I-Everest Base Camp Trek Izinsuku eziyi-14

Imephu yakho eningiliziwe ye-Short Everest Base Camp Trek iqala ngemuva kokuthi ufike eTribhuvan International Airport enhloko-dolobha yaseNepal, eKathmandu. Ithimba lethu lizobe selikhona ukuzokulanda futhi likunikeze ukwamukelwa okufudumele. Ngemuva kwalokho, bazokushayela baye ehhotela elinezinkanyezi ezintathu eliseThamel, eKathmandu, eliqhele ngemizuzu engama-30 kuya kwengama-40 ukusuka esikhumulweni sezindiza ngemoto.

Ungahlala ehhotela lakho uma usufikile. Ungathuthukisa nendawo yakho yokuhlala ibe yizinkanyezi ezi-4 noma ezi-5 ngemali eyengeziwe uma ubhuka amaphakheji okuhamba ngesikebhe e-Everest. Sizohlela umhlangano kusihlwa. Kulowo mhlangano, sizokunikeza imininingwane mayelana nohlelo lohambo lokuhamba ngesikebhe e-Mount Everest.

Uma unemibuzo mayelana nomhlangano, zizwe ukhululekile ukusibuza imibuzo, futhi umhlahlandlela wethu wezivakashi uzokunikeza izimpendulo ezigculisayo zemibuzo yakho. Ngemva komhlangano, ungazulazula emigwaqweni yaseThamel futhi ujabulele ukudla okumnandi, ama-spa, njll., futhi uphumule kahle ngohambo lwakusasa.

Usuku lwesibili lohambo lwakho lwezinsuku eziyi-14 lwe-Everest Base Camp Trek luqala ngesidlo sasekuseni esimnandi ehhotela lakho. Ngemuva kwalokho, imoto yethu yangasese izosiyisa esiteshini sasekhaya saseTribhuvan Airport ukuze sibambe indiza eya eLukla kusenesikhathi ngendiza encane. Phakathi nenkathi ematasa yohambo oluya ekamu laseMount Everest, kungase kudingeke ukuthi undize usuka eManthali Airport eRamechhap ngenxa yethrafikhi yezindiza, ethatha cishe amahora ayi-6 ngemoto usuka eKathmandu City.

Kulolu hambo oluhle, uzobona imibono emihle yeziqongo, imihosha ejulile, amagquma aluhlaza, kanye nezindawo ezinhle ngendlela ebukeka njengeyenyoni. Ngemva kokundiza imizuzu engama-35, uzofika eTenzing-Hillary Airport eLukla. Ukusuka lapha, uhambo lwakho lokuya ekamu laseMount Everest luqala ngokusemthethweni.

Sizoqala uhambo lwethu ngokuhamba ngomfula iDudh Koshi sidlula eChheplung Hamlet. Bese siqhubeka nokuhamba siye endaweni encane yaseThado Koshi, lapho ungabona khona umbono omangalisayo weKusum Kangraru Peak. Ngemva kokuhamba amahora amane kuya kwamahlanu, sizofika ePhakding Village, ephahlwe yizintaba eziphakeme, lapho sizohlala khona ubusuku bonke.

Ngemva kokuchitha ubusuku obubodwa edolobhaneni lasePhakding, imephu yohambo lwekamu lase-Everest namuhla izoba seNamche Bazaar, indlela yokungena eNtabeni i-Everest, ephakeme ngamamitha angu-3440 ngaphezu kolwandle. Kuzodingeka sihambe ibanga elingamakhilomitha ayishumi kuya kwayishumi nambili ukusuka ePhakding ukuze sifike eNamche Bazaar.

Sizohamba ngoMfula iDudh Koshi, siwele amabhuloho amaningi alengayo endleleni yethu eya eNamche Bazaar. Uma ufika edolobhaneni laseMonjo, uzocelwa imvume yokungena eSagarmatha National Park. Ngemva kwalokho, sizowela elinye ibhuloho elilengayo bese sima eJorsale ukuze sidle isidlo sasemini futhi siphumule.

Ngemva kwesidlo sasemini, sizoqhubeka nohambo lwethu oluya engxenyeni ekhuphukayo, ebizwa nangokuthi iNamche Ukalo. Njengoba sikhuphuka siya eNamche Bazaar, sizobona okokuqala iNtaba i-Everest uqobo kanye nezinye iziqongo ezinhle kakhulu kusukela ekuboneni kweTope Danda ngalolu suku lwesithathu lohambo lwezinsuku ezingu-14 lwekamu lase-Everest.

Kulolu suku lwesine lohambo oluningiliziwe lwemephu yokuhamba ngekamu lase-Everest, sizochitha olunye usuku olwengeziwe eNamche Bazaar ukuze sijwayelane nomzimba wakho ukuze sizivumelanise kahle ngenkathi uhamba ngezinyawo uye endaweni ephakeme kakhulu. Esikhundleni sokuchitha usuku lonke eNamche Bazaar, sizohamba ngezinyawo ezilula siye ezindaweni eziseduze.

Sizohamba ekuseni siye e-Everest View Hotel ukuze sibone ukukhanya kwelanga phezu kwezintaba ezinhle zase-Ama Dablam, e-Everest, e-Lhotse, nakwezinye iziqongo eziseduze. Ngemuva kokujabulela imibono emihle yehhotela, sizovakashela iKhumjung Village, iSyangboche Airport, kanye neKunde Village.

Ngesikhathi sibuyela eNamche Bazaar, sizobheka iHillary School kanye neSherpa Culture Museum, okuzohlinzeka ngolwazi oluningi lomlando. Ngemuva kwalokho, sizobuyela endaweni yokuhlala ukuze siphumule. Izindleko zokuhlala kanye nokudla eNamche Bazaar ngezindleko zohambo lokuhamba ngekamu lase-Everest zizofakwa kakade ephaketheni, ngakho akudingeki ukhathazeke. Phumula nje uphumule usuku olukhulu olulandelayo.

Sekuyisikhathi sokuthi siphinde siqale uhambo lwethu lokuhamba ngezinyawo ngemuva kosuku lokujwayelana naleli zinga lobunzima lokuhamba ngesikebhe sase-Everest eliphakathi nendawo. Sizoya komunye umuzi omuhle obizwa ngokuthi iTengboche. Sihambahamba emahlathini e-rhododendron kanye ne-juniper ngenhlanganisela ye-zig-zag, ukwehla, kanye nokwenyuka okuphakeme ukuya lapho siya khona.

Sizofika eLausasa ngemva kwamahora amabili okuhamba ngezinyawo, lapho indlela ihlukana khona ibe yizindawo ezimbili, okungukuthi, enye iyindlela eyehlayo ezosiyisa eTengboche Village, kanti enye iyindlela ekhuphukayo ezosiyisa eGokyo Lake Valley. Ngemuva kwalokho, sizofika ePhunki Tenga ngemva kwehora elilodwa sehla eLausasa. Ngemuva kwalokho, siqhubeka nohambo lwethu ngemva kokudla kwasekuseni.

Sizowela ibhuloho elilengayo bese sikhuphuka intaba cishe amahora amabili ukuze sifike edolobhaneni laseTengboche, lapho uzobona khona imibono emihle yaseKwangde, eTawache, e-Everest, nakwezinye izindawo zaseHimalaya. Uzobona neTengboche Monastery, i-monastery enkulu kunazo zonke esifundeni sase-Everest. Namuhla ebusuku, sizolala kulo muzi kulolu hambo lwezinsuku ezingu-14 lokuhamba ngekamu lase-Everest.

Namuhla sizoqala uhambo lwethu oluya eDingboche sisuka eTengboche ngosuku lwesithupha lohambo lwethu lokuya ekamu laseMount Everest ngomgwaqo. Siphinde sihambe eTengboche Monastery futhi sijabulele indawo enokuthula ekuseni ngaphambi kokuba siqhubeke nokuhamba ngezinyawo. Ngemuva kwalokho, sizoba nesidlo sasekuseni esimnandi bese sihamba ngezintaba siye e-Imja Khola.

Ngemuva kwalokho, sizowela umfula ngebhuloho lensimbi bese sihamba ngendlela eya ePangboche village. Endleleni, uzodlula ezindongeni ze-mani, emadolobhaneni amancane amahle aseSherpa, ama-chortens, nokunye okuningi, okwenza isipiliyoni sokuhamba ngezinyawo sibe mnandi kakhulu. Sizofika edolobhaneni laseDingboche ngemva kokuhamba amahora amane kuya kwamahlanu.

I-Dingboche inezindawo eziningi zokuphuza itiye kanye nezakhamuzi ezinhle. Lo mphakathi uvikelwe yizindonga zamatshe, ezivikela izitshalo emfuyweni edla imfuyo kanye nemimoya enamandla. Uzokwazi ukujabulela imibono emangalisayo ye-Ama Dablam kanye ne-Island Peak. Sizohlala kulo muzi ubusuku obubili kulolu hambo lwezinsuku eziyi-14 lwe-Mount Everest Base Camp Trek.

I-Dingboche izoba yindawo yesibili lapho uzojwayela khona uhambo oluya e-Everest Base Camp. Lokhu kujwayela kuzosiza ekunciphiseni izingozi zokuthola isifo sezintaba esibi ngenxa yobunzima bokuhamba ngezinyawo ekamu lase-Everest ngesikhathi sokuhamba ngezinyawo ezindaweni eziphakeme eziphakeme.

Ngokufanayo, sizohamba ngezinyawo eceleni siye eNangkartshang Peak (5170 m), okuzoba yindlela engcono kakhulu yokuchitha usuku lwamahhala nokuzijwayeza. Sizoqhubeka siye egqumeni eliyintaba ngemva kokudla isidlo sasekuseni esimnandi endlini yetiye. Kuzothatha amahora amabili nesigamu ukufika eNangkartshang Peak.

Kusukela kulo mbono, uzobona ubuhle bezintaba zaseHimalaya ezigqoke iqhwa ezifana neNuptse, Island Peak, Mt. Makalu, Ama Dablam, Lhotse, nezinye eziningi. Sizochitha isikhathi sichofoza izithombe. Bese sibuyela endaweni yethu yokuhlala eDingboche ukuze sichithe ubusuku obunye ngaphambi kokuqhubeka nohambo lwethu kulolu hambo oluningiliziwe lwemephu yohambo lwekamu lase-Everest.

Ngemva kokuchitha ubusuku obubili eDingboche Village kulolu hambo lwezinsuku ezingu-14 lokuya ekamu lase-Everest ngomgwaqo, sizoqhubeka nohambo lwethu oluya eLobuche Village enhle. Sizohamba silandela iKhumbu Valley kanye nomfula bese ekugcineni sihamba eceleni kweKhumbu Glacier enhle. Ngemva kwehora nesigamu sokuhamba ngezinyawo, sizofika endaweni yaseThukla, etholakala ngamamitha angu-4600.

Uma siqhubeka nohambo lwethu, sizofika eThukla Pass ngemuva kwesikhashana, okuyikhaya lendawo yesikhumbuzo yokuhlonipha abaqwali bezintaba abangasekho abalahlekelwa yizimpilo zabo ohambweni lokukhuphuka intaba i-Everest. Ungabona futhi imibono eseduze yezintaba zasePumori naseNuptse endleleni. Njengoba usondela eLobuche Village, uzozizwa ugcwele injabulo kanye nesisusa esikhulu sokuqedela uhambo lwakho.

Ngemuva kwalokho, lapho ufika edolobhaneni laseLobuche, uzobona umoya wokungenisa izihambi ofudumele wakwaSherpas. Zimbalwa izindlu zetiye kuleli dolobhana ezinezinsiza eziyisisekelo. Usuku lwakho lwesishiyagalombili lokunqoba ubunzima bokuhamba ekamu lase-Everest luzophela ngezitsha zendabuko ezimnandi endlini yetiye yaseLobuche Village.

Usuku lwakho lwesishiyagalolunye lohambo oluya ekamu laseMount Everest luzofika e-Everest Base Camp (EBC), okuzoba yindawo evelele yohambo lwakho. Sizovuka ekuseni ngo-4 ekuseni ukuze siqale uhambo lwethu ngemva kokudla isidlo sasekuseni esimnandi. Uhambo lwethu lwehora lokuqala luzoba lula, bese kuthi ngemva kwalokho, kuzodingeka sikhuphuke igquma eliqinile siye eLobuche Pass endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-5110.

Ngemva kokuhamba ihora elilodwa, sizofika eGorakshep, endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-5140. Kodwa ukuhamba kanzima kuzokuvuza ngezindawo eziningi ezinhle kakhulu. Ngemva kokucwila ebuhleni nokushiya izimpahla zethu endlini yetiye yaseGorakshep, sizobe sesiqhubeka nohambo lwethu lokuya esicongweni se-Everest Base Camp.

Kumelwe sihambe ngendlela eyenziwe ngamaqhwa ancibilikisiwe, ngakho-ke qhubekani niqaphele. Ngemva kokuhamba ihora nesigamu sisuka eGorakshep, sizofika e-EBC. Abahamba ngezintaba bakhe amatende amaningi lapha njengengxenye yohambo lwabo lokunqoba iNtaba i-Everest. Ukusuka lapha, uzobona imibono ehlaba umxhwele yeNtaba i-Everest, iKhumbuste, iNuptse, nezinye iziqongo eziningi ezinkulu.

Sizochitha isikhathi esanele lapha ukuze ukwazi ukubuka ubuhle bendawo e-EBC. Ungathwebula amavidiyo, uchofoze izithombe, noma udlale ngeqhwa ngokulijabulela ngokugcwele. Ngemva kwalokho, sizobuyela emuva eGorak Shep, lapho sashiya khona izimpahla zethu ukuze sichithe ubusuku ohambweni lwekamu laseMt. Everest oluthatha izinsuku ezingu-14.

Ngemva kokuqeda umkhankaso wokukhuphukela esicongweni se-Everest Base Camp, isici sakho esilandelayo esikhulu semephu yohambo eningiliziwe ye-Everest Base Camp kuzoba ukufinyelela indawo ephakeme kakhulu yokuhamba ngezinyawo, iKala Patthar, ngamamitha angu-5545. Sizovuka ekuseni kakhulu ngaphambi kokusa. Ngemva kokufika eKala Patthar, ungabona umbono obanzi wama-360° wePumori, iNuptse, iLhotse, ne-Everest zikhanya kahle phezu kwemisebe yelanga.

Ngemuva kwalokho, sizobuyela emuva eGorak Shep ukuze sidle isidlo sokuqala sosuku. Sizohamba ngezinyawo silandela indlela eqondile edlula eLobuche naseThukla Village. Ngemva kwalokho, sizowela umfudlana bese sithatha imizila yesobunxele ezosiyisa ePheriche Village. Indlela efanele izokusa eDingboche.

Sizohamba sehle intaba manje, ngakho ukuphakama kwethu kuzoqhubeka nokwehla endleleni yethu yokubuyela eLukla, lapho saqala khona ukukhuphuka. Ngemva kokuhamba amahora amane kuya kwayisihlanu, sizofika ePheriche Village. IPheriche iyindawo yokuhlala enhle yaseSherpa ephakame ngamamitha angu-4371.

Leli dolobhana linezibhedlela ezakhiwe ngokukhethekile ukuze zelashwe abathwali bemithwalo kanye nabaqondisi. Kusasa sizobuyela eNamche Bazaar kulolu hambo oluya ekamu laseMount Everest.

Ngalolu suku lweshumi nanye lohambo oluya ekamu lase-Everest olubiza kakhulu, sizoqala uhambo olude oluya eNamche Bazaar. Sizoqala ukuhamba imizuzu engama-30 siye ePheriche Pass ngamamitha angu-4470 bese sihamba ngezinyawo siye endaweni ephakeme. Umzila owehlayo uzosiyisa emadolobheni aseSomare, ePangboche nase-Orsho.

Ngemuva kwalokho, sizowela uMfula i-Imja Khola bese sidlula eMilingo naseDeboche bese sikhuphuka kancane ukuze sifike edolobhaneni laseTengboche. Ukusuka lapha, sizoqhubeka nohambo lwethu lokuya ePhunki Tenga ngamamitha angu-3250, lapho sima khona ukuze sidle isidlo sasemini endlini yokulala. Ngemva kwalokho, kudingeka sihambe ngenyawo sikhuphukele eLausasa ihora lonke.

Umzila osuka eLausasa uqonde futhi uholela eNamche Bazaar ngemuva kohambo lwamahora amabili. Ngemva kokuchitha izinsuku eziningi ezindaweni zokuphuza itiye ezikude eziphakeme, uzothola umuzwa wenduduzo yesimanje. Ngakho-ke, jabulela ishawa eshisayo futhi uzivuselele ngemuva kokubhekana nobunzima bokuhamba ngekamu lase-Everest kulolu hambo.

Uzohamba usuku lokugcina kulolu hambo lwekamu laseMt. Everest ngomgwaqo oya eLukla usuka eNamche Bazaar. Sizoqala uhambo lwethu ngemuva nje kokudla isidlo sasekuseni esimnandi eNamche Bazaar. Sizobe sisegqumeni elikhuphukayo laseNamche Ukalo bese sihambahamba eJorsale Village.

Ngokufanayo, sizophuma eSagarmatha National Park bese sidlula eMonjo Village, lapho sizoqala khona ukuhlola izimvume zethu zokungena epaki. Ngemva kwalokho, sizohamba ngezinyawo eceleni koMfula iDudh Koshi. Bese sidlula futhi ePhakding Village, okuyindawo yokuqala yokuhlala ubusuku bonke ohambweni lwethu lokuya ekamu lase-Everest elithatha izinsuku ezingu-14.

Ngemva kokuhamba amahora amathathu kuya kwamane sihamba ibanga elingamakhilomitha ayi-10 kuya kwayi-19, ekugcineni sizofika eLukla. Lobu ubusuku bokugcina esifundeni saseKhumbu kulolu hambo lokuhamba ngekamu laseMount Everest. Ngakho-ke, jabulela isimo sezintaba esinokuthula futhi ukhumbule ukuthi uzizwa isinyathelo ngasinye kulolu bunzima bokuhamba ngekamu lase-Everest olumangalisayo lohambo oluphakathi nendawo.

Sizothatha indiza ekuseni kakhulu siye eKathmandu sisuka eLukla. Indiza izosuka eKathmandu cishe imizuzu engama-35, inikeza uhambo oluhle. Ngesikhathi sokuhamba, ungajabulela umbukwane wendawo yesifunda saseKhumbu okokugcina kulolu hambo oluya ekamu lase-Everest oluthatha izinsuku eziyi-14.

Ungakhetha futhi indiza enophephela emhlane eya eKathmandu usuka eLukla ukuze uthole isipiliyoni esihle kakhulu sokubuka izinyoni emoyeni. Ngemva kokufika esikhumulweni sezindiza eKathmandu, imoto yenkampani yethu izosithatha ikuyise ekamelweni lakho lehhotela. Ungaphumula ehhotela uphumule usuku lonke ngaphambi kokusuka eNepal endizeni ende yakusasa.

Kamuva ntambama, sonke sizohlangana ndawonye ukuze sigubhe uhambo lwethu oluphumelelayo nolunemininingwane lwemephu yohambo lwasekamu lase-Everest futhi sikunikeze izitifiketi njengophawu lothando. Lokhu kuzoba yisikhumbuzo sakho sempumelelo enkulu yokuhamba ngezinyawo empilweni yakho. Ungahlola futhi impilo yasebusuku yaseThamel ephilayo ukuze uqede usuku lwakho eNepal.

Ngalolu suku lwe-14, amaphakheji akho okuhamba ngesikebhe e-Everest ajabulisayo ayaphela. Abasebenzi bethu basehhovisi bazokuhambisa esikhumulweni sezindiza amahora amabili kuya kwamathathu ngaphambi kwesikhathi sakho sokundiza ngemoto yenkampani futhi bakusize ngemithwalo yakho esindayo. Uma isikhathi sakho sokundiza sisebusuku, singakuyisa nokubuka indawo eKathmandu Valley. Sithemba ukuthi uzokujabulela ngokugcwele imephu yakho yokuhamba ngesikebhe e-Mount Everest.