美國登山者遇雪崩喪命 屍體封存冰川16年被發現
The bodies of two American climbers have been found in a glacier in the Himalayas, 16 years after they were killed by a huge avalanche.
在死於一次嚴重的雪崩的16年之後，兩位美國登山者的屍體於近日在喜馬拉雅山的一處冰川中被發現。World-renowned mountaineer Alex Lowe had been climbing the 8,013m (26,290ft) Shishapangma peak in Tibet in October 1999 with cameraman David Bridges when they were hit.
1999年10月，世界著名登山家阿列克謝·路維與攝影師大衛·布里奇在攀登西藏海拔8013米（26290英尺）高的希夏邦馬峯時遭遇雪崩。They were found by two climbers last week, still trapped in the ice. Mr Lowe's wife, Jennifer Lowe-Anker, said they had been "frozen in time".
上週，兩名登山者發現了二人的屍體，仍然封在冰川中。阿列克謝·路維的遺孀珍妮佛稱，他們被“冰封在時光裏”。
Mr Lowe, 40, was considered one of the greatest mountain climbers of his generation and was well known in the climbing community for having rescued several other climbers.
40歲的阿列克謝·路維被認爲是當時世界上最偉大的登山者之一，並且因救援過其他登山者而在圈子裏頗具知名度。
The discovery of their bodies was announced on Friday by Mrs Lowe-Anker, who now runs a charitable foundation in her late husband's name with her husband, Conrad Anker.
上週五，阿列克謝的遺孀在發佈會上宣佈了他們的屍體被發現的消息。她與現任丈夫康拉德·安可共同運營着以她已故丈夫阿列克謝·路維命名的慈善基金會。Mr Anker had been on Shishapangma with the two climbers on the day of the avalanche but escaped with minor injuries. He and other climbers spent days searching for the missing pair. He married Alex Lowe's widow in 2001 and adopted her three sons with the mountaineer.
16年前發生雪崩事故當日，安可也和二人一起在攀登希夏邦馬峯，不過他因爲受了輕傷而得以倖存下來。安可和其他的同伴曾花了數日找尋失蹤的兩人。2001年，他與阿列克謝的遺孀結婚，並撫養他們的三個兒子。The couple were in Nepal with their charity last week when they received a call from climbers David Goettler and Ueli Steck, saying they had found two bodies "still encased in blue ice but beginning to emerge from the glacier", said Mrs Lowe-Anker.
據珍妮佛表示，上週她接到了兩名登山者大衛·戈特與烏里·史迪克的電話，稱他們發現了兩具屍體“被封在堅硬的冰塊中，但冰川已開始融化”，隨即安可夫妻二人就趕往了尼泊爾。They described the clothing and equipment to Mr Anker, who said it was "undoubtedly" the missing pair, said the charity's statement.
兩名登山者向安可描述了死者的衣着特徵和隨身裝備，安可在阿列克謝基金會的聲明中表示，他堅信那就是阿列克謝與大衛。The bodies are now expected to be recovered from the mountain.
二人的屍體現在將被重新埋葬在山下。Mr Anker said the discovery "brings closure and relief for me and Jenni and for our family".
安可表示，這一發現帶給我和珍妮佛以及全家人的是終結與解脫感。
