I-Annapurna Circuit Trek emfushane

Ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga I-Annapurna Circuit Trek, uzofika eKathmandu bese uyiswa ehhotela lakho elivela eGlory Adventure. Indiza yakho eya eNepal izoba yinto okufanele uyikhumbule njengoba iyindawo enhle enezintaba eziningi ezibonakala enyakatho. Isikhumulo Sezindiza Samazwe Ngamazwe saseTribhuvan yilapho kufanele uhlole khona i-visa yakho yezivakashi eya eNepal, ngaphandle kwalokhu ngeke ukwazi ukuhamba nathi.

Ukuze uthole ngempumelelo i-visa yakho yezivakashi eNepal, kuzodingeka uthumele amadokhumenti ambalwa. Lawa maphepha ayimpoqo afaka ipasipoti esebenzayo, ubufakazi bendawo yokuhlala, irisidi yasebhange yemali ye-visa, kanye nezithombe ezimbili ezilingana nepasipoti (ezithathwe muva nje). Uma uya eNepal ngesikhathi sokuhamba okuphezulu kweNtwasahlobo kanye neKwindla, sincoma ukuthi ugcwalise ifomu lesicelo se-visa yezivakashi eku-inthanethi.

Ngesikhathi sesizini esimatasa kakhulu isikhumulo sezindiza singagcwala kancane, ikakhulukazi isigaba sendawo yokufuduka, okuphoqa ukuthi ume emgqeni omude ukuze uthole amafomu esicelo se-visa. Uma ugcwalisa ifomu ledijithali, uzonikezwa isiliphu sokuqinisekisa okufanele usiphrinte bese usithumela esikhumulweni sezindiza. Ungaweqa umugqa ngale ndlela.

Okwesibili kohambo lwe-Annapurna Circuit Trek usuku lwakho lokuqala lokuya esifundeni sase-Annapurna. Sizohamba ibanga elide, cishe amahora ayi-10 uma izimo zethrafikhi zinhle emgwaqweni omkhulu. Ngakho-ke, sizoqala uhambo lwethu lomgwaqo ekuseni kakhulu.

Umgwaqo esizowuthatha ukhuphukela eManang kodwa ukuze sinike imizimba yethu ithuba elingcono lokujwayela, kutuswa ukuthi siqale uhambo oluvela eChame. Kodwa okokuqala, kuzodingeka sifike eBesisahar, sishintshe i-jeep yendawo, bese siqhubeka nohambo.

Sizofika eChame futhi sichithe ubusuku obuhle lapho siwela amabhuloho, sidlula izimpophoma ezinhle, amagquma, kanye nezindawo zasemakhaya zase-Annapurna.

Uhambo lwanamuhla olusuka eChame luya ePisang lungaba ngamakhilomitha ayi-15 ubude futhi luthatha cishe amahora ama-5 sekukonke, okuhlanganisa namakhefu. Sizoqala uhambo ngemva kokudla kwasekuseni cishe ngo-8 ekuseni. Isimo saseHimalaya esisibonayo endaweni yethu yokuhlala eChame sizosishukumisela ukuthi siqale uhambo. Cishe emahoreni ayi-1.5, sizofika endaweni yethu yokuqala, iBhratang, ehlanganisa amakhilomitha ayi-7 ukusuka eChame. Lo muzi, osendaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-2850, unepulazi lama-apula kanye nekhefi.

Ungazama ijusi labo elisha elidumile lama-apula futhi abathandi bekhofi bazophefumula umoya wokukhululeka ukuze banambithe isiphuzo sabo edolobhaneni elikude kangaka. Ngemva kwekhefu elifushane eliqabulayo, sizobuyela endleleni bese sifika eDhukur Pokhari. Le ngxenye izodinga amanye amahora angu-1.5 okuhamba ngezinyawo, ibanga elingamakhilomitha angu-4.5.

Ukuze sifike eDhukur Pokhari, sizohamba ngendlela egudle ulwandle lapho uMfula iMarsyandi ugeleza khona ngakolunye uhlangothi (ngakwesobunxele). Sizodlula nempophoma endleleni, lezi mpophoma zingomunye wemithombo eyinhloko yamanzi emifuleni nakubantu bendawo. Ekugcineni, sizofika ebhulohweni bese kuba yihlathi likaphayini eliholela eDhukur Pokhari.

Leli dolobhana liyindawo enhle yokuphumula nokuhlola, singadla isidlo sasemini sasekuseni lapha uma uzizwa uthanda. Noma singalibamba size sifike ePisang, eqhele ngamakhilomitha angu-3.5. Umzila osuka eDhukur Pokhari uya ePisang cishe wonke uyehla.

Silandela uMfula iMarsyangdi, sizohamba ngomzila owehlayo cishe ihora elilodwa size sifike ePisang. Njengoba sisendaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-3300, ungaphinde ulayishe izimpahla zakho eziphelayo lapha, noma ungalinda size sifike eManang lapho izitolo zigcwele khona yonke indawo.

Sizofika ePisang cishe ngo-1 ntambama okusishiya nesikhathi esanele sokuhlola idolobhana noma ukuhamba ngezinyawo ukuze sijwayele indawo.

Ukusuka ePisang, ungakhetha indlela yokuhamba ngezinyawo, okuwukuhamba ngezinyawo amahora ayi-6 ngendlela ende, noma umzila womgwaqo, olula futhi othatha cishe amahora amathathu. Umzila wokuhamba ngezinyawo ngokungangabazeki unzima kodwa futhi uyindlela enhle kakhulu. Sincoma ukuthi uthathe umzila wokuhamba ngezinyawo njengoba ungahamba emigwaqweni yedolobha ohlala kulo. Akuzona zonke izinsuku ozithola uhamba emahlathini ase-Annapurna.

Uma sithatha indlela yokuhamba ngezinyawo, sizoqala sifike eGhyaru, idolobhana elikude elingamamitha angu-3730 ukuphakama. Ukusuka ePisang, kuzodingeka sihambe cishe amahora amabili, sihambe amakhilomitha amahlanu ukuze sifike lapho. Sizophinde siwele umfula phakathi nale nqubo.

Siqhubeka nohambo, manje sizongena endleleni eya eNgawal. Indlela isiholela endaweni ethile kodwa ukuphakama komzila akwethusi. Sijabulela indawo ye-Annapurna II kanye nehlathi elihlanzekile, sizofika eNgawal ngemva kokuhamba ngezinyawo amakhilomitha angu-5. Le ngxenye yohambo ithatha amahora angu-1.5 isiyisa endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-3560. Le ndawo iyindawo yokudla kwasemini ethandwayo kodwa kungase kube kusenesikhathi sokudla kwasemini; singayibamba size sifike eBraga.

Ingxenye yethu elandelayo yohambo isiyisa eBraga. Lo muzi uqhele ngamakhilomitha angu-8 ukusuka eNgawal futhi kuthatha cishe amahora angu-1.5 ukufika kuwo. Indlela yehla kancane bese yehlela esigodini, idlula edwaleni bese isiyisa ehlathini. Cishe sizoma eBraga ukuze sidle isidlo sasemini.

Ukusuka eManang kuya eBraga kuyingxenye yokugcina yohambo futhi kulula; kuthatha imizuzu engama-30 kuphela kanye namakhilomitha ama-2 ukuhamba ngezinyawo. Indlela ngokwayo ilula, ayinazo izinto ezikhuphukayo neziphansi.

Lolu suku lwe-Annapurna Circuit Trek luvame ukubizwa ngokuthi “usuku lokujwayelana” kunokuthi “ukuhamba ngezinyawo uye eChongkor Viewpoint” ngoba lokhu kuwuhambo lokujwayelana kunokuba indawo enhle (okuyiyo). Lolu hambo lokujwayelana luyi-16 km ubude (ukubuyela emuva naphambili) olusiyisa endaweni ephakeme kakhulu engamamitha angu-4600.

Uhambo luqala eManang, luphakeme ngamamitha angu-3750, le ndawo yokubuka iyona kuphela esifundeni futhi iseduze nendawo yokuhlala. Sidlula emathafeni, sizoqhubeka nokuhamba ngezinyawo, sibuka imibono yeziqongo kanye nesigodi esingezansi. Sizoqala usuku ngokudla kwasekuseni cishe ngo-8 ekuseni, siwele uMfula iMarsyangdi, sizofika phansi kwendawo yokubuka.

Njengoba siwela umfula, iLake Gangapurna iyavela. Kuthatha cishe imizuzu engama-30 ukufika kulelo phuzu. Ukusuka lapho, umzila uyaphakama njengoba kufanele sikhuphukele endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-3750. Ukusuka phezulu kwendawo yokubuka, izithombe zeqhwa, iLake Ganagapurna, iNtaba iGangapruna, iNtaba iPisang, iNtaba iTilicho, nokunye okuningi kuyabonakala. Sekukonke, lolu hambo lokujwayela ludinga cishe amahora amathathu okuhamba ngezinyawo (ukubuyela emuva naphambili).

Indlela eya eManang ilula kakhulu kunokukhuphuka futhi kufanele ithathe ingxenye yesikhathi sokukhuphuka. Nakuba lolu suku lubizwa ngokuthi usuku "lokuphumula", empeleni kunokukhuphuka okuningi kunezinsuku zokuhamba ngezinyawo zangaphambilini.

Qaphela: Ukujwayelana nendawo ethile kubhekisela ekuzivumelaniseni nendawo ephakeme kakhulu yasezintabeni ngokulandela izinyathelo zokuvimbela isifo sokuphakama. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukugcina umzimba wakho unamanzi anele, ukukhuphukela endaweni ephakeme kodwa ulale endaweni ephansi, nokuningi. Amasu okujwayelana nendawo ethile akuvimbela ekuhluphekeni isifo sokuphakama okuyisimo esiyinhloko esingakwenza uyeke uhambo.

Usuku lwesithupha lwe-Annapurna Circuit Trek luqala endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-3540 eManang futhi luphela ngamamitha angu-4100 eYak Kharka. Noma yiluphi uhlobo lwezimoto aluvunyelwe ukungena kusukela lapha kuqhubeke ngakho ngeke ubone noma yimiphi imigwaqo ye-asphalt ehamba kuyo okuyinto enhle kakhulu endaweni yasezintabeni.

Siqala uhambo oluya eYak Kharka, sizoqala sidlule umfula phezu kwebhuloho, silandelwe yichibi elisikhipha eManang. Umzila ube ususiholela ensimini yamaYak endawo futhi ekugcineni siye eGunsang, indawo yethu yokuqala yosuku. Ukufika eGunsang kuyinselele ngempela njengoba umzila uphakeme, usitholela ukuphakama okungamamitha angu-400. Uma sesifikile edolobhaneni, sizodla isidlo sasemini futhi kukhona nekhefi okungenye futhi impumelelo yabathandi bekhofi.

Ngemva kwekhefu lethu elifushane, sizoqhubeka nohambo oluya eYak Kharka. Le ngxenye yohambo ilula kakhulu ngezinye izikhathi kunezimo ezikhuphukayo neziphansi kodwa akukho okuxakile. Sizowela amabhuloho ambalwa alengayo bese sihamba ngezindlela ezincane ngezinye izikhathi ezigcwele kakhulu izinkomo zasendaweni ezithutha izimpahla eziya emadolobheni aseduze. Imibono endleleni namuhla izoba msulwa kakhulu njengoba kungekho migwaqo noma izimoto futhi iziqongo ezimbozwe yiqhwa ziphakeme enyakatho.

Uhambo lwanamuhla luzothatha cishe amahora amane, kanti ibanga elizohlanganiswa lingamakhilomitha ayi-11. Njengoba sizofika eYak Kharka ntambama, singahlola idolobhana kuze kube kusihlwa noma sihambe uhambo olufushane lokujwayela idolobhana ukuya eLedar oluthatha cishe ihora lonke.

Usuku lwe-7 lwe-Annapurna Circuit Trek luwusuku olulula lokuhamba ngezinyawo njengoba kufanele sihambe amakhilomitha angu-6.5 kuphela okungathathwa ngaphansi kwamahora amathathu. Ingxenye yokuqala yohambo iqala ngendlela ethambekele kancane eya eLedar, indawo yethu yokuphumula emanzini, bese iqhubeka iye ebhulohweni kulandele ukwehlela kwelinye ibhuloho elilengayo.

Ukusuka lapho, umzila uthatha isimo sokuthambekela okubukhali nendawo evame ukudilika ngamamitha angu-50. Le ndawo idinga umuntu oyedwa ukuba aqaphele amatshe awelayo kuyilapho abanye bedlula esigabeni bejika. Umqondisi wethu uzoba umuntu ozokunibheka nina bafana. Ngemva kwalesi sigaba, sizofika eThorong Phedi.

Edolobhaneni, ungathola ukudla okubhakiwe; ukuthola ngisho nokudla okuvamile kunzima kakhulu kulesi sifunda njengoba kungafinyeleleki kalula njengezinye izindawo ezinemigwaqo. Njengoba sizoba nesikhathi esiningi, sizohamba uhambo olufushane lokujwayela ngemva kokushiya izikhwama zethu endaweni yokuhlala.

Ngemva kokuqeda uhambo olufushane lokuhamba ngezinyawo, sincoma ukuthi uthole ukuphumula okwanele njengoba kusasa kuwusuku olunzima, usuku lokukhuphuka iThorong La Pass.

Namuhla usuku lokugcina lwe-Annapurna Circuit Trek; ekugcineni sizofika eMuktinath ngemuva kokuwela iThorong La Pass. Sinohambo lwezinsuku ezingu-9 namuhla oludinga ukuqala kusenesikhathi, okungcono kube ngo-6 ekuseni njengoba ungafuni ukuzwa umoya obandayo wantambama phezulu eThorong La Pass.

Okokuqala, sizofika ekamu eliphakeme okufanele lithathe cishe ihora elilodwa, uma kungekho zithiyo ezingalindelekile. Le ngxenye ingamakhilomitha angu-1 nje kuphela ohambweni olulula lokukhuphuka phezulu. Ngemva kwekhefu elifushane, sizoqhubeka nokukhuphuka bese siqala ingxenye yokugcina yohambo oluya endaweni yokudlula. Indlela ingase imbozwe yiqhwa okwenza kube bushelelezi, ngakho-ke kunconywa kakhulu ukusebenzisa ama-microspikes.

Sisuka ekamu eliphezulu, sizofika esiqongweni seThorong La Pass cishe emahoreni amabili. Uzothola indlu encane yetiye esiqongweni ethengisa kakhulu itiye elishisayo nekhofi esheshayo kanye nokudla okulula kwendawo. Sizohlala lapho isikhashana, sithokozela umbono, futhi sibonga umzamo wethu.

Ukusuka endaweni yokudlula, engamamitha angu-5416, sizoqala ukwehla kwethu siye eMuktinath, engamamitha angu-3670. Lokhu kwehla kungase kuzwakale kulula kodwa kukucindezela kakhulu amadolo akho njengoba umzila uba bushelelezi ngezinye izikhathi. Kuzodingeka sihambe odakeni, amatshe amancane axegayo, kanye neqhwa ukuze sifike eMuktinath. Ukusuka emagqumeni naseziqongweni ezimbozwe yiqhwa, indawo ishintsha ibe amagquma aluhlaza kanye nemizana ephilayo njengoba silahlekelwa ukuphakama ngokushesha.

Ukufika eJomson usuka eMuktinath kulula kakhulu ukuhamba ngezinyawo kodwa kuzodingeka sihambe cishe amakhilomitha angama-20.5 okungase kukhathale. Uma sigwema umgwaqo wezimoto, sizothatha umzila wokuhamba ngezinyawo odlula ezindaweni eziningi zasesigodini. Namuhla, indawo ishintsha ngokuphelele futhi ikunikeza ulwazi olujulile lwehlane olunezintuli ezivunguzayo yonke indawo kanye nomoya ovunguzayo ntambama.

Indawo yethu yokuqala eya kuyo yiKagbeni, esendaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-3670. Sizoma lapho ukuze sidle isidlo sasemini futhi sivakashele enye noma ezimbili zezindela zasendaweni. Lo muzi ungomunye wemihle kakhulu esigodini esinezindlu zamatshe zendabuko ezihambisana nezitolo zesimanje (amakhefi, amabhikawozi, njll.).

Ngemva kwesidlo sasemini esivuselelayo, sizoqhubeka nohambo lwethu bese siwela umfula silandelwe yimizila yokuhamba ngezinyawo. Sizofika eJomson sisuka eMuktinath cishe emahoreni ayisishiyagalombili kufaka phakathi wonke amakhefu.

Qaphela: Siyaqonda ukuthi abanye abantu bangase bafune ukugwema ingxenye yokugcina yohambo ikakhulukazi uma kunezinto eziningi ezinothuli. Yingakho sinikeza nokugibela kusuka eMuktinath kuya eJomson. Lena insizakalo eyengeziwe, ngaphandle kwezindleko zohambo lwe-Annapurna Circuit.

Usuku lwe-10 lwe-Annapurna Circuit Trek luwukuphela kohambo lwakho ezindaweni eziphakeme zaseNepal. Sizothatha indiza ekuseni kakhulu siye ePokhara, enye indawo emangalisayo ongayihlola. Uma usukulungele, singakuhlelela uhambo lokubuka indawo, sikuyise ezindaweni eziningi ezinhle ngaphakathi kwedolobha.

Ukushayela ubuyela eKathmandu ngebhasi lezivakashi, uzokhumbula zonke izinkumbulo ezimnandi kanye nokukhuphuka okukhathazayo kwe-Annapurna Circuit Trek. Sithemba ngempela ukuthi uhambo lwakho lube yimpumelelo enkulu nokuthi lube yisikhumbuzo sempilo yonke.

Usuku lwe-12 ngokusemthethweni usuku lwakho lokugcina lwe-Annapurna Circuit Trek. Ngemva kokuxazulula izinqubo zokugcina, sizokuthutha siye esikhumulweni sezindiza samazwe ngamazwe lapho uya khona okulandelayo.