He 12 lā ka huakaʻi hele wāwae ma nā loko ʻo Gokyo

ʻO ka hōʻea ʻana i Kathmandu ka lā mua o ka Gokyo Lakes Trek 12 Lā. He lele nani ia i Kathmandu, kahi e ʻike ai ʻoe i ka ʻākau o Himalayas o Nepal ke komo kāu lele i ka ʻāina o Nepal. Ke hiki ʻoe i ke kahua mokulele ʻo Tribhuvan International, pono ʻoe e noi no kahi visa mākaʻikaʻi. He mea maʻalahi loa ka loaʻa ʻana o hoʻokahi no ka mea ua hana ikaika ke Aupuni o Nepal e hoʻomaʻamaʻa i ke kaʻina hana, e hāʻawi ana i ka "visa i ka hōʻea ʻana" no ka hapa nui o nā malihini kipa honua.

Ma ke keʻena hoʻoili malihini, pono ʻoe e noi i kahi palapala noi visa, hoʻopiha, a uku i kāu uku visa ma ke keʻena panakō kokoke. Ma hope o kēlā, pono ʻoe e hōʻike i kāu palapala noi a me ka palapala hoʻokipa uku visa me kāu passport, nā tikiki hoʻi, ka hōʻike o ka noho ʻana, a me ʻelua mau kiʻi paʻi kiʻi. ʻAʻole pono e ʻoi aku kēia hana holoʻokoʻa ma mua o hoʻokahi hola.

Inā ʻoe e hoʻolālā ana e kipa aku iā Nepal i nā kau huakaʻi kiʻekiʻe, paipai mākou iā ʻoe e noi no ka visa mākaʻikaʻi ma ka pūnaewele, i nā lā ma mua o kou hōʻea ʻana i Nepal. E kōkua kēia iā ʻoe e pale i nā laina lōʻihi ma ke keʻena hoʻoili malihini.

I kekahi lā aʻe, e holo mākou i kahi mokulele kakahiaka i Lukla, kahi hoʻomaka o ka Gokyo Lakes Trek 12 Lā. Hana ʻia kēia lele 45-minuke i nā hola kakahiaka wale nō ʻoiai ua kaulana nā wahi puʻu o Nepal no nā makani ʻauahi ikaika e hopena ai i ka wā a me nā kūlana lele. Ma hope o ko mākou pae ʻana ma ke kahua mokulele ʻo Tenzing Hillary ma Lukla, e mālama nā mea lawe ukana o Glory Adventure i kāu mau ukana kaumaha ʻoiai ʻoe e lawe wale i kahi ʻeke māmā no ke ao.

ʻO ka loaʻa ʻana o kahi ʻeke lā e hāʻawi iā ʻoe i ke komo wikiwiki i nā mea e like me nā ʻōmole wai, nā pā ikehu, nā hāmeʻa, a me nā mea nui ʻē aʻe āu e makemake ai i ka wā hele wāwae. ʻO ka mamao o ka hele wāwae i kēia lā he 7.5 km wale nō, he mea maikaʻi loa ia ʻoiai ʻo ko mākou lā mua kēia o ka hele wāwae ma ka huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Gokyo Lakes Trek 12 Days. Pono mākou e lilo ma kahi o 3 a 4 mau hola e hoʻopau ai i ka hele wāwae, a e nalowale mākou ma mua o 250 mika o ke kiʻekiʻe i ko mākou hiki ʻana i kahi o ka lā.

ʻOi aku ka lōʻihi o ka hele wāwae ʻana i kēia lā ma mua o 10.5 km me ka piʻi ʻana o ke kiʻekiʻe ma mua o 800 mika. E lawe ana kēia hele wāwae iā mākou i 6 a 7 mau hola e hoʻopau ai ma muli o nā piʻi ʻoi. Ke haʻalele nei iā Phadking, e hele mua mākou ma ke kahawai ʻo Dudh Koshi ma luna o kahi alahaka kau a hahai i ke ala o ka muliwai i uka. E hele mua mākou i ke kauhale ʻo Zamfute, a ukali ʻia e Toktok a me ke kauhale ʻo Benkar, kahi e hoʻomaha ai mākou no kekahi manawa.

Ke neʻe nei, e hele mākou ma kekahi mau alahaka kau hou aʻe e hiki ai i ke kauhale ʻo Monjo, ke kikowaena komo nui o ka Pāka Lahui ʻo Sagarmatha. E nānā ʻia kā mākou mau palapala ʻae hele wāwae ma ka pou nānā kokoke ma mua o ka ʻae ʻia ʻana e neʻe i mua. Ke komo nei i ka pāka aupuni, e hōʻea koke mākou i ke kauhale ʻo Jorsale, ko mākou wahi ʻaina awakea, a me kahi noho nui hope loa ma mua o Namche.

Ma hope o kā mākou ʻai ʻana, e piʻi mākou i ka piʻi hope loa i Namche Bazaar, he piʻi piʻi no ka ʻoi aku ma mua o hoʻokahi hola. He lā luhi ia, akā ʻo ke ʻano olaola o ke kūlanakauhale e hāʻawi maoli iā ʻoe i ka ikaika.

Mai Namche Bazaar a i Hotel Everest View, he huakaʻi hele a hoʻi mai he 5.4 km ka lōʻihi, ʻaʻole i ʻoi aku ma mua o 3 mau hola e hoʻopau ai. Akā, e hoʻohui mākou i ke kauhale ʻo Khumjung i ka papa hana huakaʻi hoʻomaʻamaʻa i kēia lā. E hoʻohui kēia i kahi 1.5 a 2 mau hola o ka manawa huakaʻi a me 3 km hou aʻe o ka mamao huakaʻi. Ma keʻano holoʻokoʻa, e kū mākou no 4.5 a 5 mau hola a uhi i kahi mamao o 8.3 km. ʻO ka piʻi ʻana o ke kiʻekiʻe o ka lā he 440 mika ma Hotel Everest View.

Ke haʻalele nei iā Namche Bazaar, e piʻi mākou i luna o kahi alahele ululāʻau piʻi a hala pū i ka Hale Hōʻikeʻike o ka Pāka Lahui e hiki ai i ka Hillary Viewpoint. He 2 km wale nō ka mamao o kēia wahi nānā mai Namche mai, a he 45 mau minuke paha ka lōʻihi o ka hele ʻana. He hiʻohiʻona nani o Lhotse, Ama Dablam, a me Everest e kali mai ana iā mākou. E hōʻea koke ana mākou i ka Hotel Everest View, aia ma 3880 mika ma luna o ka ʻilikai, a e hauʻoli i nā hiʻohiʻona nani o ka pae ʻāina ʻo Everest Himalayan holoʻokoʻa.

Ma hope o kēlā, e iho mākou i ke kauhale ʻo Khumjung, kahi wahi kaulana ma ka huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Gokyo Lakes Trek 12 lā. ʻO ka hale mōneka ʻo Khumjung a me ke Kula ʻo Hillary nā wahi kaulana i loko o ke kauhale.

ʻOi aku ka lōʻihi o ka huakaʻi o kēia lā ma mua o 11 km, ma kahi o 6 a 7 mau hola e hoʻopau ai, a he 700 mika ka piʻi ʻana o ke kiʻekiʻe. Hoʻomaka ka huakaʻi me ka piʻi ʻana i ke kauhale ʻo Kyanjuma, he mālie loa kēia piʻi ʻana. Ma Kyanjuma, e hōʻea mākou i kahi ʻāpana o ke alanui; ma ka ʻaoʻao hema, e hele mākou ma ke ala e hele ai i ke awāwa ʻo Gokyo.

Ma hope o kekahi manawa, e hōʻea mākou i ke ala ʻo Mong La, e noho ana ma 3975 mika, a e hāʻawi ana i kahi hiʻohiʻona ākea o nā piko ʻo Khumbila, Thamserku, a me Ama Dablam. A laila iho ke ala ma waena o ka ululāʻau paina a alakaʻi iā mākou i Phortse Tenga, e hōʻea ana i 3600 mika ma luna o ka ʻilikai. Maanei e lawelawe ʻia ai kā mākou ʻaina awakea, a e piʻi mākou ma waena o ka ululāʻau rhododendron e hiki ai i Dole. E pua nani kēia ululāʻau i ke kau puna.

He lā hele wāwae pōkole kēia lā ʻoiai ʻoi aku ka lōʻihi o ka hele wāwae ma mua o 4 km, ʻo ia ka mamao hele wāwae pōkole loa o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Gokyo Lakes Trek 12 Days. E mau ana kēia lā hele wāwae ma kahi o 3 a 4 mau hola me ka piʻi ʻana o ke kiʻekiʻe ma mua o 300 mika. Ke haʻalele nei i ke kauhale ʻo Dole, e piʻi mālie mākou ma waena o nā ʻāina hānai holoholona me nā lāʻau ʻole i ʻike ʻia. Ua haʻalele mākou i ka laina lāʻau ma hope loa, a i kēia manawa aia nā hiʻohiʻona ākea o ke awāwa me nā ʻāpana o nā lāʻau liʻiliʻi a me nā kula.

Me ka mālie a me ka paʻa, e hōʻea mākou i ke kauhale ʻo Lhabarma, a ukali ʻia e ka hōʻea ʻana i Luza, kahi e ʻai ai mākou i kā mākou ʻaina awakea. Ma hope o ka ʻai ʻana i ka ʻai māʻona a me ka ikaika a me kahi hoʻomaha lōʻihi, e hoʻi hou mākou i ke ala. Ma hope koke iho, ʻike ʻia nā hiʻohiʻona o Thamserku, Cho Oyu, a me Kantega ma ka ʻākau mamao. He piʻi mālie ia a hiki i Machhermo.

ʻO ka lā 7 o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Gokyo Lakes Trek 12 lā e pono ai ma kahi o 4 a 5 mau hola o ka hele wāwae me ka piʻi ʻana o ke kiʻekiʻe o 320 mika a me ka huina o ka mamao o ka hele wāwae he 6.8 km. Hoʻomaka kā mākou huakaʻi i kēia lā me ka piʻi mālie ʻana, e lawe ana iā mākou i kahi pāpū ākea, kahi e ʻike ai ʻoe i nā Yaks a me nā bipi ʻē aʻe e ʻai ana. Pono paha ʻoe e hāʻawi i ke ala i nā pua Yaks e hele ana; he ʻano akahai loa kēia mau mea ola, akā mai hoʻopā iā lākou me ka ʻae ʻole o ke kahu hipa.

I ko mākou hele ʻana i mua, lilo ke ala i mea paʻakikī a maloʻo i ko mākou hoʻokokoke ʻana aku i ka loko ʻo Gokyo mua. E hala mākou i kahi ala haiki o ke awāwa a ʻike i ka loko ʻo Longpanga Tsho (4668 m). Hoʻopaʻahau kēia loko i ka pūnāwai. Ke neʻe nei, e hōʻea mākou i ka loko ʻo Taboche Tsho, ʻo ia ka lua o ka loko ʻo Gokyo, e hōʻea ana i 4728 mika ma luna o ka ʻilikai. A laila, e hōʻea mākou i ke kolu o ka loko ʻo Gokyo, ʻo Dudh Pokhari a i ʻole Gokyo Tsho, e noho ana ma 4738 mika.

E hele pololei mākou i ke Kauhale ʻo Gokyo e nānā i ko mākou hale inu kī no ka pō. Hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻimi i nā wahi a puni no ka mea he mau hola o ke ao kāu e hoʻolilo ai.

ʻO kēia lā ka hopena o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Gokyo Lakes Trek 12 lā. E ala mākou i kahi hiʻohiʻona nani o nā loko ʻo Gokyo, e ʻai i ka ʻaina kakahiaka nani loa me nā hiʻohiʻona o nā hau hau, nā loko, a me nā piko, a laila e piʻi i luna i Gokyo Ri. ʻO ka mamao holoʻokoʻa he 3 km wale nō, akā e lawe iā mākou ma kahi o 3.5 a 4 mau hola e hoʻopau ai i kēia huakaʻi hele wāwae a hoʻi. E piʻi ka piʻi ʻana o ke kiʻekiʻe ma luna o 560 mika.

E hoʻomaka ka huakaʻi me ka haʻalele ʻana i ke kauhale ʻo Gokyo a me ke hele ʻana i ke komohana ma kahi kualono o ka Ngozumpa Glacier. Ma hope o kekahi manawa, lilo ke ala i piʻi ʻoi me nā pōhaku wehe; pono kēia ʻāpana i nā lāʻau hele wāwae. Ma kahi mamao pōkole, e loaʻa iā mākou kahi kiʻekiʻe nui, ka mea e hoʻolilo ai i kēia huakaʻi i mea paʻakikī. Eia naʻe, me ke kōkua o nā alakaʻi a me nā mea lawe ukana o Glory Adventure, e hiki ʻoe i ka piko o Gokyo Ri.

Ma laila, e hauʻoli kākou i kahi hiʻohiʻona panoramic o nā piko ʻo Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu, a me Everest, ʻehā o nā piko kiʻekiʻe loa ʻeono ma ka honua ma hoʻokahi kiʻi. Ma ke ala like, e iho kākou i ke kauhale ʻo Gokyo ma hope o ka hoʻolilo ʻana i kekahi manawa maikaʻi ma ka piko. E ʻai mākou i kā mākou ʻaina awakea ma ke kauhale ma mua o ke kau ʻana ma ke ala i Dole.

Ke haʻalele nei i nā loko ʻo Gokyo, e hahai mākou i ka muliwai ʻo Dudh Koshi i lalo. Lawe kēia ala iā mākou ma o Machhermo, Luza, a me ke kauhale ʻo Lhapharma e hiki ai i Dole. E kū mākou no ka hoʻomaha a me nā meaʻai māmā ma ke ala. ʻO ka mamao holoʻokoʻa mai Gokyo a i Dole he 14 km, ʻo ia hoʻi ma kahi o 4 a 5 mau hola e hoʻopau ai, ʻo ia ka lā hele wāwae lōʻihi loa o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Gokyo Lakes Trek 12 Days.

ʻO ka lā 9 kou lā iho mua o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae, a ʻo ka mamao o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae i kēia lā he 12 km. E loaʻa iā mākou ma ke ala no 5 a 6 mau hola me ka emi ʻana o ke kiʻekiʻe ma mua o 600 mika. Lawe mai ka iho ʻana me ia i ka puka ʻana mai ke kauhale ʻo Dole ma luna o kahi ala i mālama pono ʻia. Hōʻike kēia ʻāpana mua o ka huakaʻi i nā piʻi a me nā iho he nui, me ke kua o nā piko ʻo Everest lāua ʻo Ama Dablam.

I ko mākou emi ʻana i ke kiʻekiʻe, pono mākou e hele ma waena o nā ʻāpana ululāʻau o ka rhododendron a me ka paina. Hiki paha iā ʻoe ke ʻike i kekahi mau holoholona hihiu ma ke ala; e ʻike maoli nō ʻoe i kekahi mau manu Himalayan.

ʻO kēia ka lā hele wāwae hope loa o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae ʻo Gokyo Lakes Trek 12 lā; no kā mākou hana hope loa, e hele wāwae mākou a hiki i Lukla mai Namche Bazaar. ʻOi aku ka lōʻihi o kēia huakaʻi ma mua o 19 km me ka emi ʻana o ke kiʻekiʻe o 580 mika. Ke haʻalele nei iā Nacmhe, e iho koke mākou a loaʻa kahi keʻa ma luna o ka muliwai ʻo Dudh Koshi. ʻO ia kekahi o nā alahaka kau he nui a mākou e hele ai e hiki ai i Lukla.

Ma hope o ka hala ʻana iā Monjo, e haʻalele mākou i ka Pāka Lahui ʻo Sagarmatha a hiki i Phakding, kahi e hoʻomaha iki ai mākou. Mai laila mai, e hōʻea mua mākou iā Chheplung a iho i ka iho hope loa i Lukla.

I kekahi lā aʻe, e holo mākou i ka mokulele kakahiaka e hoʻi i Kathmandu. E loaʻa iā mākou kahi hālāwai pōkole ma mua o ko mākou hoʻokuʻu ʻana iā ʻoe i kou wahi e noho ai no ka pō. Ua noa ʻoe e hoʻomaha no ka lā holoʻokoʻa a i ʻole e holoholo a puni nā alanui o Kathmandu, e kipa aku ana i kekahi mau wahi hoihoi a me nā wahi moʻomeheu a mōʻaukala paha i loko o ke kūlanakauhale.

I kekahi lā aʻe, e aloha aku mākou iā ʻoe me ka manaʻolana nui e ʻike hou iā ʻoe i ka wā koke; ke kali nei kāu huakaʻi Himalayan aʻe. Manaʻolana mākou ua hauʻoli ʻoe me Glory Adventure, a mahalo nui mākou no nā manaʻo a me nā loiloi āu e waiho ai iā mākou. E hoʻokuʻu aku kā mākou ʻelele iā ʻoe ma ke kahua mokulele i ka manawa āu e makemake ai.