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，欧洲人称它埃佛勒斯峰，是地球最高点。

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

世界最高峰 Mt. Everest 是以谁名字命名？

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

这个阶段珠穆朗玛峰每六条人命终究会夺走一条。

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

夏尔人是珠峰当地向导，他们是做重活人。

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.

在珠穆朗玛峰故乡，尼泊尔也是一个普遍贫困地方。

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

不同国家对珠穆朗玛峰高测不一。

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

最近几年，中国和印重新检查了珠穆朗玛峰测量数据。

They've been eaten at the top of Everest.

在珠穆朗玛峰顶端，也有人吃方便面。

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故事，他在信口开河！

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

九千万年历史。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.

很多人被吸引是因为 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珠穆朗玛峰。

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

这个高比地球任何山脉，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。