Sleepless Mountain (20)

As we approached and opened the tent flap, Chen and Wang let out startled cries, As if they had seen a ghost. Only when they realized it was us did they let out a heavy sigh of relief. Breakfast time. The four of us sat facing each other, Silently drinking coffee. No one spoke of what happened last night. Everyone was thinking the same thing. Whether to descend and leave this problematic magic mountain. Chen Ming, the team leader, spoke first. "I know everyone wants to go down, But we are only half a day away from C2. If we leave now, We can be back this afternoon. I suggest we go with light packs. Once we reach the altitude of C2, We can observe the C3 campsite. And decide whether to continue upwards based on the observations. After all, we've passed the most suitable time to descend the glacier, And the weather forecast indicates clear skies for the next two or three days. There's no need to risk rushing down the glacier. Rather than staying put here, It's better to go up to C2 and get a better understanding. What do you all think?" Chen Ming's proposal was actually very reasonable. It wasn't very safe to descend the glacier at this time. On the contrary, the C1 spot, Although some unexplainable phenomena occurred, According to mountaineering principles, It was a relatively safe location. As for ascending to the C2 position, Everyone harbored the same doubt. Fearing that the deeper we ventured into the mountain, The more unexplainable phenomena we would encounter. It could no longer be simply explained as altitude hallucination. However, San Tian and I had no choice but to agree with Chen's plan.