01 ka-06
Isingeniso sokuvakashela i-EBC
Umbono weMt. I-Everest kusukela endaweni evelele, ikamu labalandeli be-trekkers libukeka ekhoneni lesokudla. Isithombe nguSara Naumann. Wonke Amalungelo Agodliwe. Ngavakashela i-Everest Base Camp (noma i-EBC njengoba kubizwa ngokujwayelekile ngabashayeli bezokuvakasha) ngeTibet Vista ngoMeyi ka-2014. Kuyavunywa, ngangingazange ngenzile ucwaningo oluningi ngaphandle kwamanani obuningi futhi ngicabanga ukuthi sizobe sibheke ngaphandle abakwaSherpas nabakwaSherpas ababengenayo.
Manje ngiyazi iqiniso: kunezinhlobo eziningi ze "Everest Base Camps" zezintaba zangempela zezintaba futhi zenza indlela yazo kancane kancane entabeni, zihambela emakamu ahlukahlukene asemgwaqeni endleleni. I-EBC izivakashi eziya kuyo imane nje: i-EBC yomvakashi. Ungabona i-high-tech gear yezinkampani zangempela ezivela kude kodwa awuvumelekile ukuxuba. Lokho kusho ukuthi usufike endaweni engamamitha angu-5 200m (~ 17,000feet), ngakho-ke akuyona into yokuba namahloni ngalokho. Ukwengeza, unemibukiso emangalisayo ka-Everest, ngisho nasemadwaleni ngemuva kokuzikhulula ekuseni. Angikaze ngibe nokubuka okumangalisa kakhulu kusuka ewindini lami lokugezela.
02 ka 06
Ukufika e-Everest Base Camp
Ngokushesha akekho isibonakaliso semifino njengoba ukhuphuka endaweni ephakeme emgwaqeni omude futhi onesizungu waya e-Everest Base Camp. Isithombe nguSara Naumann. Wonke Amalungelo Agodliwe. Ayikho enye indlela yokukusho: sinesihogo sokushayela. Kuye ngezimo nokuthi uhlobo luni lwemoto oyikho, kungathatha noma yikuphi amahora angu-8 kuya kwangu-12 ukuze ufike ku-EBC kusuka eShigatse.
Umgwaqo "omuhle" wawusakhiwa ngakho kwakudingeka sithathe indlela ende nangemva kokuhlola, umgwaqo waphela futhi wehla endleleni yegrivel. Ngesinye isikhathi, igravel yafaka indlela yokungcola futhi njengoba sasiqhubekile ebhasi ibanjwe. Sasihamba futhi sibheka njengoba umshayeli wethu futhi ehola amatshe aqoshiwe ngaphansi kwamavili ngemuva futhi ekugcineni, ibhasi yaphuma. (Sasiyalwe ukuhamba eceleni kwebhasi kuze kube yilapho sifike endaweni ephephile, emincane, emhlabathini odakeni.)
Ngakho-ke kuyintandokazi. Kodwa uma uyingxenye encane e-4-wheel drive, ngeke ikuthathe isikhathi eside. Kodwa ngizobe ngineluleka ukuba ulungele ukwengeza amahora ambalwa kunoma yisiphi isikhathi lapho uhamba khona.
03 ka 06
Ukufika ku-EBC
Ukuzama ukukhululeka ngaphakathi etendeni e-Everest Base Camp (iTibet Side). Isithombe nguSara Naumann. Wonke Amalungelo Agodliwe. Uzodlula edolobhaneni elincane lapho kunesizindela esibizwa ngeRongbuk. Indlu yezindwendwe inezindlu ezincane zezihambi ezamukela abahambi kepha satshelwa ukuthi kungcono (ukuhlanza, ukukhululeka) ukuhlala ekamelweni lamatende uma kungenzeka.
Funda isibuyekezo sami sokuhlala e-EBC Tent Village .
Safika njengoba nje ilanga selihlezi kodwa sakwazi ukubuka ukuhlwa kwe-Everest futhi ukujabula kokubona intaba kwenza i-drive iyifanele. Sasihambisa izinto zethu etendeni njengoba ukukhanya kuphelile futhi bezama ukukhululeka njengoba umoya washaywa nxazonke etendeni, izinja zikhalaza futhi abambalwa bethu banqotshwa ukugula okuphakeme.
04 ka 06
I-Dawn Trek eya e-Everest Base Camp Scenic Point (ama-5,200m)
Indlela ekuntambama endleleni eya e-Everest iphuzu elimangalisayo. Isithombe nguSara Naumann. Wonke Amalungelo Agodliwe. Umqondo wukuthi uhamba amahora amabili ukusuka emzaneni ayishumi kuya endaweni ephakeme lapho kukhona umbono ovelele ka-Everest (kanye nekamu labaqaphi bezintaba, ngokusobala). Uma ungafuni ukwenza uhambo, ibhasi lezokuvakasha lingakuxosha ukusuka emzaneni wetende kuya endaweni evelele emaminithini angu-15.
Labo abazwa kahle ngokwanele ukukwenza bakhuphuka ngaphambi kokuphuma kwelanga ukuqala uhambo. Ngama-5 200m (~ 17,000feet) ukuhamba kancane kodwa imibono iyamangalisa. Uhambo lukuholela emzaneni wetende kuze kube yindlela emincane edumazayo ehamba kancane lapho uhamba. Ngemva kokukhuphuka intaba (ngokubukwa okumangalisayo kuka-Everest kakade), uyabona indawo evelele kanye nazo zonke ezinye izivakashi. Uhla ukusuka kule ntaba ukuhlangabezana nomgwaqo bese ukhuphukela kwelinye intaba encane ehlanganiswe namapulagizi omthandazo - umbono ovelele.
05 ka 06
I-Everest Base Camp Scenic Point 5,200m
Iqembu lethu futhi liqondise phezulu kwezwe. Isithombe sihlonishwa nguSara Naumann. Wonke Amalungelo Agodliwe. Kunzima ukungajabuli ngokuphelele emehlweni ka-Everest, izinkulungwane zamaphelegi omkhuleko endaweni evelele futhi izakhamuzi ezikanye nazo zenza indlela yazo phezulu. Ngempela uzizwa uthanda ukugubha futhi kukhona umuzwa wangempela wokusebenzisana - ukuhambisa nxazonke amakhamera ukuthatha izithombe phambi kombono omuhle emhlabeni.
Siphakamise isethi yamapulagi omthandazo phezulu kobukeli, sabekwa izithombe eziyikhulu futhi ngokudabukisayo, sabuyela emuva eMt. Everest. Eqeqenjini lethu layishumi, kuphela abayisithupha kithi okwenza ngalo ekuseni futhi ngenkathi bekuyoba kuhle ukuhlala elangeni futhi sibheke u-Everest usuku lonke, kwakudingeka sibuyele ukuhlola abangane bethu futhi siqale isikhathi eside ukubuyela emuva eShigatse.
Inothi elilodwa, ngenkathi kungekho ukubonisa kwangaphandle kwegunya, ngamanye amazwi, awuboni abalindi abahlomile behamba bezungeza njengokwenziwe kuBarkor, umqondisi wethu usixwayisile ukuthi angazami ukufaka amafulegi kazwelonke endaweni ephambili. Omunye wethu wayelethe ifulege lase-Australia kodwa umqondisi wethu wathi ngesikhathi esingcono singavunyelwa ukulifaka futhi nakakhulu, angangena enkingeni enkulu. Lokhu kungenye nje isibonakaliso sandla esinzima abaseTibet basinda ngaphansi.
06 ka-06
Ukususa i-Everest Base Camp
Ukumisa isikhashana ngamathuba wesithombe endleleni eya e-EBC iphuzu elimangalisayo. Isithombe sihlonishwa nguSara Naumann. Wonke Amalungelo Agodliwe. Sakwazi ukubuyisela ematendeni kusuka kwelinye lamabhasi ezokuvakasha futhi sasibonga ukuthi akudingeki sihambe amahora amabili emuva. Ngemuva kokufika emuva, sathola ukudla kwasekuseni okusheshayo, siphakamise futhi silayisha konke emuva ebhasini. Sasibuyele emuva eShigatse ngo-10am.
Ukuvakasheka kubonakala kufushane kakhulu. Kwasithatha isikhathi eside ukuba sifinyelele ku-Everest, indawo ephakeme yangempela neyokomfanekiso yohambo lwethu, futhi manje sesivele sisendleleni. Kwadingeka ngihlale emuva ebhasini isikhathi esithile ukuze ngibheke umbono.