Gokyo Lakes Trek 12 Iintsuku

Ukufika eKathmandu kubalwa njengosuku lokuqala lweGokyo Lakes Trek 12 Days. Kuza kuba luhambo oluhle oluya eKathmandu, apho uza kubona khona amantla eHimalaya aseNepal xa inqwelo-moya yakho ingena kummandla waseNepal. Wakufika kwisikhululo seenqwelo-moya iTribhuvan International Airport, kuya kufuneka ufake isicelo sevisa yabakhenkethi. Kulula kakhulu ukuyifumana kuba urhulumente waseNepal wenze umzamo osebenzayo wokwenza lula le nkqubo, enika "ivisa xa ifika" kubakhenkethi abaninzi bamanye amazwe.

Kwidesika yokufudukela kwelinye ilizwe, kuya kufuneka ucele ifomu yesicelo se-visa, uyigcwalise, kwaye uhlawule imali yakho ye-visa kwikhawuntara yebhanki ekufutshane. Emva koko, kuya kufuneka ubonise ifomu yakho yesicelo kunye nerisithi yemali ye-visa kunye nepasipoti yakho, amatikiti okubuya, ubungqina bokuhlala, kunye neefoto ezimbini ezinobukhulu bepasipoti. Le nkqubo yonke ayifanele ithathe ngaphezu kweyure.

Ukuba uceba ukutyelela iNepal ngexesha lokuhamba kakhulu, sicebisa ukuba ufake isicelo se-visa yabakhenkethi kwi-intanethi, kwiintsuku ngaphambi kokufika kwakho eNepal. Oku kuya kukunceda uphephe imigca emide kwikhawuntara yokufuduka.

Ngosuku olulandelayo, siza kukhwela inqwelo moya yasekuseni eya eLukla, indawo yokuqala iGokyo Lakes Trek 12 Days. Olu hambo lwemizuzu engama-45 lwenzeka kuphela kusasa kuba imimandla yeentaba yaseNepal idume ngokuba nemimoya enamandla yasemva kwemini ebangela imozulu engalindelekanga kunye neemeko zokubhabha. Emva kokuba sifike kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya saseTenzing Hillary eLukla, abathwali bemithwalo yeGlory Adventure baza kuphatha imithwalo yakho enzima ngelixa kufuneka uphathe ipakethi yemini elula.

Ukuba nepakethi yosuku kukunika ukufikelela ngokukhawuleza kwizinto ezifana neebhotile zamanzi, ii-energy bars, izixhobo, kunye nezinye izinto ezibalulekileyo onokuzifuna ngexesha lokuhamba ngeenyawo. Umgama wanamhlanje wokuhamba ngeenyawo yi-7.5 km kuphela, nto leyo intle kakhulu kuba lusuku lwethu lokuqala lokuhamba ngeenyawo kwiGokyo Lakes Trek 12 Days schedule. Kufuneka kusithathe malunga neeyure ezi-3 ukuya kwezi-4 ukugqiba uhambo, kwaye siza kulahlekelwa ziimitha ezingama-250 zokuphakama njengoko sifika kwindawo esifike kuyo ngosuku.

Umgama wanamhlanje wokuhamba ngeenyawo udlula i-10.5 km kunye nokunyuka kokuphakama okungaphezulu kweemitha ezingama-800. Olu hambo luza kusithatha iiyure ezi-6 ukuya kwezi-7 ukugqitywa ngenxa yokunyuka okubukhali okukhoyo. Ukusuka ePhadking, siza kuqala siwele uMlambo iDudh Koshi sigqithe ibhulorho exhonyiweyo size silandele indlela yomlambo enyukayo. Siza kuqala singene kwilali yaseZamfute, silandele iToktok kunye nelali yaseBenkar, apho siza kuphumla khona okwethutyana.

Siza kuqhubeka, siza kuwela ezinye iibhulorho ezimbalwa ezixhonyiweyo ukuze sifike kwilali yaseMonjo, indawo ephambili yokungena kwiSagarmatha National Park. Iimvume zethu zokuhamba ziya kuhlolwa kwindawo yokujonga ekufutshane ngaphambi kokuba sivunyelwe ukuba sihambe phambili. Xa singena kwipaki kazwelonke, siza kufika kwilali yaseJorsale, kwindawo yethu yesidlo sasemini, kunye nendawo yokugqibela yokuhlala enkulu ngaphambi kweNamche.

Emva kwesidlo sethu, ngoku siza kunyuka intaba yokugqibela ukuya eNamche Bazaar, enyuka intaba ixesha elingaphezulu kweyure. Iza kuba lusuku oludinisayo, kodwa imeko-bume eqaqambileyo yedolophu ngokuqinisekileyo iya kukunika amandla.

Ukusuka eNamche Bazaar ukuya eHotel Everest View, luhambo oluya nokubuya oluthatha iiyure ezi-5.4 oluthatha iiyure ezi-3 kuphela. Kodwa siza kongeza ilali yaseKhumjung kuhambo lwanamhlanje lokuqhelanisa uhambo. Oku kuza kongeza malunga neeyure ezili-1.5 ukuya kwezi-2 kunye nomgama ongaphezulu kweekhilomitha ezi-3. Lilonke, siza kuma ngeenyawo iiyure ezi-4.5 ukuya kwezi-5 kwaye sigubungele umgama we-8.3 km. Ukunyuka kosuku ziimitha ezingama-440 eHotel Everest View.

Ukusuka eNamche Bazaar, siza kunyuka indlela enamahlathi amaninzi size sidlule kwiNational Park Museum ukuze sifike kwiHillary Viewpoint. Le ndawo yokubona ikwiikhilomitha ezi-2 ukusuka eNamche, nto leyo eza kusithatha malunga nemizuzu engama-45 ukuyigubungela. Siza kubona umbono omhle weLhotse, AmaDablam, kunye neEverest. Kungekudala siza kufika kwiHotel Everest View, ekwiimitha ezingama-3880 ngaphezu kolwandle, kwaye sonwabele ubuhle obuhle bentaba yonke ye-Everest Himalayan.

Emva koko, siza kuhla siye kwilali yaseKhumjung, eyindawo edumileyo kuhambo lweGokyo Lakes Trek 12 Days. I-monastery yaseKhumjung kunye neHillary School ziindawo eziphawulekayo kule lali.

Uhambo lwanamhlanje luthatha malunga ne-11 km, luthatha malunga neeyure ezi-6 ukuya kwezi-7 ukugqiba, kwaye lunokunyuka kweemitha ezingama-700. Uhambo luqala ngokunyuka ukuya kwilali yaseKyanjuma, olu kunyuka luthambile kakhulu. EKyanjuma, siza kufikelela kwindawo apho indlela inqamleza khona; sithatha ngasekhohlo, siza kungena kwindlela eya eGokyo Valley.

Emva kwexesha elithile, siza kufika kwi-Mong La pass, ehleli kwiimitha ezingama-3975, kwaye sibona indawo ebanzi yeencochoyi zeKhumbila, iThamserku, kunye ne-Ama Dablam. Emva koko indlela yehla ngehlathi lepayini kwaye isikhokelela ePhortse Tenga, ifikelela kwiimitha ezingama-3600 ngaphezu komphakamo wolwandle. Kulapho isidlo sethu sasemini siza kuphakelwa khona, kwaye siza kunyuka ngehlathi le-rhododendron ukuya eDole. Eli hlathi liza kudubula kakuhle ngexesha lentwasahlobo.

Namhlanje lusuku olufutshane lokuhamba ngeenyawo njengoko umgama wohambo ungaphezulu nje kwe-4 km, nto leyo eyenza ukuba ube ngumgama omfutshane wokuhamba ngeenyawo kwiGokyo Lakes Trek 12 Days schedule. Olu suku lokuhamba ngeenyawo luza kuthatha malunga neeyure ezi-3 ukuya kwezi-4 kunye nokunyuka kokuphakama okungaphezulu kweemitha ezingama-300. Ukusuka kwilali yaseDole, siza kunyuka kancinci kwiindawo zamadlelo ngaphandle kwemithi ebonakala. Sishiye umgca wemithi ngasemva kakhulu, kwaye ngoku kukho imibono evulekileyo yentlambo eneendawo ezinamahlathi kunye namadlelo.

Kancinci kancinci, siza kufika kwilali yaseLhabarma, silandelwe kukufika eLuza, apho siza kutya khona isidlo sasemini. Emva kokutya okunesondlo nesinefuthe kunye nexesha elide lokuphumla, siza kubuyela endleleni. Kungekudala emva koko, imibono yeThamserku, iCho Oyu, kunye neKantega ibonakala emantla akude. Lukunyuka kancinci ukuya eMachhermo.

Usuku lwesi-7 lweGokyo Lakes Trek 12 Days luthatha malunga neeyure ezi-4 ukuya kwezi-5 zokuhamba ngeenyawo kunye nokunyuka kokuphakama kweemitha ezingama-320 kunye nomgama opheleleyo wohambo oluyi-6.8 km. Uhambo lwethu namhlanje luqala ngokunyuka kancinci, lusithatha siye edlelweni elikhulu, apho unokubona khona iiYak kunye nezinye iinkomo zisidla. Kusenokufuneka uvumele imihlambi yeeYak idlule; ezi zidalwa zithambile kakhulu ngokwemvelo, kodwa ziphephe ukuzichukumisa ngaphandle kwemvume yomalusi.

Njengoko sisiya phambili, indlela iyajika ibe maxongo kwaye yome njengoko sisondela kwiLake yokuqala yaseGokyo. Siza kudlula kwindlela emxinwa ye-canyon size sibone iLake yaseLongpanga Tsho (4668 m). Eli chibi liyabanda entwasahlobo. Siqhubeka, siza kufikelela kwiLake yaseTaboche Tsho, iLake yesibini yaseGokyo, efikelela kwiimitha ezingama-4728 ngaphezu komphakamo wolwandle. Emva koko, siza kufikelela kwiLake yesithathu yaseGokyo, iDudh Pokhari okanye iGokyo Tsho, ehleli kwiimitha ezingama-4738.

Siza kuya ngqo kwiGokyo Village ukuze sijonge kwindawo yethu yokutyela iti. Ungajonga iindawo ezikufutshane kuba uza kuba neeyure ezimbalwa zokukhanya kwelanga.

Namhlanje sisiphelo sohambo lweGokyo Lakes Trek 12 Days. Siza kuvuka sibone umbono omhle weGokyo Lakes, sitye isidlo sakusasa esihle kakhulu esineembonakalo zeqhwa, amachibi, kunye neencopho, size siqhubeke nokunyuka intaba ukuya eGokyo Ri. Umgama uwonke yi-3 km kuphela, kodwa kuza kusithatha malunga neeyure ezi-3.5 ukuya kwezi-4 ukugqiba olu hambo lokuya nokubuya. Ukunyuka kuya kufikelela kwiimitha ezingama-560.

Olu hambo luza kuqala ngokushiya ilali yaseGokyo uze uye ngasentshona ecaleni komgca weNgozumpa Glacier. Emva kwexesha elithile, indlela ijika ibe yindawo enyukayo ebukhali enamatye akhululekileyo; le ndawo ifuna iipali zokuhamba. Kumgama omfutshane, siza kufumana ukuphakama okukhulu, nto leyo eyenza olu hambo lube nzima. Nangona kunjalo, ngoncedo lwabakhokeli kunye nabathwali bemithwalo beGlory Adventure, uza kufika encotsheni yeGokyo Ri.

Apho, siza kukwazi ukonwabela umbono obanzi weencochoyi zeCho Oyu, iLhotse, iMakalu, kunye neEverest, eziziincochoyi ezine kwezi-6 ziphezulu emhlabeni kwifreyimu enye. Silandela indlela efanayo, siza kuhla siye kwilali yaseGokyo emva kokuchitha ixesha elisemgangathweni encotsheni. Siza kutya isidlo sasemini kwilali ngaphambi kokuba singene kwindlela eya eDole.

Siphuma kwiGokyo Lakes, siza kulandela uMlambo iDudh Koshi osezantsi. Le ndlela isithatha idlule eMachhermo, eLuza, naseLhapharma village ukuze sifike eDole ekugqibeleni. Siza kuma ukuze siphumle kwaye sifumane iziselo ezibandayo endleleni. Umgama opheleleyo ukusuka eGokyo ukuya eDole yi-14 km, nto leyo eza kuthatha malunga neeyure ezi-4 ukuya kwezi-5 ukugqitywa, nto leyo eyenza ukuba ibe lolona suku lude lokuhamba ngeenyawo kwiGokyo Lakes Trek 12 Days.

Usuku lwe-9 lusuku lwakho lokuqala lokuhla kolu hambo, kwaye umgama wohambo namhlanje umalunga ne-12 km. Oku kuza kusenza sibe semkhondweni iiyure ezi-5 ukuya kwezi-6 kunye nokulahleka kokuphakama okungaphezulu kweemitha ezingama-600. Ukwehla kuza nokuphuma kwilali yaseDole kwindlela egcinwe kakuhle. Eli candelo lokuqala lohambo luneendawo ezininzi eziphakamileyo nezisezantsi, kunye nemvelaphi yeencochoyi ze-Everest kunye ne-Ama Dablam.

Njengoko silahlekelwa yindawo ephakamileyo, kuya kufuneka sidlule kwiindawo ezinamahlathi ze-rhododendron kunye nepayini. Usenokubona nezilwanyana zasendle ezimbalwa endleleni; ngokuqinisekileyo uya kubona iintaka zaseHimalaya.

Namhlanje lusuku lokugqibela lokuhamba ngeenyawo lohambo lweGokyo Lakes Trek lweentsuku ezili-12; kwisenzo sethu sokugqibela, siza kuhamba ngeenyawo ukuya eLukla ukusuka eNamche Bazaar. Olu hambo luthatha indawo engaphezulu kwe-19 km kunye nokulahleka kokuphakama kweemitha ezingama-580. Ukusuka eNacmhe, siza kuhla ngokukhawuleza size siwele uMlambo iDudh Koshi. Olu luza kuba lolunye lweebhulorho ezininzi esiza kunqumla ukuya eLukla.

Xa sidlula eMonjo, siza kuyishiya iSagarmatha National Park size sifike ePhakding, apho siza kuphumla khona kancinci. Ukusuka apho, siza kuqala sifike eChheplung size sifike ezantsi kokugqibela ukuya eLukla.

Ngosuku olulandelayo, siza kukhwela inqwelo moya yasekuseni sibuyela eKathmandu. Siza kuba nentlanganiso emfutshane ngaphambi kokuba sikushiye kwindawo oza kuhlala kuyo ubusuku bonke. Ungaphumla imini yonke okanye uzulazule ezitalatweni zaseKathmandu, undwendwele iindawo ezimbalwa ezinomtsalane kunye neendawo zenkcubeko okanye zembali ngaphakathi kwesi sixeko.

Ngosuku olulandelayo, siza kukushiya sinethemba elikhulu lokukubona kwakhona kungekudala; uhambo lwakho olulandelayo lwaseHimalaya lulindile. Siyathemba ukuba ube nexesha elimnandi neGlory Adventure, kwaye siyabulela kakhulu ngayo nayiphi na ingxelo kunye nophononongo onokusishiyela lona. Ummeli wethu uza kukusa kwisikhululo seenqwelo-moya ngexesha olithandayo.