I-Tuckerman Ravine ayiyona indlela ye-newbie skier
I-cirque okuthiwa i-glacial ebusweni obuseningizimu-mpumalanga yeNtaba. IWashington eNew Hampshire, i-Tuckerman Ravine inikeza ithuba eliyingqayizivele lokushushuluza kwentwasahlobo kanye nethuba lokuvula iqhwa. Kuyinto evulekile unyaka wonke kubantu abahamba ngezinyawo, abagibeli bezindiza kanye nabanye abathandekayo abangaphandle, kodwa njengoba kukhona ingozi enkulu ye-avalanche ngesikhathi sezinyanga ezihamba phambili, uTuckerman Ravine akuyona into enhle ye-skier ye-novice phakathi nobusika.
Esikhundleni salokho, bakhuthazwa ukuba balinde entwasahlobo, lapho izinto zihamba kancane.
Le yiyona ncazelo ye-skiing ngokweqile empumalanga ye-US, kodwa uma usuphikele inselelo, iTuckerman Ravine ne-Mount Washington ngokuqinisekile kuzokunika ulwazi lokukhumbula.
Umjaho we-Ski eTuckerman
Emuva kuma-skies ka-1930 kwakuvamile eTuckerman, kodwa akekho okwakungokwemvelo njengoba i-American Inferno, umjaho wamamayela angu-4.2 owawuvela emhlanganweni. Ngo-1939, i-skier egama layo linguToni Matt ngengozi engafanele futhi yaphela ngokushushela phansi ekhanda likaTuckerman, elihlanganisa izinyawo ezingaphezu kuka-4000 ezinemizuzu eyisithupha nesigamu, ngokuwina kalula umncintiswano.
Ukusuka lapho, umqondo wokweqa lolu donga olukhulu luhlobo oluthile oluye lwashiya, lukhula lube yinkambo yokuhamba kwabaningi bezintaba zasempumalanga e-US, kanti abaningi baqhubekela emathafeni ayo phakathi kuka-Ephreli noJulayi unyaka ngamunye.
Tuckerman Ravine Perfect for Spring
I-Tuckerman Ravine yisitsha esikhulu esivulekile esibekelwe emthambekeni osempumalanga weNtaba iWashington, intaba ephakeme eNyakatho-mpumalanga.
Njalo entwasahlobo, ochwepheshe, kanye neziqhumane eziqine kakhulu kanye nabaqhwa beqhwa benza i-pilgrimage lapho. Uhambo luqala ezicathulweni zakho zokuhamba, njengoba uhamba umzila ogijimile wamamitha angu-3.1 kuze kube ngaphansi komfula. Uma usukhona lapho, ugqoke amabhukhisi e-skis noma e-snowboard owawuthwele, uthinte isikrini noma ibhodi esikhwameni, bese uqala ukukhuphukela emgodini ojubane ukuya ngasemgqeni.
Kungaba ngumsebenzi wokuzilibazisa, kodwa inzuzo ingaphezu kokuyigugu.
Amakethi ayisisekelo okusiza usizo lokuqala agcinwe ngasemadwaleni yi-Mount Patrol Volunteer Ski Patrol eWashington, kodwa ngokuqinisekile awufuni ukuwasebenzisa uma ungadingeki.
Lungiselela iNtaba iWashington Weather
Isimo sezulu eNtshonalanga Washington siyazi ukuthi siyashintsha, sishintsha ngesikhashana. Futhi njengoba sekushiwo ngenhla, amathuba okuba yi-avalanche yiwona oqhubeka njalo. Kunesizathu sokuthi iNtaba iWashington kuthiwa inesimo sezulu esibi kunazo zonke emhlabeni: Kwaphela amashumi eminyaka, ibamba irekhodi lomoya oqine kakhulu emhlabeni. Ngo-Ephreli 12, 1934, isivinini somoya esivumelwaneni safinyelela emakhilomitha angama-231 ngehora, elalilokhu irekhodi elimi kuze kube yilapho liphelile ngo-2010.
Ngezimo eziyinselele engqondweni, uma ungumkhumbi we-novice noma u-skier, noma ulinde kuze kube yilapho unamava amaningi ngaphambi kokuzama uTuckerman noma uhambe nomqondisi owaziwa kakhulu futhi ulalele lokho akutshela ukuba ukwenze ngaso sonke isikhathi.
Khetha Umzila Wakho
I-Tuckerman inemigwaqo eminingi abadlali bezindiza abangakhetha kuzo lapho benquma ukwenza umzala wabo. I-Gully Left ingenye yezindlela ezilula phansi, nakuba isalokhu inika inselele efanelekayo kwabasha.
Khumbula, ngokuqhubekayo uye ngakwesokudla, isimo esiqinile futhi kunzima kakhulu izimo zithola, nge-Centre Gully ne-Icefall kokubili okunikeza ama-angles angama-55 noma ngaphezulu. I-Chute ingenye inselele ehamba phakathi kwamadwala amabili amakhulu endleleni, futhi isetshenziselwa ochwepheshe kuphela.
Kuze ngakwesokudla kakhulu, abakwa-skiers bazothola i-Right Gully, eqinisweni yehlela ekukhuphukeni okulula, kodwa-ke, ama-skiers abanamava kakhulu akhuthazwa ukuba ahlale eduze nemiphetho.
Indlela Yokulungiselela I-Tuckerman Ravine
I-Tuckerman Ravine yi-skiing eqondile nokugibela, ngakho-ke udinga ukwazi ukuthi uzitholela kanjani ngaphambi kokuthi uphakamise intaba. Kulula ukulimala lapho, futhi kunomkhawulo noma akukho usizo uma ugcina unenkinga.
Uma uhlose ukweqa noma ukugibela eTuckerman Ravine, qala ngokuvakashela i-tuckerman.org, isayithi leWebhu yase-Washington Avalanche Center.
Kule sayithi, uzothola imibiko yesimo sezulu neqhwa, izibuyekezo zangeviki, izithombe, iziphakamiso zokuhlela uhambo, kanye nedatha ye-avalanche. Noma yikuphi ukuxwayisa kuzothunyelwa lapha futhi.
Esinye isayithi esithandwayo kubantu abadabula i-Tuckerman yisikhathi se-Tuckerman Community Forum. Hamba futhi ehhovisi le-US Forest Service e-White Mountains National Forest, lapho i-Mount Washington ikhona khona.
Ukukhuphuka eNtabeni yase-Washington nokweqa i-Tuckerman Ravine akudingi lutho (ngaphandle kokugqoka nokuphumula emzimbeni wakho). Uma ufuna ukuhlala kule ndawo ngobusuku bonke, i-Appalachian Mountain Club ine-Hermit Lake Shelters futhi ihamba ngeJoe Dodge Lodge. Ukuze uthole imininingwane, vakashela ukulala kwe-AMC ku-Pinkham Notch.