Because light traveling down from a summit passes through many such layers, a surveyor could sight a mirage rather than the peak itself.

因为从山顶向下传播的光会穿过许多这样的层，所以测量员看到的可能是海市蜃楼而不是山峰本身。

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To the east, the aptly-named Peak 6231 has a summit 6,231 meters (20,443 feet) above sea level.

在它的东面，有着恰当名字的6231山峰海拔6231米（20,443英尺）。

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UK adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes (see photo), 65, Wednesday reached the summit of the 8848m Mount Qomolangma, becoming the oldest Briton to conquer the world's highest peak.

20日，英国65岁的探险家雷诺夫·费恩斯爵士(见图)成功登上了海拔8848米的珠穆朗玛峰，成为征服珠峰的最年长英国人。

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Leaving before dawn, Beck could summit a peak and take a dozen photos, getting back to camp in a 20-hour round trip.

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Our meal of a kids-sized grilled cheese with vegetables, black bean veggie burger and chunky lobster roll, washed down with a milk, Peak Summit ale and a Painkiller cocktail (rum, coconut cream and fruit juices) respectively, left everyone happy.

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The summit day begins in headlamp light at 1 am, when a line of trekkers kicks crampon spikes into the crunchy snow and trudge slowly to the peak, hoping to summit at dawn.

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