Ukugula Kwesisindo Ehlane? Ungakukholelwa Kakhulu
Okungenani izivakashi nezivakashi ezintsha eziya e-Albuquerque zikhohlwa ukuthi ukuphakama kuka-Albuquerque kuphakeme kunalindelekile, futhi imiphumela yokuphakama ephakeme akufanele ishiywe ngengozi. Othile ohambela eFlorida noma emagumbini, lapho ukuphakama kufike khona noma ngaphansi kolwandle, kuzomelwe uzizwe imiphumela yokuvakashela umuzi onokuphakama okuhamba ngamamitha angu-5 000. Isigodi somfula i-Albuquerque singamamitha angu-4 900, futhi emagqumeni aseSandias , ukuphakama komuzi kungamamitha angu-6 700.
Izivakashi eziningi eziya e-Albuquerque nazo zikhetha ukugibela iSandia Tramway, ephuma ngamamitha angaba ngu-7 000 kuya ku-37 378.
Isizathu Sokugula
Ukugula kwe-altitude kwenzeka ngenxa yokuthi, ezindaweni eziphakeme, umoya-mpilo uhlakazeka kakhulu. Kwenzeka uma umuntu engasetshenzisanga ukuphakama okuphezulu avela emazingeni aphansi afike endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-8 000 noma ngaphezulu. Izimpawu zokugula kwe-altitude zibandakanya ikhanda, ukulahlekelwa yifiso nokuhlupheka ukulala.
Kungani lokhu kwenzeka? Siphila ngaphansi kolwandle olukhulu lwomoya olumkhathi. Ezingeni elwandle, isisindo somoya ngenhla sicindezela umoya oseduze nathi. Kodwa njengoba uhamba phezulu, kune-air compressing encane, noma ingcindezi eyancipha. Kukhona ama-molecule ambalwa okomoya, ngakho-ke kuthiwa ngezinye izikhathi umoya "ulula" lapho uhamba khona. Noma ubani okhuphuka eMt. U-Everest, isibonelo, kungase kudingeke enze kanjalo ngosizo lwamathangi e-oxygen.
Imizimba yethu ithola izindlela zokukhokha lokhu, futhi inqubo ibizwa ngokuthi ukuxhumeka.
Izinto ezimbili zenzeka cishe ngokushesha. Siphefumula ngokujulile futhi masinyane ukuze sikhulise inani le-oxygen elifika egazini lethu, amaphaphu, nenhliziyo. Izinhliziyo zethu ziphakamisa igazi elingaphezulu ukwandisa inani le-oksijini ebuchosheni nasezintweni zethu. Ukuhlala ezindaweni eziphakeme, imizimba yethu ikhiqiza amanye amangqamuzana egazi abomvu nama-capillari ukuze athathe oksijini.
Amaphaphu ethu akhula ngesayizi ukuze sikwazi ukuphefumula.
I-Acclimating
Labo abaqala ukuthuthela e-Albuquerque kusuka emadolobheni nasemadolobheni asezingeni elwandle bathola ukuthi kuthatha isikhashana ukuqondisa ukuphakama. Noma ubani ovakashela iCrestia Crest futhi ehamba emigwaqweni yayo, kuwukuhlakanipha ukuyithatha kancane ngenxa yezinga eliphezulu. Uma umuntu ohambahambayo egijima ngokushesha kakhulu ukuze amaphaphu aqhubeke, kuyoba nomuzwa wokuphefumula. Ungawuqhubeki umzimba wakho ngaphezu kwalokho okwazi ukuya khona. Thatha isikhathi sakho, futhi ungamangali uma kudingeka ukhiphe ukunyuka ku-Crest Trail. Ungakwazi ukujabulela umbono ohle kakhulu kusukela phezulu kwe-Sandias ukuya esigodini esingezansi. Yehla endaweni ephansi ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ukuze uzizwe ungcono.