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信濃高等学校教職員山岳会の遠征。
長野県出身であり、元教職員だったため、私も隊員に招かれる。
人里離れたインドとの国境に近い場所で、未踏峰の頂を目指した。
登頂したあの日、まだ誰も見たことのない景色が眼下に広がっていた。
An expedition of the Shinano High School Teachers and Staff Alpine Club.
I was a native of Nagano prefecture and a former school teacher , so I was invited to join the team.
We set out to reach the top of an unexplored peak in a remote area near the border with India.
On the day we reached the summit, there was a view below us that no one had ever seen before.
ウイグル族は、笑顔の絶えない優しい人々だった。 The Uyghurs were kind people who smiled constantly.
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市場にて。 At the market.
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最大都市ウルムチ。ムスリムであっても、最近はオシャレをする女性も増えてきた。Urumqi, the largest city. Recently, more and more women, even Muslims, are getting dressed up.
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目指すピラミッド型の山頂が、遥か遠くに見える。 The pyramid-shaped peak we were aiming for was visible in the distance.
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未踏峰 Mt.Yazick Agul 。Mt. Yazick Agul, an unexplored peak.
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日々変化する氷河に、悪戦苦闘する。 We struggled with the glacier, which changes daily.
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如何にして奥の氷河に上がるかが、この登山の鍵であった。 How to get up to the glacier was the key point to this climb.
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上部は平らな氷河となった。しかしクレバスが潜んでおり、油断できない。 The upper part of the glacier is flat. However, there were crevasses lurking, so we have to being too careful.
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登頂日。山頂は穏やかな表情を見せる。 Summit day. It’s looks peaceful.
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山頂手前。ここからが長かった。Before the summit. It was a long way from here.
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まだ誰も知らない景色。見渡す限り、どこまでも遮るものがない。 A landscape that no one knows yet. As far as the eye can see, it is unobstructed in every direction.
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震災の傷は、今なお深い。若者に夢を、日本に元気を。 The scars of the disaster are still deep. Let’s give dreams to the youth and energy to Japan.