I-Annapurna Circuit Trek kunye ne-Tilicho Lake

Xa ufika kwisikhululo seenqwelo-moya samazwe ngamazwe saseTribhuvan eKathamndu eNepal, iqela lethu leGlory Adventure liza kukudibana nawe lize likuncede ubhalisele uhambo lwakho oluya ehotele. Xa ufika, uya kukwazi ukuphumla kwaye uhlaziyeke kuhambo lwakho. Ngokuxhomekeke kwixesha lokufika, ungahambahamba kuloo ndawo, uthenge kwiivenkile zasekuhlaleni, okanye uphumle ehotele. IKathmandu (1,400 m / 4,593 ft) likomkhulu laseNepal, kwaye yindawo yokuqala yamatyelelo amaninzi eHimalaya.

Kuza kubakho ingcaciso emfutshane malunga nohambo ngokuhlwa equka ulwazi malunga nendlela, apho uza kuhlala khona, izikhokelo zokhuseleko, kunye nemisebenzi yemihla ngemihla. Oku kukwasebenza njengethuba lokuzilungiselela malunga nezixhobo zakho zokuhamba uhambo kwaye uqiniseke ukuba unayo nayiphi na imibuzo onayo malunga nohambo oluya kuphendulwa. Lubuthongo obuhle bobusuku, kwaye yindlela entle yokulungiselela imisebenzi yosuku olulandelayo kummandla waseAnnapurna.

Ngosuku olulandelayo, siza kusuka kwiKathmandu Valley silandela iTribhuvan Highway, sibheke empuma. Siza kuqala sifike eChandragiri, silandelwe yiNaubise, apho kuqala khona iPrithvi Highway. Le ndlela idlula eChatbesi, eMalekhu, naseAanbu Khaireni ukuze isise eDumre. Ukusuka apho, siza kuya emantla siye eKhahare size sijike siye emantla-ntshona ukusuka ePalungtar. Ekugqibeleni siza kufika eBesisahar kwiiyure ezimbalwa.

Uhambo lwethu ukuza kuthi ga kweli xesha luza kuba yibhasi yabakhenkethi ekhululekileyo, nangona kunjalo, indlela engaphambili ifuna iJeep ye-4WD ekwaziyo ukujikajika kuba inamatye kwaye irhabaxa. Xa sidlula eBhulbhule, eLampata, eJagat, naseTanchok, ekugqibeleni siza kufika eChame emva kweeyure ezi-3 zokuqhuba.

Indawo esiqala kuyo usuku ziimitha ezingama-2650 ngaphezu komphakamo wolwandle eChame, indawo ephambili yorhwebo kummandla waseManang. Ekupheleni kosuku, siza kufikelela kubude obuziimitha ezingama-3300, sifumane ukuphakama okuziimitha ezingama-650 kulo lonke uhambo oluziikhilomitha ezili-14. Ekubeni lusuku lwethu lokuqala lokuhamba ngeenyawo kwi-Annapurna Circuit Trek kunye nohambo lweTilicho Lake, kuya kuba lusuku olufutshane lokuhamba ngeenyawo, olufuna malunga neeyure ezi-4 ukuya kwezi-5 zokuhamba ngeenyawo.

Sisuka eChame, siza kudlula isango le-archway elinamavili omthandazo size silandele indlela ye-jeep enomxube wokunyuka nokuhla okuncinci. Emva kokuba sifike eTalekhu, siza kuhluka kwindlela ye-jeep siye kwindlela efihlakeleyo, sidlula ehlathini lepayini. Indlela iza kugutyungelwa ngamagqabi epayini, nto leyo enokuyenza ibe mtyibilizi kancinci. Sihamba phambili, siza kufika ePaungda Danda, apho ilitye elikhulu eligobileyo liza kutsala ingqalelo yakho. Ukusuka apho, i-Upper Pisang ayikude kangako.

Usuku lwesine lwe-Annapurna Circuit Trek kunye neTilicho Lake lusisa eManang, lufikelela kwiimitha ezingama-3540 ngaphezu komphakamo wolwandle. Oku kuya kusinika malunga neemitha ezingama-240 zokuphakama, ukusuka kwiimitha ezingama-3300. Umgama opheleleyo ekufuneka siwugubungele yi-15.5 km, ekufuneka ungadluli kwiiyure ezi-6. Siza kuqala usuku ngokuhamba uhambo oluya eGhyaru, enye indlela iyasebenza ehamba kumgangatho wentlambo.

Ukusuka eGhyaru, siza kuya eNgawal, apho izindlu zesitayile saseTibet zixhaphakileyo. Le ndlela inzima kancinci kunenye, kodwa ingcono xa iqhelekile kwaye inika amava amahle ngakumbi. Ukusuka eNgawal, siza kuhla siye kumgangatho wentlambo size sifike kwilali yaseMungji. Ukudlula kule lali kusithatha siye kunyuka okokugqibela ukuya eManang, intaba enokwenzeka kakhulu edlula kwilali yaseBraka.

Namhlanje lusuku olulodwa kuphela lokuqhelanisa uhambo oluya kuhambo lonke lwe-Annapurna Circuit Trek kunye neTilicho Lake. Olu suku lunyathelo elibalulekileyo kulo naluphi na uhambo oluphumelelayo lokuhamba ngeenyawo eHimalaya. Ukuze silisebenzise kakuhle ixesha lethu, asiyi kuhlala singenzi nto, kodwa siya kuhamba ngeenyawo ukuya e-Ice Lake. Olu lolona khetho ludumileyo lokuhamba ngeenyawo oluya kuqhelanisa kulo mmandla. Umgama wokuhamba ngeenyawo yi-10 km kunye nokunyuka kokuphakama kwe-1080 yeemitha, okusithatha ukuya kwiimitha ezingama-4620 ngaphezu komphakamo wolwandle.

Olu hambo luthatha malunga neeyure ezi-6 ukuya kwezi-7 ukugqiba, nto leyo enokuba nzima kakhulu kwabanye. Kodwa ungakhathazeki, sinezinye iindlela ezilula. Enye yazo kukuhamba ngeenyawo iGangpurna Lake kunye neGlacier Viewpoint. Olu hambo luhamba ngeekhilomitha ezi-3 kuphela kwaye lunokugqitywa ngeyure eli-1.5 kuphela. Ungachitha usuku lwakho lonke uhlola ilali yaseManang okanye undwendwele iimonasteri ezikufutshane, kuquka iPraken Gompa, iMilarepa Cave, nezinye.

Indawo yokuqala namhlanje ye-Annapurna Circuit Trek kunye nohambo lweTilicho Lake yiManang, ekwiimitha ezingama-3540. Ukusuka apho, siza kugubungela ngaphezulu kwe-9 km ukuya eShree Kharka, kunye nokunyuka kokuphakama kweemitha ezingama-520. Oku kuya kufuna ngaphezulu kweeyure ezi-4 zokuhamba ngeenyawo, kwaye ukuphakama kwethu kokugqibela kosuku kuya kuba ziimitha ezingama-4060 ngaphezu komphakamo wolwandle. Ukusuka eManang, siza kudlula kwindlela enyuka kancinci enombono omangalisayo woluhlu lonke lwe-Annapurna Himalayan.

Emva kohambo lweeyure ezi-4, siza kufika kwilali yaseKhangsar, efikelela kwiimitha ezingama-3734 ngaphezulu komphakamo wolwandle. Ungabona iqela lezindlu ezenziwe ngamatye phezulu apho, njengoko siza kuphumla apho okwethutyana. Ukusuka eKhangsar, indlela iyaqhubeka nokunyuka kancinci ukuya eShree Kharka. Luhambo lweyure nje ukusuka eKhangsar ukuya eShree Kharka.

Usuku lwesi-7 lwe-Annapurna Circuit Trek kunye nohambo lweTilicho Lake lusuku olunomdla njengoko siza kube sisiya eTilicho Base Camp. Uhambo lwanamhlanje luziikhilomitha ezi-6 ukuya kwezi-7 ubude, kodwa kuza kusithatha phantse iiyure ezi-5 ukufika apho siya khona kuba indlela inzima kwaye inomkhenkce. Ukunyuka kosuku kungaphezulu kweemitha ezili-120 kuphela, okusithatha ukuya kwiimitha ezingama-4150 ngaphezu kolwandle. Usuku luqala ngesidlo sakusasa eShree Kharka, sonwabela imiboniso yentlambo.

Inxalenye yokuqala yohambo iyehla kancinci, kodwa kungekudala ijika ibe kukunyuka kancinci njengoko sisiya kwinkampu esisiseko. Emva koko siza kudlula kwindawo enokugutyungelwa yingxondorha enamatye avulekileyo; le nxalenye yohambo inokuba yinto engazinzile. Emva kokuba sidlule kweli candelo, siza kunandipha umbono omhle weTilicho Peak kunye nezinye iincopho zolu luhlu lweAnnapurna. Ekugqibeleni, siza kufika kwiTilicho Base Camp, apho iindawo zokuhlala zilinganiselwe kwiindawo ezimbalwa zokuhlala kunye nezindlu zeti.

Namhlanje sisiphelo se-Annapurna Circuit Trek kunye neTilicho Lake njengoko ekugqibeleni siza kutyelela iTilicho Lake. Ukusuka kwinkampu esisiseko, siza kuhamba iikhilomitha ezili-11 kuphela kunye nokunyuka kokuphakama kweemitha ezingama-769 ukuya kufika echibini. Olu hambo lunokugqitywa kwiiyure ezi-5 ukuya kwezi-6, nto leyo esithatha ukuya kwiimitha ezingama-4919 ngaphezu komphakamo wolwandle. I-Tilicho Lake enobude obuziikhilomitha ezi-4 igubungela ububanzi obuyi-1.2 km, kwaye inika umbono omangalisayo.

Siza kusuka kwinkampu esisiseko kusasa, kungcono malunga nentsimbi yesi-6 okanye yesi-7 kusasa. Inxalenye yokuqala yohambo ityebile ngamatye akhululekileyo kunye nomzila omxinwa. Sihamba kwiindawo ezibandayo kunye neendlela ezinamatye, siza kufika elunxwemeni lwechibi emva kweekhilomitha ezi-5.5 zokuhamba. Endleleni, siza kubona iNilgiri, iTilicho, kunye nezinye zeentaba-mlilo zaseAnnapurna. Emva kokuchitha ixesha elide echibini, sithatha iifoto, kwaye siphumle, siza kubuyela kwindlela size sehle siye kwinkampu esisiseko ukuze silale ubusuku.

Ukusuka kwiTilicho Base Camp, siza kugubungela umgama ongaphezulu kwe-13 km kunye nokulahleka kokuphakama kweemitha ezili-140. Kuyo yonke indlela, kuza kufuneka sinyuke iindawo ezininzi zokunyuka size sehle kwiindawo ezininzi zokwehla, olu luza kuba lusuku oludinisayo lokuhamba. Ixesha lilonke lokuhamba ziiyure ezi-5 ukuya kwezi-6, kunye nokuphakama kokugqibela kweemitha ezingama-4010. Usuku luqala ngesidlo sakusasa kwinkampu yesiseko. Emva kwesidlo sethu sakusasa, siza kuthatha iibhegi zethu size siye empuma ukuze siphume kwinkampu yesiseko.

Sidlula kwihlathi laseJuniper, siza kufika kwilali endala yaseKhangar, okwangoku, eyimfumba yamanxuwa namanxuwa. Ukusuka apho, siza kuhla siye kwiThorong River Valley emva kokuwela ibhulorho exhonyiweyo eGumsang. Emva koko, siza kufika kwinqanaba lokugqibela losuku. Yindlela enyuka kancinci ukuya kwilali yaseYak Khara, ilali edumileyo apho uza kudibana khona namanye amaqela ambalwa abantu abahamba ngeenyawo.

Namhlanje lusuku olufutshane lokuhamba ngeenyawo lwe-Annapurna Circuit Trek kunye nohambo lweTilicho Lake, njengoko kufuneka sihambe iiyure ezi-3 ukuya kwezi-4 kuphela ukuze sigubungele iikhilomitha ezi-6 size sifikelele eThorong La Phedi, inkampu esisiseko yeThorong La Pass. Ukunyuka kosuku kungama-310 eemitha, okusithatha ukuya kwiimitha ezingama-4420 ngaphezu komphakamo wolwandle. Uhambo luqala ngokunyuka kancinci okunezityalo ezimbalwa. Emva kwe-1.5 km yokuhamba ngeenyawo, siza kuwela iKone Khola sidlula kwibhulorho exhonyiweyo.

Emva koko, siza kunyuka sinyuke ngendlela ende phezu kwamatye avulekileyo, sihamba nemiboniso yeThorong Peak kunye nezinye iincopho ezikude. Kungekudala siza kufika eThorong Phedi, apho siza kuchitha ubusuku khona.

Ukusuka eThorong Phedi ukuya eMukitnath, siza kugubungela umgama ongaphezulu kancinci kwe-15 km kunye nokulahleka kokuphakama okupheleleyo kweemitha ezingama-620. Kuyo yonke le ndlela, siza kunyuka phantse iimitha ezili-1000 njengoko sifika encotsheni yeThorong La Pass, sifikelele kwiimitha ezingama-5416 ngaphezu komphakamo wolwandle. Olu hambo luza kusibeka endleleni iiyure ezisi-7 ukuya kwezisi-8, kwaye ukuphakama kwethu kokugqibela kuya kuba ziimitha ezingama-3800.

Usuku lwethu luza kuqala malunga nentsimbi yesi-4 kusasa, njengoko kufuneka siwele i-pass ngaphambi kokuba imimoya yasemva kwemini iqale. Siqala ukunyuka, siza kuhamba umgama ongaphezulu kwe-4 km ukuya kufika kwi-Thorong La Pass. Indlela inamatye kunye namabala omkhenkce asasazeke kuyo yonke indawo. Ukusuka phezulu, uya konwabela umbono obanzi weencopho zolu luhlu lwe-Annapurna kunye ne-Dhaulagiri.

Xa sihla ukusuka kwindawo yokudlula, siza kulahlekelwa malunga neemitha ezili-1600 ukuphakama ukuze sifike eMuktinath. Oku kwehla ixesha elide ngokuqinisekileyo kuya kukwenzakalisa amadolo akho, ngoko ke sicebisa ukuba usebenzise iipali zokuhamba ngeenyawo. Kumgama weekhilomitha ezili-11 ukusuka eThorong La Pass ukuya eMuktinath.

Emva kokutyelela iTempile yaseMuktinath kusasa, siza kubuyela kwindawo yethu yokuhlala size sitye isidlo sakusasa esizolileyo. Emva kwesidlo sethu sakusasa, siza kukhwela i-jeep size siye eJomsom, sifikelele kwiimitha ezingama-2743. Umgama wanamhlanje yi-20 km, ekufuneka ungadluli kwiiyure ezi-3 ukufika apho. Siza kulandela uMlambo iKali Gandaki size sidlule eKagbeni nase-Ekle Bhatti ukuya eJomsom.

Ngentsasa elandelayo, siza kutya isidlo sakusasa esikhawulezileyo size sifike kwisikhululo seenqwelo-moya saseJomsom ukuze sibambe inqwelo-moya yethu eya ePokhara. Olu hambo lwenzeka kusasa kuphela kuba imimoya ekhawulezayo yasemva kwemini ayifanelekanga kwiinqwelo-moya. Kuza kusithatha imizuzu engama-20 kuphela ukufika ePokhara. Isikhokelo seGlory Adventure siza kukusa kwindawo oza kuhlala kuyo ubusuku bonke.

Uhambo lwanamhlanje luza kuba lude, njengoko siza kugubungela iikhilomitha ezingaphezu kwama-200 ukubuyela eKathmandu. Olu hambo luza kuthatha iiyure ezingaphezu kwesi-8 ukugqitywa. Siza kukhwela ibhasi yabakhenkethi kuba yeyona ndlela ilula.

Olu lusuku lokugqibela lwe-Annapurna Circuit Trek neTilicho Lake. Siza kukusa kwisikhululo seenqwelo-moya samazwe ngamazwe saseTribhuvan emva kwenkqubo emfutshane yokubhiyozela eofisini yethu.