Why did so many people die on the Olympic-Pacific line? In the whole process of crossing the Aotai, the altitude rose from1740m in Taibai County to 3,475m in Aoshan Tower, crossed 3,523m in Taibai Beam, and finally reached 3,767m in Sendai, the main peak of Taibai Mountain. It takes about 6-7 days, mostly in no man's land.
It doesn't seem difficult. If you think so, it's all wet.
atrocious weather
Located on the Qinling Mountains, Aotai is the dividing line between the north and the south of China. The climate of the two sides meets and collides here, creating a more complicated climate than ordinary alpine regions. "Four seasons a day" is a common occurrence. Even in midsummer, snowflakes may float. If the lowest temperature in winter is below-10 degrees for a long time.
The most terrible thing is strong wind and dense fog. As long as it is cloudy or above, dense fog will be quite frequent. Rain and snow will make people wet, overheating or wet fog will make people fall into the water, and the ensuing strong wind will soon make people lose their temperature, which is the most terrible result.
Special terrain
Crossing the Olympic platform, from Batai to the west, you will pass through some sections with flat terrain and wide vision, such as Dongyuan, Xiyuan and Happy Valley.
The tableland is a highland formed by scouring on the Loess Plateau in northwest China. It is characterized by a platform shape with steep sides and flat top.
When walking up, although there are large and small boulders spread on it, it is very easy to find the direction when walking in a cloudy and foggy environment because it is too wide. Especially in foggy days, it may lead to unconsciously turning in circles.
In addition, in the 2800 camp located at the foot of the mountain, connecting Aoshan and Taibai Mountain, many mountain friends have encountered the situation that they can't find the north in an instant. In the process of getting water, they lost their way in ten or twenty minutes.
High intensity no man's land
Most of Australia and Thailand are no man's land, and it is difficult to find water without replenishment, so it has been reloading to Australia and Thailand, which also determines the strength and difficulty of Australia and Thailand.
Among them, the most deadly nine-story stone sea requires very high physical strength. Some mountain friends said that at first they thought it was a steep slope made of climbing stones. When they reached a mountain top, they found that there was a mountain top higher than they had just climbed, and the stones were more difficult to walk and climb.
Easily rebellious
Although the highest point of the route between Australia and Thailand is only over 3,700 meters above sea level, many people who have not responded to Tibet and the plateau have serious resistance when they go to Australia and Thailand.
On the one hand, you need to bring enough dry food, tents, sleeping bags and other equipment to cross the no-man's land, and a big bag will weigh dozens of pounds when it is smashed. On the other hand, the weather on this line changes dramatically, and the altitude is high, which is easy to cause altitude sickness, and the resulting dizziness and poor judgment will also bring uncontrollable dangers on the rocky sea surface and dangerous sections that are easy to sprain their feet.
Slides and beasts
Slipping and falling injuries are mostly caused by fog and getting lost, which leads to slipping. At the same time, there are many kinds of wild animals such as black bear, takin and leopard in Qinling area, and there have also been cases of wild animals attacking people.
Aotai has always been so "dangerous", but there are always people moving forward wave after wave, which is inseparable from the people they have experienced.
Overestimate one's ability
Many people who cross Taibai Mountain underestimate the complicated and cruel geographical environment, the distribution of animals and plants and the harsh climatic conditions.
Taibai Mountain is high and the climate changes rapidly. Even in summer, the temperature on Taibai Mountain may be far below zero.
Moreover, the crossing route of Taibai Peak is in the middle of the stone sea, with a total distance of more than 3,000 meters. The wind is strong, and the oxygen content is less than half that of the plain. Some tourists are not fully prepared before going up the mountain, and seldom bring winter clothes and first-aid medicines. As a result, they can't adapt to abnormal climate change, can't bear the thin air pressure, and are easy to induce diseases.
Curiosity and adventure psychology
Some donkey friends do not take the traditional tourist routes, but choose to walk in the virgin forest no man's land and wild animals infested areas; Some tourists climb mountains from Longdonggou on the south slope, Damang River and Sanchaxia on the north slope in order to avoid the tickets of the reserve.
Longdonggou on the south slope is the key area of Taibai Mountain to protect the wild animal giant panda, which belongs to the core area of the reserve. Too frequent human activities will have a certain impact on the wild survival and population reproduction of giant pandas.
White Cloud Gorges and Tangkou have no roads at all, and belong to primitive forest areas. Walking on the riverbed in some areas, there is always the danger of getting lost, being hurt by wild animals, freezing to death, falling down and being washed away by floods.
If you don't listen to advice, go your own way.
Taibai county has also issued many announcements at mountain passes such as Aoshan to prevent donkey friends from rashly organizing a group to climb mountains. The county's ecological office also announces a mountain closure every year and requires hikers to register in advance during the mountaineering season, but few people abide by it.
Moreover, Article 2 of the Safety Instructions for Taibai Mountain also mentions: follow the tourist routes together and hire back-to-back tour guides. When you leave the tourist trail, please follow the original road in time; Article 4: In case of heavy snow, fog, thunderstorm, flood season, night flood, landslide, landslide, wild animals on the road and slippery road, stop traveling immediately.
However, although some people who entered the mountain were discouraged by the staff, they made trouble without reason and refused to retreat according to the route arranged by the staff, which laid a hidden danger for safety work.
Lack of appropriate field survival skills
Some climbers bring little or no unnecessary food, clothes and first aid items, lack the knowledge and skills of outdoor survival, and even don't know how to make a fire to keep warm, get water safely and avoid the wind and rain. Once you encounter special circumstances, you don't know how to deal with them, and you are desperate and eventually disappear into the vast virgin forest area, leaving lifelong regrets for your relatives and friends.
not well-prepared
Aotai put forward higher requirements in equipment collocation, physical reserve, teamwork, information collection, backup plan formulation and so on. People who try for a long time for the first time have many blind spots, and each one needs time to learn, run in and practice.
If we talk about the routes with the highest mortality rate in outdoor exploration in China, we may think of the routes such as Wolf Tower C, Wusun Ancient Road and Xiate Ancient Road. Indeed, these routes are "abusive", but from the perspective of mortality, I am afraid that no route in China can surpass the Olympic-Pacific line, even compared with the mortality rate of climbing Mount Everest, or even close to it. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that the Australia-Thailand line is called the polar exploration line.
Aotai Line refers to the line from Aoshan, the two main peaks of Qinling Mountains, to Taibai Mountain, with a straight-line distance of about 46 kilometers and a total walking distance of about 140 kilometers. From Taibai County, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, at an altitude of1740m, it rises to the Aoshan landmark tower at an altitude of 3,475m, passes through Taibai Beam at an altitude of 3,523m, and finally reaches Sendai, the main peak of Taibai Mountain at an altitude of 3,767.2m.. It takes 6-7 days, and on the way, we have to climb the 17 mountain above 3000m. Walking in no man's land most of the time is one of the most primitive and abused top crossing routes in China.
Aoshan Mountain is famous for its difficult climbing and steep slope, and there are no supply points along the way, while Taibai Mountain is famous for its long route and strange scenery. It is the highest elevation section of the main ridge of the Qinling Mountains, and is known as the exploration route of "Walking on the Dragon Ridge of China". The difficulty of this line crossing is not only that it needs to cross no man's land for a long time without supply, but also that the climate is changeable and the road conditions are complex. Most of the whole crossing process is between the stone seas formed by glacial remains, so it is very dangerous to encounter bad weather. There are no safety facilities and safety signs, which has laid a greater safety hazard for the original accident. For this reason, the Aotai Line is also called "the end of life" by the donkey friends.
According to various media reports, over the past ten years, more than 30 donkey friends have died on the Olympic-Pacific line. 20 18 the people's governments of Meixian county and Taibai county in Shaanxi province jointly issued a circular prohibiting all units and individuals from illegally crossing the "Olympic-Taiyuan line". At this point, this road to death has been completely blocked, except for the scientific research behavior that has been approved and reported, the line has completely become a real-no man's land!
Over the past ten years, more than 30 donkey friends have died on the Olympic-Pacific line. 20 18 the people's governments of Meixian county and Taibai county in Shaanxi province jointly issued a circular prohibiting all units and individuals from illegally crossing the "Olympic-Taiyuan line". At this point, this road to death has been completely blocked, except for the scientific research behavior that has been approved and reported, the line has completely become a real-no man's land!