Inkampu yase-Everest Base kunye neGokyo Lakes Trek

Ukufika eKathmandu kubalwa njengosuku lwakho lokuqala lweGokyo Lake Trek kunye ne-Everest Base Camp. Njengoko inqwelo-moya yakho ingena eNepal, uya kukwazi ukubona iintaba zeHimalayas emantla ngoko nangoko.

Emva kokuba iinqwelomoya zakho zifike kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saseTribhuvan International, kufuneka ugcwalise isicelo sakho se-visa yabakhenkethi ngaphambi kokuba uvunyelwe ukuphuma kwindawo leyo. Ngenxa yesi sizathu, uza kuqondiswa ligosa lesikhulu sesikhululo seenqwelomoya ukuya kwindawo yokufuduka apho kuya kufuneka ucele ifomu yesicelo. Ungazalisa nefomu kwi-intanethi, ukuze wenze njalo nje Cofa apha.

Ukugcwalisa ifomu ekwi-intanethi kuyanceda kakhulu ngexesha lokuhamba ixesha elide (intwasahlobo nekwindla) kuba kukho amathuba aphezulu emigca emide kwidesika yokufudukela kwelinye ilizwe. Emva kokuba ugcwalise le fomu kwaye uhlawule imali ye-visa efunekayo, uya kunikwa isiliphu sokuqinisekisa ekufuneka usiprinte okanye usikhuphele kwisixhobo sakho. Emva kokuba ugqibile onke amanyathelo ayimfuneko, kuya kufuneka ulinde ixesha elithile ukuze ufumane i-imeyile ethi "unikwe i-visa".

Urhulumente waseNepal akakacacisi ixesha elithathayo ukufumana i-imeyile yokuvunywa kwe-visa yakho.

Enye indlela kukugcwalisa isicelo sakho se-visa kwisikhululo seenqwelo-moya, uhlawule imali yakho ye-visa kwikhawuntara yebhanki ekufutshane, uze uyithumele kwigosa lezokufuduka. Uza kufumana i-visa yakho kungekudala emva koko.

Kuzo zombini iindlela, kufuneka ungenise ubungqina bendawo yokuhlala, ubungqina bamatikiti okubuyisa impahla, iifoto zamva nje ezinobukhulu bepaspoti (ezimbini), kunye nepaspoti yakho esebenzayo ubuncinane iinyanga ezi-6 ezongezelelweyo.

Emva kokuba unikwe i-visa yakho yokutyelela, ungaphuma kwisitishi apho uza kufumana khona omnye wabasebenzi bakho abakulindeleyo. Uza kukukhokela kwisithuthi sethu, esiza kukusa ehotele yakho ukuze ulale kuyo. Okwangoku, ungahambahamba kwizitalato ezixakekileyo nezidlamkileyo zaseKathmandu. Sicebisa ukuba ungathengi nto kubathengisi basezitalatweni abanokuzama ukukuthengisela iimpahla ezahlukeneyo; yonwabele nje umoya waseKathmandu.

Ngosuku olulandelayo uhambo lwakho lweGokyo Lake kunye ne-Everest Base Camp lukusa eLukla. Isikhululo seenqwelo-moya eLukla siyindawo yokukhumbula kwaye sikwayenye yezona nqwelo-moya zintle oza kuzifumana. Iimbono njengoko ubhabha phezu kweenduli zengingqi yaseSolukhumbu ngokuqinisekileyo ziya kutsala ingqalelo yakho yonke. Ngoko ke, lungela ngekhamera yakho, ezi ndawo zinokufumaneka kuphela kwiiHimalaya zaseNepal.

Sakufika kwisikhululo seenqwelo-moya saseTenzing-Hillary, siza kuqokelela izinto zethu size singene endleleni eya ePhakding. Singaphumla imizuzu embalwa ukuze sijonge indawo ukusuka kwisikhululo seenqwelo-moya esivulekileyo. Inqwelo-moya imfutshane, ithatha imizuzu engama-45 kuphela ukusuka eKathmandu kodwa ukuba uziva unomdla ngakumbi, singalungiselela uhambo oluya eLukla oluza kuthatha malunga neentsuku ezimbini ezongezelelweyo.

Inqwelo-moya yethu iza kuhamba kusasa kuba uhambo lwendiza lwasemini nolwangokuhlwa alunakwenzeka. Oku kungenxa yokuba imimoya yaseHimalaya ibangela amafu amaninzi nto leyo ebangela ukuba kungabonakali kakuhle.

Njengoko sihamba kwidolophu yaseLukla, uza kubona ubomi bakho okokuqala kwiindawo ezikude zaseHimalaya zaseNepal. ILukla ayisiyondawo ikude kangako kodwa uza kubona ezinye izinto ezikunika umbono wokuba le ndawo ayifikeleleki lula.

Siwela imingcele yeLukla, siza kufikelela kwindawo yethu yokuqala yokuhlola iGokyo Lake Trek kunye ne-Everest Base Camp. Kukho iindawo ezininzi zokuhlola kulo lonke uhambo ezinceda abasemagunyeni ukuba balandele apho bakhoyo abakhenkethi kunye neendwendwe kwaye bancede ekulandeleni abakhenkethi abalahlekileyo.

Kule ndawo yokutshekisha, iimvume zakho ziya kutshekishwa kwaye kuya kufuneka ufumane enye yeemvume zokuhamba apho. Isikhokelo sethu siya kukunceda ufumane ezi mvume ezigutyungelwe yiphakheji yakho yeGokyo Lake Trek ene-Everest Base Camp.

Uhambo lwanamhlanje alukho lude okanye alunzima kuba lusuku lwakho lokuqala. Kufuneka siluthathe kakuhle kwaye sicothe ukuze siphephe imiphumo yokuguliswa kukuphakama komhlaba nangayiphi na indlela.

Uhambo lwakho oluvela ePhakding ukuya eNamche Bazaar lunzima kakhulu kunosuku oludlulileyo. Namhlanje, siza kufumana ukuphakama kweemitha ezingama-830, sigubungela umgama opheleleyo weekhilomitha ezili-10.4.

Siqala uhambo, siza kuhamba icandelo elilula kangangeemitha ezingama-500 ngaphambi kokuba sehle size sinyuke kancinci kancinci. Ukususela apha, indlela ithatha iprofayili yokunyuka kunye namathontsi ambalwa phakathi. Emva kweekhilomitha ezimalunga ne-7.5 zokunyuka kunye namacandelo ambalwa okwehla, uza kwehla okokugqibela uze ufikelele kwinqanaba lokugqibela losuku.

Eli candelo lelona linzima kakhulu ngosuku kuba kufuneka uhambe malunga neemitha ezili-1700 unyuka intaba. Eli candelo liqala njengoko ufika kuMlambo iBhote Koshi. Uhambo lwanamhlanje luza kusenza sihambe kwiilali ezininzi ezizezi, iZamphuti, iToc Toc, iBenkar, iChumoa, iMonjo, kunye neJorsale.

Usuku luqala kwiimitha ezingama-2,610 ukuphakama ngelixa ukuma kwethu kokugqibela kuya kuba kwiimitha ezingama-3,440 ngaphezu komphakamo wolwandle.

Emva kokuphakama ngaphezu kweemitha ezingama-800 ngosuku olunye, kufuneka sithathe usuku lokuziqhelanisa/lokuphumla ukuze imizimba yethu ikwazi ukuziqhelanisa notshintsho lwemozulu kunye neemeko zokusingqongileyo. Inqanaba leoksijini eNamche Bazaar liyi-67% yenqanaba lolwandle, nto leyo engeyonto ithusayo kodwa oko kuthetha ukuba kukho ioksijini encinci emoyeni.

Ungachitha usuku lwakho undwendwela iindawo ezinomtsalane zasekuhlaleni. Sicebisa ukuba undwendwele iSherpa Museum ebonisa izixhobo ezahlukeneyo zembali zokunyuka intaba. Kufuneka undwendwele neSagarmatha National Park Museum, oku kufuna uhambo olufutshane olulungele ukuqhelana nolu hambo. Le myuziyam inomfanekiso oqingqiweyo weTenzing Norgay kwaye ibonisa izixhobo ezininzi kunye nemifanekiso enxulumene noSherpas oyintloko.

Ukongeza, ungatyelela iSyangoche Panorama View Point, iNamche Bazaar Stupa, iIrish Pub (ethi yeyona Irish Pub ikwindawo ephezulu emhlabeni), kunye neeMyuziyam zoBugcisa.

Ukuhamba kancinci entabeni ngexesha losuku lwakho lokuqhelanisa umzimba kunceda umzimba wakho ukuba uziqhelanise ngcono nemeko entsha nenzima. Eyona nto ingcono onokuyenza kukunyuka uye phezulu ulale phantsi.

Usuku lwesi-5 lweGokyo Lake Trek kunye ne-Everest Base Camp lukuthatha uhambo oluyi-11.5 km ukusuka eNamche ukuya eDole. Ukuhamba ngesantya esikhuselekileyo, kufuneka sikwazi ukugubungela lo mgama kwiiyure ezi-6 ubuninzi.

Inxalenye yokuqala yohambo lwanamhlanje isithatha kwindlela enyukayo enyukayo, sifumana ukuphakama okumalunga neemitha ezili-100 kwiimitha ezingama-400 kuphela. Emva kwale nxalenye, indlela ijika ibe kukunyuka kancinci kwiikhilomitha ezi-4 ezilandelayo. Emva kokwehla kancinci, siza kufika kwilali yaseKyangjuma esikhokelela kwilali yaseSanasa, isiqalo secandelo elinzima.

Kwiikhilomitha eziyi-2.2 ezilandelayo, siza kunyuka malunga neemitha ezingama-373 ukuphakama ngaphambi kokuba sehle ngokukhawuleza kwiimitha ezingama-365 ukuphakama. Icandelo lokunyuka liqinile emathangeni akho ngelixa ithambeka lokwehla libukhali kwaye linzima. Kufuneka ucinge kakhulu apho unyathela khona. Phezulu kweli candelo, siza kuma ukuze sitye isidlo sasemini kwaye sonwabele umbono obanzi wendalo kaKhumbu.

Ekupheleni kwethambeka elisezantsi, siza kufikelela ePhortse Tenga. Ukusuka apho, indlela inyuka kancinci kancinci iye eDole, indawo yokugqibela esiza kuyihamba ngaloo mini. Ukuphakama kwethu kokugqibela kosuku kuya kuba ziimitha ezingama-4,030 ukusuka kwiimitha ezingama-3,440.

Uhambo lwanamhlanje lweGokyo Lake Trek kunye ne-Everest Base Camp lusithatha lusise kwilali entle yaseMachhermo apho kubonakala khona umbono weCho Oyu, iCholatse, kunye neTawoche. Uhambo lwasemini luqala ngethambeka elihlayo kunye nokunyuka kancinci ukuya kwilali yaseLuza. Ukusuka apho, indlela ijika ibe nkulu njengoko sihamba kwiinduli ezithe tyaba kunye noMlambo iDudh Koshi ohamba echibini.

Siza kufikelela kubude obuphezulu beemitha ezingama-4440 phezulu kwentaba size sehle iimitha ezingamakhulu ambalwa ukuze sifikelele eMachhermo kubude beemitha ezingama-4390. Uhambo lwanamhlanje lukwathathwa njengolunzima njengoko indlela iphezulu kakhulu kwaye idlula kwiindawo ezinabantu abakwiindawo ezomileyo.

Ukusondela kumgama weemitha ezingama-4500 kuthetha ukuba ngoku sikwimimandla yeHimalaya yeentaba zaseNepal. Uhambo lwanamhlanje lweGokyo Lake Trek kunye ne-Everest Base Camp luqala ngecandelo elifutshane elinyukayo elilandelwa ziikhilomitha ezili-1.3 zendlela ecacileyo. Le ndlela isikhokelela kwindlela enyukayo eyindlela eya kwiLake Langponga Tsho. Siqhubeka nohambo, siza kufikelela kwiLake Taujung Tsho kunye neLake Dudh Pokhari ezinkulu kakhulu kunezokuqala. La ngamaLake aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka adumileyo, acwengileyo, eGokyo.

Ekupheleni kosuku, siya kuba sifumene ukuphakama okungaphezulu kweemitha ezingama-310, okungaphantsi kokuphakama okucetyiswayo ngosuku. Ngexesha lohambo oluphezulu lwaseHimalaya, kufuneka uphephe ukufumana ukuphakama okungaphezulu kweemitha ezingama-500.

Usuku lwesi-8 lweGokyo Lake Trek kunye ne-Everest Base Camp lolunye usuku lokuqhelana nendalo kodwa olunomtsalane kakhulu. Siza kuhamba siye eGokyo Ri ngaphambi kokuba kuse ukuze sibone ukuphuma kwelanga okumangalisayo eHimalayas. Ukusuka eGokyo, kuya kufuneka sihambe malunga neekhilomitha ezili-1.67 ukuya eGokyo Ri, nto leyo eza kuthatha malunga neeyure ezi-2.

Olu suku lohambo lolunye lwezona zinzima kakhulu njengoko indlela eya eGokyo Ri igutyungelwe likhephu. Ukufikelela kubude obuziimitha ezingama-5350 ngaphezu kolwandle, umbono obanzi emantla uboniswa yiNtaba iCho Oyu ngelixa umbono osempuma uyindawo yeNtaba iEverest. Xa ilanga libetha amathambeka eencochoyi ezigqunywe likhephu, ukukhanya okukhanyayo okukhanya kuyo yonke indawo kuyinto engaqhelekanga.

Ukusuka eGokyo ukuya eThangnak mhlawumbi lolona suku lulula lokuhamba ngeenyawo kulo lonke uhambo lwaseGokyo Lake kunye ne-Everest Base Camp. Njengoko uneekhilomitha ezi-4 kuphela ekufuneka uluhambe ngalo olo suku, kufuneka uhambe ngeenyawo kangangeeyure ezi-2.5. Siza kulandela uvavanyo olufanayo nolweSuku lwesi-7 size sibuyele eGokyo ngaphambi kokuba sihambe ngasekhohlo size siqhubeke siye eThagnak. Siza kuphinda sityelele iiGokyo Lakes okokugqibela.

Le lali ikwindawo ephakamileyo yeemitha ezingama-4700 ngaphezu kolwandle, yindawo edibanisa iiLake zaseGokyo kunye nendlela eqhelekileyo yokuhamba ngeenyawo ye-EBC. Le lali ikwinduli ehlala igqunywe likhephu nto leyo eyenza ukuba ibe yindawo entle kakhulu.

Usuku olunzima kakhulu lweGokyo Lake Trek kunye ne-Everest Base Camp lufikile; usuku esiwela ngalo iCho La Pass. Uhambo luqala ngomendo onyukayo oqhubeka nokwehla emva kweekhilomitha ezili-1.2 zohambo olunyukayo. Eli candelo lilandelwa yi-1 km yokwehla kancinci emva koko isivumelwano sokwenyani siqala.

Siza kuzisa ukunyuka okuqathayo kwiCho La Pass apho i-gradient eqathayo ifikelela kwi-87.4%. Inxalenye yokugqibela yokunyuka yeyona inzima njengoko kufuneka sinyuke eyona nxalenye iqathayo kuyo yonke iGokyo Lake Trek ene-Everest Base Camp. Siza kuzuza malunga neemitha ezili-133 zokuphakama kwimitha ezingama-450 kuphela yomzila. Kule nxalenye, ii-crampons ziyacetyiswa.

Xa sele ufikelele phezulu kwintaba, uya kubona isizathu sokuba i-Ama Dablam ithathwa njengeyona ntaba intle kakhulu emhlabeni. Ukongeza koko, uya kubona nemibono yeCholatse, iLobuche East, iNuptse, iKumbutse, iKangtega, iThamserku, iLingtren, iPumori, kunye neTaboche.

Ukusuka phezulu kweCho La Pass, kuza kusithatha malunga neeyure ezimbini ukuya kufika eDzongla, indawo esiza kulala kuyo ngobo busuku.

Ukusuka eDzongla ukuya eLobuche yenye yezona ntsuku zilula zeGokyo Lake Trek kunye ne-Everest Base Camp. Namhlanje, siza kuhamba umgama oziikhilomitha eziyi-6.3 kuphela kwiiyure ezi-3 emva kokwehla. Siqala, siza kuhla ngokukhawuleza siye emlanjeni size siwele ibhulorho exhonyiweyo emva koko indlela iya inyuka kancinci kancinci. Sihamba kwiindawo eziphakamileyo nezisezantsi, siza kufika kwindawo yethu yesidlo sasemini kwiiyure ezi-2, okanye ungatya isidlo sasemini esilungisiweyo kwindawo ohlala kuyo eLobuche.

Emva kosuku olulula, sibuyele kusuku olunzima lokuhamba ngeenyawo kwiintaba zaseHimalaya. Nangona kufuneka sihambe umgama oziikhilomitha eziyi-4.3 kuphela ukuze sifike eGorakshep, ubugoxo kunye nokuphakama kwendlela kwenza kube nzima kubahambi ngeenyawo. Ingasathethwa ke into yokuba, indlela yanamhlanje incinci kwezinye iindawo kwaye inokuxinana kancinci xa umgca omde weenkomo zokuthutha uvela kwelinye icala lendlela.

Siza kufika eGorakshep kwiiyure nje ezimbini nesiqingatha ukusuka eLobuche; siza kungena kwindawo yokuhlala apho, sishiye impahla yethu kunye nemithwalo enzima egumbini lethu, size siye e-Everest Base Camp. Ukusuka eGorakshep, indawo yethu yokugqibela ikumgama weekhilomitha ezi-3.5, nto leyo eza kusithatha malunga neeyure ezi-3 ukuhamba kunye neyure enye nesiqingatha ukuya kwezimbini ukubuyela eGorakshep.

Indlela ayilingani ngenxa yamatye amaninzi, iingqalutye, kunye nekhephu, kodwa xa ujonge ngeenxa zonke, izinto ezikungqongileyo ziya kuhlala zikushukumisela ukuba uye phezulu. Wakufika kwinkampu yesiseko, uya kuvuzwa ngombono obanzi wengingqi yonke yaseKhumbu eneencochoyi eziphakamileyo ezifana neNtaba iLhotse, iNtaba iMakalu, iNtaba iCho Oyu, iNtaba iNuptse, iNtaba iPumori, iNtaba iAma Dablam, kunye neNtaba iThamserku.

Emva kokuchitha ubusuku eGorkashep, kusasa olulandelayo siza kuhamba siye eKala Patthar, eyona ndawo intle yokubona kuyo yonke ingingqi yaseKhumbu. Nangona ikumgama weekhilomitha eziyi-3.7 kuphela, sijongene nosuku olunzima njengoko indlela inyuka kakhulu ukuya phezulu. Emva kweeyure ezimbini zokunyuka intaba, siza kufikelela kwindawo yokubona apho imibono yeNtaba i-Ama Dablam, iLobuche, iThamserku, iTaboche, iKangtega, iNuptse, iChangtse, kunye ne-Everest ibonakala khona. Umbono ukusuka apho yeyona ndawo intle onokuyibona kuyo yonke le ndawo.

Emva kohambo oluhle eKala Patthar, siza kubuyela eGorakshep sitye isidlo sakusasa size sihambe siye ePheriche ngentsimbi ye-10 kusasa.

Ukusuka ePheriche, inxalenye yokuqala yendlela yehla iye emlanjeni, inqumla ibhulorho exhonyiweyo, siza kunyuka kancinci ukuze siphume kwindawo yedolophu. Indawo yethu yokuqala yaloo mini yiPangboche apho sinokuma khona ukuze sihlaziyeke kancinci, mhlawumbi sisele iti ukuze sizivuselele. Ukusuka ePangboche, siza kungena kwindlela eya eDeboche efuna ukuwela enye ibhulorho exhonyiweyo.

Siza kuma eDeboche ukuze sitye isidlo sasemini. Indlela esuka eDeboche inzima kakhulu njengoko inyuka ngokukhawuleza. Eli candelo liphezulu lingathatha malunga nemizuzu engama-40 ukunqumla emva koko siza kufika eTengboche.

Ukuhla ukuya kuMlambo i-Imjatse uze ulandele, uhambo oluqala ngosuku lwe-15 lweGokyo Lake Trek kunye ne-Everest Base Camp. Indlela isisa kwilali yaseSanasa emva kweyure yokunyuka intaba. Ukusuka apho, iNamche Bazaar ayikude kakhulu, siza kufika apho malunga neyure. Siza kuthatha ikhefu apho, sonwabele idolophu edlamkileyo, size sitye isidlo sasemini ngaphambi kokuba siqhubeke nohambo.

Ukusuka eNamche, siza kungena kwindlela eya eJorsale sinqumla enye ibhulorho exhonyiweyo. Uhambo oluya eMonjo luthatha malunga neeyure ezi-6 zokuhamba ngeenyawo.

IMonjo yindlela yokungena kwiSagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park apho iimvume zakho ziya kuhlolwa khona kwakhona. Ukusuka eMonjo, indlela ilula kwaye inyuka kancinci kancinci okwethutyana. Uhambo lwanamhlanje luthatha iiyure ezi-4 kuphela kwaye indlela ilula kakhulu xa ithelekiswa nezinye iintsuku zeGokyo Lake Trek kunye ne-Everest Base Camp.

Ukusuka eLukla, siza kukhwela inqwelo moya yasekuseni ukuya eKathmandu kuba iinqwelomoya zasemva kwemini azifumaneki. Kuza kusithatha malunga nemizuzu engama-45 ukuya kufika kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saseKathmandu apho omnye wabaqhubi bethu uza kube elapho ukuzokuthatha. Umqhubi uza kukusa ehotele yakho, leyo wawuhlala kuyo ngosuku lokuqala.