I-Everest Base Camp Trek ngomgwaqo

Uhambo lwe-Everest Base Camp ngomgwaqo lugwema indiza yasekhaya eya eLukla futhi luqala ngohambo oluya eSalleri naseSurke. Ngale ndlela abahamba ngezinyawo bazokwazi ukuvakashela amadolobhana asemakhaya kanye nezindawo ezivame ukudlulwa lapho bendiza ngqo esifundeni saseKhumbu.

Lolu uhambo olunzima ngoba luhlanganisa ukuphakama okuphezulu kanye nezinsuku ezinde zokuhamba ngezinyawo. IKala Patthar ingamamitha angu-5,644 okudinga amandla amahle, intando yengqondo kanye nokuzijwayeza.

Iningi lezinhlelo zokuhamba lithatha izinsuku ezingu-14 kuya kwezingu-16 ngokwemigomo yokujwayela nokuhamba. Uhambo oluphelele lungaba cishe izinsuku ezingu-16 kuya kwezingu-17 kufaka phakathi izinsuku zokufika nezokuhamba eKathmandu.

Umgwaqo oya eSalleri muhle futhi mude, kodwa ungase ube nzima kwezinye izindawo. Izimo zomgwaqo nazo ziyahlukahluka kuye ngesizini ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi semvula.

Abahamba ngezinyawo okokuqala bavunyelwe uma nje bephilile ngokomzimba futhi bekulungele ukuya ezindaweni eziphakeme. Nokho, ulwazi lokuhamba ngezinyawo lwangaphambilini luwusizo ekusizeni ekuzivumelaniseni nezimo kangcono.

Isiqongo sentaba i-kala patthar esingamamitha angu-5,644 enombono obanzi weNtaba i-Everest nezinye izintaba eziseduze. Ikamu Eliyisisekelo lase-Everest lingamamitha angu-5,364 lodwa.

Yebo, ishejuli ingashintshwa ngokweshejuli yesikhathi sakho, isimo somzimba kanye nezinto ozithandayo. Ukuvakasha kwangasese kunezinga elikhulu lokuguquguquka ngokwejubane kanye nezinketho zokuhlala.

Lolu hambo lunezindawo ezahlukahlukene kakhulu ezihlanganisa amagquma anezinsika, amabhuloho alengayo, amahlathi ephayini, amaqhwa, kanye nezintaba zaseHimalaya ezimangalisayo. Indlela izodlula nasemakhaya aseSherpa nasezindlini zezindela zamaBuddha.

Kumelwe ube nempilo enhle ngokomzimba futhi ukwazi ukuhamba amahora angu-5-7 ngosuku ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Amandla amahle, ukukhuthazela, kanye nokuzimisela kwengqondo ukucindezela kuyadingeka ezimweni ezihilela ukuphakama nokwenyuka okude.

Ukuqeqeshwa kungaba ngemisebenzi ejwayelekile ye-cardio njengokuhamba ngezinyawo, ukugijima, ukugibela ibhayisikili, kanye nokwenyuka izitebhisi. Ukuqeqeshwa kwemilenze nomgogodla ngamandla kusiza ukuthuthukisa amandla ngesikhathi sokugijima phansi kanye nokwenyuka.

Umuntu angaqala ukulungiselela amasonto ayi-6-8 ngaphambi kokuba ahambe. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ukuhamba ibanga elide nokukhuphuka intaba kuzokwenza umzimba wakho ujwayele.

Ulwazi lwangaphambilini lokuhamba ngezinyawo aluyona isibopho, kodwa lunenzuzo enkulu. Uma usuqedile ukuhamba ngezinyawo izinsuku eziningi ngaphambili, umzimba wakho uzozivumelanisa kalula nezidingo ze-Everest Base Camp Trek by Road.

Ukwanda kokuphakama kuyashesha futhi kuyaphawuleka, ikakhulukazi ngemva kweNamche Bazaar. Kunikezwa izinsuku zokujwayelana kahle ukuze kuncishiswe ingozi yezinkinga ezihlobene nokuphakama.

Yebo, abagibeli abaningi abaseminyakeni yabo yo-50 no-60 baqeda ngempumelelo i-Everest Base Camp Trek by Road. Kungcono ukuba nempilo enhle, ukusheshisa uhambo ngendlela efanele futhi uthintane nodokotela ngaphambi kohambo.

Yebo, ukuhamba ngezinyawo ezindaweni eziphakeme kuncike kakhulu emandleni engqondo. Ukubekezela kanye nesimo sengqondo esihle kuyadingeka uma kukhulunywa ngokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kanye namazinga okushisa abandayo, kanye nalapho umuntu ekhathele ngokomzimba.

Uyakwazi futhi ukuhamba ngesivinini esizinzile futhi ube nezikhawu zokuphumula njalo. Kungasiza futhi ukuba nomhlahlandlela kanye nomthwali wemithwalo okungasiza ekwenzeni inqubo ibekezeleleke kalula.

Imvume Yokungena eSagarmatha National Park kanye nemvume kaMasipala waseKhumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural iyadingwa ngabahambi. Lezi zimvume ziyimpoqo futhi zingahlolwa ezindaweni ezahlukene zokuhlola endleleni.

Endabeni yendawo yase-Everest, ikhadi le-TIMS ngokuvamile alidingeki uma umuntu ethola imvume yendawo kamasipala. Noma kunjalo, imithetho ingase iguquke, futhi umuntu kufanele ahlale ehlakaniphile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uhlola izidingo zakamuva ngaphambi kokuhamba.

EKathmandu, imvume izonikezwa ehhovisi leBhodi Yezokuvakasha laseNepal noma eMonjo, indawo yokungena. Uma ubhukha nenkampani yokuhamba ngezinyawo ngokuvamile inakekela zonke izimvume.

Izindleko zezimvume nazo zihlukile ngokobuzwe kanye nesizini. Imvume yeSagarmatha National Park ibiza i-NPR 3,000 kubagibeli bangaphandle, kanti i-Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality Permit ibiza i-NPR 2,000.

Amaphakheji amaningi ahleliwe e-Everest Base Camp Trek by Road afaka imali yemvume ezindleko zizonke. Ngaphambi kokubhukha, kuhlale kunconywa ukuthi uhlole nomhlinzeki wakho wokuhamba ngezinyawo ngalokhu.

Ipasipoti esebenzayo kanye nakwezinye izimo izithombe ezinobukhulu bepasipoti kuzodingeka ukuze kucutshungulwe izimvume. Ukuphatha ulwazi lwepasipoti ohambweni nakho kubalulekile uma kuqinisekiswa.

Izimvume zokuhamba ngezinyawo ezimweni eziningi azibuyiselwa imali ngemva kokukhishwa. Inqubomgomo yokukhansela kufanele ihlolwe nama-ejenti akho okuhamba ngezinyawo kusengaphambili.

Imali yezimvume isiza imisebenzi yokulondolozwa kwemvelo futhi yenza kube lula ukuphathwa kwezokuvakasha esifundeni sase-Everest. Ziphinde zisize iziphathimandla ekuqapheni abagibeli uma kwenzeka isimo esiphuthumayo kanye nokuphepha.

Umshwalense wokuhamba awuphoqelekile ngokomthetho kodwa uphakanyiswa kakhulu ngenxa yokuphakama kanye nesimo sokuhlukaniswa. Ukuhamba ngezinyawo okungaphezu kwamamitha angu-5,500 kufanele kufakwe ngokucacile kunqubomgomo yakho futhi kufanele kususwe izindiza ezinophephela emhlane eziphuthumayo.

Ukwelashwa, ukuphuma endaweni ethile ezimweni eziphuthumayo, ukukhanselwa kohambo okuhlanganisa nokuhamba ngezinyawo ezindaweni eziphakeme kufanele kuhlanganiswe ngumshwalense wakho. Uma uthenga, kubalulekile ukuqinisekisa umkhawulo wokuphakama okukhulunywe ngawo kunqubomgomo yakho.

Ngaphambi kokuya eNepal, kungcono kakhulu ukuhlela umshwalense wakho. Amapholisi omhlaba wonke avame ukuba sesimweni esingcono sokumboza kunomshwalense wesikhathi esifushane wendawo.

Uma kwenzeka ukugula okubi kakhulu njengokugula okubangelwa ukuphakama, umqondisi wakho uzohlela ukususwa kwabantu. Inkampani yomshuwalense kufanele futhi ivumele ukutakulwa futhi kuzobaluleka ukuba kube sesimweni semininingwane yenqubomgomo.

Iningi lezivakashi lidinga i-visa yezivakashi ukuze lifike eNepal. I-visa ivame ukunikezwa izizwe eziningi eKathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport.

Kuhambo lwe-Everest Base Camp Trek by Road, i-visa yezivakashi yezinsuku ezingu-30 ivame ukwanele. Ukuvumela isikhathi esengeziwe kuwukuhlakanipha uma kwenzeka uhambo lubambezeleka.

Udinga ipasipoti esebenzayo okungenani isigamu sonyaka kanye nesithombe sosayizi wepasipoti. Imali okufanele ikhokhwe ngendlela yemali ezindaweni zokungena emngceleni noma esikhumulweni sezindiza yimali ye-visa.

Yebo, i-visa yezivakashi yaseNepal ingavuselelwa eMnyangweni Wezokufuduka waseKathmandu. Kufanele ucele ukunwetshwa kwesikhashana ngaphambi kokuba i-visa yakho iphelelwe yisikhathi ukuze uvimbele izinhlawulo.

Nakuba kunezindawo lapho uhambo oluzimele eNepal luyindlela engcono, ukusebenzisa umhlahlandlela ogunyaziwe kuyalulekwa kakhulu ngenxa yengozi yezingozi kanye nokuntuleka kwesiqondiso. Umhlahlandlela angasiza ekuphathweni kwempahla, ukuhlola isimo sempilo yakho, kanye nokuletha isizinda samasiko nomlando phakathi nohambo.

Izinsizakalo zomqondisi ochwepheshe nazo ziyasiza ekuqondaneni komzila, indawo yokuhlala, kanye nokuxhumana ezindaweni zasemadolobheni endawo. Ziwusizo futhi ekuboneni izimpawu zokuqala zokugula ngenxa yokuphakama, kanye nokujwayelana okufanele.

Umphathi wezimpahla ungokuzikhethela, nokho, uwusizo kakhulu ezindaweni ezinde neziphakeme. Ukuba nomphathi wezimpahla ohlanganyelwe abantu ababili kukuvumela ukuthi ujabulele iphakethe elincane losuku njengoba uhamba.

Umthwali wezimpahla uvame ukusetshenziswa ukuthwala amakhilogremu angu-20-25 phakathi kwabantu ababili abahamba ngezinyawo. Izimo zokusebenza eziphephile nezinobulungiswa zidinga ukuthi umuntu apakishe ngokunesibopho.

Ama-ejensi okuhamba ngezinyawo ahlonishwayo aqinisekisa ukuthi anesivikelo somshuwalense wabaqondisi kanye nabathwali bezimpahla. Kufanele uhlale uhlola lokhu ngaphambi kokuthi ubhuke i-Everest Base Camp Trek yakho ngomgwaqo.

Yebo, kuwumkhuba ovamile eNepal ukunikeza ithiphu. Kuyindlela ehloniphekile yokwazisa umzamo nokuzibophezela kwabasebenzi bakho abakusekelayo.

Kungenzeka, kodwa kungcono ukubhukha umhlahlandlela wakho ngaphambi kokuba ufike eKathmandu ukuze konke kuhlelwe futhi kuhlelwe kalula ekuqaleni kohambo lwakho.

Iningi labaqondisi bokuhamba ngezinyawo abanelayisensi bakhuluma ngesiNgisi ngisho nangezinye izilimi zakwamanye amazwe. Baqeqeshwe ukukhuluma ngokucacile nokuqondisa abahamba ngezinyawo bamazwe ngamazwe ngendlela ebasizayo.

I-Everest Base Camp Trek by Road iwuhambo lwendlu yetiye lapho abagibeli bezintaba behlala khona ezindaweni zokuhlala ezintabeni. Ezimweni eziningi, amakamelo abelana ngamabili futhi anemibhede engenalutho, izingubo zokulala kanye nendawo yokugezela.

Kuye ngokuthi kutholakala kuphi, amakamelo angasese angatholakala emadolobhaneni amancane njengeSalleri neNamche Bazaar. Amakamelo aphezulu njengeLobuche neGorakshep alula futhi izindawo zokwabelana zivamile.

Kunezindawo eziningi zokuphuza itiye, ezihlinzeka ngeshawa eshisayo ngemali ethile. Njengoba ukuphakama kwendawo kukhuphuka, amanzi ashisayo angaba mancane, futhi avame ukufudunyezwa amandla elanga noma igesi.

Amadivayisi okukhanyisa nokushaja avame ukutholakala ezindaweni eziningi ezisebenzisa ugesi noma amandla elanga. Izinsizakalo zivame ukukhokhiswa ngemali ephansi ikakhulukazi ezindaweni eziphakeme.

Izindlu zangasese zixhunywe emadolobheni asendaweni ephakeme. Imizi yasezintabeni eziphakeme inezindlu zangasese ezihlanganyelwe ngenxa yengqalasizinda embi.

Amakamelo okulala awavami ukufudunyezwa. Kusihlwa, ihholo lokudlela eliyinhloko livame ukuba nesitofu esiphenduka indawo ethokomele neyokuzijabulisa.

Izinsizakalo zokuhlanza izingubo nazo zivinjelwe emzileni futhi zingase zingatholakali ezindaweni eziphakeme. Abantu abaningi abahamba ngezinyawo bakhetha ukuletha izingubo ezomisa ngokushesha futhi bazigezele izinto ezincane.

Yebo, ngezikhathi zasentwasahlobo nasekwindla izindawo zokuhlala zizogcwala maduze. Ukubhukha ngokusebenzisa inkampani yokuhamba ngezinyawo kusiza ekutholeni indawo yokuhlala, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezimatasa.

Kukhona izindawo zokuphuza itiye emgwaqweni eziphakela inhlanganisela yokudla kwaseNepal, kwaseNdiya, kwaseTibet, kanye nokudla okulula kwaseNtshonalanga. Ukudla okudliwayo kuvame ukudliwa njenge-dal bhat, ama-noodle, ilayisi elithosiwe, amasobho, ama-pancake, amaqanda, i-pasta namazambane.

Yebo, kunezindlela zokupheka zemifino ezivame kakhulu futhi ezivame ukuphakanyiswa ezindaweni eziphakeme njengoba zigayeka kalula. Ukudla okudumile nokuphephile yi-dal bhat, ama-vegetable curry, amasobho kanye nezitsha zerayisi.

Izindlu zetiye ziphakela amanzi okuphuza, abilisiwe noma ahlungiwe ngemali eyengeziwe. Abahambi bayakwazi futhi ukuletha amaphilisi okuhlanza noma ibhodlela lesihlungi samanzi elingasetshenziswa kabusha ukuze kuncishiswe imfucuza yepulasitiki.

Kunamanzi asemabhodleleni ezindaweni eziningi zasemakhaya, yize ebiza kakhulu uma ukuphakama kwawo kukhuphuka njengoba izindleko zokuhamba zikhuphuka. Amabhodlela agcwaliswa kabusha azokwenza abantu abaningi abahamba ngezinyawo babe nesibopho semvelo.

Zonke izindlu zetiye eziseduze nomzila i-Everest Base Camp Trek by Road zinetiye nekhofi. Ezithandwa kakhulu yitiye elimnyama, itiye lobisi, itiye lejinja, itiye likalamula, kanye nekhofi esheshayo.

Kukhona utshwala obuningi ezindaweni eziningi ezifana nobhiya kanye notshwala bendawo. Noma kunjalo, abunakunconywa ezindaweni eziphakeme ngoba bungase bubeke engcupheni yokuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni kanye nesifo sokuphakama.

Amaphakheji okuhamba ngezinyawo aqukethe ukudla okuthathu okuhlanganisa ukudla kwasekuseni, kwasemini kanye nesidlo sakusihlwa. Iziphuzo ezengeziwe, ukudla okulula kanye nemikhiqizo yokubhaka ngokuvamile azifakwa futhi kufanele zikhokhiswe ngokwehlukana.

Izindlu zetiye endaweni yase-Everest zivame ukuphakela abantu abahamba ngezinyawo futhi zinezinga eliphansi lokuhlanzeka. Ukudla ukudla okushisayo nokusha kanye nokuphuza amanzi alungisiwe kuyasiza ekuvimbeleni izinkinga zesisu.

Izinkathi ezinhle kakhulu yintwasahlobo phakathi kukaMashi noMeyi kanye nekwindla phakathi kukaSepthemba noNovemba. Isimo sezulu sivame ukuba sizinzile phakathi nalezi zinyanga futhi imibono yezintaba isezingeni eliphezulu. Isimo sezulu sicacile futhi isibhakabhaka sicacile.

Ezingxenyeni ezingezansi, kunesimo sezulu esilinganiselwe lapho amahlathi e-rhododendron eqhakaza khona. Izinsuku zikhululekile kakhulu ukuhamba futhi ubusuku bungaba bubanda ezindaweni eziphakeme.

Ikwindla iphinde inikeze isimo sezulu esicacile, ukubonakala okucacile kanye nomoya obandayo. Kuye kwabhekwa njengesizini engcono kakhulu yokuhamba ngezinyawo ngomqondo wokuthi izindawo zezintaba zivame ukuba zicacile futhi zicacile.

Yebo, i-Everest Base Camp Trek by Road ingenziwa ebusika kusukela ngoDisemba kuya kuFebhuwari. Noma kunjalo, amazinga okushisa ancipha kakhulu ngokwanda kokuphakama futhi iqhwa lingathinta izimo zemizila. Iqhwa elikhulu lingathinta izimo zemizila ngaphezu kweDingboche neLobuche phakathi nezinyanga zasebusika eziphakeme kakhulu.

Imvula enkulu iphakathi kukaJuni no-Agasti futhi ihlotshaniswa nemvula enkulu, amafu amnyama kanye nezithiyo zomgwaqo okungenzeka zibe khona emgwaqweni waseSalleri. Kukhona izinga eliphansi lokubonakala futhi izimo ngesikhathi sohambo zingase zingabikezeleki.

Kwezinye izindawo ezifana neLobuche neGorakshep, amazinga okushisa angase ehle ngaphansi kwezinga-zero ebusuku ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi sekwindla kanye nezikhathi zasebusika. Ukugqoka izingubo ezifudumele kufanele kusetshenziswe ngendlela efanele ukuze kube ntofontofo.

Cha, kungenzeka ukuthi ngesikhathi semvula enkulu kuba nemigwaqo enodaka noma ukuvinjelwa kwesikhashana ngenxa yemvula enkulu. Yingakho umzila womgwaqo uzinzile kakhulu ngezikhathi zesomiso.

Indawo yentaba incike ezimweni zezulu kanye namafu. Ekuseni kakhulu ngokuvamile kuyindlela ephumelela kakhulu yokubona i-Everest, i-Lhotse kanye ne-Nuptse.

Yebo, uhambo luphephile kakhulu, ngokulungiselela okufanele kanye nohlelo olufanele. Kuphephile ukulandela isu lokujwayela futhi uqondiswe ohambweni.

Ukugula kokuphakama nakho kuyinkinga enkulu njengoba umzila ufinyelela ukuphakama okungaphezu kwamamitha angu-5,000. Ukukhuphuka kancane, amanzi anele, kanye nezinsuku zokuphumula yizona zindlela eziyinhloko zokunciphisa ingozi.

Uma kunezimpawu ezinjalo njengekhanda elibuhlungu, isicanucanu noma isiyezi, kubalulekile ukwazisa umhlahlandlela wakho. Isixazululo esibaluleke kakhulu uma izimpawu ziqhubeka ukwehlela phansi.

Amadolobhana afana neNamche Bazaar kanye nePhoriche anezindawo zempilo eziyisisekelo. Noma kunjalo, kunokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okuncane futhi amacala abucayi avame ukuthuthwa ngezindiza ezinophephela emhlane.

Yebo, kukhona ukususwa kwendiza enophephela emhlane uma kwenzeka isimo esiphuthumayo. Yingakho, umshwalense wokuhamba oningiliziwe lapho uhamba ezintabeni eziphakeme ubalulekile.

Amabhuzu okuhamba afanele, izingodo zokuhamba kanye nokuhamba kancane kuzovimbela ukukhandleka kwamadolo kanye nezitezi ezishelelayo. Inhlalakahle yomzimba ilula ngokuzelula nangokuthola amanzi.

Amanzi ompompi angahlungiwe akufanele asetshenziswe. Ngesikhathi sohambo, kuphephile ukuphuza amanzi abilisiwe, amanzi ahlungiwe noma amanzi ahlanzekile.

Yebo, ukuhamba ngezinyawo ngesiqondiso semvume kungaba okuphephile maqondana nemizila, ukuhlolwa kwezempilo kanye nosizo lokuqala. Abaqondisi nabo baqeqeshwe ukuhlonza izimpawu zokuphakama kanye nokutakula esikhathini esifushane uma kudingeka.

Isikhwama sokulala sekhwalithi enhle, isigqoko, amagilavu, isigqoko, ijakhethi ephansi, izingubo ezinezingqimba, kanye namabhuzu okuhamba ngezinyawo aqinile futhi aqinile kufanele kubhekwe njengento ebalulekile. Isimo sezulu ezindaweni eziphakeme asibikezeleki ngakho-ke ukufakwa kwezingqimba kubaluleke kakhulu.

Yebo, kufanele kuphathwe isikhwama sokulala esifudumele, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni eziphakeme njenge-lobuche ne-gorakshep. Izindlu zetiye zihlinzeka ngezingubo zokulala, kodwa ezinganele njalo ngezikhathi ezibandayo.

Uma ukhokhela umgcini wempahla, kufanele uphathe iphakethe elincane losuku elinamanzi, ukudla nezinto zakho. Iphakethe losuku kufanele libe ngaphansi kwamakhilogremu angu-5-7 okwenza kube lula ukuhamba.

Ukusetshenziswa kwezinsika zokuhamba ngezinyawo kuyakhuthazwa kakhulu ikakhulukazi uma ukhuphuka kanzima nalapho kufanele wehle intaba ende. Zisabalalisa umthwalo emadolweni futhi zithuthukise ibhalansi ezindleleni ezinamadwala.

Izingubo ezinezingqimba ziyasebenza, futhi zifaka phakathi izingubo ezisekelwe ekushiseni, uboya bezimvu, izingubo zangaphandle ezingangeni moya kanye nezingangeni manzi. Kunomehluko omkhulu emazingeni okushisa emadolobheni aphansi nasezindaweni eziphakeme.

Yebo, ubusika budinga ukugqokwa ngokufudumele ngamagilavu ​​​​avikelayo, ukugqokwa okufudumele nokusindayo, kanye namasokisi anzima. Ezindaweni eziphakeme kakhulu amazinga okushisa ebusuku angabhekwa njengangaphansi kwezinga lokubanda.

Yebo, imishini yokuhamba ngezinyawo njengezikhwama zokulala, amajakhethi aphansi, njll. ingaqashwa eKathmandu. Lokhu kuzoba usizo kubahambi abangafuni ukuthwala imishini esindayo baye emakhaya.

Kunconywa ukuphatha ikhithi yosizo lokuqala yomuntu siqu equkethe imithi eyisisekelo, ukunakekelwa kwama-blister kanye nemithi ehlobene nokuphakama. Lokhu kunikeza ukuphepha okwengeziwe ohambweni.

Ukubhukha kufanele kwenziwe okungenani emavikini ambalwa kusengaphambili, ikakhulukazi ngezikhathi zasentwasahlobo nasekwindla. Ukubhukha kusenesikhathi kusiza ekutholeni ihhotela kanye nokuhamba okusemthethweni engxenyeni yomgwaqo eya eSalleri noma eSurke.

Yebo, idiphozithi ivame ukucelwa yizinkampani eziningi zokuhamba ngezinyawo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ubhukha. Ingxenye esele ivame ukukhokhwa eKathmandu ngaphambi kokuba uhambo luqale.

ENepal, izindlela zokukhokha zivame ukuba ukudluliselwa ebhange, ikhadi lesikweletu noma imali. Ngaphambi kokuthi uye ohambweni lokuhamba ngezinyawo, kuwukuhlakanipha ukusungula imigomo yokuthengiselana kanye nanoma yiziphi izimali zesevisi inkampani yakho yokuhamba ngezinyawo engase izikhokhise.

Yebo, samukela ukubhukha ngomzuzu wokugcina uma kutholakala. Kodwa ezikhathini eziphakeme zokuhamba ngezinyawo, kuphephile futhi kulula ukubhukha kusenesikhathi.

Iningi lamaphakheji lihlanganisa indawo yokuhlala, ukudla ohambweni, izimvume, kanye nezinsizakalo zomhlahlandlela kanye nezokuhamba phansi. Ngokuvamile kunezindleko zomuntu siqu ezifaka phakathi iziphuzo, amathiphu kanye nomshwalense wokuhamba.

Ishawa ezishisayo, imali yokukhokhisa, amanzi asemabhodleleni, ukudla okulula kanye nethiphu kungenye yezindleko ezengeziwe. Ukugwema ukungaqondani kuzofezwa ngokucacisa ukuthi yini efakiwe noma engafakwanga ngesikhathi sokubhukha.

Izinqubomgomo zokukhansela ziyahlukahluka phakathi kwezinkampani zokuhamba ngezinyawo. Ngaphambi kokuqinisekisa ukubhukha kwakho, kubalulekile ukufunda inqubomgomo yokubuyiselwa kwemali.

Yebo, kunezinkampani eziningi ezingakunikeza uhlelo lohambo oluguquguqukayo ngokwesimiso sakho kanye nokufaneleka komzimba. Uma kuhlelwe kusengaphambili, kulula ukwenza ngokwezifiso.

Uhambo luqala ngesiqalo eside kodwa esihle saseKathmandu ukuya eSalleri bese luqhubekela eSurke noma eTham Danda, kuye ngesimo somgwaqo. Lo mgwaqo ohlukile uvumela abagibeli ukuba bagweme ukundiza kweLukla ngenkathi bejabulela izindawo zasemakhaya kanye nezindawo zasemakhaya ohambweni.

Uhambo luvame ukuthatha cishe amahora ayi-10-11, kuye ngokuthi izimoto zimi kanjani kanye nezimo zomgwaqo. Uhambo lude, kodwa kukhona umculo omuhle wasemaphandleni kanye nokubuka impilo yasemakhaya.

Umgwaqo omkhulu umbozwe kancane ngamatshe agandayiwe futhi unamagebhugebhu ezindaweni zezintaba. Nakuba kungaba nzima ngezinye izikhathi, induduzo yama-jeep azimele ingcono kakhulu kunezokuthutha zomphakathi.

Iningi labahambi ngezimoto lisebenzisa umgwaqo ngoba alifuni ukubhekana nokubambezeleka kwezindiza, kanye nokukhanselwa kwesimo sezulu esikhumulweni sezindiza saseLukla. Lokhu kwenza izindleko zendiza ziphansi futhi kunikeze okunye okuhlangenwe nakho kokuhamba ohambweni.

Umgwaqo uvame ukutholakala uma izinkathi zonyaka zomile njengasentwasahlobo nasekwindla. Ukudilika komhlaba kungathinta nesikhathi sokuhamba noma kuvalwe ingxenye ethile phakathi nezinyanga zemvula enamandla.

Akukho ukundiza kwasekhaya okudingekayo ukuze kuhanjwe nge-Everest Base Camp Trek ngomgwaqo. Yonke inqubo yokufika emzileni yenziwa ngemoto.

Ukushayela nge-jeep yangasese kuyathandwa ngenxa yenduduzo nokuguquguquka. Izimoto ezihlanganyelwe zingahlelwa futhi ngokusekelwe kubukhulu beqembu ezimweni eziningana.

Iningi lamaphakheji okuhamba ngezinyawo lihlanganisa izinsizakalo zokuthatha nokulahla esikhumulweni sezindiza eKathmandu. Lokhu kungcono njalo ukuhlolwa ngesikhathi sokubhuka.