Mfutshane Annapurna Circuit Trek

Ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga Annapurna Circuit TrekUza kufika eKathmandu uze uthathwe uye kuthatha ihotele yakho ukusuka eGlory Adventure. Inqwelo-moya yakho eya eNepal iza kuba yinto omawuyikhumbule kuba intle kakhulu kwaye ineentaba ezininzi ezibonakala emantla. Isikhululo seenqwelo-moya iTribhuvan International Airport kulapho kufuneka ulungiselele khona i-visa yakho yabakhenkethi eNepal, ngaphandle kwayo awuyi kukwazi ukuhamba nathi.

Ukuze ufumane i-visa yakho yabakhenkethi eNepal ngempumelelo, kuya kufuneka ungenise amaxwebhu ambalwa. La maphepha ayimfuneko aquka ipasipoti esebenzayo, ubungqina bendawo yokuhlala, irisithi yebhanki yemirhumo ye-visa, kunye neefoto ezimbini ezinobukhulu bepaspoti (ezithathwe kutshanje). Ukuba uya eNepal ngexesha lokuhamba okuphezulu kweNtwasahlobo naseKwindla, sicebisa ukuba ugcwalise ifomu yesicelo se-visa yabakhenkethi kwi-intanethi.

Ngexesha lexesha elixakekileyo isikhululo seenqwelo-moya sinokuxinana kancinci, ingakumbi icandelo leendawo zokufudukela kwelinye ilizwe, nto leyo ebangela ukuba ume emgceni omde ukuze ufumane iifomu zesicelo se-visa. Ukuba ugcwalisa ifomu yedijithali, uza kunikwa iphepha lokuqinisekisa ekufuneka uliprinte kwaye ulithumele kwisikhululo seenqwelo-moya. Ungawutsiba umgca ngale ndlela.

Kwisihlandlo sesibini se-Annapurna Circuit Trek lusuku lwakho lokuqala lokuya kummandla wase-Annapurna. Siza kuhamba uhambo olude, malunga neeyure ezili-10 ukuba imeko yezithuthi ilungile kwindlela enkulu. Ngoko ke, siza kuqala uhambo lwethu ngemoto kusasa.

Indlela esiza kuyithatha iya eManang kodwa ukuze sinike imizimba yethu ithuba elingcono lokuqhelana nayo, kucetyiswa ukuba siqale uhambo oluvela eChame. Kodwa kuqala, kuya kufuneka sifike eBesisahar, sitshintshe i-jeep yasekuhlaleni, size siqhubeke nohambo.

Siwela iibhulorho, sidlula iingxangxasi ezintle, iinduli, kunye neelali zaseAnnapurna, siza kufika eChame size sichithe ubusuku obutofotofo apho.

Uhambo lwanamhlanje oluvela eChame ukuya ePisang lumalunga ne-15 km ubude kwaye luthatha malunga neeyure ezi-5 xa lulonke, kuquka neekhefu. Siza kuhamba emva kwesidlo sakusasa malunga nentsimbi yesi-8 kusasa. Umbono weHimalaya esiwubonayo kwindawo esihlala kuyo eChame uza kusikhuthaza ukuba siqale uhambo. Malunga neyure eyi-1.5, siza kufika kwindawo yethu yokuqala yokuma, iBhratang, egubungela iikhilomitha ezi-7 ukusuka eChame. Le lali, ekwindawo ephakamileyo yeemitha ezingama-2850, inefama yama-apile kunye nekhefi.

Ungazama ijusi yabo entsha yeapile edumileyo kwaye abathandi bekofu baya kuphefumla ngokukhululeka ukuze bave ukuchacha kwabo kwilali ekude kangaka. Emva kwekhefu elifutshane elihlaziyayo, siza kubuyela endleleni size sifike eDhukur Pokhari. Le ndawo iya kufuna ezinye iiyure ezili-1.5 zokuhamba ngeenyawo, sigubungela umgama we-4.5 km.

Ukuze sifike eDhukur Pokhari, siza kuhamba ngendlela esecaleni kweliwa apho uMlambo iMarsyandi uqukuqela khona kwelinye icala (kwicala lasekhohlo). Siza kudlula nengxangxasi endleleni, ezingxangxasi zezinye zezona ndawo ziphambili zamanzi emilanjeni nakubantu bendawo. Ekugqibeleni, siza kufikelela kwibhulorho emva koko kuza ihlathi lePine elikhokelela eDhukur Pokhari.

Le lali yindawo entle yokuphumla nokuhlola, singatya isidlo sasemini kwangethuba apha ukuba ungathanda. Okanye singayibamba de sifike ePisang, ekumgama omalunga ne-3.5 km. Indlela esuka eDhukur Pokhari ukuya ePisang phantse yonke isezantsi.

Silandela uMlambo iMarsyangdi, siza kuhamba ngendlela eyehlayo kangangeyure de sifike ePisang. Sikwindawo ephakamileyo yeemitha ezingama-3300, ungaphinda ubuyisele izinto zakho ezisele ziphelile apha, okanye ungalinda de sifike eManang apho iivenkile zigubungela yonke into.

Siza kufika ePisang malunga nentsimbi yoku-1 emva kwemini nto leyo eza kusishiya nexesha elaneleyo lokuhlola ilali okanye ukuya kuhambo lokuqhelana nendalo.

Ukusuka ePisang, ungakhetha indlela yokuhamba ngeenyawo, ehamba iiyure ezi-6 kwindlela erhabaxa, okanye indlela yendlela, elula nelula kwaye ithatha malunga neeyure ezi-3. Indlela yokuhamba ngeenyawo ngokungathandabuzekiyo inzima kodwa ikwayindlela ebukekayo. Sicebisa ukuba uthathe indlela yokuhamba ngeenyawo njengoko ungahamba ezindleleni zesixeko ohlala kuso. Asikuko yonke imihla ofumana ukuhamba ngeenyawo kumahlathi aseAnnapurna.

Sithatha indlela yokuhamba ngeenyawo, siza kuqala sifike eGhyaru, ilali ekude ekukuphakama kweemitha ezingama-3730. Ukusuka ePisang, kuya kufuneka sihambe malunga neeyure ezi-2, sigqibe iikhilomitha ezi-5 ukuya apho. Siza kuwela nomlambo kule nkqubo.

Siqhubeka nohambo, ngoku siza kungena kwindlela eya eNgawal. Indlela isikhokelela kwindawo edlulayo kodwa ukuphakama kwendlela akwethusi. Siyonwabela indawo yase-Annapurna II kunye nehlathi elicocekileyo, siza kufika eNgawal emva kokuhamba intaba umgama oziikhilomitha ezi-5. Eli candelo lohambo lithatha iiyure ezili-1.5 lisithatha liye kutsho kubude obuziimitha ezingama-3560. Le lali yindawo ethandwayo yokutya isidlo sasemini kodwa kusenokuba ngaphambi kwexesha lesidlo sasemini; singayibamba de sifike eBraga.

Isigaba sethu esilandelayo sohambo sisisa eBraga. Le lali ikumgama we-8km ukusuka eNgawal kwaye ithatha malunga neyure enye nesiqingatha ukufikelela kuyo. Indlela iyehla kancinci ize iwele entlanjeni, idlule kwindawo yokumba ilitye ize isidlulise ehlathini. Siza kuma eBraga ukuze sitye isidlo sasemini.

Ukusuka eManang ukuya eBraga yinxalenye yokugqibela yohambo kwaye kulula; kuthatha imizuzu engama-30 kuphela kunye neekhilomitha ezi-2 zokuhamba ngeenyawo. Indlela ngokwayo ilula, ayinazo iintlekele.

Olu suku lwe-Annapurna Circuit Trek ludla ngokubizwa ngokuba “lusuku lokuqhelanisa” endaweni yokuba “ukunyuka uye eChongkor Viewpoint” kuba olu luhambo lokuqhelanisa endaweni yokuba yindawo entle (enjalo). Olu hambo lokuqhelanisa lunobude obuziikhilomitha ezili-16 (ukubuya nokubuya) olusithatha lusiya kubude obuphezulu obuziimitha ezingama-4600.

Uhambo luqala eManang, luphakame kangangeemitha ezingama-3750, le ndawo yokubona kuphela kulo mmandla kwaye ikufutshane nendawo esihlala kuyo. Sihamba sijika-jika kwithambeka, siza kuqhubeka nokunyuka intaba, sibukele imibono yeencochoyi kunye nentlambo engezantsi. Siza kuqala usuku ngesidlo sakusasa malunga nentsimbi yesi-8 kusasa, siwele uMlambo iMarsyangdi, siza kufika ezantsi kwentaba yokubona.

Njengoko siwela umlambo, iLake Gangapurna iyavela. Kuthatha malunga nemizuzu engama-30 ukufika kuloo ndawo. Ukusuka apho, indlela iya inyuka njengoko kufuneka sinyuke siye kuma-3750 m ukuphakama. Ukusuka phezulu kwindawo yokubona, imifanekiso yeqhwa, iLake Ganagapurna, iNtaba iGangapruna, iNtaba iPisang, iNtaba iTilicho, nezinye izinto ziyabonakala. Lilonke, olu hambo lokuqhelana neemeko lufuna malunga neeyure ezi-3 zokuhamba (ukubuya nokubuya).

Indlela eya eManang ilula kakhulu kunokunyuka kwaye ifanele ithathe isiqingatha sexesha lokunyuka. Nangona olu suku lubizwa ngokuba lusuku "lokuphumla", kukho ukunyuka okuninzi kuneentsuku zangaphambili zokuhamba ngeenyawo.

Qaphela: Ukuqhelanisa umzimba kubhekisa ekuziqhelaniseni nemeko-bume enzulu yeentaba ngokulandela amanyathelo okuthintela isifo sokuphakama. Oku kuquka ukugcina umzimba wakho unamanzi aneleyo, ukunyuka uye kwindawo ephakamileyo kodwa ulale kwindawo esezantsi, nokunye. Iindlela zokuqhelanisa umzimba zikukhusela ekubeni uhlaselwe sisifo sokuphakama, nto leyo enokubangela ukuba uyeke uhambo.

Usuku lwesi-6 lwe-Annapurna Circuit Trek luqala kwindawo ephakamileyo yeemitha ezingama-3540 eManang luze luphele kwiimitha ezingama-4100 eYak Kharka. Naluphi na uhlobo lwezithuthi aluvumelekanga ukungena ukusuka apha ukuya phambili ngoko awuyi kubona naziphi na iindlela ze-asphalt ezihambayo, nto leyo ilungele indalo yeentaba.

Siqala uhambo oluya eYak Kharka, siza kuqala sidlule umlambo phezu kwebhulorho, silandelwe lichibi elisikhupha eManang. Emva koko indlela isikhokelela kwindawo yokutyisa amaYak asekuhlaleni size ekugqibeleni siye eGunsang, indawo yethu yokuqala yosuku. Ukufikelela eGunsang ngokuqinisekileyo kunzima njengoko indlela inyuka, isifumana ukuphakama kweemitha ezingama-400. Nje ukuba sifike kwilali, siza kutya isidlo sasemini kwaye kukho nekhefi, nto leyo elo lolona phumelelo kubathandi bekofu.

Emva kwekhefu lethu elifutshane, siza kuqhubeka nohambo oluya eYak Kharka. Eli candelo lohambo lilula kakhulu kwaye lineentlekele kodwa akukho nto ingaqhelekanga. Siza kunqumla iibhulorho ezimbalwa ezixhonyiweyo size sihambe ngeendlela ezimxinwa ngamanye amaxesha ezixineneyo ziinkomo zasekuhlaleni ezithutha impahla ukuya kwiilali ezikufutshane. Imibono endleleni namhlanje iya kuba ntle kakhulu njengoko kungekho zindlela okanye izithuthi kwaye iincochoyi ezigqunywe likhephu zimi phezulu emantla.

Uhambo lwanamhlanje luza kuthatha malunga neeyure ezi-4, kwaye umgama uza kuhanjwa ziikhilomitha ezili-11. Ekubeni siza kufika eYak Kharka emva kwemini, singayihlola ilali kude kube ngokuhlwa okanye sihambe uhambo olufutshane lokuqhelana neLedar oluthatha malunga neyure ukuya nokubuya.

Usuku lwesi-7 lwe-Annapurna Circuit Trek luhambo olulula njengoko kufuneka sihambe iikhilomitha eziyi-6.5 kuphela, nto leyo enokwenziwa ngaphantsi kweeyure ezi-3. Inxalenye yokuqala yohambo iqala ngendlela ethe tyaba ukuya eLedar, indawo yethu yokuphuma kwamanzi, ize iqhubeke iye kwibhulorho ilandelwe kukwehla ukuya kwenye ibhulorho exhonyiweyo.

Ukusuka apho, indlela ithambeka ngendlela ebukhali, indawo enokutyibilika emanzini kangangeemitha ezingama-50. Le ndawo ifuna umntu omnye ukuba ajonge amatye awelayo ngelixa abanye bedlula kwicala elijikayo. Isikhokelo sethu siya kuba ngumntu oza kunijonga. Emva kwale nxalenye, siza kufika eThorong Phedi.

Kwilali, ungathenga izinto ezibhakiweyo; ukufumana ukutya okuqhelekileyo kunzima kakhulu kule ndawo kuba akufikeleleki lula njengezinye iilali ezineendlela. Njengoko siza kuba nexesha elininzi, siza kuhamba uhambo olufutshane lokuqhelana noluntu emva kokushiya iibhegi zethu kwindawo yokuhlala.

Emva kokuba sigqibile uhambo olufutshane lokuhamba, sicebisa ukuba uphumle ngokwaneleyo njengoko ngomso lusuku olunzima, usuku lokunyuka iThorong La Pass.

Namhlanje lusuku lokugqibela lwe-Annapurna Circuit Trek; ekugqibeleni siza kufika eMuktinath emva kokuwela iThorong La Pass. Sinohambo lweentsuku ezili-9 namhlanje olufuna ukuba siqale kwangethuba, kungcono ukuba siqale ngo-6 kusasa kuba awufuni ukuva umoya obandayo wasemva kwemini eThorong La Pass.

Okokuqala, siza kufika kwikampu ephakamileyo eza kuthatha malunga neyure, kuba akukho ziphazamiso zingalindelekanga. Le ndawo yikhilomitha enye kuphela yokunyuka okulula. Emva kwekhefu elifutshane, siza kuphinda sinyuke size siqale inxalenye yokugqibela yohambo oluya kwindawo edlulayo. Indlela isenokugqunywa likhephu eliyenza ityibilike, ngoko ke kucetyiswa kakhulu ukusebenzisa ii-microspikes.

Ukusuka kwinkampu ephakamileyo, siza kufikelela encotsheni yeThorong La Pass malunga neeyure ezimbini. Uza kufumana indlu encinci yeti encotsheni ethengisa iti eshushu kunye nekofu ekhawulezileyo kunye nezinye izidlo zasekuhlaleni. Siza kuhlala apho okwethutyana, sixabisa umbono, kwaye sibulela umzamo wethu.

Ukusuka kwi-pass, engama-5416 m, siza kuqala ukwehla ukuya eMuktinath, engama-3670 m. Oku kwehla kunokuvakala kulula kodwa kuyacinezela amadolo akho njengoko indlela ityibilika ngamanye amaxesha. Kuya kufuneka sihambe ngodaka, amaqhekeza aqhekekileyo, kunye nekhephu ukuze sifike eMuktinath. Ukusuka kwiinduli neencochoyi ezigqunywe likhephu, imeko itshintsha iye kwiinduli eziluhlaza kunye neelali ezinomdla njengoko silahlekelwa kukuphakama ngokukhawuleza.

Ukufika eJomson usuka eMuktinath kulula ukuhamba ngeenyawo kodwa kuya kufuneka sihambe phantse iikhilomitha ezingama-20.5 nto leyo enokudinisa. Ukuphepha indlela yemoto, siza kuthatha indlela yokuhamba ngeenyawo edlula kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo zentlambo. Namhlanje, imeko-bume itshintsha ngokupheleleyo kwaye ikunika amava entlango yasezintabeni apho uthuli luvuthuza khona yonke indawo kunye nomoya ovuthuzayo emva kwemini.

Indawo yethu yokuqala yiKagbeni, ekukuphakama kweemitha ezingama-3670. Siza kuma apho ukuze sitye isidlo sasemini size sityelele enye okanye ezimbini zeemonki zasekuhlaleni. Le lali yenye yezona zintle kakhulu entlanjeni enezindlu zamatye zemveli ezidityaniswe neendawo zokutyela zanamhlanje (iikhefi, iivenkile zokubhaka, njl.njl.).

Emva kwesidlo sasemini esinomdla, siza kuqhubeka nohambo size siwele umlambo silandele iindlela zokuhamba ngeenyawo. Siza kufika eJomson sisuka eMuktinath kwiiyure ezisi-8 kuquka zonke iikhefu.

Qaphela: Siyaqonda ukuba abanye abantu basenokufuna ukuphepha inxalenye yokugqibela yohambo ingakumbi ukuba kukho uthuli oluninzi olubandakanyekayo. Yiyo loo nto sinikezela ngohambo ukusuka eMuktinath ukuya eJomson. Le yinkonzo eyongezelelweyo, ngaphandle kweendleko zohambo lwe-Annapurna Circuit.

Usuku lwe-10 lwe-Annapurna Circuit Trek luphela kohambo lwakho kwiindawo eziphakamileyo zaseNepal. Siza kuthatha inqwelo moya kusasa ukuya ePokhara, enye indawo emangalisayo onokuyihlola. Ukuba ukulungele, singakulungiselela uhambo lokubona indawo, sikuse kwiindawo ezininzi ezintle ngaphakathi kwesi sixeko.

Ukubuyela eKathmandu ngebhasi yabakhenkethi, ngokuqinisekileyo uza kuzikhumbula zonke iinkumbulo ezimnandi kunye nokunyuka okudinisayo kwe-Annapurna Circuit Trek. Siyathemba ngokwenene ukuba uhambo lwakho lube yimpumelelo enkulu kwaye luye lwaba yinkumbulo yobomi bonke.

Usuku lwe-12 lusuku lwakho lokugqibela lwe-Annapurna Circuit Trek ngokusemthethweni. Emva kokuba silungisile iinkqubo zokugqibela, siza kukuthutha ukuya kwisikhululo seenqwelo-moya samazwe ngamazwe ukuya kwindawo yakho elandelayo.