Isingeniso
Isifunda sase-Everest saseNepal siyikhaya lezigigaba ezimangalisa kakhulu emhlabeni. Kusukela ohambweni oluvamile olulula lokuphakama okuphansi ukuya ekukhuphukeni okudinga indawo ephezulu, uhambo lwe-Everest lugcwele amajahi amangalisayo adonsa abaseshi abanolwazi oluvela yonke indawo emhlabeni jikelele. Okuhlangenwe nakho okunika amandla futhi okuyinselele kakhulu kukho konke, nokho, i I-Everest Expedition. Ukuqwala i-Mount Everest, ngokungangabazeki, kuwuphawu lokukhuphuka okufeziwe.
I-Everest Peak, emthunzini phezu kwesigodi saseKhumbu, ihambisana nezindledlana zezintaba ezimazombezombe ezigcwele ama-rhododendron aqhakazile, ama-stupa amatshe, namafulege omthandazo anyakazayo. Imizila enyathelwe kahle iqhubeza abaqwali nabahamba ngezinyawo ikhuphuke ibheke esiqongweni esimbozwe yiqhwa sentaba ephakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni.
Ihlotshiswe ngamasondo omthandazo, abelusi be-yak, namadolobha akude aseSherpa, iKhumbu inikeza abaqwali indawo yesehlakalo esishintshashintshayo esihlotshiswe ingcebo yesintu. Ivulekele ukukhuphuka kokubili ukusuka ohlangothini oluseningizimu ye-Nepali kanye nohlangothi olusenyakatho lwaseTibet. I-Everest Expedition iwukuzizwisa okuyinselele okwamukela ngempela umuzwa odidayo wokushesha namandla okunikezwa yi-Himalayan Valley.
Izithombe ezinhle kakhulu ze-Everest Expedition
- Cabanga ngobukhazikhazi benhlalo nobungokwemvelo bukaKhumbu.
- Khwela Intaba Ephakeme Kunazo Zonke emhlabeni, okufeziwe nje abantu abambalwa eMhlabeni abakwenzile.
- Zizwa ngokuqondile isiko le-Sherpa lesifunda
- Thatha indawo yendabuko ye-Himalayan yeSagarmatha National Park, indawo yemvelo ye-UNESCO Yamagugu Omhlaba.
I-Everest Expedition nge-South Side
Ingxenye eseningizimu ye-Everest, eseNepal, iwuhlangothi oludume kakhulu lwezintaba ze-Himalaya kwabaqwali bezintaba. Njengoba kubonisiwe, i-Nepal idonsa abaqwali abaningi abavela emhlabeni wonke bonke abaphuthuma eKhumbu ukuze bathole imibono eyingqayizivele nezindawo ezimangalisayo ze-Everest massif.
Uhlangothi oluseningizimu lomzamo ngokuvamile luqala ngokusuka isikhashana ukusuka e-Kathmandu kuya e-Lukla, futhi uhambo oluya entabeni lugcwele amasiko namasiko akwa-Sherpa. Ukuhamba usuka kwelinye idolobha ukuya kwelinye futhi udlula ezindaweni zokuhlala ezincane namadlelo- uhambo alukona nje ephakamisa i-Everest. Kumayelana nokwazisa nokuthatha ubuhle be-Himalaya kanye nobuhle besiko likaSherpa eliqhubeke ezintabeni isikhathi eside impela.
Uhambo lwe-Everest Expedition nge-South Side
Ukuqonda okuvamile kokuqwala i-Mount Everest kusukela ubonakale e-Kathmandu kwandulela cishe izinsuku ezingu-60, okwenza uhambo luthathe cishe amasonto ayisishiyagalolunye (ngaphezulu noma ngaphansi). Kunoma yikuphi, kuhle ukukhumbula ukuthi phakathi nomzamo onjalo, isimo sezulu singase singavumelani, futhi izici ezihlukahlukene zingakhubaza ukukhuphuka.
Izinsuku 3 kuya ku-12 ziyizinsuku zokuhamba, lapho abaqwali bazohamba khona isigodi saseKhumbu kanye nezintaba. Futhi kusukela kulelo phuzu kuya phambili, uhlaka lwesikhathi sokukhuphuka luqala kusukela ku- I-Everest base camp. Lesi sikhathi sokukhuphuka kulindeleke ukuthi siqhubeke kuze kube yizinsuku ezingama-51 kuye kwezingama-60.
Isonto lokugcina lohambo ngokuvamile lisetshenziselwa ukususa inkambu eyisisekelo nokubuyela e-Kathmandu. Noma kunjalo, abantu ngabanye nabaqwali kudingeka baqaphele ukuthi ukuphela komqansa nokuhamba akusho ukuthi bangabuyela empilweni evamile ngokushesha. Umzimba udinga ithuba elikahle lokuphumula nokujwayela izimo ezihlukahlukene futhi. Kubalulekile futhi ukunikeza isikhathi sakho se-psyche ukuphatha okwenzeka emkhankasweni futhi uhlele iqiniso elijwayelekile. Lokhu kungathatha isigamu senyanga noma ngisho nangaphezulu.
Nasi isifinyezo se-Everest Expedition venture kusukela eningizimu
Kathmandu ukuya Everest Base Camp
Uhambo oluyisisekelo lohambo uhambo oluya ekamu eliyisisekelo. Indlela yokuhamba iqala ku-Lukla. Isifundo sokuhamba sithatha abaqwali baye emadolobheni amaningi abonakalayo nasezigodini zaseKhumbu Valley ngokusebenzisa iSagarmatha National Park. Ukudabula izindawo ezifana nedolobha laseNamche Bazaar, Tengboche, kanye ne-Dingboche, phakathi kwezinye eziningi, abaqwali bangathola izimo ezingenakubalwa lapho bengajabulela khona imibono ekhuphukayo ye- Everest massif. Kuhlanganiswe nesiko le-Sherpa, uhambo lokuya ekamu lugcwele ukuzola nobuhle bemvelo.
EBC ukuya ekamu 1
Kusukela ku-base camp, isigaba esilandelayo sohambo sise-Camp 1. Ngokuvamile, abagibeli badabula i-Khumbu Icefall ukuze balungiselele indawo ephakeme yentaba. I-Khumbu Icefall itholakala phezulu kweKhumbu Glacier kanye nonyawo lweWestern Cwm. Ihlelwe ngokwemvelo endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-5,486 (17,999 ft.). Ukuwa kweqhwa cishe kuyisigaba esiyingozi kakhulu sekhosi yaseNingizimu Col kuhambo lwe-Everest. IKhumbu Glacier efaka iqhwa ihamba ngesivinini esilindelwe esingu-0.9 kuya ku-1.2 m (3 kuya ku-4 ft.) wehle entabeni ngokungaguquki.
Ikamu 1 ukuya ekamu 2
Ingxenye elandelayo yohambo ifika ekamu 2. Le nkambu elandelayo ihlelwe endaweni esentshonalanga ye-cwm yobuso obuseningizimu yentaba. Inqanyulwe ngamadwala amakhulu aseceleni, i-west cwm iyisitsha sesigodi esineqhwa esiphelele, esilinganisiwe, esiphelela phansi kwe-Lhotse Face ye-Mount Everest. Lesi sitsha sithwala indlela yokungena eWestern Cwm engenhla. Kule ngxenye, abaqwali kufanele bawele kwesokudla ngokwedlulele, ukuya phansi kwe-Nuptse, endleleni enomkhawulo eyaziwa ngokuthi ikhona le-Nuptse. Kusukela lapho, abaqwali bayakwazi ukubona ubuso obungaphezulu obungamamitha angu-2,400 (7,900 ft.) be-Everest—okuwukubheka okuyinhloko kokuthambekela okuphezulu kwe-Everest selokhu yavela e-Base Camp.
Ikamu 2 ukuya ekamu 3
Indawo esentshonalanga ebanzi yeLhotse yaziwa ngokuthi yiLhotse Face. Kuwucezu olungenakugwemeka lwenkambo evamile eseningizimu-mpumalanga phezulu kwe-Everest. I-Camp III ihlezi kakhulu phezu kwalesi sixuku esikhuphukayo seqhwa elibandayo eliluhlaza. I-Lhotse Face iphakama ngokuqondile ngamamitha angu-3,700 ukusuka esisekelweni sayo ukuya phezulu, ithambekele ku-40 kanye ne-50-degree pitches kanye nokuvuvukala okungama-degree angu-80 okungajwayelekile. Inkundla yonke ihlanganiswe ngezintambo, futhi abaqwali kufanele bangene ekuthuthukisweni okuqinile kokudonsa nokukhuphuka. Ukukhahlela izinyathelo ngenkathi umuntu ebheke phambili eqhweni eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kuwukuthuthuka okubusayo okudingekayo kulokhu kukhuphuka okungapheli okubheke eSouth Col.
Ngokuqhubekayo, iYellow Rock igada indlela yokudlula. I-Yellow Rock, i-sedimentary sandstone rock, iyingxenye engenakuphikiswa ye-Lhotse Face. Abaqwali badinga intambo ecishe ibe ngamamitha ayi-100 ukuze bahambe kuyo. Leli idwala eliyinhloko umqwali okhuluma nohambo oluya e-Everest. Indlela ijika icace uma umuntu esefikile kuleli phuzu ohambweni; amakhramponi omgibeli ashaye idwala eliqinile. Indawo ephakeme kakhulu yebhendi ephuzi ingamamitha angu-25,000.
Ikamu 3 ukuya ekamu 4
Indawo okuyiwa kuyo ikamu elikhulu, ngenye indlela ebizwa ngokuthi i-Camp IV, iyisihlalo esisulwa umoya e-Everest nase-Lhotse, endaweni eyi-26,000 feet. U-“Col” uyisi-Welsh sokuhlala noma ukudlula. Le ndawo yaqanjwa iBritish Reconnaissance Expedition yango-1921, eyayibona isendaweni ephakeme ngamamayela ayisikhombisa ncamashi. Isebenzisa konke okwenziwayo njengekamu eliphezulu, i-Camp 4 iyindawo engamamitha angu-3000 ukuya engqungqutheleni.
Ngokuqhubekayo, abagibeli bese befika eSoutheast Ridge ngamamitha angu-27,700 endaweni eyaziwa ngokuthi "I-Balcony." Kulesi sigaba, abaqwali bangaphumula futhi bajabulele ukukhanya kwelanga okukhanyisa isiqongo ngasempumalanga naseningizimu. Ukusuka lapha, unqenqema lweqhwa luphakama ngamamitha angu-1,000 XNUMX ukuya eSouth Summit futhi lugobe kahle lubheke enyakatho.
Camp 4 ukuya eSouth Summit
Ukunqoba kokuqala kwabaqwali bosuku, i-South Summit, iqhwa elilingana netafula le-ping pong elingamamitha angu-28,700 XNUMX. Ukusuka lapha, abaqwali bangathola umbono wezinto zokugcina eziphambi kwabo: Isinyathelo sikaHillary, iCornice Traverse, kanye nezikwele zangaphambili ezifika endaweni ephakeme kakhulu. Kuyisiko ukushintsha amabhodlela omoya-mpilo ukuze abe nesiqukathi esisha sokukhuphuka kokugcina bese ubuyela ngaseSouth Summit.
I-Cornice Traverse, ingxenye engamafidi angu-400 ubude neqhwa elisikwa ngumoya, iyisegimenti esabekayo yokukhuphuka. Abaqwali kufanele bawele ngokucophelela unqenqema lweqhwa phakathi kwamadwala amagebhugebhu. Lena ingxenye engamboziwe kakhulu yakho konke ukuphakama, futhi ukushelela phezulu kwesokudla kungathumela umqwali ewela phansi ku-10,000-foot Kangshung Face. Ngokunjalo, ukwehla ukuya kolunye uhlangothi kuzothumela eyodwa ehamba ngezinyawo ezingamamitha angu-8,000 phansi e-Southwest Face uma izintambo zingalungisiwe.
ISouth Summit eya eMount Everest Summit
Ingxenye yangempela ehlonishwa kakhulu ku-Everest, i-Hillary Step, engamamitha angu-28,750, iyi-spike engamamitha angu-40 yeqhwa neqhwa. Okokuqala wenyuka ngo-1953 ngo U-Edmund Hillary futhi Ukuqeda Norgay, i-Hillary Step iyisithiyo sokugcina sabaqwali ukuze bafinyelele umvuthwandaba obalwe kahle we-Everest peak. Abagibeli bamanje bahamba ngentambo egxilile lapha ukuze bakhuphuke Isinyathelo sika-Hillary. Abaqwali bangazibuza ngoSir Hillary kanye nokufezwa kuka-Tenzing ekukhuphukeni kwalesi sici esihle kakhulu sokuvimbela izintaba. Phela, bakwenza ngaphandle kwezintambo eziqinile futhi basebenzisa lokho okwamanje okubhekwa njenge-hardware ekhuphuka eqhweni.
Ukubuka Okuvela Phezulu
Ukumboza isikhala, usayizi wetafula elingaphandle, indawo ephakeme kakhulu embozwe yiqhwa inyukela kude ukuya enyakatho, eningizimu-ntshonalanga, nasempumalanga. Isibonisi esingu-360-degree sinikeza i-Tibetan Plateau ngasenyakatho, kanye neziqongo ze-Himalaya ezingenakuqhathaniswa zemibhoshongo yaseKanchenjunga ngasempumalanga, iMakalu ibheke eningizimu-mpumalanga, kanye ne-Cho Oyu entshonalanga. Ekuseni okupholile, kuba sengathi umuntu ubona ingxenye enkulu yezwe elineqhwa.
Ehla usuka eMount Everest uye eBase Camp
Ngokuvamile kuzothatha abagibeli cishe imizuzu engama-30 ukwehla ukusuka endaweni ephakeme kakhulu. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, uzokwehlela phezu kwe-overhang cishe amahora amabili. Khona-ke, ukwehla ku-South Col kusuka e-Balcony kuwuhambo lwehora nje ukuya phansi.
Iningi labaqwali bachitha ubusuku eSouth Col ngemuva kokukhwela intaba i-Mount Everest. Kunoma ikuphi, amanye amaqembu ehlela ekamu amabili futhi ahlale lapho okwamanje. Ngakho-ke, abaqwali abaningi ngeke badinge umoya-mpilo owengeziwe uma behlala ekamu 2.
I-Everest Expedition Ileveli Yobunzima
INtaba i-Everest iphakeme ngamamitha angu-8848.86 ngaphezu kwezinga lolwandle. Isikhumulo sezindiza eLukla sisendaweni ephakeme ephindwe kabili kunaleyo yaseKathmandu. Ukuphakama kukhula ngamamitha angu-600-800 usuku ngalunye, futhi izinga le-oxygen liyancipha njengoba ukhuphuka endleleni. Ukugula Kwentaba Okunamandla okubangelwa ukuphakama okukhulayo kungabulala uma kungelashwa kahle ngesikhathi. Ngakho-ke, ukuba nekhefu lokuzijwayeza ngezikhathi ezithile phakathi nohambo kuzokusiza kakhulu phakathi nohambo.
Umkhankaso we-Mount Everest uthatha isikhathi eside nokuhlela. Inobunzima obuningi, okuhlanganisa isimo sezulu esibanda ngendlela emangalisayo, izinga lokushisa eliphansi elinesithwathwa, nezimo ezinzima zokukhuphuka. Abaqwali kumele bazijwayeze ubude obude ngaphambi kokuthi babonakale esiqongweni bese behlela emuva.
Inkathi ye-Everest, ingxenye enkulu, iqala ngasekupheleni kuka-March. Kuqala ngemuva kokuthi abagibeli bevele ekamu lase-Everest ngemuva kokuthatha uhambo oluya eLukla. Ngaleso sikhathi, abaqwali banqamula i-Phakding, i-Namche, i-Tengboche, i-Dingboche, ne-Gorakshep ngaphambi kokuvela e-EBC. Njengoba sekushiwo, i-Southern Everest Base Camp (amamitha angu-5,300) iyisigaba sokuqala somkhankaso.
Iqhwa kanye ne-labyrinth yalo ehambayo kuyingxenye yezithiyo abagibeli okudingeka babhekane nazo. Abaqwali bazojwayela amakamu ezigabeni ezahlukene zohambo lwabo. Bazijwayeza phakathi nosuku lwesi-4 nolwesi-5 ekamu lesisekelo futhi bakhuphuka kakhulu phezu kwe-Khumbu glacial mass. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngemuva kokujwayela izinsuku ezimbalwa lapho, bakhuphukela ekamu 1.
I-Mount Everest ingesinye sezifunda eziyinselele kakhulu kule planethi. Izinga lokushisa e-Mount Everest lingaphansi kwezinga-qhwa unyaka wonke. Izinga lokushisa endaweni ephakeme kakhulu yentaba ngo-January liyisilinganiso esingu-33° F (-36° C), futhi lingehla liye ku-76° F (-60° C). Izinga lokushisa elijwayelekile lokufika kuvuthondaba ngoJulayi lingu -2° F (-19° C). Njengomthetho, kupholile ngesikhathi sakusihlwa futhi kushisa kakhulu phakathi nosuku. Ngakho ebusika (Jan kuya kuFeb), izinsuku lapha endaweni ephakeme kakhulu zizobanda kakhulu.
Ilungiselela i-Everest Expedition
Ukuze ufike endaweni ephakeme kakhulu ye-Everest, kufanele ube sesimweni esiphezulu somzimba, unomdlandla, futhi usesimweni esihle sengqondo. Amabhentshimakhi okulungiselelwa okusebenzayo kohambo ahlanganisa uhambo oludlule oluyimpumelelo olungaphezu kuka-20,000 ft. nganoma isiphi isikhathi ongase ucabange.
Uhambo lwangaphambilini lokuphakama okuphezulu luzokunikeza isipiliyoni sokuphatha amathuluzi nehardware, unakekele amazinga okushisa abandayo ngendlela emangalisayo nokuphakama okuxakile. Futhi uthuthukisa amakhono aqinile wokuminyanisa phakathi nangaphandle kwetshe, iqhwa, neqhwa, nendlela yokukhumbula ngephakethe elivuliwe, usebenzisa okwenyukayo nama-jumars emugqeni ongashintshi. Ngaphandle kokuphakama okuphakeme, iqhwa, namakhono okukhuphuka eqhweni, udinga amandla amakhulu, ukubekezela, ukuqina endaweni ephakeme, kanye nokubumba okuqinile kwenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi.
Khumbula ukuthi unokulungela okusesilinganisweni okulindeleke ukukusiza ngesikhathi sohambo njengoba uzilolongela ngokuvamile ezindaweni eziphansi kakhulu. Impilo yenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi ayanele. Kufanele ungene ekwakhiweni komzimba osebenzayo ezindaweni eziphakeme eziphansi njengoba zibalulekile ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi umzimba wakho uzomelana nokukhuphuka okungu-4,000 ft.
Ukuzuza kokuphakama kuhlanganisa nokukhuphuka kwamandla nokubekezela okuqhubekayo ngezinsuku ezidlulisa ama-50–60 lbs. Nakuba ungeke unikezwe isisindo esiningi ku-Everest, ngokubumba umzimba wakho kulelo zinga eliphakeme lokumelana, uzobe uhlanganise izitolo ezengeziwe ezizokusebenzela kahle kakhulu entabeni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokungenakugwenywa uzoqala ukulahlekelwa imisipha kanye nemisipha ngokumelene namafutha ngenxa yokuba ezindaweni eziphakeme kakhulu isikhathi eside.
I-Everest Expedition Equipment
Kukhona i-rundown enkulu ye-hardware edingekayo kunoma yikuphi ukukhuphukela e-Mount Everest. Phakathi nohambo, qhubeka ucela umhlahlandlela wakho ukuze uthole uhlu lwalokho umuntu alindele ukuthi uzilethe. Imishini eminingi ingafinyeleleka futhi ukuze uyiqashise eNepal noma eTibet. Ukusuka ku-Ice tomahawks kuya kuma-crampons, okokusebenza kwalolu hambo kubalulekile ukuze ukhuphuke ngempumelelo. Kukhona izinhlaka ze-Carabiner ezisetshenziswa futhi, okuhlanganisa nezingubo zokuqwala ezine-Snow-capped. Ama-ascenders asiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi abaqwali baphephile, futhi abavikeli bamakhanda baqinisekisa ukuphepha phakathi nohambo. Izigqoko zelanga, izigqoko zokuthunga, nama-buffs nazo zibalulekile.
Ezinye izingcezu zemishini ebalulekile ohambweni zifaka izibuko ze-Ski, isembozo sobuso, namamaski ekhala. Amalambu asetshenziswa ebumnyameni, kanti umbhede wokuqwala u--40 onesicabha sokuphumula esiphefumulayo kanye nomcamelo wegwebu ungaletha induduzo eziphephozini zentaba. Izibani, ama-rucksacks angama-55-litre, amaphakethe amabili e-duffel, namasaka okugeza abamba izinto zakho ezibalulekile. Ukwengeza, amaphakethe okuhlunga amanzi nawo enza uhambo lube lula. Ama-sunscreens, izicathulo zokugijima, amabhuzu aphezulu, namabhuzu akhuphukayo nawo abalulekile. Okokugcina, qiniseka ukuthi futhi upakisha izingubo ezifanele zohambo lokuqwala izintaba lwezinsuku ezingu-60 namazinga okushisa asuka ku-30 °C aye ku-30 °C.
Isiphetho
I-Mount Everest inikeza isipiliyoni esivelele sokuqwala izintaba. Ukuhlala esicongweni soMhlaba kungenye yezingxoxo eziholela kakhulu empilweni. Umzamo we-Everest uwumsebenzi odinga isilinganiso esikhulu sokuzinikela nesiqiniseko. Kodwa umphumela uyifanele ngempela inkinga. Isimo esivela phezulu kanye nokubukwa kwe-Himalayan kulo lonke uhambo kuzohlala engqondweni yakho kuze kube phakade. Uma kubhangqwe nengcebo yamasiko namasiko esifunda, lolu uhambo lwempilo yonke ngempela.
