Isizini Engcono Kakhulu Yokukhuphuka eMera Peak
Nakuba iMera Peak ibhekwa njengeyona ntaba elula ukuyikhuphuka, kodwa iseyintaba yaseHimalaya engamamitha angu-6000 lapho kuyohlale kunengozi yezimo zezulu ezingalindelekile. Uma sikhumbula lokhu, isizini engcono kakhulu yokukhuphuka iMera Peak kungaba yintwasahlobo bese kuba yikwindla.
Izinsuku zasentwasahlobo zikaMashi, u-Ephreli, noMeyi zifika ngemva kwesimo sezulu esibi sasebusika lapho ukushisa kwasemini kukhuphuka kancane kancane kufike kuma-degree Celsius angu-25 esifundeni esingezansi seMera esiqongweni okwenza ukuhamba ngezinyawo kube mnandi kakhulu.
Kodwa-ke, iqhwa lizohlala likhona ezindaweni zokudlula kanye nasezansi kanye nasekamu eliphezulu. Ngenhlanhla, ukujiya kuzoba kuhle, okwenza kube lula ukuwela ngezintambo, ama-crampon, kanye nama-ice axes.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izinsuku zasekwindla zikaSepthemba, u-Okthoba, noNovemba zifika eMera ngemva kwemvula enkulu yemvula kanye nezinsuku ezishisayo zasehlobo.
Njengoba amazinga okushisa emini ehla kancane kancane afinyelela kuma-degree Celsius angu-20 akhululekile, lesi sifunda siqala ukuzwa ukuthinta kweqhwa kancane. Lokhu kwehla kancane kancane kwezinga lokushisa kwenza ukuwela iPass nokufinyelela esiqongweni kube umzamo olawulekayo.
Nakuba ukukhuphuka iMera Peak kungenzeka nasebusika obunzima (ngoDisemba, ngoJanuwari, nangoFebhuwari) kanye nezinyanga zasehlobo (ngoJuni, ngoJulayi, nango-Agasti), siyakweluleka ukuthi ungakwenzi lokho, ikakhulukazi kwabaqalayo ukukhuphuka abangenalo ulwazi.
Isimo sezulu esingalindelekile, iziphepho zeqhwa ezingaba khona, ukuqhekeka kweqhwa, kanye namazinga okushisa aphansi kakhulu kungandisa kakhulu izingozi, futhi izindawo eziningi zokuhlala eziseduze nomzila nazo zingase zivalwe.
Ubunzima bokukhuphuka intaba ephakeme yaseMera
I-Mera Peak yaziwa njengentaba ephakeme kunazo zonke eNepal yokuhamba ngezinyawo engabonisi zinkinga ezinkulu zobuchwepheshe, enezintaba ezingadluli ama-degrees angu-40. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ukukhuphukela esiqongweni sayo kudinga uhambo olude nolunzima endaweni ephakeme kakhulu kunokukhuphuka ngobuchwepheshe.
Lesi sici sesiqongo senza kube lula ukufinyelela abantu abaningi abakhuphuka izintaba, okuhlanganisa nalabo abangenalo ulwazi lwangaphambilini, kuyilapho besalondoloza izinga lokuphepha. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi ukuqeqeshwa okuphelele kubalulekile, futhi abakhuphuka izintaba kumele bahlonyiswe ngezinto ezifana nama-crampon nama-ice axes.
Kufanele futhi ukhumbule ukuthi uhambo lokukhuphuka intaba iMera luzodinga izinsuku eziningana zokuhamba ngezinyawo kanzima endaweni ephakeme okuzokuhambisa esigodini saseHinku esikude phakathi kwezintaba ezinkulu zaseHimalaya. Ukuhlukaniswa kwalesi sigodi kusho ukuthi izinsiza ezitholakala lapha zizoba lula kakhulu kunalezo ezitholakala ohambweni lwesisekelo sase-Everest.
Futhi, awukwazi ukukhohlwa ngokuwela izindawo ezinkulu zezintaba kanye nobusuku bokukhempa emithambekeni yeMera Peak High Camp lapho ukuphakama kudlula khona amamitha angu-5,500.
Lokhu kusho ukuthi uzochitha izinsuku ezimbili ezigcwele zokukhuphuka izintaba eziphakeme futhi uzobona uhambo lwangempela ngaphambi kokufika esicongweni.
Ngakho-ke, kufanele uzilungiselele izinsuku ezinde zokukhuphuka, ukwehla, kanye nokukhathala okuqongelelekayo endleleni. Futhi uma usuku lwentaba lufika, luzodinga wonke amandla akho uze ufike esicongweni.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, inselele yokuphakama nayo izoba khona, kodwa sithathe izinyathelo eziningi zokuphepha, njengokukhetha umzila omude kakhulu nokufaka izinsuku zokujwayela, ukuqinisekisa uhambo olubushelelezi olunezingozi ezincane.
Ubani ongakwazi ukuzibandakanya ku-Mera Peak Climbing Adventure?
I-Mera Peak ingeyawo wonke umuntu okusho ukuthi ungajabulela injabulo yalolu hambo ngaphandle kokuchitha imali eningi. Njengoba iyintaba engeyona eyobuchwepheshe, uhlelo lwethu lokukhuphuka intaba i-Mera lungaba uhlelo oluhle kakhulu lokwethula uhambo lwezintaba eNepal.
Ukubamba iqhaza kulolu hambo kuzokunikeza ithuba elihle lokuthuthukisa amakhono akho okuhamba ngezinyawo nokukhuphuka izintaba ezindaweni eziphakeme, okubeka isisekelo sezindawo zokukhuphuka zesikhathi esizayo njenge-Imja Tse, i-Ama Dablam, i-Lhotse, noma i-Everest.
Kodwa-ke, ukukhuphuka isiqongo saseMera kudinga izinga eliqinile lokuqina komzimba kanye namakhono ayisisekelo okukhuphuka izintaba, njengokuhamba eqhweni naseqhweni ngezintambo nama-crampon, kanye nokusebenzisa i-ice ax.
Abaqondisi bethu bazokwenza izifundo zokuqeqesha eziphelele ngaphambi kokukhuphuka, beqinisekisa ukuthi bonke abahlanganyeli balungiselele kahle futhi bayaqiniseka ngamakhono abo.
Umhlahlandlela wethu wokukhuphuka uzohamba nawe kuzo zonke izinyathelo zendlela, ehlola izinsimbi zokuphepha njengoba kudingeka, futhi uzoqapha ukuphepha kwakho kanye nentuthuko yakho kulo lonke uhambo.
Sekukonke, lolu hambo luvulekele noma yimuphi umuntu omusha ofuna ukuzakhela igama ekuhambeni ngezinyawo ezindaweni eziphakeme. Kodwa sicela ukhumbule ukuthi labo bantu abanezinkinga zamaphaphu noma zenhliziyo noma ngabe sebevele belashwe, umfutho wegazi ophakeme, i-thrombosis, izinkinga zokujiya kwegazi ezingalashwanga, noma abesifazane abakhulelwe kufanele baxhumane nodokotela wabo ngaphambi kokunquma ukuhlanganyela ohambweni lwethu.
I-Acute Mountain Sickness kanye nokujwayela
Uhambo lokukhuphuka iMera Peak lwezinsuku ezingu-17 luzokuyisa endaweni ephakeme kakhulu engamamitha angu-6461 okusho ukuthi uzozuza kakhulu kulo lonke uhambo.
Ngakho-ke, ukujwayela ngokwanele kubalulekile ukuze kugwenywe ukuguliswa ukuphakama/ukuguliswa yizintaba okukhulu (i-AMS) nokuqinisekisa ukukhuphuka okuphephile. Ngakho-ke uhambo lwethu lokukhuphuka izintaba oluphezulu eMera lude ngamabomu olunokujwayela kancane kancane, usuku lokuphumula, kanye nezigaba ezimfushane zokuhamba ngezinyawo. Leli cebo lizovumela umzimba ukuthi ujwayelane kahle nokuphakama okuphezulu.
Isibonelo, sihlele usuku lokujwayela eThangnag, lapho sizochitha khona amahora amathathu sikhuphuka iCharpate Himal Glacier. Bese kuthi ngosuku olulandelayo, sibe nohambo olufushane lwamahora amabili kuya kwamathathu oluya eKhare ngaphambi kokuba sizame intaba yethu ngosuku olulandelayo.
Kodwa-ke, uzochitha ubusuku eHigh Camp, etholakala cishe ngamamitha angu-5,800. Le ngxenye yokukhuphuka ingenye yezinzima kakhulu, njengoba umzimba usebenza kanzima ukuze uvumelane nezimo ezinzima.
Ukulala ezindaweni eziphakeme kangaka kuvame ukuphazamiseka ngenxa yokucindezeleka ngokomzimba kanye nesifo sokuphakama, futhi ukuntuleka kokuphumula kungenza impilo yomzimba neyengqondo ibe yimbi kakhulu, kuphazamise ikhono lomzimba lokubhekana nokuphakama.
Ngakho-ke ungase ubhekane nokukhathala, izinhlungu zomzimba, ikhanda elibuhlungu, isiyezi, kanye nokudideka. Kodwa-ke, abaqondisi bethu kanye nethimba lokusekela bazokunikeza ukwesekwa okuphelele phakathi nalesi sigaba esinzima, banikeze imishini esezingeni eliphezulu, amatende, kanye nokudla okushisayo ukuqinisekisa induduzo nokuphepha kwakho.
Kodwa-ke, uma uqhubeka nokuzwa izimpawu ze-Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) naphezu kokuthatha izinyathelo zokuphepha, umhlahlandlela wethu wokukhuphuka izintaba angase amise uhambo lwakho usuku olulodwa noma ezimbili ukuze aphumule kahle.
Uma isimo sakho singathuthuki, angase asikisele ukuthi wehle uye endaweni ephakeme ukuze kube lula ukuzijwayela kangcono. Ithimba lethu lihlonyiswe ngocingo lwesathelayithi ngakho-ke kungathathwa isinyathelo esisheshayo, okuhlanganisa nokuhlela ukutakulwa kwendiza enophephela emhlane uma kudingeka.
Ngakho-ke sikweluleka kakhulu ukuthi uhlale unamanzi anele phakathi nohambo lwakho futhi ugweme ukudla okunamafutha amaningi, utshwala, nokubhema. Ngemvume kadokotela, ungase ucabangele nokuthatha i-Diamox ngaphambi nangesikhathi sohambo ukuze usize ekujwayelaneni nokudla.
Ungazilungiselela kanjani iMera Peak Climbing?
I-Mera Peak idinga ukukhuthazela okwengeziwe kunamakhono akho okukhuphuka. Ngakho-ke, kufanele uhlanganyele ekuqeqeshweni okuvamile kwenhliziyo namandla, njengokugijima, ukuhamba ngezinsimbi, kanye nokugibela izitebhisi.
Uma kungenzeka, ukuhlanganyela ekukhuphukeni okuncane noma ukuhamba ngezinyawo ezindaweni eziphakeme ngaphambi kokuba uhlanganyele ohambweni lwethu lokukhuphuka iMera Peak kungaba wusizo. Le misebenzi ayiphoqelekile kodwa izothuthukisa amandla akho okuzivocavoca futhi iqinise. Kubalulekile futhi ukuqaphela ukuthi ukukhuphuka iMera Peak kuyinselele yengqondo njengoba kuyinselele yomzimba. Kufanele ulungele ukuhamba ngezinyawo okude okuhlala amahora afinyelela kwayisishiyagalombili, ubhekane nesimo sezulu esingalindelekile, uhambe ezindaweni ezikude, futhi ubekezelele izimo ezinzima zaseHimalaya.
Ngakho-ke, ukugcina ingqondo enhle kanye nekhono lokujwayela izimo ezishintshayo kubalulekile ukuze ukhuphuke ngempumelelo. Sikukhuthaza ukuthi wakhe isimo sengqondo sokwazi ukuthi yize senza konke okusemandleni ethu ukuze sifinyelele esicongweni, isinqumo sokugcina sihlala singesentaba.
Indawo yokuhlala kanye nokudla
Njengomlingani wakho osekelayo eNepal, sizonakekela wonke amalungiselelo akho ohambo lwakho lokukhuphuka iMera Peak. Ukuhlala kwakho eKathmandu, ngaphambi nangemva kokukhuphuka, kuzoba sehhotela elinezinkanyezi ezintathu elinamakamelo amabili.
Ngesikhathi sokuhamba ngezinyawo, izindawo zokuhlala zizoba sezindlini zabantu ababili okungenzeka ukuthi banezindlu zangasese nezishawa ezihlanganyelwe ephasishi. Izindawo zokuhlala zihlonyiswe ngamasokhethi okushaja amadivayisi akho, ngokuvamile ngentengo engu-$1-2, futhi amanzi ashisayo ayatholakala ngemali eyengeziwe.
Ukuze uthole ulwazi lokukhempa eHigh Camp, ithimba lethu lizohlinzeka ngamatende asezingeni eliphezulu okulala, ukupheka, kanye nezidingo zendlu yangasese. Sizophinde sikunikeze izikhwama zokulala ezisezingeni eliphezulu ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uhlala ufudumele phakathi nobusuku obubandayo.
Uma kukhulunywa ngokudla, ihhotela eKathmandu lifaka ukudla kwasekuseni ephaketheni lakho lokuhlala. Kodwa-ke, uzoba nesibopho sokudla kwasemini nesakusihlwa sakho, okungajatshulelwa emakhefini nasezindaweni zokudlela zasendaweni ezinikeza izinhlobo ezahlukene zokudla kwezwe, eYurophu, nasezwekazini.
Ngesikhathi sokuhamba ngezinyawo kanye nokukhuphuka okukhulu, kuzophakelwa ukudla, okuhlanganisa ukudla kwasekuseni, kwasemini, kanye nesidlo sakusihlwa, kanye netiye noma ikhofi kanye nezithelo zesizini njalo kusihlwa. E-Mountain Lodges, ungakhetha ukudla kwakho kumenyu ehlanganisa kokubili ukudla kwendabuko kwaseNepal kanye naseYurophu.
Transportation
Siphinde safaka phakathi intengo yethu yokukhuphuka iMera Peak yezokuthutha kwakho kulo lonke uhambo. Siqinisekisa ukuthi konke ukudluliselwa komhlaba kwenziwa ngezimoto ezikhululekile zangasese, ezingasukela ezimotweni kuya kumabhasi amancane noma ama-jeep, kuye ngobukhulu beqembu. Intengo yethu yokukhuphuka iMera Peak ihlanganisa nendiza yasekhaya esuka eKathmandu iya eLukla kanye nokubuyela emuva, kanye nanoma yiziphi izintela zokuhamba.
Imvume Yokukhuphuka Intaba Ebalulekile YeMera
Nakuba iMera Peak yaziwa njengentaba-mlilo ekulula ukuyikhwela, kodwa kusabalulekile ukuba nemvume yokukhwela iNtaba-mlilo enikezwa yi-NMA (Nepal Mountaineering Association). Imali yemvume iyahlukahluka ngokwezinkathi zonyaka: US$250 ngomkhweli ngamunye entwasahlobo, US$125 ekwindla, kanye no-US$70 ehlobo nasebusika.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, njengoba uhambo lwethu luqala eLukla, imvume yendawo yoMasipala waseKhumbu nayo ingenye yezimvume ezibalulekile zokukhuphuka iMera Peak esizozidinga. Le mvume yendawo izotholakala eLukla ngama-USD angu-20 ngomuntu ngamunye.
Ukuze ungene eMakalu Barun National Park, eqala eKothe, kudingeka nemvume yokungena epaki kazwelonke, ebiza ama-USD angu-30 ngomuntu ngamunye.
Ithimba lethu kanye nomqondisi bazophatha yonke inqubo yemvume yokukhwela izintaba zaseMera, futhi lezi zindleko seziyingxenye yentengo yethu yokugibela izintaba zaseMera.