Yonke Into Ozoyidingayo Ukuze Ufike Emagqumeni eNepal, eTibet naseBhutan
I-Nepal ingenye yezindawo ezithandwa kakhulu emhlabeni wonke, futhi ngesizathu esihle. Yaya eminye imigwaqo engcono kunazo zonke emhlabeni, kuhlanganise ne-Annapurna Circuit ekhangayo, kanye ne-hiver ethandwa kakhulu e-Everest Base Camp. I-adventurous ngempela ingase ifike nayo yonke inqwaba ye-Himalaya Trail, ehamba ngamakhilomitha angaba ngu-2800 engqondweni ngokusebenzisa izilungiselelo ze-alpine ezingalingani nanoma iyiphi enye intaba.
Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba uhambe, uzofuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi une gear efanele ukukugcina uphephile futhi ukhululekile endleleni. Ukusuka ekutholeni isikhwama esifanele sokugqoka izicathulo ezifanele nezembatho, uzofuna ukuhlela konke okudingayo ngaphambi kokuba uhambe u-Himalaya.
Okulandelayo ukubuka ngokugcwele kwegiya oyoyifunayo nawe ekuhambeni kwakho nge-Nepal, i-Tibet, noma ye-Bhutan, futhi ngenkathi kunezinye izinto ezizoletha, le mikhiqizo isebenza isisekelo esihle ukuze uqalise uhambo lwakho.
Izambatho Ezikhethiwe Zokuhamba Izintaba ze-Himalaya
Uma udala uhlelo oluhle lokuhleleka kokuhlala ukhululekile ngaphandle, konke kuqala ngesendlalelo sesisekelo. Lezi yizihloko zokugqoka ezihlala eduze kwesikhumba, futhi zisiza ukugcoba umswakama ukusigcina sisomile futhi sikhululekile. Ukuphefumula kakhulu, izendlalelo eziningi zisezingeni eliphakeme ngokwanele ukuba zizodwa, noma ngokuhambisana nezinye izingubo; qiniseka ukuthi ulethe kokubili phezulu nangaphansi-sincoma i-Patagonia Capilene Series ukuze uthole zonke izidingo zakho zokubeka.
Isendlalelo esiphakathi kwanoma yiluphi uhlelo lokubeka phansi luhlezi phakathi kwesisekelo negobolondo langaphandle futhi linikeza ukubaluleka okubalulekile kokufudumala. Ngokuvame ukwenziwa ngoboya, ububanzi obuphakathi nendawo bufaka ukwedlulela ohlelweni ngokuvumela ukuthi lengezwe noma lususwe njengoba kudingeka. Lolu ungqimba luzofika nezisindo ezihlukahlukene ukuze kufane nokushisa.
Ezimweni ezibandayo, gqoka okuthile okukhudlwana futhi kunzima kakhulu, kodwa njengoba i-mercury ikhuphuka ishaya ingubo elula. Ngenkathi usendleleni e-Himalaya, ukulinganisa okuphakathi okuqinisekile kuzoba ukuhlanganisa okunamnandi kakhulu ekhabethe lakho, ikakhulukazi ngezinsuku ezibandayo ezindaweni eziphakeme.
Njengoba ukhuphukela phezulu ezintabeni, izinga lokushisa lizokwehla kakhulu. Yingakho uzofuna ukuthwala ijaji eliphansi nawe lapho uvakashela eNepal. I-lightweight, i-packable kakhulu, futhi efudumele kakhulu, i-jackets ephansi iyisisekelo esiyinhloko emhlabeni wezintaba ne-trekking. Lapho imimoya iqala ukukhala futhi iqhwa liqala ukuhamba, uzohlala ufudumele futhi ukhululekile kunjenge-Mountain Hardwear Stretch Down HD jacket. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yiyiphi ijaji eliphansi oya nayo, nokho, qiniseka ukuthi uwuthola ngokungenwa kwamanzi phansi. Akugcini nje ukugcina i-loft yayo engcono kodwa iqhubeka isebenza kahle ezimweni ezinomthunzi.
Okokugcina, uzophinde ufune ijajethi ehambisana nokunye ukugqoka izinsuku eziningi endleleni. Igobolondo lesiphepho lihambisana nalezi zidingo kahle, lihlinzeke ukuvikelwa kokubili umoya nemvula. Isivivinya esincane, futhi esincane kakhulu kune-jacket phansi, igobolondo yenzelwe ukuphishekela okusebenzayo ezintabeni. Uma ubhanjiswa ngesistimu yokubeka, inikeza ukuzivikela kwangaphandle okukusiza ukuba uhlale ushisayo futhi owomile lapho isimo sezulu sithatha ukuphenduka.
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Isigqoko sokugcina sambatho sakho sokuhamba kufanele sikhiphe i-pair nice yezinyawo ezihamba ngezinyawo, ezenzelwe ukuhamba ngezinyawo futhi zinikeze ukusekelwa emadolweni futhi zihlalise ngenkathi zivumela ukuthi umuntu ogqokile ahambe anganaki ngisho nasezindaweni ezinzima. Izindwangu ezinjengalezo ezihlinzekwa yi-Fjallraven zakhiwa ukusebenza njengengxenye yendlela yokubeka, okuvumela ukuba ugqoke ungqimba lwesisekelo ngaphansi uma kunesidingo.
Izembatho zokugqoka zokuhamba ngezintaba ze-Himalayans
Ukusuka ekupaketheni amasokisi angakwesokudla ukuletha ihhashi elifanele kanye namagilavu, izesekeli zokugqoka ozozihambisela uhambo lwakho emigwaqeni ye-Himalaya ziyobathinta kakhulu induduzo nokulula kohambo lwakho.
Abantu abaningi abafaki ukucabanga okuningi emasokisi abo, kodwa bayisici esiyinhloko sokugcina izinyawo zakho zijabule futhi ziphilile endleleni ende.
Uzofuna amasokisi akhululekile, aphefumule, futhi anikeze ukuvikelwa okuningi. Namathela ku-wool merino, noma into efanayo, njenge-Smartwool Hiking Socks yokusebenza okuhle kakhulu okuzungezile.
Ekhuluma ngezicathulo, imigwaqo yokuhamba e-Himalaya ingaba kude, ibukhali, futhi idinga; yingakho uzodinga i-pair of amabhuzu amahle ukusiza ukugcina izinyawo zakho, izinyawo, nemilenze ivikelwe kahle futhi uzizwa uhlanzekile. Izicathulo zokuhamba ezikhanyayo ngeke zizinqume ezintabeni ezinkulu, ngakho-ke zibeke imali ebhokisini elakhiwe ngokuhlelwa kabusha noma ukuzintaba-sincoma into efana ne-Lowa Renegade GTX njengesibonelo.
Kuye ngokuthi iyiphi indlela ohamba ngayo, nesimo sezulu ohlangana nayo endleleni, kungase kudingeke uthwale ama-glove amabili weglavu nawe. Iphazi elikhanyayo lokugcina izandla zakho zifudumele lapho isimo sezulu siqala ukuphola-njenge-North Face Power Stretch Glove-futhi isibambano esinyene, esineziphuzo ezingaphezulu uma amazinga okushisa ethatha impela-njenge-Globe Outdoor Research Stormtracker. Izimo zingabandakanya iqhwa noma imvula ebandayo kakhulu, futhi iiglavu ezinhle zizovumela izandla zakho ukuba zihlale zifudumele lapho kwenzeka.
Ngokuqinisekile uzofuna ukuthwala isigqoko nawe ekuhambeni kwakho nge-Himalaya, futhi cishe kungenzeka okungaphezu kweyodwa. Ezingxenyeni ezingezansi, ihitshi elibanzi lisiza ukugcina ilanga liphuma ebusweni bakho namehlo (i-Marmot Precip Safari Hat), futhi uma uhamba phambili ngaphezulu kwekhanda le-beanie lokunamathisela njenge-Mountain Hardwear Power Stretch Beanie kungenzeka. Noma ngabe yikuphi, uzojabula ukuthi unesivikelo esithile senhloko yakho kuyo yonke indlela, njengoba izimo zingahluka ngokuphawulekayo kusukela ngosuku olulodwa kuya kwesinye.
Okokugcina, singathanda ukuncoma ukuthwala i-Buff nawe hhayi ohambweni olufana nalolu kodwa kuningi lapho ungase khona khona. Lesi sici esihlotshaniswayo sezingubo singasebenza njengesibhakela, intambo yentamo, i-balaclava, i-facemask, nokuningi. Itholakale ngezinhlobonhlobo zezingcaphuno, izisindo, nezitayela, uzokujabula ukuthi unayo eyodwa ye-adventure yakho elandelayo.
I-Outdoor Gear yokuhamba ngezintaba ze-Himalaya
Okokugcina, uzofuna ukuqiniseka ukuthi uhamba ngezinyawo zokuhamba ngezinyawo kanye netende ukuze uthole indawo ekhululekile yokulala ekuhambeni kwakho kanye nesikhathi esincane esilula ukukhuphuka izintaba ngokujwayelekile.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhamba ngokuzimela noma ngeziqondiso, uzodinga isikhwama esimnandi esinezikhwama eziningi zokugcina ukuphatha zonke izinto zakho. Phakathi nosuku, uzodinga ukufinyeleleka okulula kwezendwangu ezingaphezulu zokugqoka, ukudla okulula, imishini yekhamera, nezinye izinto ezihlukahlukene, futhi iphakethe lakho lizoba yisihluthulelo sokuthwala yonke leyo mishini nokuningi. Qinisekisa ukuthi i-hydration isilungele, okusho ukuthi ingabamba isambiso samanzi, ikuvumela ukuba uthathe kalula isiphuzo ngenkathi uhamba endleleni. I-Osprey Atmos 50 AG isinqumo esihle sokuhambisana nazo zonke lezi zidingo.
Ubusuku obuningi e-Himalaya buzosetshenziselwa ukuhlala ezinkundleni zendawo zamaNepali noma ngezinye izikhathi ngisho namatende, kuye ngokuthi indawo. Njengoba ukuphakama kwezinga eliphezulu kukhula, ubusuku buzofika bukhuni, okusho ukuthi uzodinga isikhwama esihle sokulala ukuze usize uhlale ufudumele futhi ukhululekile njengoba i-mercury yehla. Leso sikhwama kufanele sibe nesilinganiso sokushisa se-degrees Fahrenheit (-17 degree Celsius) noma uzobeka ingozi yokubanda kakhulu. Siphakamisa u-Eddie Bauer Kara Koram, kodwa uma kudingwa imfudumalo eyengeziwe, ungangenisa isikhwama sokulala nge-liner.
Ukubamba izingodo kubalulekile ekunyuka kwebanga elide njengalezo ozothola e-Himalaya. Banganikeza ukuzinza nokulinganisela kokubili ngenkathi bekhuphuka futhi behlehla phansi, bakusindise ukugqoka nokukhala okukhulu emadolweni akho. Ukusebenzisa lezi zinduku zokuhamba kungathatha kancane ukujwayela, ngakho-ke sebenzisana nabo ngaphambi kohambo. Ngaphandle kwendlela, izinkuni zokuhamba njengeLeki Corklite Antishock ziyoba umngane wakho omusha omkhulu.
Ngemishini efanele ephaketheni lakho, uzohlala ufudumele, ukhululekile, futhi ujabule ekuhambeni kwakho kwesinye sezilungiselelo ezihle kakhulu ezitholakala noma kuphi eMhlabeni. Hamba bese uhamba. I-Himalaya ilinde.