It didn't' stop him from climbing Mount Everest.

也没有妨碍登顶珠穆朗玛峰。

Qomolangma, whose European name is Everest, is the highest point on the earth.

珠穆朗玛峰，欧洲称它埃佛勒斯峰，是地球的最高点。

The world's highest peak, Mt. Everest is named for whom?

世界最高峰 Mt. Everest 是以谁的名字名的？

And this stage, Everest was killing one in six people's lives, you know.

这个阶段的珠穆朗玛峰每六终究会夺走一。

Sherpas, the local guides to Everest, are the people doing the heavy lifting.

夏尔是珠峰的当地向导，他们是做重活的。

And for Tamang, the top of the world was Mount Everest.

对 Tamang来说，世界之巅是珠穆朗玛峰。

Home to Mount Everest, Nepal is also a place of widespread poverty.

在珠穆朗玛峰的故乡，尼泊尔也是一个普遍贫困的地方。

Different countries have had different estimates of Everest's height.

不同国家对珠穆朗玛峰高度的估测不一。

In more recent years, China and India have re-examined Everest's measurements.

最近几年，中国和印度重新检查了珠穆朗玛峰的测量数据。

They've been eaten at the top of Everest.

在珠穆朗玛峰顶端，也有吃方便面。

I don't believe Roy's story about climbing Mount Everest – he's talking through his hat!

我不相信罗伊关于攀登珠穆朗玛峰的故事，他在信口开河！

90 million years old. Older than Mount Everest. The Grand Canyon. Vesuvius.

九千万年的历史。比珠穆朗玛峰、大峡谷和维苏威火山还要古老。

Of these, Mount Everest stands head and shoulders above them all.

在这些山峰中，珠穆朗玛峰远远超过了所有山峰。

For many, the draw is Everest's status as the highest mountain on Earth.

很多被吸引是因为 珠峰是世界最高峰。

So then, how did the icy Mount Everest come to be so tall?

既然如此， 冰雪覆盖的珠峰怎能这麽高呢？

Because the summit of Everest isn't just high, it's the highest place on Earth.

因为珠穆朗玛峰不止是一座高山，它还是世界上最高的山。

Since its discovery, it has become a sort of potholers' Everest.

自从被发现以后，这个洞成了洞穴探险者的珠穆朗玛峰。

Which puts it at a healthy distance above Mount Everest or any mountain on Earth.

这个高度比地球任何山脉，乃至珠穆朗玛峰还高许多。

Everest is something about 28,000 feet high.

珠穆朗玛峰大约28000英尺高。

But there exists a mountain that is 300 meters taller than Mount Everest.

但是有一座山比珠穆朗玛峰还高300米。