Isimo Umzimba Wakho Ngaphambi Kokuhamba Ukuhamba noma Ukuhamba Izintaba
Abaningi abahamba ngezinyawo bahamba ngezinyawo, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhambo oluya e-Everest Base Camp, uhambo oluya phezulu e-Kilimanjaro, noma ukunyuka isikhathi eside e- Appalachian Trail . Ngaphambi kwanoma yiluphi uhambo lwaloluhlobo, umqondo omuhle ukuhlola izinga lakho lokuzivocavoca, futhi uqale ukuma uma ungaboni ukuthi ulungele ngokwanele. Ngisho noma uhlela ukuhamba ngeRockies nama- llamas noma amahhashi athwala izimpahla zakho nempahla yakho, uzoyithokozisa umsebenzi we-prep uma usukho emgwaqeni.
Ukuze uthole umqondo wokuthi ungahamba kanjani ngokuhamba kahle, sasihlala ne-Q & A no-Alicia Zablocki, okhonza njengomqondisi weLatin America Programme ye-Mountain Travel Sobek. Uchithe isikhathi esiningi ehlola i-Latin America, kuhlanganise nokuhamba ngezintaba zaseColombia nasePatagonia, ukugibela i-Inca Tail, nokulandela amajagu angenalutho eBrazil. Nakhu okumele akhulume ngakho.
Q. Kufanele ngiqale ukuqeqesha kude kangakanani, ngakho-ke ngisesimweni esifanele sokujabulela uhambo?
Uma unempilo enhle, qalisa ukuqeqeshwa okungenani izinyanga ezintathu ngaphambi kokuhamba. Qala ngokuqeqesha okungenani kwezinsuku ezintathu ngesonto bese ukwandisa kancane kancane ngezinsuku ezine noma ezinhlanu ngesonto, njengoba usondela eduze nosuku lwakho lokuhamba.
Q. Luhlobo luni lovoti lwe-cardio oludingekayo?
Ungagijima, ukugijima noma ukuhamba ngebhayisikili. Ukuqeqeshwa endaweni ye-hilly kuyindlela engcono kakhulu yokufeza impilo yakho ye-aerobic. Yenza inzuzo nokulahleka okuningi ngangokunokwenzeka, ngoba yilokho ozothola endleleni.
Ngamanye amazwi, eziningi zokukhuphuka nokuhlaselwa.
Q. Ngingakwazi yini ukugqoka ama-mileage ukuhamba ngezinyawo noma ukuhamba ngezemidlalo, noma ngidinga ukuqeqesha ngaphandle.
Nakuba ukuqeqeshwa kokuphakama okuphuma ngaphandle kungcono kakhulu, uma kungenjalo inqwaba yamagquma noma izintaba lapho uhlala khona ungakwazi nakanjani ukuqeqesha ejimini. Ngingathanda ukuncoma ukusebenzisa i-Stairmaster kanye nesitatimende sokubhala phansi ngenkathi ngigqoke isikhwama esikhwama sokwenza umgomo onzima kakhulu.
Ngenxa yokuthi akulula ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuphuma ngaphandle emsebenzini, ukushaya i-gym yokugqoka kungumshini oqinile.
Amakilasi okupaka amafutha ayindlela enhle yokuphakamisa izinga lenhliziyo yakho ezingeni eliguqukayo. Qinisekisa ukuthi uqinisa ukuqina kwemisipha ekamelweni lesisindo, futhi uhlanganise ukuhamba okude esimisweni sakho okungenani kanye ngesonto.
Q. Kungcono ukuqeqesha nomngane uma kungenzeka? Uma kungenjalo, yikuphi amasayithi e-intanethi lapho umuntu angathola khona isimiso sokuqeqesha?
Ngenkathi ungakwazi ukuziqeqesha ngokwakho, kuhlale kuwumqondo omuhle ukuba nomlingani wokuqeqesha ukuze ukwazi ukugqugquzela futhi ubambe iqhaza phakathi nezinyanga oziqeqeshayo. Ungathola abanye abantu ukuthi baqeqeshe ngokujoyina iqembu lezintaba noma iqembu. Kunezindawo eziningi ezinhle ezinikeza izincomo zohlelo lokuzivocavoca ngokusezingeni lakho lokuzivocavoca. Vakashela i-HikingDude.com noma i-Mountain Survival workout.
Q. Uyancoma ukuthola ukuhlolwa ngaphambi kokuqala ukuqeqeshwa kwami?
Yebo, njalo kunconywa ukuthi uxoxe nodokotela ngaphambi kwanoma yiluphi uhlelo olusha lokuqeqeshwa. Hlala uphephile ngaphambi kokuthi uqale futhi uqinisekise ukuthi umzimba wakho ulungele izinselele ezintsha eziseduze.
I-Zablocki's View on Equipment for Treks
Q. Yiziphi izinhlobo zezicathulo nesimo sabo? Kufanele ngilethe iPoles?
Ngezinye zezinyawo zethu e-Mountain Travel Sobek - njengendlela yokuhamba e-Patagonia - sincoma ukulinganisa okuphakathi, zonke izikhumba, izikhumba eziqinile zokuhamba ngezinyawo nge-ankle enhle nokusekelwa kwe-arch, kanye ne-trap kuphela traction. Ama-boots kufanele angabi namanzi ngokuqinisekile. Kweminye indawo efana ne-Inca Trail egcwele izinyawo zokuhamba ngezinyawo ezisekela kahle ama-ankle. Amabhuzu kufanele aphule kahle futhi afanele ukuhamba isikhathi eside endaweni engombala. Into yokugcina ofuna ukuyenza yakha ama-hotspots noma amabhansela ngenkathi usohambeni.
Amapolisi noma izinti zokuhamba ziwusizo kakhulu, njengoba lokhu kukhulula emathangeni akho ngesikhathi sokuhamba okude futhi kukusiza ukusekela lapho kokubili ukukhuphuka nokuwehla. Uma ungajwayele ukusetshenziswa kwabo, sebenzisa ukuwasebenzisa ngaphambi kokuba uhambe.
U. Ngiyiphi indlela yokugqoka engiyodinga?
Yilungele. Njalo uletha nawe gear yokuphefumula gear nawe (Gore-Tex noma impahla efanayo).
Uma uya ePatagonia noma ePeru, sincoma ukubeka. Letha isethi yama-baselayers (aka angaphansi kwezingubo zangaphansi); isendlalelo esingaphakathi nekhati elifudumele noma i-pullover eboya, ukuhamba ngezinyawo, nejazi elifudumele; futhi igobolondo elingenakuvinjelwa njengengqimba yakho engaphandle.
Ukwenza ukuthi uqiniseke ukuthi unezikhwama ezimbili ezifanele kuzoqinisekisa ukuthi ugwema ukuphumula. Sincoma amasokisi akwa-Thorlos njengoba efika ngendwangu yokweqa okuzokwenza uhambo lwakho lukhululeke kakhulu. Futhi ungakhohlwa inqola yakho namagilavu!
Q. Yimaphi amabhaja wamandla okufanele ngiwalethe ukugcina ngihambe phakathi kokudla?
Izinkambo eziningi ezihleliwe zinikeza izinhlobonhlobo zokudla okulula okuhamba ngezinyawo. Izithelo yindlela yakho engcono kakhulu njengoba iphezulu e-fibre nama-calories, futhi izithelo ezomile zingakusindisa igumbi lokupakisha. Uma uletha imishayo yamandla qinisekisa ukuthi iphezulu kuma-carbs, njenge-Bear Valley Pemmican imigoqo noma amabhafa e-Clif.
Q. Uyancoma noma yiluphi uhlobo lwamabhodlela amanzi ukuze ugcine uketshezi lapho uhamba?
Ibhodlela lamanzi omlomo omkhulu likhulu, futhi uma unenkampane ungayigcwalisa ngamanzi ashisayo ebusuku ukushisa isikhwama sakho sokulala. Ama-Camelbaks noma amanye amasistimu e-syringe ye-bladder nawo ayindlela enhle, kodwa siphakamisa ukuthi usalokhu uletha ibhodlela lamanzi ngisho noma une-Camelbak yakho. Amabhodlela ayasiza kakhulu ngenkathi esekampeni lapho kungenzeka ukuthi ngeke ugqoke iphakethe lakho.
Q. Luhlobo luni lomthwalo okufanele ngiwalethe?
Shiya imithwalo ekhaya futhi ulethe isikhwama esikhundleni. Kuyinto ewusizo kakhulu futhi elula ngenkathi iphuma endleleni. Funda ukupakisha isikhwama sakho ukuze uthole izinto ngokuphumelelayo, futhi usebenzise ukuhamba nayo ngaphambi kokukhipha.
Ukukhanya okuhambayo kuyisihluthulelo ekuhamba ngezinyawo nokuhamba ngezinyawo. Ngenkathi iphakethe lakho lingase lingazizwa likhulu manje, ekupheleni kwesonto lakho lokuqala lizozizwa liphindwe kabili. Ngakho gcina izinto zikhanya futhi ukhumbule ukuthi uzogqoka izingubo zakho kaningi.
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