互動天地
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Good plans shape good decisions. That's why good planning helps to make elusive dreams come true. 良好的計劃可以塑造明智的決定，因此善於規劃有助於我們夢想成真。—Lester Robert Bittel （b. 1918）， writer
In 1985， Joe Simpson and his climbing partner， Simon Yates， set out to climb Siula Grande in the Andes of South America. Their objective was to be the first to successfully climb the nearly vertical sheet of ice that forms the western face of the 6，350 meter peak.
The climbers were successful in reaching the summit but shortly afterwards Joe fell through an overhanging ledge of snow and crashed into the ice wall breaking his leg so badly the bone was pushed through his knee cap！ At this altitude【高處】 both climbers knew that a broken leg meant almost certain death.
Despite the overwhelming odds the climbers developed a rescue plan. Simon tied together their two remaining pieces of 50 meter rope and slowly started to lower Joe， 100 meters at a time， 3000 meters down the ice face to their base camp. For over an hour they both held on getting slowly weaker until Simon realises the terrible truth – his only option was to cut the rope and let Joe fall to his death. Joe miraculously survives the 30 meter fall but is now trapped in a deep crevasse， exhausted， frost bitten and with horrifically injuries.
In my preparation for the Muztagata climb I have also developed a detailed training plan with important smaller goals and areas to focus on each day to make sure I know exactly what I am doing and why. I researched as far as I could the exact type of physical training I would need for the type of conditions and climbing on the mountain and used this to develop a daily training schedule that covers all the necessary elements of strength， endurance and cardiovascular conditioning as well as vital rest and recovery time. Good information and advice are important but there is also huge value in just having a plan and sticking to it.