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I have heard of people who climb hills, but when climbing a mountain that is somewhat high, it seems that you will take steps from the flatland to the foot, from the foot to the middle, from the middle to the top.　The exception is the recent news that the old adventurer moved to the world-famous mountainside by helicopter and returned by helicopter after stopping the climbing plan, but generally climbing is to walk from low to high. Suppose now that a group of 10 people has started climbing. When you get to the middle, about three people will stay there and the remaining seven will aim for the summit. Is this the usual way? Even if 10 people go, 10 people do not aim at the summit, except for the walk like Wonder Vogel….　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　...

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