Blind Man Plans to Climb Mount Everest

From Reuters  

【来自美国科罗拉多州的32岁的盲人Erik Weihenmayer决定攀登世界第一高峰珠穆朗玛峰！难以置信，却又千真万确。美国的一位攀登珠穆朗玛峰的英雄曾经在回答别人的问题（你为什么要攀登世界最高峰？）时，留下了一句“千古绝唱”般的名言：Because it is there.而本文的主人公的回答虽然不那么幽默豪放，但也足以让人回味再三：I climb because I enjoy adventure. You learn about yourself and the outside world.】

A 32-year old American man will try to become the first blind person to climb Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, this spring, organizers said Tuesday.

一位32岁的美国人想在今年春天成为攀登世界第一高峰珠穆朗玛峰的世界第一盲人。组织者们周二说。

Erik Weihenmayer plans to climb with a 10-member American team along the traditional Southeast Ridge（山脊）route pioneered by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa 47 years ago.

Erik Weihenmayer打算和10人组成的美国小组沿传统的西南山脊路线攀登。该路线是47年之前由Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa两位先生开辟的。

Deepak Lama of hiking agency the Wilderness Experience, which is providing support services for the attempt, told Reuters the American team was expected to try to scale（攀登）the 29,035-foot mountain in the climbing season starting in March.

Deepak喇嘛的徒步旅行代理处“感受荒原”将提供这次攀登的后勤服务。他们告诉路透社的记者美国小组预计在三月开始的攀登季节里攀登29,035英尺高的山峰。

Weihenmayer, from Denver（丹佛，美国科罗拉多州首府), Colorado, is totally blind.

Weihenmayer来自美国科罗拉多州的丹佛，全盲。

He does not need constant company on ice and when rock climbing, but he needs someone near him when the climbing involves a mixture of rock, snow and ice.

在冰雪之中或在山岩上攀爬时，他并不需要全程的陪同，但是在攀爬岩石、积雪和坚冰交混的地段时，他需要有人靠近他。

He also needs someone to give him information about the terrain地形）when traversing（穿越通过）, but he does not want anyone to touch him.

在他穿越复杂地形时，尚需要有人指点地形，但是，他不需要任何人去接触他。

“I climb because I enjoy adventure,'' Weihenmayer told Reuters during a trip to Nepal (尼泊尔) last year. “You learn about yourself and the outside world.'' 

“我要攀登，是因为我喜爱冒险，”去年Weihenmayer在去尼泊尔的旅途中，曾经告诉路透社记者，“你了解了自身，也了解了外部的世界。”