Kokou no Hito 154

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I'll start my attack... to reach the final peak...

[Kokou no Hito 154 Translation by Kewl0210]
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Side: Awakening from a dreamless sleep, he pours water into his dried out body... Saving his breath, a grain of live is revived.

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[That's water all right.]

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[Nothing much here.]

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Timestamp: July 20th
7:48 AM
On the K2 East-Face
5100m point
Air Temperature -5°C
Title 154th Climb Solo Climber
At the bottom of the towering "throne of God", a single life is just a flicker in the ice and snow. While trembling like it may vanish, it softly sips the dew.

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[Was he really carrying that big thing this whole time?]

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[Who says you can't boil water at 5100 meters?]

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Timestamp: 7/20
2:35 PM

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Katou: 45.
My heart rate's returned to the number at ground level...
My high-elevation adaptation is a success.
Timestamp: 7/21
11:41 PM

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[Got all my shit... and a whole bunch of snickers bars...]

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Katou: From here on, my climbing method will be

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Katou: all free solo.

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Katou: I'll change this tent to a deposit ground for use by one person.
And have that ready in the rare event I need it for the attack.
I can use my sleeping bag as a lightweight bivouac shelter with high moisture permeability.
My main rope is 50m and I'll change to the 6mm width one Hara-kun used.
This way I'll take off 900 grams from when I was using an 8mm one.
I'll use a 6mm width 50m sub rope for lifting the luggage.
If I have this connected for my decent, it should be able to earn me some distance.
Thee ice screws,
thee pitons,
three slings, a thread hook...
I won't need a cam anymore.
If I'm by myself, two stopper nuts will do fine.
For now, I'll also be depositing my descent tools here and switch them for smaller objects.
Next is water.

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Katou: I need three liters or water per day.
If I take in too little water at high altitudes, my blood will become viscous which will increase the risk of brain disorders and frostbite.
In order to make water, I need these four gas cartridges at a minimum.
And last is food.
hard an fast instantaneous energy is life here.
Though from eating them, the "digestion" will just consume energy.
But digestion doesn't carry a particularly large burden with it.
...It's heavy.

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Katou: I'll lower the number of chocolate bars to three a day.
Beyond that, I think I'll just have a tube of honey and condensed milk.
...I'll eat for the most part, four days from now.

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Katou: The attack to the peak
will start today after sunset.

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[Hah... wasting water on FLOWERS?]

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Side: "The thing you want to do most in life." The man far away from the hustle and bustle becomes a boy, and now jumps into the heart of the snow.
Bottom: Kokou no Hito
154th Climb
End
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