely high peaks around the world were conquered one by one. Only the K peak of the M mountain range remained an unclimbed virgin peak above 6000 meters. Several senior mountaineers had previously hoped to reach the summit and make history, but they always failed. This year, Japan's K University and the Chinese mountaineering team formed a large expedition to attempt the summit. When they were very close to the summit, the weather suddenly changed, and heavy snow began to fall. The climbing team had to reluctantly abandon their attempt. After overcoming several difficulties, they descended to rendezvous with the others. But then, in just one night, the mountain suddenly shook and the ground trembled. The entire mountaineering team of over ten people suffered an unknown disaster overnight and all contact was lost. When the news reached Japan, the entire nation was naturally shocked. A search and rescue team was immediately formed, recruiting renowned climbers from various fields. Among them were myself and Mita, who had just returned from Kangchenjunga after a near-death experience, ultimately abandoning the summit attempt and barely making it back.