Ufuna ukuthatha izintaba? Qala NgeziNtaba ezingu-6

Kwabaningi abazoba yizivakashi, iphupho lokugcina ukukhwela iMat. Everest, intaba ephakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni onamamitha angu-8848 (29,029 amamitha). Kodwa ngaphambi kokuba noma ubani angakwazi ukulandela ezinyathelweni zikaGeorge Mallory, uSir Edmund Hillary, noma Ukuqothula iNorgay, kumele baqale bathole isipiliyoni esiyigugu kanye namakhono abalulekile ekuqhumeni ezinqabeni ezingaphansi noma asebenzise ingozi yangempela yokulimala noma ngisho nokufa. Kodwa lapho kufanele baqale khona leyo nqubo? Kufanele bahambe kuphi uma befuna ukugubha izinzwane zabo emanzini ngaphambi kokuba baqhubekele ezintabeni ezinzima? Nazi izindawo ezinhlanu ezinjalo zokuqala kwezintaba zezintaba ukuze ufunde ubuciko.

• 01 ka-06

  Khetha '14er' eColorado (Colorado, eU.SA)

  Uma kuziwa ngokuba nezintaba eziningi ukukhuphuka, iColorado inesibusiso somcebo. Njengoba kuphakama izintaba ezingu-53 eziphakeme ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-4267, kunezinselelo eziningi ezitholakala. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ufuna ukuzulazula okulula noma udinga okuthile okwebuchwephesha, kukhona "u-14er" (njengoba waziwa endaweni) ongakwazi ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zakho. Iningi elikhuphuka lithatha usuku nje lokuqedela, yize imigwaqo ende ingadinga ukuhlala ekamelweni ebusuku ngokuya ngomzila wakho, isivinini, isimo sokunye, njalo njalo.

  Ubani Ongakhuphuka Nge: Abangane nomndeni ngokuyinhloko. Asikho isidingo somhlahlandlela kuningi lama-Colorado angu-14, ngakho-ke uzobe ufunda ukuhamba ngomzila wedwa. Lezi ziqongo zinkulu ukuthola isiteleka sakho, ukufunda ukuphatha iphakethe, ukuhlolwa kwamagesi, noma nje ukufunda nje izindophi.

• 02 ka 06

  Mt. Baker (Washington State, eU.SA)

  Emamitha angu-3286 (10,781 ft) ukuphakama, Mt. Baker iyindawo enhle yabaqalayo ukuba baqale ukusika amazinyo abo. Ukuphakama kwalo akukwesabeki kakhulu, kodwa namanje kusencane ngokwanele ukuba baqale izintaba ukuze bathole umqondo wokuthi bazokwenzenjani njengoba umoya uba mncane. Indlela yokuya enkundleni ayiyona ezobuchwephesha ikakhulukazi, kodwa igxiliwe kakhulu, okwenza abagibeli bazuze ithuba lokuthola ulwazi olubalulekile ngokusebenzisa ama-crampons ukuze basize ukuhamba ngezinyawo ezindaweni ezigxilile. Ukukhuphuka okugcwele kuthatha usuku olulodwa olude kakhulu, kepha lokho nakho kuyinto enhle yekusasa elingase lizayo lapho izinsuku zezinsuku ziqala ekuseni futhi zivame ukuphela kwesikhathi.

  Ubani Ongakhuphuka Nge: I-American Alpine Institute inikeza inombolo eqondiswayo ekhuphuka kuMt. Umklamo kufaka phakathi isingeniso sezintaba zezifundo.

• 03 ka 06

  Mt. URainier (Washington State, eU.SA)

  Futhi esesifundazweni saseWashington, eMt. U-Rainier ubhekwa njengenye yezindawo ezikhuphuka phambili ezikhuphuka kulabo abafuna ukufunda amakhono ayisisekelo okuzintaba noma abathintekayo. Emamitha angu-4392 (14,411 ft) ukuphakama, ubude bude kuneMt. Baker futhi udinga amanye amakhono ezobuchwepheshe ukuze afinyelele phezulu. Kuhambo lokuqeqesha kule ntaba, uzofunda kabanzi ngokungena ezintambo, usebenzise imigqa yokuzinza, futhi uthole ulwazi oluthe xaxa oluhamba ngeqhwa neqhwa. Lona intaba lapho abaningi abakhuphuka khona bethola ukunambitheka kwabo kweqiniso kokuqala kwe-alpinism, futhi kuyisinye sezintaba ezivelele kakhulu emhlabeni. Ukunyuka emhlanganweni kanye nasemuva kuthatha cishe izinsuku ezintathu.

  Ubani Ongakhuphuka Ngayo: I- Rainier Mountain Guides ibilokhu iholele ukuhambela esiqongweni sentaba iminyaka ecishe ibe ngu-50, futhi iyaqhubeka ibe enye yezinsizakalo ezihamba phambili kakhulu kuRainier namhlanje.

• 04 ka 06

  I-Cotopaxi (e-Ecuador)

  Uma usulungele ukuthola ukunambitheka kweqiniso kwamazinga aphezulu, i-Cotopaxi iyisinqumo esihle sokuhlola amaphaphu akho. Ngamamitha angu-5897 (19,347 ft) ukuphakama, lo mlilo ongu-Ecuadorian indawo enhle yokufunda ukuthi umzimba wakho uphendukela kanjani emoyeni okhulayo. Futhi njengoba indlela eya emhlanganweni ihlanganiswa iqhwa neqhwa, okwenza kube yi-technical-tech, ama-crampons aphinde abe yingxenye yalokho okuhlangenwe nakho. Iningi leCotopaxi likhuphuka kuphela kuphela ngezinsuku ezingu-3-4 inani, ngokwengxenye ngoba abagibeli baqala endaweni ephakeme kakhulu. Kodwa, kukhona okuhlangenwe nakho okubalulekile okumele kutholakale khona nokho.

  Ubani Ongakhuphuka Nge: I- Alpine Ascents inikeza izinkambo zeCotopaxi, kanye nezinye izintaba-mlilo e-Ecuador.

• 05 ka 06

  I-Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)

  Okunye ukukhuphuka okungezona ezobuchwepheshe okuholela ekukhuphukeni kwezinga eliphezulu, ukukhuphuka kwe-Kilimanjaro kuluhlu lwamabhakede amaningi ohambo lwe-adventure. Emamitha angu-5895 (19,341 ft) Kili iyintaba ende kunazo zonke e-Afrika kanye nenhlawulo ephakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Yiphinde ibe indawo enhle yokuhlola amaphaphu akho emoyeni omncane, kodwa njengoba kuthatha izinsuku ezincane ezinsukwini ezingu-5-7 ukuze ufinyelele esiqongweni, futhi kuyintaba enkulu ukuze uthole ukunambitheka kwempilo yokuhamba. Uzofunda ukuthi kunjani ukuhlala ematendeni ngesonto ngesikhathi, indlela yokuhamba ngayo yonke imini, nokuthi yini edingekayo ukuze ufinyelele ekugcineni phezulu emva kwesikhathi esiningi endleleni. Ekukhuphukeni kwe-Kili, ungafunda okuningi ngawe kanye nezinhloso zakho zokuzintaba.

  Ubani Ongakhuphuka Nge: I- Tusker Trail iyinkonzo ehola phambili e-Kilimanjaro, futhi isevisi yabo iyesibili kuya kweyodwa. Ikamu eliduduzayo, iziqondiso ezinobungane futhi ezinolwazi, futhi ezinye zezinsiza ezinhle kakhulu ebhizinisini. Ngeke ngihambe nanoma ubani omunye.

• 06 ka-06

  I-Island Peak (i-Nepal)

  Uma usufinyelele wonke amakhono odinga ukukhuphuka e-Himalaya - indawo yokudlala yezintaba zezintaba - ekhanda ukuya eNepal ukuze uhambe e-Island Peak. Emamitha angu-6188 (20,305 ft) ukuphakama, izophinde iphinde imise imingcele yakho yomzimba ukuze ufunde ukuthi usulungele ukunyuka uye ezintabeni ezinkulu kakhulu ezitholakala eNepal naseTibet. Ngenkathi lokhu kukhwela kudinga kuphela izinsuku ezingaba ngu-2-3 ukuqedela (ukuvumelanisa isikhathi kuthatha isikhathi eside!) Uzobe uthola ulwazi kuma-crampons bese usebenzisa i-ice ax njengoba wenza umhlangano wokugcina ucindezela. Uma usukhulile kule ntaba, uzobe ulungele ukuthuthela kwabanye e-Himalaya nangaphesheya.

  Ubani Ongakhuphuka Nge: Ababonisi Bokuzijabulisa Bahlinzekela uhambo lwezinsuku ezingu-24 ukuya esiqhingini sase-Island Peak ukuthi alusebenzi nje isingeniso esihle sokukhuphuka kwe-alpine e-Himalaya kodwa futhi nokuphila esikhathini eside. I-Everest idinga izinyanga ezimbili ukuqedela, ngakho-ke uma ungakwazi ukwenza amasonto amathathu, "i-Big Hill" cishe ayiphumeli embuzweni.