Recently, a 19-year-old man was killed while "Ao Tai Crossing" alone.
What is embarrassing is that this tragedy could have been avoided, as long as the man, after being persuaded by the relevant department to return, did not escape the checkpoint and sneaked into the mountain from other places alone.
"Ao-Tai Line" is the title of the travel friends, that is, a main line running through the two main peaks of the Qinling Mountains between Ao Mountain and Taibai Mountain.
How dangerous is "Aotai Crossing"?
From the "China Aotai Crossing Accident Investigation Report", it can be seen that in the summer of 2012 to 2017, as many as 46 people have disappeared and died. Therefore, Shaanxi officials issued a ban on "Aotai" in 2018. Through the announcement.
But it is a pity:
there are few people who insist on going.
For these fellow travellers, we can't help but issue a series of questions:
Why should we misunderstand the outdoor spirit?
Enter "Ao Tai Chuan" in the search engine, and you will see some experience sharing of travel friends.
Reading these articles will find that these travellers who successfully traversed before the Ao-Tai Line were not prohibited from crossing, without exception, had done enough preparations before departure, including the mastery of adventure skills, effective adventure travel tools, physical accumulation, etc. Many aspects.
But even so, there are still people who come back, let alone those who blindly follow the trend and misunderstand the outdoor spirit?
The outdoor spirit contains many contents, among which "health, sensibility, and safety" are three important elements.
The primary task of outdoor sports is to promote the safety and health of participants. However, if you use it as a competition for blind comparisons, go outdoors without reason in order to pursue a sense of achievement or excitement, and even ignore your own body’s endurance. It is not based on knowledge and rich outdoor experience to carry out corresponding activities, that is the biggest misunderstanding of outdoor spirit.
Every traveler has poetry and distance in his heart, but people who don't have a correct understanding of the outdoor spirit, maybe the plan before setting out is to achieve an adventure story, but in the end they can only get a rash accident.
"Ao Tai Chuan" has deviated from the outdoor spirit, which is a common sense that has been exchanged for many tragedies.
Why is it "not listening"?
As the old saying goes: listen to people's advice and eat full.
But some people just ignored the bans made by the relevant departments, that is, some people have to go through those areas that are still in the original ecology, with the fluke mentality that "bad things will not happen to me".
For those who do not listen to advice, many netizens suggest that adventurers should bear the relevant rescue costs. This can not only give unauthorized outdoor adventurers a warning, but also increase their outdoor adventure costs to a certain extent.
Although this suggestion contains "annoying words", it is not unreasonable.
These disobedient people may not care about their lives for the so-called "adventurous spirit" in their hearts, but whenever they are in a dangerous situation, there will always be rescuers who go into the danger and give help without hesitation.
If you have caused the sacrifice of the rescuer because of your "disobedience", why should you be reckless and let others pay for their precious lives?
This is a waste of public resources, but also a disregard for the lives of others!
Why do "illegal" actions need to be carried out?
In this announcement prohibiting "Ao Tai crossing", it is clear that crossing behavior is "illegal activity" and will be punished or even held criminally liable.
The prohibition of "Aotai crossing" is not only for the personal safety of those trying to traverse, but also to maintain an undisturbed natural environment for the local rare animals and plants.
A few years ago, some netizens sighed: Throughout the "Aotai Crossing" for so many years, the campsites and reception stations have been turned into garbage dumps by those who admire nature, and the trees that were scarce were cut and burned, and Waste gas canisters, garbage residues from incineration, broken walking sticks everywhere.
Those who insist on crossing Ao Tai illegally, is this your pursuit?
In recent years, news of losing one's life for self-portraits, for viewing the scenery, and for adventurous excitement has been spread frequently.
The lesson is deep enough, and the alarm bell is always ringing.
Keeping the bottom line of cherishing life and rational exploration is responsible for oneself, but also for family and society.
I hope the painful lessons learned this time can stop those who take risks blindly.
If you want to conquer nature, it is better to conquer yourself first so that avoidable tragedies do not happen again.
(Text | Zhao Jing)