The snow didn’t seem to stop even after a day and a night. The snow was so thick that the horses didn’t want to move forward. SPW had no choice but to pay the herdsmen and continue their trek. "If there is a reasonable chance to reduce the load, I will certainly seize the opportunity," SPW said. He found that many people thought that outdoors mountaineering meant hiking when carrying a heavy bag. "We should help change such stereotype. After all, mountaineering is not show-off, not self-torture. If you can do it in a more comfortable way, why not?" he explained.

　　The snow was the deepest deep in the forest. At this point, it was too strenuous to walk in the snow, so the team leader had to walk in front of the team to pave the snow and make it easier for other team members to move forward. After going through these routes and rivers repeatedly, the scenery no longer meant for him. "As the trek leader, I have to make sure that each mountaineer is away from danger and finish the trek happily and safely", he said. Even at the same place, he would learn something when he came with different mountaineers. "These unexpected gains are the most memorable and fortunate things in my career,” he told TMTPost.

　　When several teams met together, there could be a small-range "traffic jam". In such circumstances, some mountaineers would complain that mountaineers in the front were moving forward too slowly. Different mountaineers have different purposes when participating for a trek: some of them came to challenge their limits, others signed up to relax themselves or take pictures, still others came here, however, to “torture” themselves. Many people are not well aware of the risk of outdoor activities, believing that mountaineering is about asking a few people to carry backpacks in the snow and competing with each other. Those who carry the largest and heaviest backpack but go the fastest would win and show off by saying that they’ve "completed challenges that are extremely dangerous and almost impossible" in their WeChat friend circle. However, SPW didn’t think so. "Such mentality is not right. Outdoor expedition is not outdoor adventure. The nature of outdoor trek is about being responsible for oneself, one’s family and teammates.

　　It was 19:20, April 30th. After arriving at the camp, the mountaineers began to boil water, cook dinner and refuel themselves. If it is a light-load team, the team leader and collaborators would also prepare breakfast for the mountaineers. Sometimes, the team would even assign chefs to the team.

　　Mountaineers rushed to participate in the Xinjiang Xiate Route trek from all over China. One of their main purposes is to climb over Hada Muzidaka Sakamoto and see the Muzalt glacier that covers 150 square kilometers. On the morning of May 1st, except for two mountaineers who didn’t continue to trek and stayed at the camp, SPW led other mountaineers headed for Hada Muzidaka Sakamoto. Their plan was to climb over the mountain, see the glacier before the weather worsened and return to the camp before darkness befell.

　　Mountaineers could hardly take steps on the mountains after two days of snow. In order to help mountaineers avoid going the wrong path, SPW had to explore the way time and time again on the way.

　　The team arrived the foot of Hada Muzidaka Sakamoto to add food and water. Proper equipment is very important in outdoor treks. In fact, 70 per cent of the consumption in an outdoor trek occurred when in need of equipment procurement and replacement. While a 2,000-yuan all-in-one pot can melt the snow and boil the water within three minutes, a 200-yuan pot can not achieve such efficiency. However, most mountaineers prefer to buy cool equipment than to choose more expensive business services. That’s why long treks charged with only 1,000 to 4,000 yuan are the most popular. "At present, the outdoor trek market is generally dominated by low-end consumers who prefer low-cost trek teams and bear all the necessary material by themselves, so many clubs have to offer inexpensive trek routes at the expense poor service and incompetent team leaders, which could generate great security risk,” he explained.

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