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Hoʻonui ʻana i ka hōkele ʻo Kathmandu
I ko mākou huakaʻi ʻana iā Ama Yangri, hāʻawi mākou iā ʻoe i kahi noho maʻamau i loko o kahi lumi pālua ma kahi hōkele ʻekolu hōkū ma Kathmandu. Eia nō naʻe, inā makemake ʻoe e hoʻonui i kāu hoʻomaha pōkole, a laila hiki iā ʻoe ke koho e hoʻonui i kou noho ʻana i kahi lumi hoʻokahi a pālua paha i loko o kahi hōkele ʻehā hōkū a ʻelima hōkū paha.
Ua ʻike ʻia kēia mau hōkele no ka hāʻawi ʻana i nā pono ʻoi aku ka hanohano a me ka papa honua e hiki ai ke hoʻokiʻekiʻe i kou ikehu a me ka ʻoluʻolu. Hiki iā ʻoe ke koho e hana i ka hoʻonui ʻana ma mua a ma hope paha o ka pau ʻana o ka huakaʻi.
E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻomaopopo he uku hou aʻe no kēia hoʻonui ʻana, e loli ana kēia ma muli o ka hōkele āu e koho ai.
Hoʻopili i ka lawelawe Porter
ʻOiai he huakaʻi pōkole a ʻoluʻolu hoʻi ka huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Ama Yangri no 7 lā, ʻaʻole mākou e hāʻawi i nā lawelawe porter no ka lawe ʻana i kāu ukana.
Hiki iā ʻoe ke waiho wale i kāu mau mea ma kou wahi noho ma Kathmandu i ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka huakaʻi a lawe i kahi ʻeke liʻiliʻi me kāu mau mea pilikino.
Eia nō naʻe, inā makemake ʻoe i ke kōkua o ka mea lawe ukana e lawe i kāu ukana a me kāu ʻeke peʻa, hiki iā mākou ke hāʻawi i kēia lawelawe no kahi uku hou aku.
Ka Kau Maikaʻi Loa no ka Ama Yangri Trek
ʻO ka manawa kūpono loa no ka huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Ama Yangri ma waena o Malaki a me Mei (pūnāwai) a ma waena o Kepakemapa a me Nowemapa (kauhā). I ka wā puna, e pahū ke ʻano o ka Langtang National Park me nā waihoʻoluʻu ʻōlinolino, ʻoiai he liʻiliʻi nō hoʻi ka ua a maikaʻi loa ka ʻike ʻana.
I ka hāʻule, lilo nā ululāʻau i mau aka gula a me ka ʻulaʻula me ke aniau mauna maʻemaʻe, ka ea mauna ʻoluʻolu, a me nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha. He kūpono ke kauwela (Iune a ʻAukake) no ka poʻe makemake i nā lā lōʻihi, akā e mākaukau no ka ua nui o ka monsoon.
I ka hoʻoilo (mai Kekemapa a Pepeluali), hiki iā ʻoe ke hauʻoli i ke ala o ka huakaʻi ʻo Ama Yangri iā ʻoe iho i ka wā e loaʻa ai iā ʻoe nā mahana mahana a me nā lā i hoʻomālamalama ʻia e ka lā.
Paʻakikī o ka huakaʻi ʻehiku lā ʻo Ama Yangri Trek
ʻO kā mākou huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Ama Yangri no 7 lā, he huakaʻi maʻalahi ia ma Himalaya i helu ʻia he huakaʻi waena ʻelua. Alakaʻi ia iā ʻoe i ke kiʻekiʻe loa o ka Ama Yangri Summit ma 3771 m, kahi e noho ai ʻoe no kekahi mau manawa leʻaleʻa.
ʻO ke kiʻekiʻe loa kahi āu e noho ai i ka pō ma 2621 m ma Sermanthang. I loko o nā lā 7, e hele wāwae wale nō ʻoe no ʻekolu lā, me ka awelika o ka hele wāwae o kēlā me kēia lā ma kahi o 4 a 5 mau hola.
Ua kaupalena ʻia hoʻi ka piʻi ʻana o ke kiʻekiʻe i 500 m, a ʻo ke alahele he ala nahele ia e ʻoluʻolu a maʻalahi hoʻi ke hele wāwae. ʻO ke ala i ka piko he ala nahele ia, i kekahi manawa hiki ke uhi ʻia me ka hau māmā.
He huakaʻi hele wāwae piha kēia ma kahi hale hoʻokipa, ʻo ia hoʻi e loaʻa iā ʻoe kahi moe mahana ma hope o kēlā me kēia lā o ka huakaʻi. ʻAʻole hoʻi e hoʻoweliweli ke kiʻekiʻe i kēia huakaʻi.
ʻO wai ka mea maikaʻi loa no ka huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Ama Yangri?
Ua wehe ʻia kā mākou huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Ama Yangri no nā makahiki āpau no ka mea ʻaʻole pono ia i nā mākau, ʻike loea, a i ʻole ka ʻike. ʻOiai kokoke loa iā Kathmandu, he huakaʻi palekana loa ia ʻaʻole ia e hoʻoweliweli nui i ka maʻi kiʻekiʻe.
ʻO ka pōkole o ka manawa a me ke kumukūʻai haʻahaʻa e lilo ai kēia huakaʻi i mea maikaʻi loa no ka poʻe e ʻimi nei i kekahi mau lā detoxification i waenakonu o ke ʻano mehameha. He mea maikaʻi nō hoʻi ia no ka poʻe makemake i kā lākou huakaʻi i hoʻopiha ʻia me kekahi ʻano uhane.
Eia nō naʻe, pono ʻoe e mākaukau e hele no 5 a 6 mau hola ma luna o ʻekolu lā ma ke ala mauna a e lawa ke olakino e hoʻokele i kēia ʻano huakaʻi hele wāwae.
ʻO ka maʻi mauna ʻino/AMS a me ka hoʻoponopono ʻana
ʻAʻohe pilikia kiʻekiʻe o ka AMS i kā mākou huakaʻi ʻo Ama Yangri, akā naʻe, pono ʻoe e makaʻala i kāna mau hōʻailona liʻiliʻi. E hoʻomanaʻo, e lawe ka huakaʻi iā ʻoe ma mua o 3700 m no kahi manawa pōkole, a ʻo ke kiʻekiʻe o kou hiamoe ʻana ma luna o 2500 m no ʻelua lā, kahi e haʻahaʻa loa ai nā pae oxygen ma mua o ka ʻilikai.
ʻO ka hōʻailona mua āu e ʻike ai, he ʻeha poʻo, a ukali ʻia e ka nausea, ka pilikia hiamoe, ka poniuniu, ka nalowale o ka makemake, a me ka pōkole o ka hanu. Ua hoʻolālā ʻia kā mākou huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Ama Yangri me ka piʻi mālie ʻana, nā hoʻomaha pinepine, a me nā hele wāwae maʻamau i kēlā me kēia kauhale, no laila e maʻa koke ʻoe i nā loli o ke kiʻekiʻe.
Ke hoʻoikaika nei hoʻi mākou e inu ʻoe i ka wai he nui, hiamoe lawa, e lawe iā Diamox inā manaʻo ʻoe he maʻalahi loa ʻoe i ke kiʻekiʻe, a inā ʻo ʻoe ka manawa mua i ka hele wāwae.
E hele pū ana kā mākou alakaʻi me ʻoe e kōkua iā ʻoe me kekahi pilikia ma ka huakaʻi. E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻokomo i nā mea inu mehana e like me ke kī kinikini a i ʻole ke kī lemona i kāu papaʻai o kēlā me kēia lā i ka wā e hele ana.
Hoʻomākaukau no ka huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Ama Yangri
Pono ʻoe i kā mākou huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Ama Yangri e uhi ma kahi o 80 a 90 km i hoʻokahi pule, e hele ana ma ke ala mauna e pili ana i ka piʻi a me ka iho ʻana i nā wahi he nui akā mālie.
No laila, he mea nui iā ʻoe ke hoʻoikaika kino no kēia huakaʻi. Inā ʻaʻole ʻoe, pono ʻoe e hoʻomaka i kekahi hoʻomākaukau kino ma ka liʻiliʻi hoʻokahi mahina ma mua o kā mākou huakaʻi ʻo Ama Yangri.
ʻAʻohe hana kūikawā e pono ai; hiki iā ʻoe ke hana wale i nā hoʻoikaika kino maʻamau e like me ka hele wāwae, ke kaʻa paikikala, a me ka holo. Hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻomākaukau iā ʻoe iho me nā haʻuki āu e makemake ai.
ʻO ke ala maikaʻi loa, ʻo ia ka hele wāwae mau a hoʻolilo i hoʻokahi a ʻelua paha lā ma waho i hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻomaʻamaʻa iā ʻoe iho me ka ʻike hele wāwae.
Ala ʻē aʻe a me ka hiki ke hoʻolōʻihi ʻia o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Ama Yangri
Inā hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻohui i hoʻokahi a ʻelua paha lā i kā mākou Ama Yangri Trek, a laila hiki iā ʻoe ke hauʻoli piha i ke awāwa nani ʻo Helambu. No kēia, pono ʻoe e hoʻomaka me kahi kaʻa i Sundarijal, a laila hele wāwae ma waena o Shivapuri National Park, kahi e alakaʻi ai iā ʻoe i Chisapani, Kutumsang, a me Thadepati.
ʻO kēia nā kauhale maoli o ke awāwa ʻo Helambu e hāʻawi iā ʻoe i ka wao nahele hou a me ka maluhia āu e ʻimi nei. Mai Thadepati, e pili ke ala i Tarke Ghyang, kahi e hiki ai iā ʻoe ke piʻi i ka piko.
Hiki paha iā ʻoe ke noʻonoʻo e hoʻohui i ka huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Langtang Valley a me ka huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Gosaikunda Lake i kāu huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Ama Yangri, ka mea e pono ai kekahi mau lā hou a me ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa kino hou aku.
Kahi Noho, ʻAi ʻana, a me ka Halihali
I ka wā hoʻomaha hele wāwae o kā mākou huakaʻi ʻo Ama Yangri, e noho ana ʻoe ma kahi hōkele ʻekolu hōkū ma Kathmandu e hāʻawi ana i nā lumi māhoe i hoʻolako maikaʻi ʻia, kēlā me kēia me ka WiFi manuahi, kahi lumi ʻauʻau pilikino me ka ʻauʻau wela a me ke anu, a me kahi lua.
Ma ke ala, e noho ʻoe i nā hale hoʻokipa mauna ʻoluʻolu ma nā kauhale nani o ke awāwa ʻo Helambu, i hoʻopuni ʻia e ka nahele nui a me nā ala hele wāwae. ʻO kēia mau hale kī a i ʻole nā hale hoʻokipa kūloko he mau hale hoʻokipa ʻohana e hāʻawi ana i nā moena pālua ʻoluʻolu me nā lumi ʻaina.
No nā meaʻai, ʻo kou noho ʻana ma Kathmandu he wahi moe a me ka ʻaina kakahiaka, a ma ke ala e loaʻa ai ka papa piha (ʻaina kakahiaka, ʻaina awakea, ʻaina ahiahi) koe wale nō kāu mau mea inu.
No nā hoʻoili ʻana, e hoʻohana wale ʻo Glory Adventure i nā kaʻa pilikino no kāu mau hoʻoili mai ke kahua mokulele-hōkele-kahua mokulele, mai Kathmandu-Timbu, a me Sermanthang a i Kathmandu.
Pūnaewele Kelepona Paʻalima a me ka Pilina Pūnaewele/WiFi
Ua ikaika loa ka uhi ʻana o ka pūnaewele kelepona ma ka huakaʻi ʻo Ama Yangri a hiki i Tarke Ghyang. Hiki iā ʻoe ke kūʻai i kahi kāleka SIM kūloko mai NTC a i ʻole Ncell, hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻāla a hoʻouka hou me ka maʻalahi.
Hiki iā ʻoe ke pōmaikaʻi mai nā pūʻolo ʻikepili kūpono ma o kā lākou pilina 4G. Inā makemake ʻoe, hiki iā ʻoe ke kiʻi maʻalahi i kahi eSIM pūnaewele mai kēia mau pūnaewele a hoʻāla iā ia ke hiki ʻoe i Kathmandu.
E hoʻomanaʻo e nāwaliwali paha ka uhi ʻana i kou piʻi ʻana i ka piko a kokoke i ka piko ʻo Ama Yangri. No ka WiFi, hāʻawi kekahi mau hale hoʻokipa a hiki i Tarke Ghyang i ka WiFi ma ke kumukūʻai hou aʻe o NPR 100 a 300 no kēlā me kēia hāmeʻa i kēlā me kēia hola.
ʻAʻole paha e ikaika mau ka wikiwiki, akā ua lawa ia e hoʻouna a heluhelu i nā leka.
Uila a me ka hoʻouka ʻana
Hoʻolako nui ʻia ke awāwa ʻo Helambu me ka uila e nā panela solar a me ka hydropower. No laila, hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻouka hou i nā pila o kāu mau hāmeʻa, e like me ke kelepona paʻalima, ke kāmela, GPS, ka panakō mana, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe, ma nā hale hoʻokipa ma ka uku ʻana i kahi kālā liʻiliʻi ma waena o NPR 200 a NPR 500 no kēlā me kēia hāmeʻa.
Manaʻo mākou iā ʻoe e loaʻa kahi panakō mana a me nā pila keu e kiʻi i nā kiʻi a me nā wikiō i kou piʻi ʻana i ka Ama Yangri Summit.
Nā Palapala ʻAe e Pono ai no ka Ama Yangri Trek
No ka hele wāwae ʻo Ama Yangri, pono mākou e loaʻa i nā palapala ʻae ʻelua:
- Palapala ʻAe Komo i ka Pāka Lahui ʻo Langtang: ʻAe kēia palapala ʻae i ke komo ʻana a me ka hana hele wāwae i loko o kahi hōʻailona i mālama ʻia o ka Pāka Lahui ʻo Langtang. ʻO ke kumukūʻai no nā mea hele wāwae haole he NPR 3000 no ke kanaka, no nā kamaʻāina SAARC, he NPR 1500 no kēlā me kēia mea hele wāwae, a no nā mea hele wāwae Nepalese, he NPR 100 no kēlā me kēia mea hele wāwae.
- Kāleka TIMS: ʻO ia ke Kāleka ʻŌnaehana Hoʻokele ʻIke o nā Trekkers i hāʻawi wale ʻia i nā keʻena hele wāwae a me nā keʻena mākaʻikaʻi i hoʻopaʻa inoa ʻia e ke aupuni ma Nepal (e like me Glory Adventure) ʻaʻole i nā mea hele wāwae pākahi. No nā mea hele wāwae honua, ʻo ke kumukūʻai he NPR 2000 no ke kanaka, ʻoiai no nā mea hele wāwae SAARC, he NPR 1000.
Na kā mākou hui e mālama i ke kaʻina hana kūʻai o kēia mau palapala ʻae ma Kathmandu, a na mākou nō hoʻi e uhi i nā uku pili.
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E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻomaopopo he mea koi ʻia ka ʻinikua huakaʻi no kā mākou huakaʻi ʻo Ama Yangri, no ka mea, pono mākou e kiʻi i ke Kāleka TIMS no ka huakaʻi, ʻaʻole ia e hāʻawi ʻia inā ʻaʻole hiki iā ʻoe ke hōʻike i kāu mau pepa ʻinikua.
ʻOiai ʻo ka hele wāwae ʻana iā Ama Yangri he huakaʻi mauna māmā ia, he piko nō naʻe ia ma ka ʻāina Himalayan o Nepal. Maanei, hiki i nā hanana hiki ʻole ke noʻonoʻo ʻia ke kū mai i nā manawa kūpono ʻole no ka mea e pilikia ʻoe i nā ulia pōpilikia, nā ʻeha, nā maʻi, nā maʻi, a me nā maʻi kiʻekiʻe.
I kekahi manawa, pono ke hoʻopakele a me ka hoʻoneʻe ʻia ʻana e ka helikopter i kēlā mau hanana, he mea pipiʻi loa ia inā ʻaʻohe āu ʻinikua e uhi iā ia nou.
No kā mākou huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Ama Yangri, paipai mākou iā ʻoe e kuhikuhi i ka uhi ʻana no ka lawe helikopter a hiki i 3800 m ke kiʻekiʻe me ka uhi ʻana i nā lāʻau lapaʻau a me nā ulia pōpilikia piha, a me nā hoʻolako no ke kākoʻo kālā no kekahi ʻaihue, dAmage, nalowale ukana, a i ʻole ka hoʻopau ʻana i ka huakaʻi a i ʻole ka lohi.