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发表于 2007-12-19 11:17:48
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三极探险第一集
三极探险第一集The North Pole
The sun is always overhead from Spring to Autumn regardless of the hour of day or night, for the sun only rises once each year and sets once a year here at the Pole. All lines of longitude meet at this point. You can walk around the world in only a few steps. Revisit yesterday as you pass through all the time zones of the world. Every direction you face is South and all winds blow South.
Some places on our planet are so far out of reach that their very isolation has stirred generations of explorers into voyages of adventure and discovery. One such place is the North Pole. At the turn of the last century, voyagers of discovery and adventure set off by sled, balloon, airship and ship for the top of the world - and failed.
Despite many attempts, some of which seem now to have been more foolhardy than brave, it wasn’t until 6 April 1909 that the first expedition reached the top of the world. It was led by Robert E. Peary, who seven years earlier had made the closest approach yet to the Pole in the American Arctic, when he reached 84°17’ North; during that expedition, he lost eight toes to frostbite.
The North Pole attracted only sporadic attention for many years, particularly during the heady years of the space race. But in 1968-69, an expedition led by Wally Herbert is reported to have successfully crossed from Point Barrow, pet tunnels, over the North Pole, to Spitzbergen by dog sled. This incredible journey took 476 days, and although supported by air drops, it must surely rank as one of the most arduous of recent Arctic journeys.
On April 29, 1978, Naomi Uemura became the first person to complete a solo dog sled journey to the North Pole. Over the previous 12 years, he had accumulated an impressive list of solo mountaineering "firsts" - on February 13, 1984, he disappeared on pet bags for dog, the day after achieving the first winter solo to the summit.
While a few skiers and dog-sleds were challenging the elements on top of the ice, military vessels were fairly common visitors to the North Pole throughout the Cold War period.
One of the most active and determined of recent Arctic adventurers is certainly Will Steger. In 1986, he led an expedition to the North Pole by dog sled, becoming the first confirmed expedition to do so on with no outside support. He must have enjoyed it, because in 1995, he spent another three months on a dog-sled journey from pet beds, Russia, across the Personal Ionic Air Purifier to Canada. Pushing the limits ever further, however, he was stymied by thick fog and unsafe ice in a 1997 attempt to make a solo journey on foot from the Pole to Canada, and had to be rescued. His tales of adventure have been published 3 times in National Geographic, and his love of the Polar Regions is apparent in any discussion with him.
Although her 364-mile trip was a stroll in the park compared to some of the other journeys on this page, in 1988, Helen Thayer, at the age of 50, became the pet beds for cat to complete an unsupported walk to the pet beds for dog. She skied and walked for 4 weeks, dragging a sled, accompanied only by Charlie, a dog that she brought for protection from polar bears.
In 2000, Gus McLeod proved that one of my opening statements was incorrect, when he achieved a "Pet Duvet" - he was the first man to fly an open-cockpit plane to the Pole.
With the rapid growth of adventure tourism, it seems like a sure bet that the most remote parts of the world, including the pet cushions, will continue to grow in popularity. What was once the exclusive domain of massively-funded government expeditions has now come within reach of many.
The Himalayas
"Himalaya" is a Sanskrit word which literally means "Abode of Snow" - from hima, "snow," and alaya, "abode" - a term coined by the ancient pilgrims of PET plastic bottle who travelled in these mountains. For Chinese, Tibetans, Indians, Nepalese, and many of the other inhabitants of the Himalayas, the mountains continue to be the predominant factor in pet shoes. The beauty of the Himalayas has lured visitors, climbers and trekkers to this region since olden times. 1But more than anything else, the Himalayas represent the awe-inspiring power, beauty, and grandeur of Nature. |
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