There are only a dozen peaks in the world that rise five miles high.
世界上超过八千米的山峰屈指可数
All of them are here, in the Himalayas.
它们全部位于喜马拉雅地区
Lethally cold, scoured by gales and blizzards,
在极端低温与暴风雪的洗礼下
these mountains are among the most hostile places on Earth.
这些山脉成为地球上生存条件最苛刻的地区
Yet, a few special animals manage to live here.
然而 仍有动物能够生活在这里
Snow leopards.
雪豹
Like all creatures of the high mountains,
与所有高山生物相同
they have had to adapt both their body and their behaviour
为了生存 他们必须从体型和行为上
in order to survive.
充分适应环境
Life at extreme altitude
极高海拔之上的生存
has shaped some of the toughest animals on the planet.
塑造出了这个星球上最顽强的动物
The sunbaked mountains of the Arabian Peninsula.
阿拉伯半岛上的山地被阳光炙烤得发烫
They may only be a fraction of the height of the Himalayas,
它们的海拔也许只是喜马拉雅山脉的零头
but they are still so dizzyingly steep
但却异常险峻
that in many places it's almost impossible to get a foothold.
很多地方几乎无法立足
Yet Nubian ibex have made this their home.
而努比亚羱羊还是栖息于此
The ibex choose the steepest cliffs to raise their young,
羱羊选择在最陡峭的绝壁上养育幼仔
in safety, beyond the reach of predators.
环境安全 没有天敌
But living in this sanctuary comes with a cost.
在生活在这里也要付出代价
These nursery slopes are so steep,
山崖过于陡峭
there is almost no standing water up here.
几乎没有任何积水
So to drink, an ibex family must descend into the valley... 1,000 feet below.
为了饮水 羱羊必须下到
三百米下的峡谷之中...
The mothers pick out the safest way down.
母羊选出一条最安全的下山路径
With soft cloven hooves that grip better than any climbing shoe,
四只柔软的分趾蹄胜过最好用的登山鞋
they are the most accomplished mountaineers.
让他们成为最高超的登山者
But the newborn kids are still having to find their feet.
但新生的雏羊还在蹒跚学步
This is their first descent.
这是他们第一次下山
One mistake could make it their last.
一次失蹄就可能一命呜呼
Following the adults, the kids finally reach the valley.
跟着成年羱羊 小羊们终于到达山谷
But once on level ground, they're vulnerable.
但回到平地上 他们就很容易遭到攻击
Red foxes lie in wait.
赤狐埋伏许久了
At the first sign of danger,
一有危险迹象
the young ibex instinctively run back to steeper ground.
羱羊幼仔便本能地奔回陡坡
But heading for this particular rocky outcrop could be a mistake.
但爬上这块突出的岩石可能是个错误
It's a 30-foot drop.
这有九米高
The fox has them trapped...
赤狐把它们困住了
or so it seems.
或者看起来是这样
This is what ibex were born to do.
这正是羱羊与生俱来的本领
Scattering makes it hard for the fox to pick a target.
四散而逃的羊群让赤狐难以选择目标
And it certainly can't follow them up here.
显然它也无法追上峭壁
All it can do is wait for one to slip and fall.
只能等待某只羱羊失蹄跌落
But these youngsters are fast learners,
但这些小羊学得很快
and they're now almost as sure-footed as their parents.
现在几乎可以和双亲一样如履平地了
The fox will have to find its meal elsewhere.
赤狐只能去别处觅食
It's just not been a good day.
今天还真不是个好日子
Now, at last, the young ibex can drink.
小羱羊终于喝上水了
But they'll soon need to
但很快他们又得
return to the safety of the sheer cliffs.
回到峭壁上的安全区域
Mastering precipitous terrain is always challenging,
在峭壁上行走固然很难
but there are more fundamental problems
但对于高山动物而言
for life in the mountains.
还有更根本的难题
The Alps. Europe's highest peaks.
阿尔卑斯山脉 欧洲最高的山峰
It's winter, and food is desperately short.
时至冬季 食物极度匮乏
A golden eagle has to spend every daylight hour
金雕不得不花费整个白天
scanning the slopes for something, somewhere, to eat.
俯视山坡 寻找食物
Her seven-foot wingspan allows her to glide effortlessly
长达两米的翼展让她
for 100 miles in a single day.
一天可以轻松滑翔160公里
Her extraordinary eyes
非凡的视力
enable her to spot prey from two miles away.
让她可以看到三公里外的猎物
But she is not the only one who's looking for food.
但她并非这里唯一的觅食者
When she spots a chance, she must move fast.
一旦发现良机 必须快速行动
She can dive at 200 miles an hour.
她能以320公里的时速俯冲而下
Only a peregrine is faster.
只有游隼能飞得更快
During winter, even eagles rely almost entirely on carrion.
在冬季 即使鹰类也几乎完全仰赖腐尸度日
It's a dead fox,
这是一只死去的狐狸
and it could sustain her for days.
这顿美餐能让她支撑数日
Other scavengers must defer.
其它食腐者只能等着了
The hungry crows soon regain their courage.
饥饿的乌鸦很快重新鼓起勇气
They'll try any trick to steal a morsel.
他们想尽办法 试图分一杯羹
And they are annoyingly persistent.
顽固地令人厌烦
But this mob are the least of her worries.
但这群乌鸦是她最不需要担心的
A bigger eagle takes control.
一只更大的金雕抢走了食物
But this kill is too important to give up.
但这顿美餐太过重要 不能轻易放弃
So she must fight.
必须奋起一搏
For the moment, she's won the carcass back.
她暂时抢回了尸体
But a kill like this will attract every eagle for miles around.
但这样的猎物会引来方圆数公里内所有的鹰
As ever, the strongest wins the lion's share.
最终依然是最强者赢得大部分食物
Unable to defend the carcass any longer,
抢不到那具尸体
the first eagle must now continue its search.
第一只雕只能继续它的觅食之旅
It may be many days before she feeds again.
也许下一次饱餐就是数日之后的事情了
Only the most competitive
只有最具竞争力的生物
will survive the perils of the mountain winter.
才能在山脉的寒冬中存活下来
An avalanche.
一场雪崩
tonnes of snow
十万吨积雪100,000
travelling at 80 miles an hour,
以130公里的时速席卷而下
capable of smashing everything in its path.
足以粉碎沿途的一切
The mountains of North America
北美洲的山脉
are hit by thousands of avalanches every year.
每年要发生数千起雪崩
Yet one animal spends the whole winter slumbering
然而有一种动物整个冬季
within the snow on these avalanche-prone slopes.
都在这些极易发生雪崩的山坡上冬眠
And when spring comes, they emerge.
待春天来临 它们就出洞了
All across these mountains,
在这些山脉中
grizzly bears make their winter dens
灰熊将巢筑在背风坡厚厚的积雪之下
feet up in the deep snow of leeward slopes.
海拔高达三千米10,000
And while they were half-asleep in the depths of winter,
他们在隆冬半梦半醒之际
their young were born.
产下幼崽
Now these cubs are taking their first steps
现在这些熊宝宝正迈出他们
into the outside world.
走向外界的第一步
This mother is leading her three youngsters
熊妈妈带着三只幼崽
to a place where they can find food.
去找东西吃
They need to descend as quickly as possible.
他们得尽快下山
The debris from an avalanche is clear evidence
雪崩肆虐后的残骸清楚地表明
that this slope is still dangerously unstable.
这片山坡仍然非常不稳定
This is not a place to dawdle.
此地不宜久留
And they have another reason to keep moving.
他们继续前行还有另一个原因
After five months in the den,
在巢里呆了五个月后
these bears are very hungry.
这些灰熊饿得正慌
Bears that have hibernated throughout these peaks
这片山峰之间冬眠的灰熊
now all descend to the valleys, where spring comes earliest.
现在都下山了 那里的春天来得更早
In the Rockies, seasonal change is swift and dramatic.
落基山脉的季节变换迅速而突然
In just a few days,
几天时间内
the slopes turn from white to green.
白雪皑皑的山脉便会绿意盎然
Meadows that only a few weeks ago were buried beneath the snow
几周前还深埋在冰天雪地里的牧场
are now full of life.
现在生机勃勃
But in these mountains, the good times will not last long.
但山峦之间 好时光不会太久
So the bears must feed as fast as they can.
所以灰熊必须尽快进食
During the summer months,
夏季的几个月里
an adult can put on 180 kilos gorging on plants
一只成年灰熊靠吃植物能长180公斤
and, if they can catch them...
要是能再...
a marmot or two.
逮几只土拨鼠就更好了
But just now, the bears have something else on their minds.
但现在灰熊们还有其他事情要做
It's becoming warmer,
天气转暖
and the bears are keen to shed their thick winter coats.
灰熊急切地想脱下它们厚重的冬衣
Mothers show the cubs what to do about this.
母熊给小熊们做了示范
They'll soon catch on.
他们很快就学会了
Some trees, it seems, are particularly suitable for rubbing.
有一些树似乎特别适合搓背
Bears have their favourites
熊们都有自己的偏好
and will travel long distances to visit them.
他们会长途跋涉 去找喜欢的树
Some itches just have to be scratched.
身上有些痒 急需挠一挠
There are now around 30 bears in this one valley.
这个山谷中大约有三十只熊
As they rub, each leaves an individual and recognisable scent.
每只熊摩擦时都会留下易于辨认的独特气味
So the tree soon carries a list of who's around,
所以树上很快会留有附近灰熊的气味
which might help individuals to avoid a fight.
或许可以避免个体之间的争斗
To best spread their scent,
为了更好地散布自己的气味
they really have to put their back into it.
他们得用后背好好地蹭一蹭
But summer is short.
但是夏天很短暂
Itches satisfactorily scratched,
痒痒挠满意之后
it's time to eat.
是时候该进食了
In a couple of months,
几个月后
they will have to return to their dens to hibernate,
他们就要回自己的窝里冬眠
so now they must put on as much weight as they can.
所以现在必须尽可能地增重
Winter in the mountains returns fast and hits hard.
山里的冬天来得迅猛
Temperatures in the Rockies will drop to -54 degrees,
落基山脉地区的温度会降至零下54度
so cold that moisture in the air
以至于空气中的水分
freezes into tiny crystals called diamond dust.
会直接凝结成冰晶 俗称钻石尘
This bobcat is one of the few hunters to remain active in winter.
山猫是少数冬天还在活动的捕猎者
Most of his prey is now hidden beneath the snow
他领地内的大多数猎物都
that covers his entire territory.
隐藏在茫茫大雪之下
He hunts by listening for the faintest sound of movement.
他通过辨认极其微弱的声音来捕捉猎物
And to prevent crunching footsteps from revealing his presence,
为了避免踩雪的脚步声暴露行踪
he uses boulders as stepping stones.
他用岩石当落脚点
A mouse.
逮住一只老鼠
But one is not enough.
但这远远不够
The deeper the snow, the harder it is to detect prey,
积雪越深越难发现猎物
and the rewards for the effort can be disappointing.
努力捕食却往往空手而归
To say the least.
这么说毫不夸张
By midwinter, the snow is so deep
深冬时节积雪实在太深
that bobcats are forced to leave their territories
山猫被迫离开他们的领地
to try and find easier hunting.
寻找更易于捕捉的猎物
And this bobcat may be in luck.
但这只山猫运气不错
For this particular valley is blessed.
因为这个山谷得自然之眷顾
A river here never freezes.
这条河永不结冰
It's fed by a volcanic hot spring
火山温泉带来的热量
that heats these waters
使河水升温
to 50 degrees warmer than the surrounding air.
比周围空气的温度高了五十余度
Hungry animals of all kinds come here to feed.
各种饥肠辘辘的动物来此觅食
Throughout the winter,
到了冬天
the river is full of food
对于那些老道的捕猎者而言
for those who know how to catch it.
河里满是食物
Here, even the coyotes have become fishermen.
在这里连土狼都学会了捕鱼
But hunting is hard for a cat
但是捕鱼对山猫来说很难
that's not used to getting its feet wet.
因为他们讨厌下水
So he must choose his target with care.
所以他必须谨慎选择目标
Goldeneye ducks.
白颊鸭来了
But can he get close enough to pounce?
但他能够靠近到扑得着吗
Perhaps he'll have more luck on the other side.
也许对岸的机会更大点
Here, steam from the river warms the surrounding trees,
河里的热气温暖了周围的树林
so up in the branches, there could be prey.
所以林子里可能有猎物
If only he could get to it.
前提是他能爬得上去
It's 20 feet up.
这有六米高
At last... a squirrel.
最终收获一只松鼠
Not much, but enough to keep him going.
不是很多 但是足以支撑他继续捕食
To survive a winter in these mountains takes tenacity,
想要渡过山里的冬天需要坚韧不拔的意志
and bobcats have that in abundance.
而山猫是其中的佼佼者
Snow on the equator.
这是一座赤道雪山
Unlike the Rockies, in these mountains
与落基山脉不同 这里的山脉
there are no marked seasons.
没有明显的四季
This is Africa's Mount Kenya.
这是非洲的肯尼亚山
It's 17,000 feet high,
海拔超过五千米
which makes its summit some 30 degrees colder
峰顶温度比周围的热带草原
than the surrounding savanna.
低三十度左右
Giant heathers, lobelias and groundsel
巨型石南 半边莲和千里光
grow on its upper slopes.
生长在山顶斜坡上
They all thrive in the tropical sun.
它们在炎炎烈日下茁壮成长
After all, every day is summer.
毕竟赤道每天都是夏天
But once the sun sets,
但一旦太阳下山
every night becomes as bitterly cold as winter.
每个夜晚都像冬天般寒冷
The temperature drops to five degrees below freezing,
气温降到零下五度
turning the mountainside into a garden of ice.
山坡变成了冰雪花园
Everything freezes,
一切都冻结了
but the cabbage groundsels have a way of protecting themselves.
但是木本千里光有办法保护自己
They close up their leathery leaves to form an insulating blanket
它们合起革质叶片形成一道保温层
that shields their vulnerable central bud.
以保护中心脆弱的蓓蕾
Night comes to an end...
寒夜将尽
and the sunshine returns.
阳光回归大地...
The groundsels spread their leaves wide
木本千里光舒展它们的叶子
to bask in the sunshine once again.
再一次沐浴在阳光之中
Dawn in the High Andes.
安第斯山脉的黎明来到
Here too, the rising sun brings rapid relief
在这里 升起的朝阳同样解放了
to animals living amongst these volcanic peaks.
生活在火山山峰之间的动物
Mountain viscacha are up early
山兔鼠早早起来
to claim the best places to catch the sun's first rays.
抢占最佳位置 享受第一缕阳光
For others up here, the sunrise is even more welcome.
对于其他的动物 太阳更加受到欢迎
At over 14,000 feet,
这里的海拔超过四千米
this is the highest flamingo colony in the world.
是世界上海拔最高的火烈鸟栖息地
At night, it gets so cold
这里的夜晚非常寒冷
that even this salty water freezes over.
连盐水湖都会结冰
And now the flamingos are trapped in the ice.
这些火烈鸟就被冻在了冰里
Eventually, the sun thins the ice,
终于太阳晒薄了冰面
but it's still a struggle for the flamingos to break free.
但是火烈鸟仍然需要努力冲破冰层
Walking on thin ice is always risky.
走在薄冰上总是危机四伏
And it's hard to retain one's dignity...
而且当你踩着高跷的时候
especially when you're wearing stilts.
哪还顾得上体面和优雅...
At these altitudes,
海拔如此之高
the sun's power can quickly turn from salvation to threat.
太阳的热力很快从救星变成了威胁
The atmosphere is so thin,
由于大气稀薄
there is very little protection from ultraviolet radiation.
无法阻挡紫外线的辐射
By mid-morning, it's risky to linger out in the open.
上午十点钟在开阔地带逗留就已经十分危险
The viscacha are forced to head for the shade.
鼠兔被迫寻找阴凉处避暑
Out on the lake, there is nowhere to hide.
而湖面上则无处可藏
The white crust of the soda lake
盐湖的白色盐层反射着
reflects the sun's glare
太阳的光芒
and increases the impact of its ultraviolet rays.
增强了紫外线的杀伤力
By midday,
正午时分
uncovered human skin will burn in four minutes.
裸露的人类肌肤四分钟内就会被晒伤
But this doesn't seem to bother the flamingos.
但这似乎无法妨碍到火烈鸟
In fact, they are on parade.
事实上 它们正在列队游行
During the breeding season,
在繁殖季节
the flamingos perform these peculiar courtship dances
即便在一天中最热的时刻
even through the hottest time of the day.
火烈鸟也在不停表演着奇异的求爱舞蹈
They are so eager, they don't even pause to feed.
他们求爱心切 甚至没时间停下来进食
The rules are something of a mystery
尽管求爱规则让人摸不着头脑
but, after a month of dancing,
但在跳了一个月之后
all the birds will have paired off
所有的鸟儿都配对成功
and will be getting ready to mate.
并准备开始交配
Up here, there are few other creatures to bother the flamingos,
高山之上 鲜少有其他动物来打扰火烈鸟
but then, few other creatures
从另一方面讲 也少有其他动物
could even tolerate these conditions.
能够忍受这样的生活条件
So for animals that have the endurance,
对于耐力极佳的动物而言
mountains can be sanctuaries.
深山堪称生存的圣殿
But rocky peaks which to us, perhaps,
那些在我们看来
seem a symbol of permanence,
似乎象征着永恒的岩石山峰
are more fragile than they appear.
其实要脆弱得多
Today in the Alps,
如今在阿尔卑斯山
human encroachment is changing even the highest summits.
人类的侵犯甚至影响到顶峰的环境状况
In the Rockies,
在落基山脉
rising temperatures are shortening winter hibernation
升高的气温缩短了冬眠的时间
and stifling the growth of valuable food plants.
也阻碍了食料植物的生长
And in the Andes, some glaciers
在安第斯山脉 一些冰川
have shrunk by 50% in just 30 years.
在短短三十年内面积减少了百分之五十
Even the Himalayas are now vulnerable.
如今 甚至连喜马拉雅山脉都变得十分脆弱
With most of the world's tallest peaks
这里汇集着大多数世上最高的山峰
and covering a third of a million square miles,
占地面积八十六万平方公里
this is the greatest mountain range of all.
是世界上最大的山脉
And here, temperatures are now rising
而这里气温升高的速度
faster than the global average.
快于全球平均水平
As the snow line retreats further and further up these peaks,
雪线向山峰处退去
there is less and less space for wildlife,
野生动植物的生存空间日益减少
and that is a challenge
恶化的条件威胁着
for one of the most majestic of all mountain creatures.
一种美丽山地动物的生存
The snow leopard.
雪豹
Seldom seen, the detail of their lives has long been a mystery,
由于行踪隐蔽 雪豹的生活细节一直是个谜
but now, at last, helped by the latest remote-camera technology,
但现在 借助最先进的远程摄像技术
we are getting closer to them than ever before.
我们终于能够近距离观察他们
They are very rare,
雪豹数量稀少
only about four of them in 40 square miles.
百平方公里内只有四只
There is simply not enough prey to sustain more.
只是因为猎物数量不足以维系更多的生命
They live solitary lives.
雪豹是独居动物
Nonetheless, they are well aware of the presence
尽管如此 他们仍能很好地掌握
and the movements of their neighbours,
邻居们的存在和动向
because they leave messages in a few special places.
因为他们会在几个特殊地点给对方留下信息
They rub particular rocks with their cheeks
像这样用脸颊摩擦特定的岩石
and then spray them with urine.
再喷射上自己的尿液
The two perfumes create a unique signature.
两种味道创造出了独一无二的签名
Any other leopard can know
尽管没有直接看到彼此
which of its neighbours passed this way,
雪豹也能判断出
without ever making direct contact.
是哪位邻居曾经到此一游
But there are times when snow leopards must come together,
有些时候雪豹们必须聚到一起
and the event is often violent.
而场面通常都很暴力
An adult female and her daughter.
一只成年雌雪豹和她的女儿
She has devoted the last two years to raising her cub
雌雪豹花费了两年时间哺育幼崽
and very soon, it will be weaned.
很快 幼崽就要断奶了
For now, the cub is still entirely dependent on its mother.
目前 幼崽依旧完全依靠自己的母亲
But staying together as long as this could cause problems.
但这样长时间的共处会引发问题
The female is now in heat again,
雌雪豹此时又到了发情期
and any male that smells her signature will know that.
雄雪豹只需闻到她的信号便会知晓
From this moment on, her cub's life is at risk.
从此刻起 雌雪豹幼崽的生命陷入了危机
Males kill cubs that are not their own.
雄雪豹会杀死非亲生的幼崽
But the mother is now driven by an urge that she cannot control.
但雌雪豹此时正被体内无法控制的欲望驱使着
She lets the males know exactly where she is.
她让雄雪豹知道了她的确切位置
From up here, she can be heard for miles around.
从这片高地 她的声音可以传遍方圆数公里
A young male emerges from the wilderness,
一只年轻雄雪豹在荒野中出现
eager to find her.
迫切地想要找到雌雪豹
Snow leopards meet so infrequently
雪豹们鲜少碰面
that there is uncertainty and tension.
以致整个场面充斥着不确定和紧张的气氛
And it's about to get worse.
然而更糟的还在后面
Another, bigger male has arrived.
另一只体型更为健壮的雄雪豹也来了
The mother and cub are trapped between the rivals.
雌雪豹和幼崽被困在两个竞争对手之间
The cub is now in danger.
幼崽命在旦夕
Mother must act fast.
母亲必须尽快行动
To divert the males' attention from her cub,
为了转移雄雪豹对幼崽的注意力
she rolls over submissively.
她顺从地滚动着身体
With the males fixed on the female,
雄雪豹的注意力都集中在了雌雪豹身上
the cub has a chance to escape.
幼崽得以借此机会脱身
The males close in on the mother from both sides,
两只雄雪豹从两侧接近雌雪豹
keen to claim her for their own.
渴望将其占为己有
A fight is inevitable.
决斗在所难免
The female moves to escape and protect her cub.
雌雪豹试图逃跑并保护她的幼崽
But the big male follows her.
但健硕的雄雪豹紧跟着她
He will not let her leave until he has mated with her.
在没有交配前 雄雪豹是不会放她走的
With the males gone, the female is at last reunited with her cub.
雄雪豹走后 雌雪豹终于与幼崽重聚
But she has been injured.
但她不幸受了伤
The cub, however, is alive, thanks to its mother.
多亏了她的妈妈 幼崽才能活下来
Until her injury heals, she won't be able to hunt.
在雌雪豹伤口痊愈之前 她已无法捕猎
Mountain animals survive on the very edge of existence.
山地动物就这样挣扎在存活的边缘
Mother and cub were not seen again.
雌雪豹和幼崽从此消失不见
Until over a month later, high on a ridge,
直到一个月后 在高高的山脊上
a remote camera was triggered.
远程摄像机捕捉到了
The female cat.
雌雪豹的身影
She's no longer limping, but she's now alone.
她已不再跛足而行 却形单影只
Then, an hour after the female has left,
雌雪豹离开后一个小时
the camera is triggered again.
摄像机再次启动
It's her cub,
是幼崽
taking her first steps towards adulthood and independence.
开始了迈向成年和独立的第一步
She is unlikely to see her mother again.
幼崽大概鲜少有机会与母亲重逢了
But every now and then,
但不时地
they will be reunited through the messages they leave
他们会通过在岩石上留下的信息
on the marking rocks.
间接地团聚
Her mother has succeeded in raising her,
幼崽虽被母亲成功养大
but life ahead will be challenging,
但前方的生存之路仍充满荆棘
and she will spend nearly all of it alone.
而她几乎全部要独自面对
Only the toughest can survive
只有最顽强的动物
among the savage beauty
才能在世界最高屋脊上
of the world's highest mountains.
这片美丽的蛮夷之地存活
Revealing a new perspective
为了从全新的角度展示
on the lives of golden eagles in the mountains
盘旋于群山之间的金雕的生活
would take two very different approaches.
摄制组采用了两种不同的方法
A traditional wildlife crew set out to film wild eagles
传统野生动物摄制组以史无前例的近距离
closer than ever before.
去拍摄野鹰
Whilst an aerial team aimed to capture the hunting flights of eagles
同时由航空组在高空捕捉金雕在群山间
high in the mountains.
捕猎飞行的画面
The helicopter crew soon have success in filming
直升机组很快便成功拍摄到
wild eagles high over the Alps,
阿尔卑斯山上的野生金雕
but there was one part of the story even they couldn't follow.
但有一点是连他们也做不到的
Golden eagles can stoop at 200 miles an hour.
金雕俯冲时可达时速三百公里
To capture an eagle's-eye view of such a dramatic flight
想从金雕的视角拍摄如此生动的飞行过程
would take a more extreme approach.
就要采取更极端的方法
I'm Aaron Durogati
我叫亚伦·杜洛伽提
and I'm a professional paraglider pilot.
是专业的滑翔伞飞行员
Aaron believes that to fly like a bird,
亚伦认为 要像鸟一样飞翔
he must think like one, too.
就得像鸟一样思考
It's a very special feeling to fly with eagles
和金雕一起飞翔是很独特的体验
because I'm really looking how they are thermalling
因为我能亲眼看到它们如何借助上升气流攀升
and where they go to soar.
在哪里展翅翱翔
This helps me to become a better pilot,
这有助我成为一个更优秀的飞行员
and I try to take inspiration from the nature.
我试着从大自然获取灵感
Wearing a specially designed helmet camera,
戴上特制的头盔式摄像机
Aaron's aim is to film the perspective of a diving eagle.
亚伦希望拍出金雕俯冲时的视角
But before he can jump off a mountain,
可是要从山顶跳下来
first he needs to climb it.
他必须先爬上去
It's a tough 3,000m ascent for Aaron and his wingman, Armin,
亚伦和搭档阿尔门要攀上三千米高峰
as director Emma Brennand waits for news in the valley below.
导演艾玛·布伦南德则在山谷等候消息
The ascent is slowed by a series of dangerous crevasses.
一连串危险的冰隙使减缓了攀登过程
After a tricky climb, they finally reach their launch site.
历尽艰难 他们终于抵达起飞地点
But the weather up here is unpredictable
可是这里的天气变幻莫测
and a change in wind direction makes it impossible to take off.
风向改变了 导致他们无法起飞
Aaron and Armin are forced to overnight in the summit shelter,
亚伦和阿尔门被迫要在峰顶的庇护所过夜
and with the cold knocking out their comms, Emma is worrying.
天气寒冷导致通讯设备失灵 艾玛很担心
They're well-trained mountain guides,
他们是训练有素的登山向导
but it doesn't make it any easier to know that.
虽然如此 我还是很担心
I think it's going to be a fairly restless night for me as well.
今晚势必是个不眠之夜
Whilst the paragliders prepare for a night on the mountain...
两位滑翔伞飞行员准备在山上过夜
cameraman Barrie Britton is setting out early
与此同时 摄影师巴里·布里顿凌晨就出发...
on a more cautious quest to film wild golden eagles from a hide.
他要小心地躲在隐匿处拍摄金雕
I've got to get everything set while it's still dark
我要赶在天亮之前全部准备好
and the eagles can't see what we're up to.
这样金雕就不会发现我们
Or if they saw any movement around the hide, then they'd fly away
否则一看到周围有动静 他们就会飞走
and probably wouldn't come back for a few days.
很可能几天都不回来
They're notoriously difficult birds to film.
他们是出了名难拍的鸟
Even hide work is not entirely without risks.
躲在隐匿处里拍摄也会有一定的风险
It's -20 outside.
现在外面零下二十度
So this is a crucial part of the operation,
所以这次行动最关键的
making sure the fire works so we don't freeze to death.
是保证火能点着 否则我们就会冻死
Aah! Well, that's all the hairs gone on my hand!
我手上的毛都被烧掉了
Oh, well!
好吧
And we just have to be really quiet now
现在我们得保持安静
and hope the eagles come in when first light comes up.
希望金雕天一亮就飞来
Eight sedentary hours later,
静坐八小时后
Barry's only reward is a dead leg.
除了腿麻 巴里没有任何收获
We haven't done a single shot today.
我们今天还没拍到一张照片
Nothing has come.
没有一只金雕来过
Anyway, that's the way it goes.
不过也只能这样了
After a long night on top of the mountain,
在山顶度过漫长一夜后
the weather is only getting worse.
天气变得更加恶劣
The team need to get down, but visibility's so poor
摄制组要下山 可是能见度非常低
that descending on foot past the crevasses is too risky.
步行下山会经过冰隙 实在太冒险了
Aaron decides it's safer to fly,
亚伦觉得飞下去更安全
but it'll be a bumpy ride.
不过会很颠簸
Thick cloud makes it hard to avoid the mountains,
云层非常浓厚 他们要避开山都很难
let alone film them.
更不要说拍摄了
Thankfully, they make it down in one piece,
谢天谢地 他们平安到达山脚
much to Emma's relief.
艾玛终于舒了一口气
We are very, very glad to see you both.
见到你们真的太高兴了
Yeah, it's a bit hard up there.
上面的确挺艰苦
The team spend the next two weeks chasing weather windows...
接下来两周 摄制组一直在等待时机
until at last, a clear flight.
终于迎来适合飞行的晴天...
Trying to mimic a diving eagle,
模仿着金雕 俯冲而下
the flying looks spectacular,
他们的飞行看起来精彩绝伦
but the helmet-cam shots are less so.
可是头盔式摄像机拍到的照片却不怎么样
To stay safe at these speeds,
在这个速度下要保证安全
Aaron must turn his head regularly to check his glider,
亚伦必须扭头以检查他的滑翔伞
and that is making the shots unusable.
这样拍摄出来的影片都无法使用
The team must quickly come up with a new plan.
摄制组必须尽快想出新对策
Back in the hide, all has been quiet
隐匿处这边一直没什么动静
until Barrie spots an eagle scavenging on a fox carcass.
直到巴里发现有只金雕在吃狐狸的尸体
Barrie repositions his hide to keep watch.
巴里调整位置 密切观察着
Good stuff!
好画面
After 100 hours in the hide,
在隐匿处躲了一百小时后
finally, his luck changes.
他终于迎来好运
That's one terrifying bird there.
那是只令人生畏的大鸟
For me, it's fantastic just to see them so close.
这么近距离看到他们 实在是太不可思议了
It's just beautiful.
太美了
With Barrie's success, it's now down to the paragliding team.
巴里成功了 现在看看滑翔伞小组的情况
They've come to the Mont Blanc range with a new plan.
他们带着新计划来到了勃朗峰
Aaron's decided
亚伦想到
that the best way to keep safe and get stable shots
要安全地拍到稳定画面的最好方式
is to fly tandem with a cameraman.
是一前一后 和摄影师一起飞行
We've got to try and mimic how an eagle flies,
我们要模仿金雕飞行的方式
which is pretty hard
难度很大
because they're basically like the top bird of prey.
因为他们几乎是最强壮的猛禽
John is nervous.
约翰很紧张
It's his first-ever flight.
他以前从没这样飞行过
Three, two, one, go.
三 二 一 出发
How is it? - Ah, man, that was a shock.
-感觉如何 -吓了我一跳-
Overcoming his initial fears, John begins filming.
克服开始的恐惧后 约翰开始拍摄
If you can go right of this, that'd be cool.
你能不能从右边飞过 画面会很酷
The tandem wing allows John to get the shots
串翼滑翔伞帮助约翰
that Aaron was unable to get flying solo.
拍到了亚伦独飞时拍不到的画面
Awesome, Aaron, very good.
太棒了 亚伦 真美
But it's not all plain sailing.
不过 他们并非一帆风顺
我像穿着丁字裤一样安全带勒得好紧
The feeling of discomfort only gets worse
亚伦开始像金雕一样俯冲时
as Aaron begins the eagle dive.
约翰就更不舒服了
I feel sick!
我想吐
Oh, man!
天啊
Flying low and fast like an eagle
像金雕一样急速低飞
leaves little room for error.
意味着不能犯错
A little bit too much, do you think? - Yeah!
-有点过分了吧 -是啊-
Sorry, what did you call it, an unplanned landing? - Yeah!
-你把这个叫计划外降落吗 -没错-
They might not be as majestic as a golden eagle,
或许他们没有金雕那么雄伟
but they do capture a unique perspective
但确实捕捉到独特的视角
that conveys an eagle's life as never before.
以前所未有的方式展现了金雕的生活
Next time...
下一集
we explore the world's jungles.
我们到世界各地探索丛林
Places of surprise and invention unrivalled on Earth...
地球上充满惊喜和创造力无与伦比的地方
where the battle for survival is at its most intense.
那里的生存之战最为激烈...
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