Unit1GettingalongwithothersTheyarethesortoffriendswhoaresoclosethattheytrusteachotherwiththeirlives
Ifonefalls,theotheristheretocatchhim
TheyareWellman,whoselegswerepermanentlyinjurednineyearsagoinarockclimbingaccident,andCorbett,anexperiencedrockclimber
Together,theyclimbedupHalfDome,thefamous2,000footrockintheYosemiteNationalPark,throughoneofthemostdifficultroutes
Duringtheclimb,Corbetttookthelead,hitinthemetalspikes(尖状物)thatguidedtheropesandclimbedup
Then,afterWellmanpulledhimselfuptherope,Corbettwentdowntoremovethespikesandclimbedupagain
Thisprocesswasrepeatedtimeandtimeagain,inchbyinch,for13days
Wellman’sjobwasnoteasyeither
Hegothimselfuptheropethroughupperbodystrengthalone
Inall,Wellmanfiguredthathehaddone5,000pullupsuptheropeontheclimb
However,whenthetwomenfirstmet,theynevertalkedab