CNN News:挑战极限——珠穆朗玛峰

Yesterday, a group of nine climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest. More than 4,000 people have done that in history, but this is the first time in over two years that anyone`s made it to the top. Why? Because in 2014 and 2015, deadly avalanches, one of them, the result of an earthquake in Nepal brought a tragic end to the climbing season.

昨天，9名登山者到达了珠穆朗玛峰的顶峰。历史上，有4000多人曾经到达过顶峰，但是这是近两年来，登山者首次登上珠穆朗玛峰顶峰。为什么呢?因为在2014年和2015年，尼泊尔地震导致雪崩，结束了人们的攀登季节。

The weather on Everest is generally unpredictable. But so far this year, it`s reportedly been pretty good. Still, climbing the mountain is incredibly dangerous, exhausting, and expensive. It can cost anywhere from $35,000 to $100,000, once you factor in the permit, the Sherpas who will assist you and the supplies. Yet, there`s no shortage of people who are willing to try each year.

珠穆朗玛峰的天气变化无常。但是截止到今年为止，据报道，这里天气都很好。但是，攀爬珠穆朗玛峰仍然危险重重，需要历尽千辛万苦。成本也需要3.5万美元到10万美元，但是一旦因素允许，夏尔巴人会帮助你，为你提供物资援助。每年都不乏跃跃欲试的人员。

And by the numbers look now at the tallest mountain on the planet. Everest rises more than 29,000 feet into the sky. To put into perspective, imagine stacking 20 Empire State Buildings on top of each other.

按照海拔来看，珠穆朗玛峰是地球上最高的山峰。珠峰高达2.9万英尺，高耸入云。可以从这个角度想想，假设20座帝国大厦叠加。

The first people that summit the mountain, Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary, who reached the top back in 1953.

丹增·诺盖和埃德蒙·希拉里于1953年登上了山顶。

The record for most climbs to the summit, Apa Sherpa, who`s made it 21 times. And Yuichiro Miura at age 80 became the oldest person ever to climb Everest. And another proof that age is just a number, Jordan Romero at age 13 is the youngest person to reach the summit.

阿帕·谢尔巴爬上是记录保持者，曾爬上山顶21次。年龄80的三浦雄一郎称为年龄最高的登顶者。另一个记录保持者是13岁乔丹·罗麦罗，他是最年轻的登山者。

But danger remains. More than 225 people have lost their lives trying to climb the mountain.

但是危险仍在继续。有225在登上图中丧命。