Emamitha angu-5895 (ukuphakama kwamamitha angu-19,341), uMt. I-Kilimanjaro iyinhloko ephakeme kunazo zonke e-Afrika kanye nentaba ende kunazo zonke ehamba phambili yamahhala ezweni lonke. Kubuye kube yindawo evelele yokuya endaweni yokuvakasha, nabantu abaningi abayibhala ohlwini lwabo lwebhakede lwezindawo abangabafisa ukuvakashela. Ngenkathi intaba ingadingi amakhono athile ezobuchwepheshe ukukhuphuka, isaba yinselele enkulu kunoma yikuphi okuncane.
Ngendawo yayo enamadwala nezindawo eziphakeme eziphakeme, kungamangaza izivakashi ezingakulungele ngezinga layo lobunzima. Kodwa kulabo abakwenza phezulu, kuyinto ejabulisayo ngaphandle kokunye.
Yini eyenza iKili ikhetheke?
I-Kilimanjaro ibizwa ngokuthi "i-Everest Yomuntu Wonke," okusho ukuthi nakuba kuyinselele yokuzintaba inselele, cishe noma ubani obeka ingqondo kuyo angakwazi ukufinyelela phezulu. Isimo esihle somzimba kubalulekile ngempela, futhi izinga elifanele lokuzimisela liyadingeka futhi, kodwa ingxenye enkulu, ukukhwela kuyatholakala kakhulu futhi kungabizi. Ngokuphambene, uMt. I-Everest idinga izinyanga ezimbili zokukhuphuka isikhathi, isipiliyoni esikhulu nesakhono, i-gear ekhethekile kakhulu, kanye nezindleko zamashumi ezinkulungwane zamaRandi. Isikhathi kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali kweKili, ngakolunye uhlangothi, yingxenyana yalokho, okuyibeka kahle endaweni yomuntu ohamba nge-adventure .
Intaba inezici eziningi eziyingqayizivele ezazihlukanisa nezinye izindawo zokuhamba. Ngokwesibonelo, endleleni eya emhlanganweni, abagibeli bahamba ngezindawo eziyisihlanu zezulu, kuhlanganise nemvula yamanzi, i-heather, ama-moorlands, ugwadule lwe-alpine, nezimo ze-polar eduze nephezulu. Ukwengeza, njengoba i-Kilimanjaro ingeyona ingxenye yezintaba ezinkulu, imibono yezindawo ezizungezile iyasimangalisa kakhulu.
Abahambi bangavame ukubona amamayela kuzo zonke izinkomba - yilapho leyo mibono ingabonakali ngamafu okuvame ukungena ngaphansi komzila abahamba kuwo.
Imizila yokuhamba
Kukhona imizila eminingi engathathwa emhlanganweni weKilimanjaro , ngayinye enezinselele zayo kanye nezici ezihlukile. Njengoba kukhonjisiwe ngenhla, le mizila ingeyona ezobuchwepheshe, okusho ukuthi abagibeli abadingi ukuba nabanoma yiliphi ikhono lokuzintaba ukuze bakhuphukele phezulu phezulu. Kungenxa yezinhloso nezinhloso, uhambo oluphakeme kakhulu oluzokuvivinya ngemoya walo omncane nemigwaqo emincane kunokuba kunzima ukukhuphuka izithiyo.
Imizila eyisikhombisa i-Kili ihlanganisa uLemosho, Machame, Marangu, Mweka, Rongai, Shira, no-Umbwe. Kulabo, uMarangu ngokuvamile uthathwa ngokuthi "elula," okwenza kube lula kakhulu. I-Machame ibonwe ngokuba yindawo evelele kunazo zonke, nakuba ibuye iminyene kakhulu. Ngenye yaleminye imikhakha inezakhiwo zayo eziyingqayizivele futhi, ihlanganisa inselelo enkulu kanye namathafa amahle, izimangaliso zemvelo, nezakhiwo ezizimele ezingatholakala kuphela ngalezo zindlela.
Inani lezinsuku entabeni
Isibalo sezinsuku esichitha ukuhamba e-Kilimanjaro singathinta ngokuqondile izinga lokuphumelela kwabagibeli.
Abaningi bazozama ukumbamba ngezinsuku ezincane ezinsukwini ezinhlanu ukuya kwezinsuku eziyisithupha, okuyinto ekhuphuka ngokushesha eholela ithuba lokukhula kokugula okuphezulu . Ngenkathi imizila emincane ingabizi kakhulu, nayo iyanzima kakhulu ukuqedela. Kucatshangwa ukuthi ngalezi zindlela, abahambi bawubona nje izinga lokuphumelela elingama-60% ngenxa yokuthi imizimba yabo inesikhathi esincane sokungenelela emoyeni omncane.
Ngokuphambene nalokho, ezinye zezindlela zidinga izinsuku ezingu-7 kuya kwezingu-8 ukuze zifinyelele esihlanganisweni, zinike umzimba isikhathi esiningi ukuze ulungiselele izimo entabeni, futhi usebenze ngokusebenza ngendlela ephezulu ekuphakameni. Izinga lokuphumelela kulezo zindlela likhuphukela ezingaphezu kwezingu-90% ngenxa yokuhamba kancane kokukhuphuka. Kunconywa ukuthi noma ubani ozama ukukhuphuka eKilmanjaro acabange enye yalezi zikhathi eside ezikhuphuka ukusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi kukhona okuhlangenwe nakho okuphephile.
Usuku Lwemhlangano
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iyiphi indlela oyithatha ngayo phezulu, uSuku LweSomlomo ngokuqinisekile luzoba yinto ende futhi enzima. Amathimba amaningi asuka ngaphambi kokuphuma kwelanga, ekhanyisa imigwaqo enezihloko zawo lapho ehamba. Lokhu kuqinisekisa ukuthi banesikhathi esiningi sokuvuka nenyuka entabeni ngaphambi kokuhlwa, lapho kuvela khona emini. Ukufika eGilman's Point noma eStella Point ngasemngceleni we-volcanic crater kuyisikhathi esithakazelisayo sabasebenzi, kodwa le nhlangano isamahora angu-1/2 nehora elilodwa ukusuka kulezo zindawo ezifanele. Ukuqhuma kokugcina phezulu kuningi kwenza kube nzima kakhulu ngemimoya emnandi, izinga lokushisa okubandayo, neqhwa elinzima.
Njengoba ungacabanga, imibono engenhla iyasabeka kakhulu. Akuyona nje u-Uhuru Peak kuphela - igama elisemthethweni lenhlangano - libheke ukukhwabanisa okukhulu kwe-Kili, kepha linikeza izivakashi ukubuka okuvelele kwama-glaciers asele phezulu kwentaba. Ngalesi sikhathi, amafu amaningi angaphansi kwalabo abahamba ngezinyawo, abavame ukuzwa umuzwa wokukhululeka, injabulo nokujabula lapho beqeda ukunyuka kwabo.
Phansi, Phansi, Phansi
Ukufinyelela esiqongweni sentaba kungumyingcele nje kuphela wempi, futhi abaningi bathola ukuthi ukwehla kungaba yinto enzima kakhulu. Ukuhla emhlanganweni kungakhipha imishanguzo eminingi emilenzeni kakade idinwe, okwenza kube yisiteji esimangalisa salolu hambo. Ngenkathi umoya ocebile uqala ukukhumbuza izimpawu ezihlobene nokuphakama, imilenze ivame ukuhlupheka ekukhuphukeni. Akusizi ukuthi amaqembu amaningi achitha izinsuku ezingu-6 kuya kwezingu-7 ezikhuphukayo, futhi u-1 kuya kwe-2 kuphela ehlehla phansi, ephonsa izinkulungwane ezinyawo enqubo.
Uma ucabangela ukukhuphuka kweKilimanjaro, qiniseka ukuthi ushiya igesi elincane elitini ngenxa yokuzala kwakho. Kungenzeka kube nzima kakhudlwana kunalokho okulindelekile, futhi i-pair of trekking izingodo zingasiza kakhulu.
Ukusebenzisa Imisebenzi Yomhlahlandlela
Insizakalo yomhlahlandlela iyadingeka ukuba uhambe eKilimanjaro, okusho ukuthi kufanele ubhale nenkampani egunyazwe ukuthatha abahambayo entabeni. Lezo zinsizakalo ngokuvamile azihlinzeki ngeziqondiso zobuchwepheshe kuphela zokuhola indlela, kodwa abathwali abathwala izimpahla ezinzima ezifana namatende, ukudla, uphethiloli nezinye izinto zokusebenza. Banikezela nabapheki ukuba balungise ukudla ngenkathi bekamise, kanye nezinsizakalo zezokwelapha, uma kudingeka isidingo.
Ngenkathi kunezinkampani eziningana ezinikeza uKilmanjaro ukukhuphuka, akuzona zonke ezidalwa ezilinganayo. Umzila weTusker ungomunye wabaqhubi abakhulu entabeni. Izinga labo lobuchwepheshe kanye nenkonzo alinganisani futhi liyanconywa kakhulu. Basesiphetho esiphakeme se-spectrum yamanani, kodwa inkampani idlula ukulindela ngazo zonke izindlela.
Uma ucabangela ukukhuphuka kweKilimanjaro ngokwakho, kungcono ukuthi ungene njengoba ulungele ngangokunokwenzeka. Lokho kufaka hlangana nokwazi ukuzuza nokulimala komzila oyikhethileko, ukuzwisisa iinselele ezizokuza, nokuzilungiselela ngokomzimba ngangokunokwenzeka. Uhambo oluya ophahleni lwe-Afrika lunye lwezinkambo ezilukhuni kakhulu ozoke uqale kuzo, kodwa futhi kuyinto evuzayo kakhulu.