●Nearly 30 climbers were heading up the worlds highest peak1 during the global pandemic2

A group of climbers from China had their expedition3 up Everest while the peak remains closed to foreign climbers because of coronavirus4.

Everest sits on the border of China and Nepal and can be climbed from both sides. China closed its side to foreign climbers while Nepal has cancelled5 all expeditions in response to coronavirus.

Many expedition operators from around the world had to cancel their climbing plans for this spring and summer due to the pandemic.

○全球疫情期間，近30名登山者正在攀登世界最高峰

一群來(lái)自中國(guó)的登山者進(jìn)行了他們的珠穆朗瑪峰探險(xiǎn)，但由于冠狀病毒的影響，珠穆朗瑪峰仍然對(duì)外國(guó)登山者關(guān)閉。

珠穆朗瑪峰位于中國(guó)和尼泊爾的邊境，從兩面均可以攀登。為了應(yīng)對(duì)冠狀病毒，珠峰北坡暫時(shí)對(duì)外國(guó)登山者關(guān)閉，而尼泊爾則取消了所有的探險(xiǎn)活動(dòng)許可。

由于疫情，來(lái)自世界各地的許多探險(xiǎn)者不得不取消了今年春季和夏季的登山計(jì)劃。

●Trekking6 to Everest in his home

With coronavirus stopping expeditions to Everest， a group of UK climbers had completed a virtual7 expedition. Going up and down their own up stairs， even up ladders， the team completed the 5，364 metres of vertical8 climb needed. It took the group 5 days.

They said the next weeks challenge was to trek the remaining 3，484 metres to the summit of Everest.

○在家徒步攀登珠穆朗瑪峰

冠狀病毒叫停珠穆朗瑪峰探險(xiǎn)，而一群英國(guó)登山者完成了一次虛擬探險(xiǎn)。他們上下自己家的樓梯，甚至梯子，完成了所需的5364米的垂直攀爬。這花了他們五天的時(shí)間。

他們說(shuō)，接下來(lái)一周的挑戰(zhàn)是完成徒步到珠穆朗瑪峰頂?shù)淖詈?484米。

【Notes】

1. peak [? ? ?] n. 山峰;最高點(diǎn)

2. pandemic [? ? ?] n. （全國(guó)或全球性）流行病，瘟疫

3. expedition [? ? ?] n. 遠(yuǎn)征;探險(xiǎn)隊(duì)

4. coronavirus [? ? ? ] n. 冠狀病毒

5. cancel [? ? ? ] vt. 取消;刪除

6. trek [? ? ? ] v. 艱苦跋涉;遠(yuǎn)足，徒步旅行

7. virtual [? ?] adj. 虛擬的

8. vertical [? ? ] adj. 垂直的