Ubunzima be-Trek
Uhambo lweManaslu luhambo oludinga kakhulu oluzohlanganisa izinsuku zokuhamba ibanga elide nokuphakama okuphezulu kakhulu.
Uhambo lweManaslu Expedition luzobandakanya indlela enzima endaweni, ehlanganisa iLarkya La Pass ephakeme engamamitha angu-5160, okungase kubonakale kunzima ukuyidlula ngenxa yomoya omncane kanye namahora amade okuhamba. Uma sesifikile eManaslu Base Camp, ukunyuka kuba nzima kakhulu ngenxa yokuphakama, ukubanda, kanye nokuvezwa.
Indlela ejwayelekile ingabizwa ngokuthi ayinzima kangako kunezinye iziqongo ezingamamitha angu-8000, kodwa isalokhu iyinselele futhi iyingozi.
Sizoba nezintambo eziqinile ezindaweni eziningi, kodwa kuzodingeka uqiniseke ukuthi usebenzisa ama-crampon, ama-harness, nama-ascenders, futhi kufanele ukhululeke kakhulu eqhweni nasezintabeni zeqhwa. Lolu akulona uhambo lokuqala, futhi siphakamisa ulwazi oluhle lwangaphambilini lokuhamba ezindaweni eziphakeme kanye nokuqina okuhle.
Isimo Sezulu Nesizini Engcono Kakhulu
Izinkathi ezifanele kakhulu zeManaslu Expedition yintwasahlobo kanye nekwindla. Ngesikhathi sentwasahlobo, phakathi kukaMashi noMeyi, izinsuku ziyashisa njengoba ubusika sebuphelile, futhi kungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi sibe nesimo sezulu esicacile sokukhuphuka.
Ngesikhathi sekwindla (kusukela ngoSepthemba kuya kuNovemba), isimo sezulu ngokuvamile somile futhi sizinzile ngemva kwemvula enkulu, nomoya upholile, futhi imibono yezintaba mihle.
Lezi zinkathi zonyaka zinikeza isibikezelo esingcono kakhulu sokulinganisela kwamazinga okushisa, ukubonakala, kanye nezimo zomoya eziphephile ukuze uzame isiqongo. Uhambo alukhuthazwa kwezinye izinkathi zonyaka.
Ngesikhathi semvula (kusukela ngoJuni kuya ku-Agasti), imvula enkulu ingabangela ukudilika komhlaba kanye nokuphazamiseka kwemizila, futhi izimo zokukhwela azifaneleki.
Isikhathi esibandayo phakathi kukaDisemba noFebhuwari sibanda kakhulu futhi sineziphepho ezivame kakhulu kanye neqhwa elijulile elingavimba umgwaqo omkhulu. Ukuze sibe sohlangothini oluphephile futhi sibe namathuba aphezulu empumelelo, sizohlela uhambo entwasahlobo noma ekwindla.
Ukudla neziphuzo
Amandla akho azogcinwa ngokudla okuvamile ngesikhathi sohambo lwaseManaslu. Ngesikhathi sohambo oluya ekamu eliyisisekelo, sizohlala ezindaweni zokuphuza itiye lapho kuzonikezwa khona ukudla kwasekuseni, kwasemini, kanye nesidlo sakusihlwa. Ukudla kuyinto elula futhi ebalulekile, futhi ngokuvamile kuqukethe i-dal bhat, ama-noodle, amasobho, ilayisi, ama-dumplings adlule, kanye nawasendaweni.
Izidingo zokudla zizokwenziwa lula ngangokunokwenzeka; nokho, emadolobheni akude, umuntu angakhetha izinketho ezimbalwa kuphela, yingakho sizocabanga kusengaphambili.
Abasebenzi bethu bokupheka kanye nabasekhishini bazokunikeza ukudla okushisayo neziphuzo ezifudumele ekamu eliyisisekelo kanye nangezinsuku zokukhuphuka ohambweni lweManaslu Expedition ukuze bakusize ekululameni nasekutholeni amanzi.
Sizokunikeza amanzi okuphuza aphephile ngokubilisa noma ngokuhlunga, futhi sizokukhuthaza ukuthi usebenzise amabhodlela angasetshenziswa kabusha ukuze unciphise ukusetshenziswa kwepulasitiki.
Ikamu lizophuza itiye elishisayo nekhofi, futhi utshwala kufanele bugwenywe ezindaweni eziphakeme ukuze kuphephe futhi kujwayeleke kangcono.
Indawo
Indawo yokuhlala yeManaslu Expedition iyahlukahluka phakathi kokunethezeka kwasemadolobheni kanye nemisebenzi emincane yasezintabeni kanye nokukhempa. Sizobe sesihlala ehhotela elihle eKathmandu elinezinsiza zesimanje eziyisisekelo njengeshawa ezishisayo kanye ne-Wi-Fi.
Esigabeni sethu sokuhamba ngezinyawo ohlelweni lweManaslu Expedition, sizohlala ezindaweni zokuhlala itiye ezizoqhutshwa yimindeni yendawo.
Amakamelo alula avame ukuba ngamakamelo amabili, futhi ngokuvamile kuba nendlu yokugezela ehlanganyelwayo, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni eziphakeme. Amashawa ashisayo ayatholakala kwezinye izindawo zokuhlala ngentengo ephezulu, kodwa izinsiza ngokwazo zingaba zimbi.
Ngemva kokufika eManaslu Base Camp, sizobe sikhempile ekamu lamatende eliphelele. Sizohlinzeka ngamatende okulala, itende lokudlela, itende lasekhishini, nendawo yokugcina izinto, kanye nelungiselelo lendlu yangasese eliyisisekelo.
Sizokhempa ematendeni aphezulu emakamu aphezulu ngaphezu kwekamu eliyisisekelo, abandayo futhi asendulo. Sizoqinisekisa nokuthi sinamacansi amahle kanye nokusekelwa ukuze sikwazi ukulala ngangokunokwenzeka.
Ukugula Kwendawo Ephakeme
Ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi umuntu agule ngenxa yokuphakama kwentaba kuyingozi enkulu ngesikhathi sokukhuphuka kwentaba eManaslu, futhi sizokubhekana nakho ngokungathi sína, kusukela ekuqaleni.
Ukuhamba kukhuphukela phezulu ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-5000, kanti ikamu eliyisisekelo licishe libe ngamamitha angu-4800; izimpawu ezincane zingase zivele naphezu kokulungiselela okuhle.
Engxenyeni yokukhuphuka yohlelo lweManaslu Expedition, ingozi inkulu ngenxa yokwehla kwezinga lomoya-mpilo emakamu aphezulu, ikakhulukazi esicongweni.
Indlela yokujikeleza ezosisiza ukunciphisa ingozi izofaka uhlelo lokukhuphuka kancane kancane, izinsuku zokuphumula nokuzijwayeza, kanye nendlela yokukhuphuka ubuthongo obuphezulu.
Okuvelele kakhulu phakathi kwazo ikhanda elibuhlungu, isicanucanu, isiyezi, ukuqwasha, kanye nokulahlekelwa yisifiso sokudla, futhi sizodinga ukuthi uzibike zisesezigabeni zokuqala.
Abaqondisi bethu bazoba nama-kit osizo lokuqala kanye nomoya-mpilo ophuthumayo, futhi baqeqeshwe ukuba ngabaphenduli abasheshayo. Uma kwenzeka izimpawu ezinkulu, indlela ephumelela kakhulu yokwelapha ukwehla ngokushesha, futhi sizohlela ukususwa kwendiza enophephela emhlane uma kudingeka. Izinto ezibalulekile zokuphepha kwakho ukuxhumana kwakho okuqotho kanye nesivinini esiqhubekayo.
Ukulungiselela Nokufaneleka
Ukuze uhambo oluphephile noluphumelelayo oluya eManaslu, ukulungiselela okufanele kuyadingeka. Ngaphambi kokufika, siphakamisa okungenani izinyanga ezine kuya kweziyisithupha zokuqeqeshwa.
Ukuqeqeshwa kokukhuthazela ngemisebenzi ye-cardio njengokuhamba ngezinyawo, ukugijima, ukugibela ibhayisikili, nokusebenzisa izitebhisi, kanye nokuqeqeshwa komzimba ngokuzivocavoca ngamandla kuzoqinisekisa ukuthi imilenze yakho nomzimba wakho kungabhekana nezinsuku ezinde zokugibela izintaba nokuhamba ngezinyawo.
Kumelwe futhi ukwazi ukuhamba amahora angu-6 kuya kwangu-8 ukhuphuka futhi wehla entabeni unenqwaba yabantu, njengoba izinsuku zokuhamba ngezinyawo zinde futhi ziyakhathaza ohambweni lweManaslu Expedition.
Kunconywa kakhulu ukuba nesipiliyoni sokuphakama okuphezulu ngaphambi, okungukuthi, ukukhuphuka isiqongo esingamamitha angu-6000 noma uhambo olungaphezu kwamamitha angu-5000. Enye inzuzo ebalulekile izoba umkhuba wamakhono ayinhloko okukhuphuka izintaba, njenge-crampons, ukusetshenziswa kwe-harness, kanye nabantu abakhuphukayo.
Sizonikeza ukuqeqeshwa kokuvuselela ekamu eliyisisekelo, kodwa kungcono ukuza nokuzethemba okuyisisekelo. Amandla engqondo abaluleke ngokulinganayo njengoba uhambo lude futhi isimo sezulu singase sibe sibanda futhi sibe nzima. Ukuzola, ukubekezela, nokusebenza njengeqembu kuzokwenza ulwazi lwakho lube ngcono.
I-Visa kanye nezimvume
Ku-Manaslu Expedition, iningi labahambi lizothola i-visa yezivakashi yaseNepal esikhumulweni sezindiza saseKathmandu. Uzogcwalisa ifomu, ukhokhe imali, bese uthola isitembu se-visa; intengo ye-visa ingumthwalo wakho. Ipasipoti encane edingekayo izinyanga eziyisithupha, futhi kuyanconywa ukuthi ulethe izithombe zepasipoti.
Izimvume ezidingekayo zizotholakala emahhovisi asemthethweni ezingxenyeni zokuhamba ngezinyawo nokunyuka komzila.
Lokhu ngokuvamile kuhilela imvume yendawo enqunyelwe yendawo yaseManaslu, imvume yokukhwela izintaba yaseManaslu, kanye nezimvume zendawo yokulondoloza izindawo esizidlulayo.
Imithethonqubo kanye nemali yemvume ingahluka ngokuya ngesizini kanye nezinguquko kuhulumeni, kodwa sizokulungisa lokho eKathmandu, futhi akudingeki ukuthi ulinde umugqa ukuze wenze kanjalo.
Sizodinga ikhophi yakho yepasipoti yakho, izithombe, kanye nemininingwane yomshuwalense njengoba iceliwe ukuze sikwazi ukwenza amaphepha ngaphandle kwezinkinga. Ngemva kokulungiswa kwezimvume, sizokunikeza incazelo ecacile ngemithetho yomzila nezinto okufanele uziphathe ukuze uhlolwe izimvume endleleni.
Impilo Nokuphepha
Into yokuqala esiza kuqala ngayo ngesikhathi sohambo lweManaslu ukuphepha. Sizolandela uhlelo oluphelele lokujwayela, ukuhlolwa kwempilo kwansuku zonke, kanye nohlelo lokukhuphuka olungokoqobo, sihambisana nezimo zezulu kanye nesimo seqembu.
Abaqondisi bethu bangochwepheshe futhi baqinisekisiwe ngosizo lokuqala kanye nokuphathwa kokuphakama, futhi sizoba namakhithi ezokwelapha, umoya-mpilo ophuthumayo, kanye namadivayisi okuxhumana asebenzayo.
Kuzodingeka futhi sibe nezintambo eziqinile ezindaweni eziphakeme ngesikhathi sokukhuphuka kohambo lweManaslu Expedition, futhi sizodinga nezimpahla zokuphepha ezifanele, njengezigqoko zokuzivikela kanye nebhande, uma kudingeka.
Sizohlola futhi isibikezelo sezulu bese senza izinguquko ezizonciphisa ingozi yeziphepho nomoya. Uma kwenzeka ukugula noma ukulimala okukhulu, sizosabela ngokushesha futhi sinikeze usizo lokuphuma lapho kudingeka.
Sinendlela yokuphepha kuqala kanye neyokugcina isikhashana. Asisoze saphoqa muntu ukuthi aqhubeke ngaphandle kokuthi kuphephile noma uma umzimba ujwayela kahle.
Ngokuhlela kahle, ukusebenzisana, kanye nokuxhumana okuqotho, sizoqinisekisa indawo ephephile kakhulu kulolu hambo oluyinselele lwasezintabeni.
Transportation
Sizophinde sinakekele ukuthuthwa kohambo lweManaslu ngaphakathi eNepal maqondana nokufika nokuhamba. Sizophinde sifake ukuqoqwa kanye nokulethwa esikhumulweni sezindiza eKathmandu kanye nazo zonke izindlela zokudluliselwa ezishiwo ohlelweni lohambo.
Ukuze sifike ekuqaleni komzila kanye nokubuyela emuva eKathmandu, sizohamba ngezimoto zethu, ngokuvamile i-Four Wheel Drive jeep, ukuze siduduze futhi sinikeze ithuba lokuhamba kalula emigwaqweni yasezintabeni.
Uhambo lungase lube lude, yize sizodla ukudla, siphumule, futhi sime kafushane endleleni. Ukubambezeleka kwezindiza nakho kuyagwenywa ngokuthatha lolu hambo njengoba izindiza zasekhaya zingadingeki, ngakho-ke kwenza inhlangano ibe lula ukuyibikezela.
Isimo sezulu noma ukwakhiwa kungashintsha izimo zomgwaqo eNepal; sizokwenza uhlelo luguquguquke futhi sengeze isikhathi sokulungisa uma kudingeka.
Uhlelo olujwayelekile alubandakanyi izindiza zezindiza ezinophephela emhlane, kodwa uma kwenzeka isimo esiphuthumayo, kungahlelwa ukususwa kwezindiza ezinophephela emhlane. Singakubhukha futhi ukulandwa kwendiza enophephela emhlane noma sikulethe ngemali eyengeziwe, kuye ngemvume nesimo sezulu kuye ngokuthi.
Ukuhamba Umshwalense
Noma ubani ohlanganyela ku-Manaslu Expedition udinga umshwalense wokuhamba. Kufanele ube nomshwalense ochazwe kahle ohlanganisa ukukhuphuka izintaba okufika kumamitha angu-8000 kanye nokuphuma kwabantu ngokushesha ngendiza enophephela emhlane.
Ukukhuphuka izindawo eziphakeme akumbozwa yizinqubomgomo zokuhamba ezijwayelekile, ngakho-ke kungadingeka uthathe inqubomgomo ekhethekile yohambo. Endabeni yohambo, siphakamisa kakhulu ukuthi sikhokhele izindleko zokwelashwa, izindleko zokutakula, kanye nezindleko zokubuyisela ezweni lakini uma kwenzeka isidingo.
Ezindaweni ezikude ezinezintaba, ukususwa ngendiza enophephela emhlane kungabiza kakhulu; umshwalense ofanele uyindlela eqinisekile yokujabulela ukuthula kwengqondo.
Ngaphambi kokuba uhambo luqale, sizokucela ukuthi unikeze igama lomshwalense wakho kanye nenombolo yepholisi kanye nemininingwane yoxhumana naye ophuthumayo ukuze, uma kwenzeka isimo esiphuthumayo, sikwazi ukukwenzela okuthile.
Futhi, ngokuthenga umshwalense, yiba qotho, futhi uqinisekise ukuthi ukuphakama okuphezulu nomsebenzi wokukhuphuka uyambozwa; ngaphandle kwalokho, izimangalo zingase zenqatshwe.
Sinomshwalense wabasebenzi, ohlanganisa amalungu eqembu lethu kodwa awuhlanganisi amaklayenti, ngakho-ke, kufanele ucabangele ukuhlela inqubomgomo yakho ngaphambi kokuya eNepal.
Ukutholakala komshuwalense omuhle kuzokusiza ukuthi ugxile ekuqeqeshweni, ukujwayela, nokuhlala uphephile ezintabeni.
Izindleko Zakho Ezingeziwe
Nakuba iphakheji ye-Manaslu Expedition ihlanganisa iningi lezinto ezibalulekile zokuthutha, kuzodingeka usebenzise imali yakho encane.
Izindiza eziya neziphuma eNepal azifakiwe, futhi imali ye-visa yaseNepal ikhokhwa esikhumulweni sezindiza. Umshwalense wokuhamba uyimpoqo, futhi nawe uphethe wona.
Ukudla kwasemini kanye nokudla kwakusihlwa akuvamile ukufakwa eKathmandu ngaphandle kokuthi kuyisidlo sakusihlwa seqembu esihleliwe, ngakho-ke, udinga ukuhlela isabelomali sokudla kwasedolobheni kanye nokuthenga komuntu siqu.
Ungathola izindleko ezengeziwe zokudla okulula, iziphuzo ezibandayo, ishawa ezishisayo, ukushaja, kanye ne-Wi-Fi ohambweni lweManaslu Expedition.
Kungase kudingeke futhi uqashe noma uthenge imishini yokukhuphuka, futhi sizokusiza ekutholeni imishini emihle yokuqasha eKathmandu.
Kujwayelekile ukunikeza abaqondisi bezipho, amaSherpa, kanye nabathwali bemithwalo, futhi ibhonasi yentaba ngemva kokukhuphuka ngempumelelo nayo ivamile kumaSherpa wakho.
Kumelwe futhi ugcine isikhashana esincane uma kwenzeka ukubambezeleka okungadingekile (isib. ubusuku obengeziwe ehhotela noma ushintsho ohlelweni lwakho lokuhamba). Gcina imali esikhwameni esiphephile njengoba kungekho ma-ATM endleleni.
Ulimi Nokuxhumana
Kuhambo lwaseManaslu, ulimi ngeke lube yinkinga enkulu njengoba sizoba nabaqondisi abakhuluma isiNgisi. EKathmandu, isiNepali sivamile, kanti esifundeni saseManaslu, kunezakhamuzi eziningana zendawo ezikhuluma ulimi lwesiTibet ngaphezu kwesiNepali.
Umhlahlandlela wethu uzokwenza kube lula ukuxhumana ngohlelo lohambo lwaseManaslu ezindaweni zokuhlala, emadolobheni, nasezindaweni zokuhlola zemvume.
Imihlangano yethimba kanye nemiyalelo yokuphepha izohunyushwa ngesiNgisi esicacile, futhi sizokumema ukuthi ubuze imibuzo nganoma yisiphi isikhathi.
Iningi lentsha yendawo ezindaweni ezihamba ngezinyawo liyaqonda isiNgisi kancane, yize umhlahlandlela wakho uzokusiza uma kudingeka. Ngisho nemikhonzo eyisisekelo efana neNamaste iyamukelekile, futhi yakha ubudlelwano obuhle.
Ekuxhumaneni okubalulekile, iqembu lethu lizothembela kuma-radio kanye nezinhlelo zokuxhumana zesathelayithi, ikakhulukazi lapho kukhuphuka izintaba nalapho kusekamu eliyisisekelo. Ngokuyinhloko ukulawula ukuphepha kanye nezinhlelo zokusebenza, kunokuba kube yindlela yokuxhumana yansuku zonke.
Ngamafuphi, sizogcina ukuxhumana okucacile, okuqondile, nokusekelayo, ngaleyo ndlela sikwenze uzizwe ukhululekile futhi unolwazi endleleni.
Inethiwekhi Yeselula, I-inthanethi, kanye Nezindawo Zokushaja
Ngesikhathi sohambo lwaseManaslu, ukuxhumana kuncane kakhulu, ikakhulukazi phezulu entabeni. Kathmandu, uzothola ukumbozwa okuhle kweselula, kanti ohlelweni lweManaslu Expedition, isignali iba buthaka noma ayitholakali izinsuku eziningi.
Ungase uthole ngezikhathi ezithile ezindaweni ezimbalwa ezingaphansi komhlaba, futhi ngezinye izikhathi eduze neSama Gaon, kodwa akukho okunye ngaphandle kwalokho.
I-Wi-Fi iyindlela ekhokhelwayo kwezinye izindawo zokuhlala; noma kunjalo, ivame ukuhamba kancane futhi kufanele isetshenziswe kuphela kwimiyalezo hhayi ekusetshenzisweni kakhulu.
Sizokwazi futhi ukuxhumana ngokuxhumana ngesathelayithi ekamu eliyinhloko, ikakhulukazi ukusekela uhambo kanye nalapho kwenzeka isimo esiphuthumayo, futhi kuzoba nemiyalezo emifushane yomuntu siqu ezokhokhiswa imali eyengeziwe.
Ama-teahouse avame ukushaja inani elincane ngeyunithi ngayinye uma eshaja, futhi ugesi ungaba osebenzisa amandla elanga noma osebenzisa amanzi amancane.
Siphakamisa ukuthi ube nebhange lamandla elinamandla. Ekamu eliyisisekelo, sizoba nezinhlelo zelanga kanye nesiteshi sokushaja endaweni yokudlela, lapho izimo zivuma khona.
Ezinkambini eziphakeme, ukushaja akwenzeki, ngakho-ke sizoncoma ukuthi ushaje ibhethri futhi umboze amadivayisi ngokushisa ngokuwagcina eduze komzimba wakho.
Ungenzi Kulolu hambo
Ukuze senze uhambo lweManaslu luphephe futhi luhlonipheke, sizokucela ukuthi ulandele izinto ezimbalwa ezibalulekile. Ngeke sicasule isiko lendawo, ngakho-ke sizohamba ngendlela ejikelezayo yezindonga ze-mani nama-chortens, sigqoke izingubo ezihloniphekile emadolobheni, futhi sicele imvume yokuthatha izithombe zabantu noma zezindela.
Ngeke silahle udoti futhi sizonciphisa udoti futhi sinciphise ipulasitiki esetshenziswa kanye ngangokunokwenzeka, okuwusizo ekuhambeni ngokwethembeka ohambweni lweManaslu Expedition.
Ngeke siphambuke endleleni, futhi kufanele uhlale utshela umqondisi uma uzizwa ufuna ukuma noma ukubhekabheka. Izimpawu zempilo ngeke zinganakwa futhi sifuna usitshele ngekhanda elibuhlungu, isicanucanu, noma ukukhathala okungavamile kusenesikhathi.
Ngeke siphuze utshwala noma sibheme ezindaweni eziphakeme, njengoba kungase kwandise ukuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni futhi kulibazise ukujwayela. Ngeke futhi sibalekele izingozi ezingaphephile ukuze sithathe izithombe noma isivinini, njengoba intuthuko efanayo ephephile iyona ezuzisa kakhulu.
Sizohlala sikweluleka ukuthi ufune ukucaciselwa nomhlahlandlela kuqala uma ungaqiniseki ngokuthile.
Imithetho yezithombe kanye neDrone
I-Manaslu Expedition yamukela ukuthwebula izithombe, futhi sizoba namathuba amaningi amahle okuthwebula izithombe zendawo, impilo yasemakhaya, kanye nemibono yezintaba.
Sizokucela ukuthi uhloniphe izithombe zakho, ikakhulukazi uma uvakashela izindela noma uma useduze nomphakathi wendawo. Sikweluleka ukuthi ucele imvume ngaphambi kokuthatha izithombe eziseduze.
Sizokweluleka nokuthi uhlale uphephile lapho uthatha izithombe, njengoba umzila ungaba mkhulu, futhi indawo ephazamisayo ingabangela ukuwa. Endabeni yama-drones, imithetho iqinile kakhulu eNepal, kanti isifunda saseManaslu siyindawo enqunyelwe.
Ukundiza nge-drone kuvame ukubandakanya izimvume neziphathimandla zezindiza kanye namahhovisi endawo, futhi ukuvunyelwa kungase kubize futhi kudle isikhathi. Ukusetshenziswa kwe-drone kungabangela izinhlawulo noma ukuthunjwa ngaphandle kwemvume.
Ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi uhambo lweManaslu Expedition luhamba kahle futhi ngokusemthethweni, asiphakamisi ukuphatha i-drone ngaphandle kokuthi usuxoxisane kahle nazo zonke izimvume kusenesikhathi.
Izinkumbulo ezinamandla zizothathwa ngekhamera noma ifoni enhle. Sizokumema futhi ukuthi uzwe lesi sikhathi, hhayi phambi kwesikrini kuphela.