Uhambo lweSifunda saseMakalu lusehlangothini olusempumalanga yeNepal phakathi kweSolukhumbu neSifunda saseSankhuwasabha eSifundazweni No. 1. Lesi sifunda saziwa kakhulu ngokuzalela izidleke. Mount Makalu (8485 m/ 27838 ft), intaba ephakeme yesihlanu emhlabeni, kanye nemizila eyahlukahlukene ethokozisayo yokuhamba ngezinyawo. Ngo-1992, kwasungulwa iMakalu Barun National Park, ehlanganisa amakhilomitha-skwele angu-2330 kulesi sifunda. Indawo evikelwe yanda cishe ngamakhilomitha angu-44/27 mi ukusuka enyakatho kuya eningizimu kanye namakhilomitha angu-66/41 mi ukusuka entshonalanga kuya empumalanga.
Zonke izindlela ezikhazimulayo zidlula kuleli paki, ngakho-ke uzochitha isikhathi esithile esimnandi lapha. Indlela idlula ezindaweni ezinhlanu zemvelo, iqala ezindaweni ezishisayo nezishisayo eSigodini sase-Arun. Bese idlula indlela yayo yedlula emazingeni aphansi nangaphezulu, indlela ikuholela e-Subalpine futhi kamuva udlule emadlelweni e-Alpine. Esifundeni saseMakalu, uqala ngaphansi kwe-1000 m ukuphakama futhi uqonde ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-5000.
Ngenkathi iguquguquka phakathi kwezitshalo, isifunda saseMakalu sibonisa ukuhlukahluka okuphezulu kwamahlathi endleleni. Nokho, isici sawo siyashintsha kuye ngezinga lokushisa, iqhwa, nomswakama ezindaweni ezihlukene.
Izivakashi zithola ukubona i-Sal emahlathini angaphansi kuka-3300 ft, ngokufanayo i-Schima ne-Chinkapin phakathi kuka-3300 kuya ku-6600 ft; i-oki, i-magnolia, ne-maple, ukusuka ku-6600 ft kuya ku-9800 ft; umjunipha, i-birch, ne-fir kusuka ku-9800 ft kuya ku-13000 ft; i-rhododendron, izimbali zasendle, namakhambi angaphezu kuka-13000 ft.
Kanye nentaba ephakeme yesihlanu, isifunda saseMakalu sinezinye izintaba ezingu-16, njengeChamalang, iMera, iBaruntse, iKang Chun Tse, iKartse, iChagrin, nezinye. Ngokufanayo, kusukela emizileni, ubona futhi Everest, Lhotse, uNuptse, nabanye abaningi.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokubuka okuhle, isifunda saseMakalu siphinde sibe yikhaya lezizwe ezimbalwa ezifana noLimbu, Newar, Gurung, Tamang, Brahmin, Sherpa, kanye noChettri. Laba bantu balandela inkolo yamaTibetan-Buddhist noma amaHindu, ngakho abahambi bathola ukuhlola izindlela zokuphila eziyingqayizivele, amasiko, namasiko.
Izindawo zokuhlala zesifunda saseMakalu zinobungane kakhulu nemvelo yokwamukela, ngakho ukungenisa kwabo izihambi kuzwakala kufudumele futhi kuthokomele. Izivakashi zingajabulela ukuhlukahluka okubanzi, amasiko, kanye nezindawo phakathi nokuvakasha kwazo.
Uma uthanda ukuvakashela Isifunda saseMakalu, unezinketho eziningi zokuhamba ngezinyawo, njenge I-Makalu Base Camp Trek, Makalu Sherpani Col Pass Trek, Mundum Kirat Rai Culture Trek, nokunye okuningi.
Sekukonke, isifunda saseMakalu sihlanganisa ubuhle bemvelo, ukuhlukahluka okuyingqayizivele, nemizila engavamile. Lesi sifunda sidumile kodwa asiminyene njenge-Everest noma i-Annapurna, ukuze ukwazi ukuhlola ngokuthula.
Izindawo ezikhangayo ezinkulu zaseMakalu
Isigodi saseBarun
I-Barun Valley yinhle futhi ilele ngaphansi kweNtaba iMakalu endaweni eyiqhwa ye-Himalaya. Isigodi sihlala ngaphakathi kweMakalu Barun National Park futhi sithatha cishe amakhilomitha angama-46/29 ukusuka phansi.
Lesi sigodi esihle sinomswakama owengeziwe kunezinye iziGodi zase-Himalaya njengoba sinamahlathi aminyene anemvula ephakeme. Itholakala ekupheleni kweMakalu, iBarun Valley inikeza imibono emangalisayo yezintaba ezimbalwa.
Iphinde inikeze ngokungafani okuhle kakhulu, lapho amatshe angalingani elele ngemuva kwamahlathi aluhlaza, izimbali zasendle ezimibalabala ziqhakaza ngaphansi kwesiqongo esineqhwa, nezimpophoma zehlela emihosheni ejulile.
Indawo ehlukile ye-Barun Valley ivikela ezinye zezindawo ezinhle kakhulu zezintaba emhlabeni. Izivakashi zingabuka izinhlobo ezingavamile zezitshalo, izinyoni, izilwane ezichumayo kanye nezindawo zokuhlala kulesi simo sezulu.
Kuyizulu lokubuka izinyoni, futhi, njengoba izinhlobo zezinyoni ezingaba ngu-433 zihlala ngaphakathi kwalesi siqiwu. Enye into ejabulisayo ngesigodi saseBarun ukuthi sadalwa emfuleni iBarun futhi siba yiqhwa ebusika.
I-Makalu Base Camp
Ukuvakashela iMakalu Base Camp kuzohlala kuyinto evelele esifundeni saseMakalu. Itholakala endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-4900/16076 ft, izungeza eminye yemibono emihle kakhulu ye- Everest, UKanchenjunga, kanye nezinye iziqongo ezimhlophe.
I-Makalu iyisiqongo sesihlanu esiphezulu, ngakho ikamu layo eliyisisekelo libe yinto ekhanga kakhulu kubahambi. Labo abafuna i-adventure endaweni ekude futhi engavamile bavakashela isifunda saseMakalu.
Ohambweni lwakho oluya eMakalu Base Camp, udlula amapulazi acebile, imizila ethule, izilwane zasendle ezingavamile, amahlathi aminyene, namasiko ahlukile. Mount Makalu inikeza umuzwa ohlukile wempumelelo kulabo abangakwazi ukuyithumela.
I-Ripuk
I-Ripuk ingelinye lamadlelo (izindawo eziphakeme) ezitholakala ngaphakathi kweSigodi sase-Barun, lapho izakhamuzi zakha khona izindawo zazo zokuhlala zesikhashana. Emakhulwini eminyaka ngaphambili, umfula iBarun wawuyiqhwa eligeleza livela enyakatho, kamuva elakha lesi sigodi esihle sezinsuku zamuva.
Uvakashela i-Ripuk lapho uzungeza isifunda saseMakalu njengoba sisendleleni. Ngesikhathi sokuhlala kwakho, bukela impophoma egelezayo igeleza endaweni eqinile, ngesikhathi esisodwa ikhombisa ingunaphakade nomuzwa wokugeleza.
Isikhathi Esingcono Kakhulu Sokuhlola Isifunda saseMakalu
Uyazibuza Isikhathi Esihle Sokuhlola Isifunda saseMakalu? Kufanelekile ukuvakasha unyaka wonke. Ungaya eNtwasahlobo, Ekwindla, Ebusika, naseMonsoon ngokuya ngokuthanda kwakho. Nokho, iNtwasahlobo neNkwindla kukhethwa izivakashi eziningi.
Intwasahlobo iqala futhi iphela ngoMashi kuya kuMeyi. Le nkathi inikeza uhlaza, inkathi entsha yokuphila emahlathini, nezindawo ezinhle. Isibhakabhaka sicwebile, nosuku luyakhanya. Isifunda sifudumele, amazinga okushisa asukela ku-11 kuye ku-18 degrees.
Ikwindla iqala futhi iphela ngoSepthemba kuya kuNovemba. Lesi sikhathi sonyaka sinikeza izimbali zasendle eziqhakazayo, ukubukwa kwemvula, nesimo sezulu esihle. Isibhakabhaka sicwebile ngezinsuku ezinelanga namazinga okushisa asukela ku-24 kuya ku-32 degrees.
Ubusika buqala futhi buphele kusukela ngoZibandlela kuya kuNhlolanja. Le sizini inikeza iziqongo zeqhwa, amahlathi amhlophe, nesimo sezulu esibandayo. Isibhakabhaka siyakhazimula, kodwa izinga lokushisa liphansi (lehla liye ku-negative), okwenza libanda.
Imvula iqala futhi iphela ngoJuni kuya ku-August. Le nkathi inikeza izinhlobo ezintsha zezitshalo nezitshalo. Isibhakabhaka siguqubele, futhi isifunda saseMakalu sibona imvula eningi kunezinye. Imizila iyashelela, futhi izinga lokushisa lincane (ama-19 kuya ku-28 degrees).
Ibanga lokuhamba
Isifunda saseMakalu amamaki okuhamba ngezinyawo aphakathi namazinga anzima kuye ngokuphakama. Abahamba ngezinyawo abanolwazi lwangaphambilini bazothola ukuhamba kulula, kodwa abaqalayo bazozabalaza futhi bakuthole kunzima.
Imizila ayilingani, inamadlambi, futhi inothuli futhi idlula emazombezombe amaningi, imiqansa namaconsi. Ngakho-ke, izivakashi kufanele zibe namandla amakhulu okuhamba amahora amaningana usuku ngalunye.
Enye into eyenza ukuhamba ngezinyawo kube nzima wukuphakama ngoba ukuhamba ukusuka endaweni ephansi kuya phezulu kubangela ukugula kwe-altitude kwabanye. Ngakho-ke, okuwukuphela kwekhambi lalokhu ukujwayelana.
I-Acclimatization isiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ujwayele ukuphakama futhi unciphise ingozi yokugula okuhlobene nokuphakama kwe-altitude.
Ngesikhathi sokujwayela, uphumula kwelinye lamadolobhana usuku olulodwa noma ezimbili. Kodwa awulali; kunalokho, ufinyelela ezindaweni eziphakeme emini bese wehla uye phansi. engamamitha okwebusuku.