英语翻译
TheyarethesortoffriendswhoaresodosetheytrusteachotherwiththeirlivesIfonefalls,theotheristheretocatchhim.
TheyareWellman,whoselegswerepermanentlyinjurednineyearsagoinarock—climbingaccident,andCorbett,anexperiencedrockclimber.Together,theyclimbedupHalfDome,thefamous2,000-footrockintheYosemiteNationalPark,throughoneofthemostdifficultroutes.
Duringtheclimb,Corbetttookthelead,hitinthemetalspikesthatguidedtheropesandclimbedup.Then,afterWellmanpulledhimselfuptherope,Corbettwentdowntoremovethespikesandclimbedupagain.Thisprocesswasrepeatedtimeandagain,inchbyinch,for13days.wellman'sjobwasnoteasyeither.Hegothimselfuptheropethroughupperbodystrengthalone.