Mera Peak Climbing

Tashi Delek wochokera ku umodzi mwamizinda yochititsa chidwi kwambiri ku Asia ya Kathmandu. Pambuyo pa pulogalamu yokumana ndi moni ku TIA, mtolankhani wathu wosankhidwa adzakuyendetsani m'misewu yosangalatsa ya likulu kupita ku hotelo yomwe mwasungitsa kale.

Chonde sonkhanitsani mphamvu zanu ndikukhala ndi kamphindi kuti mupumuleko pakutha kwa jet lag. Pulogalamu yathu yokwera mapiri a Mera Peak iyamba pokhapokha okwera athu onse akafika ku hotelo.

Mutha kugwiritsa ntchito nthawiyi kuti muzolowere mpweya watsopano wa Kathmandu ndikuyenda mozungulira hoteloyo kuti mudziwe bwino za komweko.

Madzulo, wotsogolera wathu adzayendera hotelo yanu, ndikudziwitsani mamembala onse a gululo, ndikupereka chidule chokoma chaulendo wathu.

Tsopano mutha kupita kukamizidwa m'dziko lokoma la Kathmandu.

M’maŵa, mudzayendetsa galimoto limodzi ndi wotitsogolera alendo kuti muwone mbali zachipembedzo za Kathmandu. Kachisi wa Pashupatinath, Swayambhunath, ndi Boudhanath adzakubatizani m'malo awo oyera. Kenako, mudzayendetsa kupita kudera lakale la Kathmandu kupita ku Durbar Square ndikuwona cholowa chake cholemera.

Tsopano masana adzakhala operekedwa kwa kukonzekera ulendo. Wotsogolera wathu adzayang'ana zida zanu kuti atsimikizire kuti muli ndi zonse zomwe mukufuna, komanso adzakuthandizani pogula kapena kubwereka zinthu zilizonse zomwe zikusowa.

***Chonde pumani msanga ndi kugona mokwanira momwe mungathere kuti tiyambe ulendo wathu pakati pausiku. Zili choncho chifukwa, panthawi yokwera kwambiri komanso kukwera mapiri, maulendo apandege opita ku Lukla nthawi zambiri amasamutsidwa kuchokera ku Kathmandu Airport kupita ku Ramechhap Airport kuti achepetse kuchulukana kwa magalimoto ku TIA.

Ngati ndi choncho, tidzayenda kwa maola pafupifupi 4 kudutsa msewu wamapiri wa Nepal kuti tikafike ku tawuni ya Ramechhap ku Sun Koshi Valley kuchokera komwe tidzakwera ndege ya mphindi 20 kupita ku Lukla.

Konzekerani kukhala ndi imodzi mwamaulendo apandege okongola kwambiri koma osangalatsa kudutsa Manaslu, Kanchenjunga, ndi Everest kuti mukafike ku mzinda wa Sherpa ku Lukla.

Bwalo la ndege lodziwika bwino la Lukla, lomwe limatchedwanso Tenzing-Hillary Airport limapereka chidziwitso chotere chomwe chidzakukumbukireni kwa nthawi yayitali.

Mukangotsika mundege, kongde Ri yayikulu kwambiri ya 6187 m komanso nkhope zaubwenzi za gulu lathu la Sherpa zikupatsani moni. Pambuyo pokonza katundu wanu, tidzanyamuka kupita kumalo athu oyamba okhala kumapiri ku Paiya.

Njira yathu poyamba idatsika kwambiri kwa maola awiri kutitengera ku Surke. Tsopano, tikwera mokwera kwa maola ena a 2 kuti tikafike ku Pake.

Pamaso panu padzakhala malo obiriwira obiriwira ngati chinsalu chokutidwa ndi mitengo yokhuthala ya paini, mlombwa, ndi ma rhododendron. Kuyenda m’dera lokongola ngati limeneli n’kosangalatsa kwambiri.

Chutak afika posachedwa kuti apumule mwamtendere pansi pa phiri la Kalo Himal. Tipitilizabe kupita patsogolo ndikukwera phiri lathu loyamba la Chutak La lomwe limafikira kutalika kwa 2945 m.

Njira yotsikirayi ititengera pang'onopang'ono ku Paiya komwe tidzakapeza tili pakati pa Tengi Ragu Tau (mamita 6,938), Khatang (mamita 6,582), ndi Kongde Ri.

Tidzayambitsa ulendo wathu m'bandakucha ndikutsika pang'onopang'ono kuchokera ku Paiya kupita kumadzi abata ndi oyera a Paiya Khola. Apa tidzakumana ndi mlatho wathu woyamba wachitsulo woyimitsidwa m'mwamba womwe udzatiyendetse pa khola ndi kutitsogolera kunjira yomwe ikukwera nthawi zonse kumtunda wa 3081 wa Khari la Pass.

Mbiri yokongola ya Khumbila Himal (5761 m), Gyanchung Kang (7952 m), pamodzi ndi Tham Danda (2344 m) itha kuyamikiridwa kuchokera pano. Njirayi tsopano itsata njira yokhotakhota yomwe imakwera mpaka kukafika ku Lenjikharka.

Tsopano titenga njira yokongola yodzaza ndi zomera zobiriwira, makamaka nkhalango za rhododendron, duwa lophiphiritsa kwambiri la Nepal pomwe pansi pake, mtsinje wamadzi amkaka, Dudh Koshi udzatitsatirabe mpaka titafika ku Panggom. Kuchokera m'mudzi uno, titha kuwona bwino njira ya Everest yomwe imayambira ku Jiri.

Tsiku lathu lalikulu loyenda ulendo limayamba ndi kukwera ku Panggom La Pass (3175 m). Zidzakhala pafupifupi maola 4/5 akuyenda (mmwamba ndi pansi) pomwe tidzakhala ndi malingaliro athu oyamba a Mera Peak ndi Numbur Peak (6958 m).

Tsopano titsika kwambiri kuchokera pachidutsacho ndikukumana ndi mlatho wina wautali wachitsulo wodutsa pamwamba pa Hinku Khola wokongola. Naulekh Peak (mamita 6240) ikhala yonyezimira pamene tikulowera ku Sibuje (mamita 2770).

Kuchokera pano, tidzapitirizabe kumtsinje wa nkhalango kupita ku Ningsow komwe tidzagona m'malo obisalamo omwe sangakhale omasuka koma omwe angatilole kusonkhanitsa zochitika zapadera pakati pa chilengedwe.

Tidzayamba tsiku lathu ndi kukwera kotsetsereka kupita kumalo othawirako odabwitsa otchedwa Ramailo Danda omwe ali pamtunda wa 3120 m. Mogwirizana ndi dzina lake, imapereka malingaliro odabwitsa a Mera Himal pamodzi ndi 6367 m Kusum Kanguru.

Tidzatsika paphirilo ndi kutsika panjira yokhotakhota yomwe imakwera ndi kugwa pafupipafupi, yomwe imatifikitsa ku Tama Khola wabata. Tidzawolokanso mlatho ndikuyenda mofatsa kwa mphindi pafupifupi 30 kuti tikafike ku 4G Danda, malo osangalatsa a tiyi.

Maonekedwe obiriwira obiriwira, odzazidwa ndi nsungwi ndi ma rhododendrons adzatipititsa patsogolo ku Chhatra Khola. Kuyambira pano, tili mkati mwa malo osungirako zachilengedwe a Makalu Barun National Park.

Ulendo wathu wokwera upitilira pafupifupi ola limodzi ndi mphindi makumi anayi ndi zisanu kudutsa m'nkhalango zobiriwira za rhododendron ndi makapeti a moss mpaka titafika kudera lofatsa.

Idzatsatiridwa kwa maola atatu kapena anayi otsatira mpaka titafika ku Taktor. Hinku Khola aziyenda momasuka pambali pathu pamene tikuyenda kupita kumudzi wokongola wa Tashing Dingma.

Kenako, ulendo wathu udzachitika pa mlatho waukulu womwe uli pa Sanu Khola. Maola awiri kapena atatu oyenda mofatsa ndipo tidzakhala mu malo osangalatsa a Kothe.

Tidzadutsa poyang'ana National Park ya Makalu Barun ndikukhazikika m'malo amodzi ofunda am'mudzimo.

Lero, tiwona kutha kwapang’onopang’ono kwa nkhalango pamene tikukwera pamwamba. Tidzatenga dala mayendedwe odekha lero kuti tithe kutengera mtunda wa 4000 m womwe titi tifike lero ku Thaknak.

Anzathu okhulupirika a Hinku Khola adzatitsogoleranso mpaka titafika kudera lamapiri la Drangka lomwe lili kumadzulo kwa Hinku Khola.

Kumeneko, tingakumane ndi abusa angapo ndi tinyumba tawo tating'ono tokoma topangidwa ndi zinthu zachilengedwe monga matabwa ndi masamba. Pamene tikupita patsogolo, tidzakumana ndi tawuni yakale ya Gondishung. Kupitilira pang'ono, tipeza malo opatulika achi Buddha a Lungsumgba omangidwa kuphanga.

Ndithudi, sichidzasiya aliyense wosalabadira kukongola kwake. Titha kuwona chojambula chodabwitsa cha Mera Peak moyandikana ndi nyumba ya amonke. Titenga kamphindi pano kuti tisimbe mbiri yabwino ya Mera, Charpate Himal (6770 m), Kusum Kanguru, ndi Thamserku.

Kuima kwakanthawi kumeneku kudzatilimbitsa mtima kuti tidzikakamiza kwa ola linanso lokwera molunjika kumudzi wa Thaknak.

Tili ndi kuyenda kwinanso kosangalatsa lero pamene tsiku la kuukira kwathu ku Mera likuyandikira. Pambuyo pa Thaknak, tidzayenda ulendo wokhazikika womwe udzakhala pafupifupi theka la ola.

Tafika m'mphepete mwa nyanja yochititsa chidwi ya Sabai Tsho Tal - nyanja ya 4463 m kutalika kwake yomwe mosakayikira idzakhazikika m'maganizo mwathu kwa nthawi yayitali kwambiri.

Tsopano, popondaponda mosamala kwambiri, tiyenda m'mphepete mwa Kharka Glacier zomwe zititsogolera ku kukwera kosunthika kwa Glacier ina yodabwitsa ya Hinku Nup.

Njirayi ingakhale yabwino kwambiri ndi njira yoterera ya ayezi apa ndi apo koma mawonekedwe ake ndi odabwitsa tikamayang'ana nsonga za Charpate ndi Kangtega (6782 m).

Vuto lina lamtundu wa Lhotse Shar Glacier likutiyembekezera tisanafike ku Khare- msasa woyambira pachimake chodabwitsa cha Mera. Mlengalenga weniweni wa Himalaya wayamba kumveka pamene tikuyamba kugona pansi pa Mera yodabwitsa.

Lero tili ndi tsiku lopumula loyenera kwambiri ku Khare lomwe tidzatengerepo mwayi pogwiritsa ntchito njira zathu zotetezera ndi kupita patsogolo. Wotitsogolera adzayang'ananso zida, ndiyeno amatiwonetsa njira yoyenera yoyenda pa crampons, zingwe, njanji, ndi njira yoyenera yogwiritsira ntchito nkhwangwa ya ayezi, jumar, ndi zokwera.

Pambuyo pa maphunzirowo, titha kupita kukayeserera pang'ono luso lathu pokwera phirilo pamtunda wa 5300 m pafupi ndi msasa. Mera La Pass ndi Mera Peak - zovuta zathu ziwiri zomwe zikubwera zidzakhala pafupi ndi ife.

Tidzayamba kuchokera ku Khare ndi cholinga chofikira pamsasa wapamwamba wa Mera Peak pambuyo pa maola asanu ndi limodzi kapena asanu ndi awiri oyenda. Njira yakutsogolo sikukhala yophweka, idzakhala yotsetsereka, idzakhala yovuta, yoterera, komanso yokwera kwambiri yomwe ititsogolera pamwamba pa Mera La Pass (5415 m).

Panjira, tiyamba kuwona ziwerengero zopatsa chidwi za Lhotse, Makalu, ndi Everest. Ena okwera mapiri nthawi zambiri amasankha kukhazikitsa msasa wawo pafupi ndi 100 m pansi pa Pass koma zimafunikira usiku wozizira kwambiri mkati mwa hema wozizira.

Chifukwa chake tidzalambalala njirayi ndikupita patsogolo kudzera pa Mera ndi Naule Glaciers kuti tikafike ku Mera High Camp. Ogwira ntchito athu adzatipangira mahema ofunda mwachangu, pakadali pano timayang'ana mawonekedwe opatsa chidwi a Makalu, Everest, Lhotse, Pumori, Ama Dablam, Nuptse, Baruntse, Chamlang, Kusum Khangkaru, ndi Cho Oyu omwe adzatisokoneza kwakanthawi kuzizira koopsa.

Komabe, tiyika pambali mawonekedwe ndikuyambanso kukonzanso luso lathu logwiritsa ntchito ma carabiners, nkhwangwa za ayezi, ma harnesses, ndi jumar.

Pomaliza, tsiku lomwe tikuyembekezera kwanthawi yayitali laulendo wathu wokwera ku Mera Peak lafika. M’bandakucha cha m’ma 3 koloko m’mawa, tidzasiya zikwama zathu zogonera zotentha n’kuvala majekete, nsapato zotentha, zingwe, ma cramponi, ndi nyali.

Mamembala athu onse akakonzeka, tidzayamba kuyatsa nyali zathu zowala pang'ono. Poyamba, padzakhala kukwera kowongoka komwe tidzathana ndi chingwe. Kumbukirani kuti tiyenera kukhala kutali ndi anzathu.

Ngati nyengo ili bwino, ndithudi kuyang'ana kumwamba kuli koyenera chifukwa tikhoza kuona nyenyezi zosawerengeka zowala ngati kuti zikukondwerera kale kupambana kwathu. Pang'onopang'ono, dzuŵa limayambanso kutuluka kum'maŵa, kutithandiza kuthana ndi malo oundana oundana amene amapita kuphirilo.

Kukwera kwathu kudzakhala kowonjezereka pamene tikuyandikira pang'onopang'ono pansi pa Mera. Pano tili pa gawo lomaliza la kukwera kwa Mera Peak komwe tidzagwiritse ntchito chingwe chokhazikika kuti titetezeke.

Mothandizidwa ndi zingwe zokhazikikazi komanso njanji yokhazikitsidwa kale (yomwe idadutsa kale pakuwunika kwachitetezo ndi wotsogolera athu okwera), tidzapitiliza kukwera kwathu kupita kumtunda.

Zabwino zonse! Tili pa Mera, chiwonetsero chaulemerero cha nsonga zisanu mwa nsonga 14 zapadziko lonse lapansi zopitilira 8,000 metres zikutiyang'ana: Everest (8849 m), Lhotse (8516 m), Makalu (8485 m), Cho Oyu (8188 m), ndi Kanchenjunga (8586 mntseru N7162) m), Chamlang (7861 m), Ama Dablam (7319 m).

Pambuyo pojambula zithunzi zochepa za nsonga ndi maonekedwe odabwitsa, tidzayamba kubwerera kumsasa. Kumeneko, tidzasangalala ndi chakudya ndi chakumwa chofunda, kenaka n’kunyamula katundu wathu n’kutsikira ku Khare komwe tikakachira titagwira ntchito tsiku lonse.

Tidzatsikira ku Thaknak kutsata njira yomwe tidayendamo m'mbuyomu ndikupita ku Kothe. Tidzakhalabe ndi malingaliro abwino a Mera akutitsatirabe. Zowonadi, chinali chodabwitsa kwambiri, madzulo, tidzakondwerera ndi kukwera bwino kwa Mera.

Pambuyo pa malo aatali a chipale chofewa ndi oundana, tikhala tikubwerera kunkhalango yobiriwira ya monsoon lero ndipo tidzakhala tikupumanso mpweya wochuluka wa okosijeni.

Podutsa kumadzulo kwa chigwa cha Hinku, tidutsa njira yomwe imadutsa m'nkhalango za paini. Apa ndi apo, titha kuwona malo owoneka bwino pomwe tingawonebe Mera ikupitabe patsogolo.

Titatsika pafupifupi mamita 2000, tidzakhala ku Taktor komwe tidzakhala m'nyumba ya tiyi yodziwika nthawi yopuma masana. Tsopano, kutembenukira kumanja, njira yathu ikweranso kudera laudzu ndi miyala.

Chakumapeto kwa masana, titakwera phirili ndithu, tidzafika kumene malo athu ogona akuyembekezera.

Kukwera komaliza kwa ulendo wathu wokwerera ku Mera Peak akutiyembekezera lero. M'mawa, tidzayamba kukwera phiri la Naulekh Himal. Njira yotsetsereka yomwe ili m'mphepete mwa mtundawu siimaima kutitsogolera ku msewu waukulu wa 4600 m wa Zatrwa La.

Cho Oyu, Numbur, Kongde, Kusum Kanguru ndi zolemba zina zapamwamba za Himalayan zimakongoletsa mawonekedwe akuthambo pamene tikuyenda ulendo wautali wopita ku Chutanga. Panopa Lukla wayenda ulendo wa maola atatu, kumene tikudikirira kwa nthawi yaitali shawa yotentha ndi bedi labwino m'nyumba ya alendo.

Madzulo, tidzasiyana ndi onyamula athu ndikukondwerera zomwe tikuyembekeza kuti ulendo wathu ukuyenda bwino limodzi.

Tidzabwerera ku Kathmandu kuchokera ku Lukla kudzera pa ndege ya komweko. Ngati maulendo apandege opita ku Kathmandu sakupezeka, tidzafika pa Ramechhap Airport ndikuyendetsa pafupifupi maola 4 kupita ku hotelo yathu ku Kathmandu komwe tingathenso kumasuka kwathunthu.

Mutha kusangalala ndi masana omasuka kapena kugula zinthu, kutikita minofu, kapena kupitiliza kufufuza mzindawu. Madzulo, tidzasonkhana kuti tidye chakudya chamadzulo pamalo odyera abwino kwambiri, kumene tingathe kulingalira za zokumana nazo zosangalatsa za ulendo wathu.