The plan was simple on paper. , the team of four would attempt the of Puncak Jaya at on 14 March.
Di atas kertas, rencananya sederhana. Jika cuaca memungkinkan, tim beranggotakan empat orang itu akan mencoba mencapai puncak Puncak Jaya saat fajar tanggal 14 Maret.
and the route agreed, they set off from at 2 a.m. Within an hour, however, the wind had doubled.
Setelah peralatan diperiksa dan rute disepakati, mereka berangkat dari base camp pukul 2 dini hari. Namun, dalam satu jam, angin bertiup dua kali lebih kencang.
They waited in a narrow in the rock, and on their scarves. Lead climber Ayu checked the forecast on her . A window of calm was expected at seven.
Mereka menunggu di sebuah celah sempit di batu, jari-jari mati rasa dan napas membeku di syal mereka. Pemimpin pendakian, Ayu, memeriksa prakiraan cuaca di telepon satelitnya. Jeda cuaca tenang diperkirakan datang pukul tujuh.
At seven exactly, the wind dropped. , they climbed the last two hundred metres in silence. At 8:40 they stood on the highest point in , like a white sea.
Tepat pukul tujuh, angin mereda. Dengan setiap otot terasa nyeri, mereka mendaki dua ratus meter terakhir dalam diam. Pukul 8.40 mereka berdiri di titik tertinggi di Oseania, awan terhampar di bawah mereka seperti lautan putih.
Back at base camp that evening, a journalist asked whether the risk had been worth it. Ayu considered the question. ", yes," she said. ", I wouldn't do it again without that forecast."
Malam itu di base camp, seorang wartawan bertanya apakah risikonya sepadan. Ayu menimbang pertanyaan itu. "Dengan mempertimbangkan semuanya, ya," katanya. "Meski begitu, saya tidak akan melakukannya lagi tanpa prakiraan cuaca itu."
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1. When did the wind drop?
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2. "___ permitting, we'll sail tomorrow."
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3. "The work done, we went home" artinya ___.
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4. What did Ayu say about doing it again?
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