Love on the Snow-capped Mountains and Glaciers chapter 2

Tom shrugged. By this time, Jake had made more than a dozen footholds. He smiled at Tom and said, “Brother, come!”

Tom and Mike stepped forward and lifted Jake with their hands. Jake stepped on their shoulders, waved his ice axe, and quickly made a foothold above his head. Then, with a shout, he flipped up. Jake sat on top of the ice wall, out of breath. Tom knew that the negative effects of the drug were starting to show, and Jake was running out of strength. Jake inserted steel pins into the footholds on the ice wall, then threw down the rope and pulled the teammates up one by one.

It seemed that they were almost at the summit, and Jake sped up. But since the three in the first echelon were tied together with a safety rope, Jake had to wait for Tom and Mike from time to time. Tom was having trouble breathing. He gasped for oxygen. At this moment, he even thought about giving up. But when he thought about the glory, the huge bonus, and Lily, he regained his spirit.