Lezi yizinsuku ezibekelwe ukuqwala izintaba nokunqoba eNgqungqutheleni yase-Ama Dablam. Ngemva kwenkambu eyisisekelo yengqungquthela, sizodala amakamu amabili kuya kwamathathu amaphakathi noma aphezulu ukuze sijwayelane futhi silinde iwindi elifanele lesimo sezulu ukuze lihlasele isiqongo.
Sizonqamula imizila eya e-Camp I ne-Camp II, sichithe ubusuku lapho, bese sehlela ekamu eliyisisekelo. Lolu hlelo lokuzungezisa luzoqinisekisa ukujwayela kwethu okwengeziwe ngaphambi kwesigaba sokugcina sohambo lwethu lwase-Ama Dablam.
Isigaba sokugcina sohambo sizoncika kakhulu esimweni sezulu kanye nempilo engokomzimba yomqwali. Ngakho-ke, asikwazi ukulandela imininingwane eqondile njengoba besihlelile.
Umhlahlandlela wethu ohamba phambili wabaqwali izintaba uzothatha isinqumo esifanele. Nokho, sinezinsuku ezimbalwa zokubhuka, ngakho umqwali ngamunye uzoba nezinye izinsuku ezanele zokuhlasela isiqongo.
Nokho, khumbula ukuthi kusihlwa ngosuku lwama-27 ohambweni lwethu lwase-Ama Dablam, kufanele sibe senkambeni eyisisekelo yengqungquthela.
Uhlelo lwethu lomzila oluya eNgqungqutheleni yase-Ama Dablam
Khuphuka usuka e-Ama Dablam Base Camp uye eCamp I, 5700 m, amahora ayisi-6 kuye kwayi-7
Lo mzila ophakathi kwekamu eliyisisekelo oya ekamu I ye-Ama Dablam Summit uzoba mude kunawo wonke ohambweni lwethu lonke lwase-Ama Dablam. Ekupheleni kosuku, sizothola u-1100 m ukuphakama, okungaba nzima kakhulu.
Nokho, umzila ulula kakhulu, muhle, futhi awuwona uchwepheshe onqamula izimfunda ezinamadwala, ugwema indlela yeqhwa. Endleleni, iNumur, Mount Everest, Cho Oyu, neLhotse zizoqhubeka nokusabalalisa ubukhazikhazi bazo.
Njengoba simi endaweni yokugcina ukuze sifike e-Camp I, umzila uzothatha ijika elidinga kakhulu njengoba sizodinga ukuzulazula izinyathelo namatshe amatshe ambalwa. Nokho, iyalawuleka ngokuphelele ngaphandle kokusebenzisa izintambo.
Khuphuka usuka eCamp I uye eCamp II, 6000 m, 3 to 4 hours
Umzila esizowunqamula oya e-Camp II sisuka e-Camp I uzoba mfishane kakhulu kodwa ube ngobuchwepheshe kakhulu futhi udinge kakhulu. Namuhla, inzuzo yokuphakama izoba cishe ngamamitha angama-300 kuphela, kodwa kulapho injabulo yangempela ikhona khona.
Ukuqhubekela phambili sisuka e-Camp I, sizongena endaweni eyiqhwa lapho sizokhuphukela khona phezu kommango oneqhwa, onamatshe egwadle, sibheke ezindaweni eziyingozi phakathi kwazo.
Khona-ke, maduze nje, sizobe siphambi kwe-Yellow Tower ephakeme engu-5960 m, ingxenye eyinselele kakhulu yohambo lwase-Ama Dablam. Lesi sigaba sibekwe ngaphezu kuka-5 ngoba kuzodingeka sikhuphuke phezu kwezindonga eziveziwe ngosizo lwezintambo ezingaguquki kanye ne-jumar.
Uma sesiqedile, sizoba seCamp II encane yesikhala sase-Ama Dablam enendawo evalekile.
Khuphuka usuka eCamp II uye eCamp III, 6400 m, 3 to 5 hours
Phakathi kweCamp II kanye neCamp III, kuzodingeka sibhekane nomqansa ocijile ongu-400 m, obonakala umfushane futhi ulula kodwa obuchwepheshe. Kodwa-ke, lo mzila ngeke ube nenselelo encane kunalowo esike sabhekana nawo ngaphambili phakathi kweCamp I neCamp II.
Ngemva kwe-Camp II, umzila oneqhwa uzoba umqansa futhi uvezwe kakhudlwana, okuzosikhuphukela phezu kommango othambekele kuma-degree angu-60. Lapha, sizothola i-Grey Tower, lapho umzila uqhubeka khona ukuya onqenqemeni lommese weMushroom Tower (6250 m).
Ngemuva kwalo mbhoshongo, sizoba nokwehla okucijile okungu-600 m, ukusuka lapho sizoqhubeka nokukhuphuka sibheke eCamp III. Le nkambu iyizwe elineqhwa elibanzi lapho sizobe silala khona ngaphambi kokuba sihlasele i-Ama Dablam Summit.
Khwela i-Ama Dablam Summit, 6812 m, bese ubuyela e-Ama Dablam Base Camp, amahora ayi-10 kuye kwayi-12.
Sizoqala ohambweni lwethu oluya e-Ama Dablam sisuka e-Camp III cishe ngo-2 kuya ku-3 AM. Ukukhuphuka kuzoba nzima kakhulu, okuzokwenzeka ikakhulukazi phezu kwemithambeka eneqhwa nezindonga zengqungquthela ngokwayo ezithambekele ku-55 kuya ku-65 degrees.
Sisebenzisa igiya lethu, mhlawumbe izintambo, i-jumar, nezimbazo zeqhwa, sizofika esicongweni phakathi namahora angu-4. Njengoba sinyakazisa amafulegi ethu ngokuziqhenya, singaphinda sibheke kwezinye zeziqongo ezinde kakhulu emhlabeni: i-Everest, ilandelwe iMakalu, iChamlang, iCho Oyu, iThamserku, iLhotse, iKangtega, iPumori, iNuptse, isiqhingi, neBaruntse.
Ngokusekelwe esimweni sezulu kanye nesivinini somoya, sizochitha isikhathi esithile kule ngqungquthela enhle, ngemva kwalokho sizokwehlela e-Camp III kuqala ukuze uthole isiphuzo sethu esishisayo nokudla.
Bese, silandela umkhondo ofanayo wobuchwepheshe, sizobuyela e-Ama Dablam Base Camp ebusuku.
QAPHELA
Sicela uqonde ukuthi ngeke simise i-Camp III ngempoqo; kuzoba ukusetha kokuzikhethela ngokusekelwe esimweni sezulu kanye nenhlalakahle engokomzimba yabaqwali.
Umholi wethu ongumqondisi uzonquma ukuthi angayimisa yini i-Camp III futhi aqale umzamo weNgqungquthela kusukela lapho. Ngeke kube nezindleko ezengeziwe zokusetha i-Camp III uma kudingeka.
Futhi, sicela wazi ukuthi uhlelo esilushilo lapha lungashintshwa kuye ngesimo sezulu kanye nempilo yabaqwali. Umholi wethu womhlahlandlela unegunya lokushintsha noma ukulungisa uhlelo lokugibela ngendlela efanele.
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