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据Alpinist，布里奇斯是受户外品牌邀请随队拍摄洛威和安克滑雪下山的摄影师。
原文引用 1 处
「The North Face invited Bridges to film Alex Lowe and Conrad Anker on a ski descent of Shishapangma.」
Alpinist · 2016-05-02
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洛威遇难时40岁，被许多人视为当时最优秀的登山者之一。
原文引用 2 处
「Lowe, 40, was a climbing hero and legend, considered by many to be the best mountaineer of his time」
National Geographic · 2016-05-02
「Lowe, who was 40 at the time of his death, was regarded as the best American mountaineer of his generation」
Bangor Daily News · 2016-05-30
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布里奇斯遇难时29岁，是摄影师和滑翔伞冠军。
原文引用 2 处
「Bridges, 29, was a photographer and paragliding champion」
National Geographic · 2016-05-02
「cameraman Bridges, 29」
ITV News · 2016-05-02
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这支队伍计划攀登希夏邦马峰，再滑雪下山。
原文引用 2 处
「The two were part of an expedition to Shisha Pangma to try to ski the 8,000-meter giant.」
National Geographic · 2016-05-02
「were on an expedition to climb Shishapangma, the 14th highest mountain in the world, then ski down it」
CBS News · 2016-04-30
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据Gulf Times，这是一次尝试完成美国人首次滑雪下降这座山峰的行动。
原文引用 1 处
「while attempting the first American ski descent」
Gulf Times · 2016-05-01
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据National Geographic，队里的其他成员包括安德鲁·麦克莱恩、汉斯·萨里、克里斯·埃里克森和康拉德·安克。
原文引用 1 处
「The other teammates included such mountaineering stars as Andrew McLean, Hans Saari, Kris Erickson, and Anker.」
National Geographic · 2016-05-02
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队友们随后搜寻了数天，没有找到洛威和布里奇斯的任何踪迹。
原文引用 2 处
「their teammates spent days looking for Bridges and Lowe, without coming across any traces of them」
Alpinist · 2016-05-02
「Their climbing partners desperately searched for them but found no sign.」
NPR · 2016-05-03
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据Alpinist，洛威遇难前两天曾在探险队网站上写下对登山意义的感想，称来到山里不是为了征服，而是融入山的浩大。
原文引用 1 处
「not to conquer them, but to immerse myself in their incomprehensible immensity」
Alpinist · 2016-05-02
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1999年10月5日，美国登山者阿历克斯·洛威和摄影师大卫·布里奇斯在西藏希夏邦马峰遭雪崩卷走。
原文引用 2 处
「swept away in an avalanche on Shisha Pangma (8,027 meters/26,335 feet) in Tibet on October 5, 1999」
National Geographic · 2016-05-02
「swept away by a massive snow and ice avalanche on the 8,027-metre Shisha Pangma peak in China in October 1999」
Gulf Times · 2016-05-01
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据NPR，这起雪崩袭击了一支由九名美国人组成的队伍。
原文引用 1 处
「an avalanche struck a group of nine Americans climbing a 26,000-foot peak in Tibet called Shishapangma」
NPR · 2016-05-03
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据NPR，雪崩发生时，安克、洛威和布里奇斯三人正在冰川下部适应高度，冰川位于希夏邦马峰南壁之下。
原文引用 2 处
「we were on the lower part of the glacier below the south face of Shishapangma」
NPR · 2016-05-03
「David, Alex and I were acclimatizing.」
NPR · 2016-05-03
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据Alpinist，另一种说法是，两人当时正在为一条滑雪下山路线做侦察，路线在西南壁。
原文引用 1 处
「while Dave Bridges and Alex Lowe were investigating a potential ski descent on the southwest face of Shishapangma, an avalanche buried them」
Alpinist · 2016-05-02
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据CBS News，他们当时在海拔约19000英尺处侦察路线，看到一大片雪板在上方约6000英尺处崩落。
原文引用 1 处
「They were scouting out routes at about 19,000 feet when they saw a slab of snow break free 6,000 feet above them.」
CBS News · 2016-04-30
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关于雪崩发生的时间、崩落点高度，各来源说法不一：NPR引安克称约当地时间早上8点，雪崩从高处触发；Alpinist称当天下午，檐口在约五千英尺高处崩落；美联社称雪板在约6000英尺上方崩落；Yahoo新闻称在1.8公里上方崩落。
各来源口径不同，无法判断哪一种更准确。
原文引用 3 处
「about 8 a.m. local time, an ice avalanche was triggered high up.」
NPR · 2016-05-03
「On the afternoon of October 5, 1999, Alex Lowe, Conrad Anker, and David Bridges were hiking above base camp when a cornice broke some five thousand feet above them.」
Alpinist · 2016-05-02
「which broke free 1.8 kilometres above them」
Yahoo News Australia · 2016-05-01
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据Alpinist，雪崩从南壁一侧冲下，击中洛威、布里奇斯和安克三人。
原文引用 1 处
「an avalanche poured down the south face of the mountain, striking Lowe, Bridges and Conrad Anker」
Alpinist · 2016-05-02
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据NPR，安克说，雪崩袭来时布里奇斯和洛威朝一个方向跑，他朝另一个方向跑，并幸存下来。
原文引用 1 处
「David and Alex ran one direction. I ran the other direction, and I was able to survive it.」
NPR · 2016-05-03
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据Yahoo News Australia，安克与两人同行，在雪崩中幸存，只受了轻伤。
原文引用 1 处
「Miraculously Conrad Anker, who was climbing with the pair, survived with minor injuries.」
Yahoo News Australia · 2016-05-01
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据Alpinist，安克事后回忆，雪崩停下后他站起来寻找洛威和布里奇斯，并呼喊他们的名字，没有得到回应。
原文引用 2 处
「I immediately stood up and began looking for Alex and David.」
Alpinist · 2016-05-02
「I was calling their names, but to no avail」
Alpinist · 2016-05-02
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据Alpinist，2016年春，瑞士登山者乌利·施泰克和德国登山者大卫·格特勒来到西藏，计划攀登希夏邦马峰南壁的新直上路线。
原文引用 1 处
「planning to climb a new direct route on the south face of Shishapangma」
Alpinist · 2016-05-02
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发现者向安克描述了两人的装备：蓝色和红色的 North Face 背包，黄色的 Koflach 塑料登山靴。
原文引用 2 处
「blue and red North Face backpacks, yellow Koflach plastic mountaineering boots」
National Geographic · 2016-05-02
「Blue and red North Face backpacks. Yellow Koflach boots.」
CBS News · 2016-04-30
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据Alpinist，安克根据发现者描述的衣物和背包，认定这两具遗体就是洛威和布里奇斯。
原文引用 1 处
「Goettler described the clothing and packs of the climbers to Conrad [Anker], who concluded that the two were undoubtedly David Bridges and Alex Lowe.」
Alpinist · 2016-05-02
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据NPR，安克称，那一侧山体没有其他遇难者。
原文引用 1 处
「there is no other fatalities on that side of the mountain」
NPR · 2016-05-03
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关于发现者致电安克的日期，说法不一：美国国家地理称是4月29日中午前，Yahoo新闻称是周三。
两个来源对通话日期的说法不同。
原文引用 2 处
「Just before noon on April 29, Lowe’s climbing partner Conrad Anker and widow, Jennifer, received a call from Goettler and Steck」
National Geographic · 2016-05-02
「On Wednesday, Anker received a phone call from Goettler and Steck」
Yahoo News Australia · 2016-05-01
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据Bangor Daily News，施泰克称他们出于尊重没有触碰遗体，让遗体保持原来的位置。
原文引用 1 处
「We did not touch them out of respect and left the bodies on the mountain in the same position as we had discovered [them]」
Bangor Daily News · 2016-05-30
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洛威的遗孀洛威-安克表示，她和家人计划前往希夏邦马峰朝圣。
原文引用 2 处
「Mrs Lowe-Anker said they are now planning to visit Shishapangma」
ITV News · 2016-05-02
「will make our pilgrimage to Shisha Pangma」
Gulf Times · 2016-05-01
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2016年4月27日，施泰克和格特勒在适应高度期间发现了两具遗体。
原文引用 2 处
「made the discovery while acclimatizing for their own ascent of the South Face」
National Geographic · 2016-05-02
「On April 27, 2016, David Goettler and Ueli Steck reported finding the bodies of Alex Lowe and David Bridges on Shishapangma in Tibet.」
Alpinist · 2016-05-02
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据Bangor Daily News，施泰克和格特勒在海拔约19356英尺处发现被冰包裹的遗体，施泰克说两具遗体相距约两米。
原文引用 2 处
「stumbled upon the bodies of the pair, encased in ice, at an altitude of 19,356 feet」
Bangor Daily News · 2016-05-30
「The bodies were two meters [six feet] apart」
Bangor Daily News · 2016-05-30
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据Gulf Times，洛威的家人将前往希夏邦马峰取回遗体。
原文引用 1 处
「They will travel to the Tibetan mountain - one of only 14 in the world measuring over 8,000 metres - to retrieve the bodies.」
Gulf Times · 2016-05-01
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据Alpinist，布里奇斯的哥哥丹认为，把遗体带回来既不现实，在道义上也不合适。
原文引用 1 处
「It seems absurd to do that–not just logistically but morally in a sense.」
Alpinist · 2016-05-02
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据NPR，安克说，找到遗体带来了一种确认死亡的释然，他们的目标是以尊重的方式对待遗体。
原文引用 2 处
「when you have a body, then we know that there's a confirmed death」
NPR · 2016-05-03
「our goal is to treat the bodies of David and Alex with the - with respect and put it to rest.」
NPR · 2016-05-03
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据Bangor Daily News，施泰克和格特勒在同一个月两次尝试登顶希夏邦马峰，因天气不好未成功。
原文引用 1 处
「Steck and Goettler made two attempts to reach the summit of Shishapangma this month, but failed because of bad weather.」
Bangor Daily News · 2016-05-30
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据Bangor Daily News，洛威曾两次登上珠穆朗玛峰，并在南极完成多次首登。
原文引用 1 处
「Lowe’s accomplishments included two climbs to the top of Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, several first ascents in Antarctica」
Bangor Daily News · 2016-05-30
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据Gulf Times，希夏邦马峰在八千米级山峰中相对容易接近，1978年前不对西方人开放。
原文引用 1 处
「The mountain, which was closed to westerners until 1978, is considered relatively accessible among the 8,000-metre peaks.」
Gulf Times · 2016-05-01
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