Ice Road Truckers Deadliest Roads|极地卡车队

Ice Road Truckers Deadliest Roads

by Marcus Maurice

Excitement is everywhere as truckers try to traverse some of the most dangerous roads in the world.

India is known for many things like spices and yoga, but anyone that has ever driven a vehicle through its streets knows that they are a traffic nightmare. Three truck drivers with more than 40 years of experience among them have decided to challenge themselves on the mountain roads high in the Himalayas. Alex Debogorski, Rick Yemm, and Lisa Kelly earn their living driving trucks on deadly icy roads around North America, but they have no idea what awaits them on History HD's series, IRT Deadliest Roads.

Each of the drivers has a very difficult time getting around India. Debogorski slams into not one, but two vehicles on the crowded roadways. Yemm and Kelly head up the mountains to The Ledge, a one-lane cliff-side path with a rock wall on one side and a 1,000-foot drop on the other. Yemm becomes furious with aggressive bus drivers that refuse to give an inch on narrow stretches. Kelly panics when she is forced to the edge of a cliff, so she can't handle it anymore and quits. Eventually, Kelly comes back and gets up the nerve to drive up The Ledge again. However, bad luck strikes when she gets a flat tire.

Driving a truck up and down mountains is dangerous for even the most experienced person behind the wheel. With the added stress of bad weather, unfamiliar territory, and aggressive locals, these three drivers are pushed to their limits. See if they can survive the Himalayas this month on History HD's IRT Deadliest Roads.

极地卡车队：挑战喜玛拉雅

卡车司机试图穿越世界上一些最为险峻的道路时，一路上真是惊险万分。

　　印度有许多为人所知的事物，像是香料和瑜珈，但任何在印度大街上开过车的人都知道，当地的交通简直是恶梦一场。3名加起来拥有超过 40 年经验的卡车司机决定挑战自我，征服喜马拉雅山的山路。阿历克斯、瑞克和丽萨在北美洲险峻的冰路上以开卡车为生，但在高画质历史频道《极地卡车队：挑战喜玛拉雅》中，他们完全不知道自己即将面临的是什么。

　　这 3 名司机开车穿梭于印度时都面临到困难。阿历克斯在拥挤的道路上撞上不止 1 台，而是 2 台汽车。瑞克和丽萨则上山挑战狭窄的单线道悬崖路，一边是崖壁，另一边则是直落 1 千英尺的峡谷。在这条狭小的道路上，挑衅的公交车司机寸步不让，让瑞克非常火大。丽萨则因为被逼到悬崖边而惊慌不已，也因为再也承受不了而洗手不干。最后，丽萨还是归队，并鼓起勇气再次挑战悬崖路。但坏运上门，她的轮胎爆胎了。

　　即使对最经验老道的驾驶来说，驾驶卡车又上又下地穿越山路也是相当危险的一件事。再加上坏天气、不熟悉的地域以及当地人各个逞凶斗狠等压力，这些司机身心都被逼到极限。这个月准时收看高画质历史频道《极地卡车队：挑战喜玛拉雅》，看看他们能否成功征服喜马拉雅山。

喜马拉雅山脉是世界海拔最高的山脉，位于亚洲的中国与尼泊尔之间。自 1970 年代以来，由于山区的平均气温上升了 1℃，使得山区冰河正大量缩减消融。印度科学家对 1989 年至 2004 年的卫星图像进行比较后发现，喜马拉雅山百分之七十五的冰川在萎缩。而冰河的迅速消退不但会先使河流的水位暴增，造成洪涝；几年之后，河水水位将会下降而形成干旱或是更严重的生态问题。