Imizila emihlanu emangalisayo yokuhamba ngezintaba phakathi kweziNtaba eziphakeme ze-Himalaya

I- Himalayas iyikhaya ezintabeni eziphakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni, futhi abantu abaningi bayozijwayeza nge-Everest kanye nemizamo ejwayelekile eyenziwe ukukhuphukela esiqongweni sale ntaba enkulu. Kodwa-ke, uma ujabulela indawo enhle yezintaba nokuhamba kodwa ungenalo ikhono lokuphakama, khona-ke kunezindlela eziningana ezungeze esifundeni esinikeza isipiliyoni esibucayi se-Himalaya ngaphandle kwenselele enkulu yokukhuphuka lezi zintaba. Kukhona into ekhethekile kakhulu ekuhloleni izintaba eziphakeme ze-Himalaya, futhi le mizila emihlanu yizibonelo ezimangalisayo zalokho ama-Himalayas okufanele anikele.

• 01 ka 05

  I-Annapurna Circuit, eNepal

  I-Annapurna Circuit ingenye yemizila ethandwa kakhulu e-Himalayas, futhi kunezinkulungwane zabantu abahamba ngale ndlela emangalisayo edlula ngaphansi kwezinye zezintaba eziphakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Umzila ungahamba ngezinyawo noma ngokungahambisani newashi, nabantu abaningi behamba ngokumelene newashi ukuze bazuze ekukhuphukeni kancane kancane endaweni ephakeme esiza ukugwema noma ukunciphisa izinkinga ngokugula okuphakeme. Iphuzu eliphakeme kakhulu lomgwaqo lidlula eT Thorung La, elitholakala ngamamitha angaphezu kuka-5 400, yingakho lokhu kungcono kakhulu okwenziwe njengendlela yokusekela nabalindi be-sherpas ukusiza ngokuhamba, ukupheka nokuphatha izinkemba. Lokhu kwenza kube lula ukuhlola futhi ujabulele indawo okuzungezile, njengoba uhamba isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto amabili kuya kwamathathu.

• 02 ka 05

  I-Snowman Trek, eBhutan

  Cishe cishe inyanga ubude, lokhu akuyona indlela eyabadangele futhi idinga izinga lokuzivocavoca futhi, kodwa lembula ezinye izindawo eziyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu nezindawo esifundeni, kufaka phakathi nendlu enkulukazi ye-Nest yase-Nest ekhonjiwe ebusweni bomhlaba. Uhambo luhlola indawo yesifunda saseLunana esikude futhi luhlolisisa amahlathi ase-Alpine okuthakazelisayo kanye nokuyeka ukuhlala emadolobheni amancane ukuze kutholakale emgwaqweni, kanti ukukhuphuka kwezinga lokunyuka kuzokwakha ezindaweni eziphakeme lapho uzohlala khona uhamba ngezintaba ezingaphezu kuka-5,000 amamitha. Njengendlela ehamba phambili e-Himalayas, lo mzila ungagcwaliswa kuphela ngoSepthemba no-Okthoba njengoba izimo, ikakhulukazi iqhwa, lishiya le ngxenye yeBhutan inqunywe isikhathi esingakanani sonyaka, futhi ama-avalanche nezimo zenza kube kungalungile ukuhamba ngezinye izikhathi wonyaka.

• 03 ka 05

  I-Trek eya eK2 Base Camp, ePakistan

  Le ndawo ye-Himalaya idonsela izivakashi ezimbalwa kunezinye izingxenye zesifunda, njengoba ikhona emngceleni phakathi komakhelwane abangenabuhlobo, eNdiya nasePakistan. Kodwa-ke, labo abajoyina inqwaba ekamu eliphansi ngaphansi kwentaba ephakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni bayothola ukuthi ubukhosi bentaba ephakeme buyinto ekhangayo lapha njengenye indawo, kanti izinsuku eziyishumi nanhlanu noma ngaphezulu endleleni i-adventure, endaweni yaseCompordia ibe isitsha esimnandi esizungezwe izintaba eziphakeme. Ukhetho olwengeziwe lokuthatha umshini wezinsuku ezimbili ekuqaleni komgwaqo eduze ne-Karakoram Highway ekhishwe yanezela okunye okuthakazelisayo kulo mzila.

• 04 ka 05

  I-Mount Kailash Pilgrimage, Isifunda saseTibet Autonomous, China

  I-Mount Kailash ingenye yezindawo eziqhelile kunazo zonke emhlabeni wamaBuddhist , futhi kulabo abafuna ukuhamba okuncane okuhamba ngezintaba ze-Himalayas, isifunda esingamashumi amathathu namamayela kulesi siqephu esikude sendawo singagcwaliswa cishe izinsuku ezintathu. Kukhona abantu abaningi abahamba emakhaya abo eNdiya ukuze bakwazi ukuvakashela intaba, kepha uhambo oluya endaweni luvame ukuqedwa ngebhasi ngezinsuku ezimbalwa ukusuka eK Kathmandu noma eLhasa, ngenkathi kuhamba ngezindiza zezindiza kungenzeka, nakuba kuyabiza. Indawo evelele lapha iyingqayizivele futhi ayidingi ukukhuphuka kakhulu, nakuba umgwaqo ungomunye ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-4 000 ngakho ukugula kwe-altitude akunakunakwa ngokuphelele.

• 05 ka 05

  I-Manaslu Circuit, eNepal

  Inketho eqinile eNepal uma ufuna ulwazi lwezintaba eziphakeme, lo mzila uhambela intaba ephakeme yesishiyagalombili emhlabeni wonke, iMasaslu, kanti futhi uthatha ezinye zezintaba zeqhwa ezimangalisayo zeqhwa. Lo mzila ungathatha phakathi kwamasonto amathathu namane, futhi uhlanganisa ushintsho olukhulu ezindaweni ezivela ezigodini ezishisayo ezingamamitha angama-1 000 ukukhuphuka kancane kancane emagodini nasezigodini ezinhle kakhulu kuze kube seLarkya La pass ezingaphezu kwamamitha angu-5 000. Lo mzila ujoyina i-Circuit Annapurna ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokugcina, lapho uzobona khona umthamo wonyawo wenyuka ukwanda kakhulu.