TED2009
Ray Zahab: My trek to the South Pole
Rejs Zahebs: Mans ceļojums uz Dienvidpolu
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Ekstrēmais skrējējs Rejs Zahebs dalās ar mums savā rekordu uzstādošajā, ilgajā un grūtajā ceļojumā uz Dienvidpolu, ko veica ar kājām — 33 dienu skrējienā cauri sniegam.
Ray Zahab - Endurance runner
In January 2009, Ray Zahab broke the record for fastest unsupported trek across Antarctica, to raise awareness and money for kids' environmental education. In 2006, he ran across the Sahara to raise awareness of water shortages. (He started running 5 years ago.) Full bio
In January 2009, Ray Zahab broke the record for fastest unsupported trek across Antarctica, to raise awareness and money for kids' environmental education. In 2006, he ran across the Sahara to raise awareness of water shortages. (He started running 5 years ago.) Full bio
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A month ago today
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I stood there:
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es atrados tur.
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90 degrees south, the top of
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90 grādus uz dienvidiem, pasaules
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the bottom of the world, the Geographic South Pole.
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apakšdaļas virsotnē, ģeogrāfiskajā Dienvidpolā.
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And I stood there beside two very good friends of mine,
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Es tur atrados kopā ar diviem labiem draugiem,
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Richard Weber and Kevin Vallely.
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Ričardu Vēberu un Kevinu Valēliju.
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Together we had just broken the world speed record
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Mēs nupat kopā bijām pārspējuši pasaules ātruma rekordu,
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for a trek to the South Pole.
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dodoties uz Dienvidpolu.
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It took us 33 days,
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Nokļūšana tur mums
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23 hours and 55 minutes to get there.
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prasīja 33 dienas, 23 stundas un 55 minūtes.
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We shaved five days off the previous best time.
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Tas bija par piecām dienām ātrāk,
nekā iepriekšējais rekords.
nekā iepriekšējais rekords.
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And in the process, I became the first person in history
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Tā gaitā es kļuvu par pirmo cilvēku vēsturē,
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to make the entire 650-mile journey,
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kas paveica šo 1000 kilometru garo ceļojumu
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from Hercules Inlet to South Pole,
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no Herkulesa līča līdz Dienvidpolam
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solely on feet, without skis.
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pilnībā ar kājām, bez slēpju lietošanas.
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Now, many of you are probably saying, "Wait a sec,
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Gan jau daudzi no jums tagad domā: „Paga,
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is this tough to do?"
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vai tad tas ir tik grūti izdarāms?”
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(Laughter)
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(Smiekli)
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Imagine, if you will,
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Iedomāsimies
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dragging a sled, as you just saw in that video clip,
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iepriekšējā videoklipā redzēto kamanu vilkšanu
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with 170 pounds of gear,
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ar 80 kilogramu smagu aprīkojumu,
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in it everything you need to survive on your Antarctic trek.
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kurā ir viss vajadzīgais izdzīvošanai šajā Arktikas ceļojumā.
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It's going to be 40 below, every single day.
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Katru dienu gaisa temperatūra būs vismaz -40 grādi.
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You'll be in a massive headwind.
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Tev pretī pūtīs milzīgs pretvējš,
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And at some point you're going to have to cross these cracks in the ice,
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un kādu brīdi tev būs jāšķērso šīs ledus plaisas,
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these crevasses.
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šos lielos caurumus.
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Some of them have a very precarious thin footbridge underneath them
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Dažiem no tiem pāri stiepjas plāni,
bīstami celiņi, pa kuriem tik tikko var noiet,
bīstami celiņi, pa kuriem tik tikko var noiet,
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that could give way at a moment's notice,
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kuri kuru katru brīdi varētu ņemt un sabrukt,
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taking your sled, you, into the abyss, never to be seen again.
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pazudinot tevi un tavas kamanas ledainā bezdibenī.
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The punchline to your journey? Look at the horizon.
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Jūsu ceļojuma ainava? Paskatieties uz apvārsni.
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Yes, it's uphill the entire way,
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Jā, tas visu ceļu ir kalnupejošs.
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because the South Pole is at 10,000 feet,
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Jo Dienvidpols atrodas 10,000 pēdu augstumā,
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and you're starting at sea level.
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un sākumā tu atrodies jūras līmenī.
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Our journey did not, in fact, begin at Hercules Inlet,
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Vispār mūsu ceļojums nesākās Herkulesa līcī,
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where frozen ocean meets the land of Antarctica.
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kur sasalušais okeāns saskaras ar Antarktīdas zemi.
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It began a little less than two years ago.
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Tas sākās pirms nedaudz mazāk kā diviem gadiem.
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A couple of buddies of mine and I
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Es ar pāris saviem draugiem
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had finished a 111-day run across the entire Sahara desert.
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biju pabeidzis 111 dienu ilgu skrējienu
pāri visam Sahāras tuksnesim.
pāri visam Sahāras tuksnesim.
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And while we were there we learned
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Mums atrodoties tur, mēs tā pa īstam sapratām
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the seriousness of the water crisis in Northern Africa.
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Ziemeļāfrikas ūdens krīzes nopietnību.
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We also learned that many of the issues facing the people of Northern Africa
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Mēs arī sapratām, ka šīs Ziemeļāfrikas problēmas visvairāk
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affected young people the most.
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ietekmēja tieši jauniešus.
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I came home to my wife after 111 days of running in the sand,
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Es atgriezos mājās pie sievas pēc 111 dienu skriešanas pa smiltīm.
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and I said, "You know, there's no doubt if this bozo can get across the desert,
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Un es teicu: „Zini, nav šaubu, ja šis tipiņš var pārskriet pāri tuksnesim;
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we are capable of doing anything we set our minds to."
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mēs spējam paveikt visu, kam pievēršamies.”
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But if I'm going to continue doing these adventures, there has to be
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Bet, ja es grasos turpināt doties piedzīvojumos,
tad man ir jābūt
tad man ir jābūt
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a reason for me to do them
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iemeslam to darīt, kas ir kas
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beyond just getting there.
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vairāk par vienkārši nokļūšanu tur.
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Around that time I met an extraordinary human being,
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Tajā laikā es iepazinos ar neparastu cilvēku,
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Peter Thum, who inspired me with his actions.
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Pīteru Tūmu, kurš ar savu darbību mani iedvesmoja.
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He's trying to find and solve water issues, the crisis around the world.
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Viņš centās atrisināt ūdens problēmas,
krīzes visā pasaulē.
krīzes visā pasaulē.
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His dedication inspired me to come up with this expedition:
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Viņa nodošanās tam mani iedvesmoja
un es izdomāju šo ekspedīciju.
un es izdomāju šo ekspedīciju.
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a run to the South Pole
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Skrējienu uz Dienvidpolu,
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where, with an interactive website,
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kur ar interaktīvas mājaslapas palīdzību
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I will be able to bring young people, students and teachers from around the world
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es varēšu tajā iesaistīt jauniešus, skolēnus un skolotājus
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on board the expedition with me,
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no visas pasaules kā aktīvus
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as active members.
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ekspedīcijas dalībniekus.
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So we would have a live website, that every single day of the 33 days,
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Mums bija mājaslapa, kur mēs katru no šīm 33 dienām
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we would be blogging, telling stories of,
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blogojām, stāstījām stāstus par,
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you know, depleted ozone forcing us to cover our faces,
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ziniet, plāno ozona slāni,
kas liek mums aizsegt mūsu sejas
kas liek mums aizsegt mūsu sejas
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or we will burn.
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vai arī tās sadegs.
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Crossing miles and miles of sastrugi --
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Šķērsojot kilometriem garas atsēres,
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frozen ice snowdrifts that could be hip-deep.
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līdz jostas vietai dziļas sasaluša ledus sniega kupenas.
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I'm telling you, crossing these things with 170-pound sled,
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Es jums saku, to šķērsošana ar 80 kilogramu smagām kamanām,
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that sled may as well have weighed 1,700 pounds,
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kamanām, kas tikpat labi varēja svērt kādus 800 kilogramus,
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because that's what it felt like.
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jo tāda bija sajūta, tās velkot.
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We were blogging to this live website daily
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Mēs regulāri blogojām mūsu mājaslapā
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to these students that were tracking us as well,
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šiem skolēniem, kas tajā pat laikā sekoja līdzi mūsu ceļojumam,
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about 10-hour trekking days,
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par dienām, kad nogājām 10 stundas,
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15-hour trekking days,
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15 stundas
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sometimes 20 hours of trekking daily to meet our goal.
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un dažreiz pat 20 stundas, lai sasniegtu mūsu mērķi.
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We'd catch cat-naps at 40 below on our sled, incidentally.
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Mēs ik pa laikam attaptos aizsnaudušies uz savām kamanām, -40 grādu temperatūrā.
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In turn, students,
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Pretī skolēni,
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people from around the world, would ask us questions.
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cilvēki no visas pasaules,
uzdotu mums jautājumus.
uzdotu mums jautājumus.
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Young people would ask the most amazing questions.
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Jaunieši uzdeva savus lieliskos jautājumus.
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One of my favorite: It's 40 below, you've got to go to the bathroom,
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Viens no maniem mīļākajiem:
Ir -40 grādi, tev ir jāaiziet uz tualeti,
Ir -40 grādi, tev ir jāaiziet uz tualeti,
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where are you going to go and how are you going to do it?
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kur to dosies un kā tu to izdarīsi?
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I'm not going to answer that. But I will answer some of the more popular questions.
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Uz to es neatbildēšu. Taču es atbildēšu uz dažiem biežāk uzdotajiem jautājumiem.
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Where do you sleep? We slept in a tent that was very low to the ground,
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Kur jūs guļat? Mēs gulējām teltī,
kas atradās ļoti zemu pie zemes.
kas atradās ļoti zemu pie zemes.
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because the winds on Antarctica were so extreme, it would blow anything else away.
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Jo Antarktīdas vēji bija tik spēcīgi,
ka tie visu pārējo aizpūš projām.
ka tie visu pārējo aizpūš projām.
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What do you eat? One of my favorite dishes on expedition:
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Ko jūs ēdāt? Viens no maniem mīļākajiem ekspedīcijas ēdieniem bija
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butter and bacon. It's about a million calories.
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sviests un speķis. Tajā ir milzum daudz kaloriju.
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We were burning about 8,500 a day,
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Mēs dienā tērējām apmēram 8,500 kalorijas.
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so we needed it.
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Tāpēc mums tās bija vajadzīgas.
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How many batteries do you carry for all the equipment that you have?
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Cik daudz baterijas jūs nēsājat līdzi visam jūsu aprīkojumam?
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Virtually none. All of our equipment, including film equipment,
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Patiesībā nevienu. Visu mūsu aprīkojumu,
tostarp filmēšanas aparatūru,
tostarp filmēšanas aparatūru,
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was charged by the sun.
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uzlādēja saule.
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And do you get along? I certainly hope so,
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Vai jūs labi sadzīvojat? Es ceru, ka tā.
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because at some point or another on this expedition,
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Jo agrāk vai vēlāk ekspedīcijā
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one of your teammates is going to have to take a very big needle,
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kādam no taviem komandas biedriem būs jāpaņem ļoti liela adata
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and put it in an infected blister, and drain it for you.
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un jāiedur tā tev sastrutojušā tulznā un jānotecina strutas.
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But seriously, seriously, we did get along,
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Bet nopietni, pavisam nopietni, mēs labi sadzīvojām.
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because we had a common goal of wanting to inspire these young people.
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Jo mums bija kopīgs mērķis — iedvesmot šos jauniešus.
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They were our teammates! They were inspiring us.
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Viņi bija mūsu komandas biedri! Viņi iedvesmoja mūs.
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The stories we were hearing got us to the South Pole.
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Stāsti, kurus dzirdējām,
mums palīdzēja tikt līdz Dienvidpolam.
mums palīdzēja tikt līdz Dienvidpolam.
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The website worked brilliantly as a two-way street of communication.
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Mājaslapa lieliski strādāja kā divpusējas saziņas veids.
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Young people in northern Canada, kids in an elementary school,
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Jaunieši Ziemeļkanādā, pamatskolas bērni,
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dragging sleds across the school-yard,
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kas vilka kamanas pa skolas pagalmu,
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pretending they were Richard, Ray and Kevin. Amazing.
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izliekoties, ka viņi ir Ričards, Rejs un Kevins. Apbrīnojami.
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We arrived at the South Pole. We huddled into that tent,
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Mēs ieradāmies Dienvidpolā.
Mēs cieši saspiedāmies šajā teltī,
Mēs cieši saspiedāmies šajā teltī,
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45 below that day, I'll never forget it.
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todien ārā bija -45, nekad to neaizmirsīšu.
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We looked at each other with these looks
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Mēs viens uz otru paskatījāmies ar šo
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of disbelief at what we had just completed.
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neticīgo skatienu, par to,
ko mēs nupat bijām paveikuši.
ko mēs nupat bijām paveikuši.
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And I remember looking at the guys thinking,
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Es atceros, ka uz viņiem skatījos un domāju:
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"What do I take from this journey?" You know? Seriously.
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„Ko es iegūstu no šī ceļojuma?” Ziniet ko? Nopietni.
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That I'm this uber-endurance guy?
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To, ka es esmu šis superizturīgais vecis?
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As I stand here today talking to you guys,
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Man stāvot jums priekšā un ar jums runājot,
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I've been running for the grand sum of five years.
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es esmu nodarbojies ar skriešanu jau piecus gadus.
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And a year before that I was a pack-a-day smoker,
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Gadu pirms tam es nosmēķēju paciņu dienā
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living a very sedentary lifestyle.
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un piekopu ļoti mazkustīgu dzīvesveidu.
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What I take from this journey, from my journeys,
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Ko es guvu no šī ceļojuma, no saviem ceļojumiem
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is that, in fact,
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faktiski ir tas, ka
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within every fiber of my belief standing here,
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stāvot šeit, ar ikvienu savas ticības drusku
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I know that we can make the impossible possible.
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es zinu, ka mēs varam neiespējamo padarīt iespējamu.
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I'm learning this at 40.
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Es to sāku saprast 40 gadu vecumā.
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Can you imagine? Seriously, can you imagine?
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Vai varat iedomāties? Nopietni, vai varat to iedomāties?
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I'm learning this at 40 years of age.
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Es to mācos, būdams jau 40 gadus vecs.
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Imagine being 13 years old,
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Iedomājieties 13 gadīgo,
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hearing those words, and believing it.
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kurš dzird šos vārdus un tiem notic.
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Thank you very much. Thank you.
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Liels paldies. Paldies.
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(Applause)
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(Aplausi)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ray Zahab - Endurance runnerIn January 2009, Ray Zahab broke the record for fastest unsupported trek across Antarctica, to raise awareness and money for kids' environmental education. In 2006, he ran across the Sahara to raise awareness of water shortages. (He started running 5 years ago.)
Why you should listen
Extreme runner Ray Zahab and his Impossible2Possible team make a habit of dropping jaws. A month before TED2009, he made the fastest unsupported trip to the South Pole on foot and snowshoes. Trekking in moon boots, while his partners Kevin Vallely and Richard Weber skiied alongside, Zahab liveblogged the trip for an audience of schoolchildren to raise awareness of the Antarctic environment.
He's the author of Running for My Life, a story of his metamorphosis from a pack-a-day smoker to an endurance athlete capable of such extreme feats as a 7,500 kilometer run across the Sahara. His treks are driven by an intense personal feeling for the environment; the Sahara trek, for instance, highlighted the worldwide challenge of water.
Ray is the founder of Impossible2Possible, and sits on the board of directors of the Ryan's Well Foundation and ONExONE Foundation. In September 2009, he and Impossible2Possible are planning a trek through Akshayuk Pass in Auyuittuq National Park on Canada's Baffin Island. His team includes 5 student adventurers; the entire trip will be part of an educational resource.
Ray Zahab | Speaker | TED.com