Chapter 180 Let’s start the challenge directly!(1/2)
It was not Xiao Ning who suffered from altitude sickness.
But Liu Weiwei.
If you slowly move from low-altitude areas to high-altitude areas and take "Rhodiola rosea" for a period of time in advance, the problem of altitude sickness will be significantly improved.
But Xiao Ning and his team airlifted directly from the low-altitude Chengdu to Kangding Airport.
The average altitude of Chengdu is only 500 meters.
But Kangding Airport, with an altitude of more than 4,200 meters, is indeed a proper high-altitude airport.
Plateau airports usually refer to airports built at an altitude of 1,524 meters (5,000 feet) and above, but less than 2,438 meters (8,000 feet).
A high plateau airport is an airport whose altitude exceeds 2,438 meters.
Looking at the entire Aquamarine Star, only Dragon Kingdom has the most high-altitude airports, and it directly ranks among the top high-altitude airports in the world.
The world's highest airport is Daocheng Yading Airport, located in Sichuan Province at an altitude of 4,411 meters.
The airport with the second highest altitude is Qamdo Bangda Airport located in Zone Z with an altitude of 4,334 meters.
The airport with the third highest altitude is Ali Kunsha Airport, which is also located in Zone Z with an altitude of 4,274 meters.
As for the fourth highest airport, it is Kangding Airport where Xiao Ning and others are located. The exact altitude of the airport is 4238 meters.
A sudden increase in altitude in a short period of time is particularly prone to altitude sickness.
When Liu Weiwei got off the plane, she felt obviously dizzy. After the group met with the staff of the Austrian Red Bull Zheduo Mountain Special Team.
Because of the dizziness and headache, she was even unable to walk for a while, so she could only rest on a chair at the airport for the time being.
When ordinary people go to plateau areas, many people will suffer from "altitude sickness" because their bodies are not adapted to the air density of the plateau and their body's ability to tolerate hypoxia is poor.
The so-called "altitude sickness" is actually a series of symptoms such as dizziness, headache, fatigue, and insomnia due to the body's inability to adapt to a low-pressure and hypoxic environment.
In severe cases, altitude sickness can directly cause death.
Regarding the issue of altitude sickness, Xiao Ning had already thought about it before setting off.
His current physical fitness has reached an astonishing 18.0.
What is this concept?
According to the system, Xiao Ning's previous physical fitness data was still 17.5. Putting aside his skills, his various physical indicators were enough to launch a sprint towards the existing human world records in various sports.
And Xiao Ning, who once again gained 0.5 points of physical fitness after the low-altitude skydiving mission in the Twin Towers, now reaches 18 points of physical fitness. In many sports fields, he is already comparable to the strongest athletes on Aquamarine, and even surpasses them.
With such incredible physical conditions, Xiao Ning didn’t think he would suffer from altitude sickness.
Theoretically speaking, good health does not necessarily mean that you will not suffer from altitude sickness.
Whether altitude sickness occurs and whether altitude sickness is severe depends on which aspects of your body are better.
Many athletes with strong physical fitness and heavy endurance will not suffer from altitude sickness, such as long-distance runners, football players, basketball players, swimmers, etc.
Because during long-term aerobic exercise, their body's ability to tolerate hypoxia will be stronger than that of ordinary people, and their ability to adapt to the environment will also be stronger.
Athletes who perform anaerobic short-term sports such as weightlifting actually have poor hypoxia tolerance.
Even if their overall quality is still better than that of ordinary people, it is normal for them to suffer from altitude sickness.
As for Xiao Ning...
He is omnipotent.
Aerobic exercise is like a marathon, he is invincible.
He is still invincible in anaerobic exercises such as sprinting and long jump.
So after briefly thinking about it before setting off, Xiao Ning was sure that it was impossible for him to suffer from altitude sickness.
And now he is indeed like a normal person.
At this moment, the people from the Red Bull Zheduoshan project team had brought in small bottles of oxygen.
With the help of a female staff member, Liu Weiwei took a few breaths of oxygen before her symptoms eased slightly.
However, for the sake of caution, Xiao Ning plans not to take Liu Weiwei with him on the next trip to Zheduo Mountain.
The average altitude of Zheduo Mountain is very high, and the highest point is even higher than Kangding Airport, the fourth highest airport in the world.
Liu Weiwei had severe altitude sickness as soon as she got off the plane. It would be really dangerous to go to Zheduo Mountain.
After telling Liu Weiwei about this, although Liu Weiwei really wanted to accompany Xiao Ning, she was really unwell and could only agree.
Because it was already night, even if they rushed to Zheduo Mountain, they wouldn’t be able to see much, so in the end, under the arrangement of the Red Bull staff, Xiao Ning and his party temporarily stayed in the lower altitude Kangding city tonight (2560 meters).
Stay and rest.
Early the next morning.
In addition to Xiao Ning, including Liu Weiwei, who still felt uncomfortable, several assistants who accompanied Xiao Ning from the Magic City this time also felt headaches, dizziness and other symptoms.
Several assistants were specially recruited by Liu Weiwei to facilitate Xiao Ning's daily work and life.
Liu Weiwei originally thought that bringing these people here would always be able to help Xiao Ning sometimes.
But now it seems that everyone is just like her, really unable to help.
However, Xiao Ning didn't think anything was wrong. After comforting everyone, he asked the Red Bull staff to help take care of Liu Weiwei and others. He followed the Red Bull staff from the Zheduo Mountain project team and rushed directly to Zheduo Mountain.<
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In order to allow Xiao Ning to have a clearer understanding of the mountainous route conditions.
Going from Kangding to Zheduoshan is not by car.
Instead, we returned to Kangding Airport where we landed yesterday and boarded a plateau helicopter rented by Red Bull.
It’s a sunny day today.
As the helicopter took off, Xiao Ning's mind was filled with all the scenery he saw.
It is completely different from those big cities with steel forests.
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Looking down at the ground from the sky above Kangding, there are only open fields with extremely rich ethnic characteristics, and most of them are very low urban buildings...
In the sky above this city, there is an endless blue sky, covering the city like a whole piece of blue cloth.
Not to mention specifically feeling the rhythm of the city, Xiao Ning could feel the leisure and freedom just by sitting on the helicopter and admiring all the beautiful scenery around him.
Amidst the roar of the helicopter, the scenery below continued to recede. It didn't take long for Xiao Ning and others to reach the sky above Zheduo Mountain.
This is Xiao Ning’s first time overlooking the entire mountain from above Zheduo Mountain.
There are twists and turns, steep gradients, and all kinds of large trucks are scattered on the winding mountain road.
After letting the helicopter circle the mountain for two more times, the plane stopped at a tarmac near Zheduo Mountain.
Then Xiao Ning finally met the person in charge of the Austrian Red Bull Zheduo Mountain project team.
"Mr. Xiao, my name is Chen Qing, and I am the person in charge of this project where Red Bull cooperates with you to complete the Zheduo Mountain downhill challenge."
"Because we were here yesterday to evaluate the road conditions and make some preparations, I was not able to pick you up at the airport in person. Please don't be surprised by this."
Chen Qing, who was waiting at the helipad in advance, greeted Xiao Ning as soon as he stepped off the helicopter. Because he knew how much Zou Yitian valued Xiao Ning, he even made a special explanation of why he did not pick up the plane yesterday.
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Xiao Ning waved his hand to indicate that it didn't matter, and then asked: "Mr. Chen, did you have a look at the road conditions yesterday?"
Chen Qing nodded: "Because the main roads of G318 have been undergoing renovation and maintenance in recent years, and the section of Zheduo Mountain can be said to be the first entrance into western Sichuan. After all, it is the first pass of Kangba..."
"So actually the entire section of the road has been renovated and maintained by the government in recent years, and the road condition is very good."
"There is no bad road situation like those in the early years where there were three pitfalls at one step."
"But..."
Chen Qing paused and then continued: "After all, the geographical environment is special and there are many trucks passing by, so there are quite a lot of gravels on the road..."
"Our plan is to clear the road to a certain extent in advance when you take the challenge to ensure the safety of the road conditions as much as possible."
Xiao Ning nodded, and then said: "Let me drive up there for a spin first."
Soon.
The Red Bull team got Xiao Ning a car.
This was specifically requested by Xiao Ning.
He did not choose an off-road vehicle with better passability, but asked the Red Bull team to find a car with a relatively low chassis.
The reason why Xiao Ning does this is to more clearly perceive the road surface and road conditions while driving.
After all, the chassis of an off-road vehicle is relatively high and its ability to filter vibrations is better. If you are driving an off-road vehicle, you may overlook many details due to the car.
Chen Qing personally accompanied Xiao Ning from the bottom of the mountain all the way up.
Before, Chen Qing was worried that Xiao Ning would suddenly become interested and drive wildly on this mountain.
After all, as a staff member of Red Bull's extreme sports department, Chen Qing knows very well that Xiao Ning's driving skills are incredible.
To be continued...