拉瓦雷多三峰山, 意大利 Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Sexten Dolomites, Italy (© Daniel Maran/Getty Images)

拉瓦雷多三峰山, 意大利 Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Sexten Dolomites, Italy (© Daniel Maran/Getty Images)

山峰的“胜利三重奏” The triumphant trio

国际山岳日

今天，让我们一起庆祝国际山岳日，向这个星球上高耸的“巨人们”致敬！作为“巨人”中的一员，拉瓦雷多三峰山（在今天的照片中的右侧），是意大利东北部塞斯托多洛米蒂山脉的一部分，也是阿尔卑斯山脉最著名的山群之一。这三座山峰——大峰，西峰和小峰，是联合国教科文组织认定的世界遗产地，吸引了许多探险者以及自然爱好者。第一次世界大战期间，意大利和奥匈帝国的战线穿过了这些山峰，留下了许多冲突的遗迹，如防御工事、战壕、隧道和纪念章。

国际山岳日旨在促进山岳的可持续发展以及保护这些景观。山岳不仅是成千上万种陆地动植物的家园，也是全球15%人口的家园。可由于气候变化和过度开发，山岳所支持的脆弱的生态系统以及留给人类去保护它们的时间，正在以比我们想象的更快的速度消失。有时，即使是最雄伟的山峰也无法永远支撑下去。

International Mountain Day

Today, we celebrate International Mountain Day, an event to honor the towering giants of our planet. Among them are the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, or the 'Three Peaks of Lavaredo,' seen on the right in today's image. A part of the Sexten Dolomites in northeastern Italy, they're one of the most famous mountain groups in the Alps. These three peaks—Cima Grande, Cima Ovest, and Cima Piccola—are a UNESCO World Heritage Site that captivates adventurers and nature lovers alike. During World War I, the front line between Italy and Austria-Hungary cut through the peaks, leaving the area with many remnants of the conflict, such as fortifications, trenches, tunnels, and commemorative plaques.

International Mountain Day promotes sustainable mountain development and the preservation of these landscapes. Mountains are not only home to thousands of species of land animals and plants, but also to 15% of the world's human population. Because of climate change and overexploitation, the fragile ecosystems that mountains support—and the time we have to protect them—are slipping away faster than we think. Sometimes, even the mightiest peaks can't hold out forever.