I-Everest buka i-jeep tour ilula ngokwenselele yomzimba. Cishe lonke uhambo lwezimoto ezingu-4×4 emigwaqweni edumile, ngakho-ke awudingi ukuba ngumhambi onamava. Kukhona izintaba ezimbili ezimfushane: ukuhamba kwelanga amahora angu-1-2 ukuya nokubuya, kanye nohambo lwedolobhana ozikhethela lona amahora angu-1-2. Lezi zintaba zithambile futhi uyazikhethela. Ngenxa yokuthi ushayela ezindaweni eziphakeme cishe ngamamitha angu-2,900, imimango ihamba kancane futhi ijubane liyaxega.
Iningi labahambi lithola lolu hambo lukhululekile kakhulu. Uchitha ubusuku ezindlini zezivakashi ezinhle noma ezindlini zokulala ezinamakamelo afudumele, izihlambi ezishisayo, nokudla okusesitayeleni sasekhaya. Lolu hambo lungajatshulelwa ngisho nabangewona abahamba ngezinyawo kanye nemindeni enezingane. Inselele isikhathi esichithwa ngaphakathi kwe-jeep esikhundleni sokukhuphuka umqansa. Umgwaqo ungase ube mazombezombe futhi ube mabi ezindaweni, kodwa abashayeli bethu baxoxisana nawo ngezokuphepha. Imishini yobuchwepheshe nezintambo azidingeki.
Kafushane, i-Everest view jeep tour ilula. Okudingayo nje ukufaneleka okulula futhi akukho nkinga ngokuhamba okufushane futhi ungajabulela isikhathi ngasinye. I-Everest ne-Himalaya ingabukwa kalula ngaphandle komzamo omkhulu wokuhamba ngezinyawo. Uhambo oluhamba kancane, olunezindawo zokuphumula eziningi, ngakho-ke noma yisiphi isivakashi esinengqondo singahambela. Uyakwazi ukuphumula futhi ujabulele indawo ngaphandle kokukhathazeka ngokucindezeleka ngokomzimba.
I-Acclimatization & Altitude Strategy
Lolu hambo lunokuphakama okusesilinganisweni okuphezulu cishe kwamamitha angu-2,932 (i-Dhap Bazaar). Iningi labo likhululekile ngalokhu kuphakama. Kunalokho, Uzuza ukuphakama kancane kancane ngomgwaqo (1,400 m – 2,900 m). Faka amanzi, uphumule kahle, futhi ufudumale ekuseni. Yidla amanzi amaningi, dla ukudla okulula futhi ulale kahle ukuze uvimbele noma yimiphi imiphumela yokuphakama.
Ekuseni ngo-2 900 m, kungabanda, futhi kungcono ukugqoka ngokufudumele ngesikhathi sokusa. Uma kwenzeka kuba nemiphumela emnene (ikhanda elibuhlungu, isiyezi), phumula endaweni yokubuka uze uzizwe kahle. Umqondisi wethu uzosibheka sonke mayelana nezimpawu. Sinosizo lokuqala olulula futhi siyakwazi ukwehlisa ijubane. Abanye futhi baletha imithi yokuphakama efana ne-acetazolamide uma kwenzeka kodwa akudingekile kulolu hambo olulula.
Sekukonke, ukuphakama akuyona inkinga ebucayi ku-Everest View Jeep Tour. Asihlali isikhathi eside ezindaweni eziphakeme, futhi asijahi noma sisebenze kanzima kakhulu. Ingozi iphansi uma kuqhathaniswa nohambo olude olude endaweni ephakeme.
Ngokulandela isu lokukhuphuka okuqinile, ukufakwa kwamanzi nokuphumula, ungajabulela yonke imibono ye-Himalaya ngaphandle kokukhathazeka. Izivakashi eziningi zikhumbula umoya opholile kanye nama-vistas amangalisayo, hhayi noma yikuphi ukungakhululeki. Gwema utshwala nokubhema, ikakhulukazi ngaphambi kokuqwala izintaba, ukuze usize umzimba wakho uvumelane nezimo. Gxila ekuzilolongeni okulula nokuphefumula okujulile emzileni ukuze uzizwe ungcono kakhulu.
Indawo yokuhlala kanye nokudla
Uzohlala ubusuku obubili ezindaweni zokulala ezinethezekile ezisezintabeni noma ezindlini zezivakashi phakathi nalolu hambo. Ngobusuku bokuqala e-Dhap (ebuye ibizwe ngokuthi i-Dhap Bazaar), indawo yokulala inamagumbi amabili ahlukene anezingubo zokulala ezihlanzekile nezinto zokufudumeza. Ubusuku besibili esigodini esisegqumeni kunikeza amagumbi athokomele afanayo kanye nokubukwa kwentaba okumangalisayo ngamafasitela. izingubo zokulala ezinikeziwe; ugesi ujwayelekile; amashawa ashisayo kanye nokushisisa igumbi lapho kutholakala khona (ngokuvamile imali encane eyengeziwe). Kafushane, akukho ukukhempa okudingekayo, ukunethezeka kwehhotela nje endaweni ephakeme.
Konke ukudla ohambweni lwe-jeep kufakiwe ngokohlelo lohambo. Uthola ukudla okuthathu ngosuku (ibhulakufesi, isidlo sasemini kanye nedina ngosuku 1 no-2; ibhulakufesi nelasemini ngosuku lwesi-3). Umhlahlandlela wakho uhlelela iqembu ukudla kwesitayela sasekhaya sesi-Nepali. Izidlo ezijwayelekile zihlanganisa irayisi elishisayo, isobho likadali (dal), imifino exutshwe, ukhari, kanye nenyama noma amaqanda ngezikhathi ezithile. Okunye okukhangayo i-dal bhat platter yendawo, irayisi eligcwaliswayo, udali kanye nesidlo esiseceleni, esikunikeza amandla agcwele. Ama-lodge asezintabeni ngokuvamile anezidlo ze-buffet kanye nezibiliboco zendawo.
Ukudla kwemifino, i-vegan noma okungenayo i-gluten kuvamise ukwamukelwa ngesaziso kusenesikhathi. Amanzi okuphuza asemabhodleleni ayatholakala endleleni, ukuze ukwazi ukugcwalisa amabhodlela akho ngesikhathi sokuma. Zizwe ukhululekile ukuletha ukudla okulula okuthandayo, kodwa izidingo eziningi ziyakhava. Sekukonke, uzodla ukudla okumnandi, okunomsoco okukhuthaza uhambo lwakho lwase-Himalaya.
Ukugula Kwendawo Ephakeme
Ngenxa yokuthi i-Everest View Jeep Tour ifinyelela kuphela cishe kumamitha angu-2,900 futhi ihlanganisa ukukhuphuka kancane kancane, ukugula okubi kakhulu kwe-altitude akunakwenzeka. Kodwa-ke, sisaxwayisa abahambi ukuthi babheke izimpawu ezithambile. Ngosuku lwesi-2 nolwesi-3 lokuvuka, phuza amanzi engeziwe futhi uthathe izintaba ngejubane lakho. Izimpawu ezivamile kulokhu kuphakama zihlanganisa ubuhlungu bekhanda noma ukuphefumula kancane, kodwa ngokuvamile ziyahamba ngemva kokuphumula isikhashana.
Ukuvimbela okungcono kakhulu ukukhuphuka kancane futhi uhlale unamanzi. Gwema utshwala noma i-caffeine ngaphambi kokulala endaweni ephakeme. Hamba kancane lapho uhamba ekuseni, futhi uphefumule ngokujulile. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yikuphi ukungaphatheki kahle njengokuphathwa yikhanda noma ukukhathala, yazisa umhlahlandlela. Abahambi abaningi bazizwa bephilile futhi abawudingi umuthi.
Kafushane, ukugula kwe-altitude akuvamile kulolu hambo. Ngokulandela isimiso esikhululekile futhi ulalele umzimba wakho, ungakwazi ukuphatha ukuphakama okunesizotha kalula. Njalo bika noma yiziphi izimpawu ngokushesha; ithimba lethu liyakwazi ukuphendula ngokushesha. Ngezinyathelo zokuphepha ezifanele, uzojabulela ukubukwa kwe-Everest ngaphandle kwezinkinga. Uma uhlela ukusebenzisa imithi yokuphakama (njenge-Diamox), yithathe njengoba uyalwe udokotela ngaphambi kohambo. Futhi, ukugqoka izendlalelo kukusiza ukuthi uhlale ufudumele futhi ulwe nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezincane.
Isikhathi Esingcono Kakhulu Sokwenza Lolu hambo
Isikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokwenza lolu hambo kusezinkathini ezomile zaseKwindla (Septhemba kuya kuNovemba) kanye naseNtwasahlobo (Mashi kuya kuMeyi). Phakathi nalezi zinyanga, isibhakabhaka sivame ukuba sicacile futhi imibono yezintaba iyamangalisa. Ikwindla iletha isimo sezulu esizinzile kanye nemikhosi enemibala ehlukahlukene eNepal, kanti intwasahlobo inikeza amazinga okushisa aphakathi kanye nezimbali eziqhakazayo ze-rhododendrons. INtaba i-Everest kanye neziqongo zaseHimalaya zibonakala kakhulu kulezi zinkathi.
Ungakwazi futhi ukuhamba ngo-December kuya ku-February (Winter). Isimo sezulu siyabanda njengoba kungenzeka kube neqhwa elikhanyayo, kodwa njengoba umzila wethu uhlala ngaphansi kuka-3,000m, usanethezeka. Ukusa okucwathile kwasebusika kunganikeza ukubukwa okupholile kwe-Everest ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka esiluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.
Isikhathi se-monsoon (Juni kuya ku-Agasti) asinconywa. Izimvula ezinamandla zingavimba ukubukwa kwezintaba futhi zenze imigwaqo engagandayiwe ibe nodaka. Uma uhamba ngoJuni-Agasti, lindela isibhakabhaka esiguqubele nokubambezeleka. Ngesikhathi semvula, ukudilika kwenhlabathi nokuvalwa kwemigwaqo kwesikhashana kungenzeka, ngakho ukubambezeleka kohambo kungase kwenzeke.
Unyaka ngamunye, izinsuku ezidumile zihlanganisa phakathi no-Okthoba noNovemba lapho isimo sezulu sihamba phambili, ngakho-ke hlela kusengaphambili futhi ubhale kusenesikhathi. NgoDisemba, ebusuku kuyabanda kodwa izinsuku zifudumala ngokwanele ukuze zikwazi ukuhamba. Ngamafuphi, hlela uhambo lwakho lwe-jeep lokubuka i-Everest phakathi kukaMashi noMeyi noma uSepthemba noNovemba ukuze ube sethubeni elihle kakhulu lesibhakabhaka esiluhlaza.
Umshwalense Wezempilo Nokuvakasha
Umshwalense omuhle wokuhamba uyadingeka kulolu hlelo lokusebenza. Qiniseka ukuthi inqubomgomo yakho ihlanganisa ukuphuma ezimweni eziphuthumayo kanye nokuhlenga ngendiza enophephela emhlane. Iphakheji yethu ihlanganisa namalungiselelo okusindisa indiza enophephela emhlane (ekhokhelwa umshwalense wakho), kodwa kufanele ube nohlelo lomshwalense wokuhamba olusebenzayo ukuze uhlanganise noma yiziphi izindleko ezingase zibe khona. Futhi, kuwukuhlakanipha ukuba nomshuwalense wezempilo ojwayelekile osebenza emhlabeni wonke, uma kwenzeka ugula noma ulimala.
Ngaphambi kokuvakasha, hlola ukuthi unolwazi lwakamuva mayelana nokugoma okujwayelekile (i-tetanus, i-hepatitis A, i-diphtheria, njll.). Kulolu hambo, izingozi zempilo zincane, nokho siphakamisa ukuthi kufakwe ikhithi yosizo lokuqala elula kanye nanoma yimiphi imithi yomuntu siqu (amaphilisi ezinhlungu, amaphilisi e-altitude, imithi yohudo, i-sunscreen kanye nomuthi oxosha izinambuzane). Ukuze uvimbele izinkinga zesisu njalo, phuza amanzi abilisiwe noma asemabhodleleni.
Ukuze ube sohlangothini oluphephile, yenza amakhophi emibhalo yakho yomshwalense ngekhophi noma ngekhophi ye-elekthronikhi uma kunesimo esiphuthumayo. Khumbula ukuthi izinsiza zezibhedlela zase-Himalaya zinomkhawulo futhi ukufakwa kokuphuma komoya kubalulekile. Uma unomshwalense wezempilo omuhle kanye nowokuvakasha, ungajabulela imibono nohambo ngaphandle kokukhathazeka.
Ukufaneleka kanye Nokuzilungiselela
Awudingi ukuqeqeshwa okukhethekile noma izinga eliphezulu lokufaneleka kwalolu hambo lwe-Everest buka i-jeep. Ukugibela i-jeep kuwumsebenzi oyinhloko, futhi kukhona nje ukuhamba ngezinyawo okufushane okubili (okuzungeze amakhilomitha angu-2-5 lilinye) elinokuphakama okuphansi. Kodwa, kuyazuzisa ukuba sesimweni esihle. Ngaphambi kohambo, zama ukwenza izivivinyo ezilula noma ukuhamba ngezinyawo ukuze ulondoloze umsebenzi onempilo. Uma kungenzeka, hamba ngezinyawo ezimbalwa ngezimpelasonto noma uhambo olude ukuze ulungiselele imilenze yakho ukukhuphuka kwamagquma aphuma ilanga. Ukulinganisela okuhle kungasiza emizileni engalingani. Ngenxa yokuthi ukuvakasha kuhilela amahora angu-7–9 okushayela emigwaqweni yasezintabeni, abanye abantu babhekana nokukhathala ngokuhlala. Uma ujwayele ukuba lukhuni, zilolonge umzimba ukuzelula noma uhambe isikhashana ekhaya ukuze wakhe ukuqina.
Ukuzivocavoca okungaguquki njengokugijima noma ukuhamba ngebhayisikili kungathuthukisa ukukhuthazela. Uma kwenzeka unezinkinga ezithile ngomhlane noma intamo yakho, ungaletha imicamelo esekelayo. Sekukonke, lolu hambo lulula futhi luyajabulisa inqobo nje uma unempilo enengqondo, futhi uthanda ukwenza umsebenzi olula.
Umhlahlandlela nabasebenzi
Umhlahlandlela wendawo oqeqeshiwe kanye nomshayeli onesipiliyoni bazokuqondisa ohambeni lwakho. Umhlahlandlela uyisikhulumi esihle sesiNgisi (nangezinye izilimi eziningi) owazi kahle indawo yase-Everest. Zonke izinto kanye nolwazi lwamasiko kusezandleni zabo futhi kufanele ujabulele kuphela. Umshayeli uyingcweti emigwaqweni yasezintabeni futhi uzokwenza ukugibela kwakho kube lula etiyeleni nasemigwaqweni emibi. Laba basebenzi ababili banobungane, banesineke futhi bagxile ezokuphepha.
Usayizi weqembu uyahluka. Umuntu ngamunye noma amaqembu amancane akhethekile ku-jeep enomshayeli oyedwa nomhlahlandlela. Emaqenjini amakhulu, uphelezelwa ama-jeep amaningana nabaqondisi, okwenza isilinganiso sibe ngesakho. Umhlahlandlela ngamunye ugunyazwe yi-Nepal Tourism Board futhi uqeqeshelwe usizo lokuqala. Abaqondisi baphatha izinto zokuxhumana (amafoni/imisakazo) uma kwenzeka bethola usizo, kanye nezinsiza zokuhamba (amamephu, i-altimeter, i-GPS). Ungathemba ukuthi ithimba lethu le-Everest view jeep tour lizokwenza konke okusemandleni ukwenza lolu hambo lunethezeke futhi luphephe kuwe.
Ingabe Lolu hambo Lulungele Abaqalayo?
Yebo, lokhu kubuka kwe-Everest ngohambo lwe-jeep kuwubungane kakhulu kwabaqalayo. Sidizayine lolu hambo lwabantu abanolwazi oluncane noma abangenalo nhlobo lokuqwala izintaba. Njengoba uchitha isikhathi esiningi ku-jeep, awudingi ukwazi ukuthi uhamba kanjani. Lezi zindlela ezimbili ezimfushane zokuqwala izintaba ziyimizila elula enokuthambekela okuncane. Zingeqiwa noma zibe mfushane uma othile ezizwa ekhathele.
Imindeni enezingane (iminyaka engu-8+) ivamise ukulujabulela lolu hambo. Ngisho nabantu abadala abakhuthele bangakwazi ukukusingatha ngezinyathelo zokuphepha ezifanele. Wonke umuntu uhamba ngesivinini esikhululekile ngokuma okuvamile. Indawo yokuhlala enethezekile kanye nezidlo ezifakiwe zisusa noma yiziphi izinkathazo.
Abahambi abakhathazeka ngokuphakama okuphezulu kufanele baqaphele ukuthi lolu hambo alulokothi lwedlule amamitha angu-3,000. Akukho mishini yobuchwepheshe noma ukuqeqeshwa okudingekayo. Uma ukhululekile ukugibela imoto nokuhamba kancane, lolu hambo luyisingeniso esiphelele ezintabeni. Kwabaningi abahamba ngezinyawo okokuqala ngqa ezintabeni, lolu hambo lwe-Everest buka i-jeep luyalawuleka kakhulu.
Amagajethi, Ukushaja kanye ne-inthanethi
Ugesi ne-inthanethi kuyatholakala, kodwa kunemikhawulo ethile ngenxa yezindawo zasemakhaya. Amaloji anezindawo zokukhipha amandla (imvamisa engu-220V) ukuze ukwazi ukushaja amakhamera namafoni njalo kusihlwa. Phatha i-adaptha yokuhamba, lapho kunesidingo. Njengesipele, siphakamisa ukuthi kube nebhange lamandla, njengoba ugesi awutholakali ngaso sonke isikhathi ezindaweni ezikude. Amanye ama-lodge angafakwa amajeneretha noma i-solar ukuze nje abe nokukhanya okuthile.
Uxhumo lweselula lunamavila kulo mzila. Emadolobheni afana ne-Sindhuli noma i-Dhulikhel, kukhona amasignali e-3G/4G nokho, ungase ulahlekelwe isignali ezindaweni ezikude. I-Wi-Fi ayikwazi ukuqinisekiswa ku-Jeep Tour, ngakho-ke, zilungiselele ukuthi ungathinteki ngezikhathi ezithile. Iningi labahambi lichitha ubusuku e-lodge ukuze likhokhise amagajethi futhi lithumele izithombe. Ukufakwa kweselula akumabala; I-Wi-Fi ayiqinisekisiwe. Cabanga ngokuxhumeka okunomkhawulo. Landa amamephu noma umculo kusengaphambili. Ngokuhlela okuncane, ungathwebula futhi wabelane ngolwazi lwakho lwe-Everest ye-jeep tour ngisho namasignali amancane.
I-Visa kanye Nemvume
Bonke abahambi bamazwe ngamazwe baya eNepal badinga i-visa. I-visa yabavakashi iyatholakala lapho ungena e-Kathmandu Tribhuvan Airport noma emngceleni wezwe. Inkokhelo icishe ibe ngu-USD 30 ngezinsuku eziyi-15 (USD 50 izinsuku ezingama-30, Izinkokhelo zingashintsha ngakho-ke hlola amanani akamuva asemthethweni ngaphambi kohambo). Qiniseka ukuthi unesithombe sosayizi wepasipoti kanye nemali eyanele. Izakhamizi zaseNdiya, Bangladesh kanye namanye amazwe ambalwa anezinhlelo ezikhethekile (ngokuvamile ukungena mahhala), kodwa qiniseka ukuthi uhlola imithetho yaseNepal ngobuzwe bakho.
Kuhambo lwe-Everest View Jeep Tour, Alikho ipaki likazwelonke noma izimvume zendawo enomkhawulo ezidingekayo inqobo nje uma sihlala ngaphandle kweSagarmatha National Park. Izimali zomgwaqo wendawo noma zikamasipala (uma zikhona) zifakiwe. Udinga kuphela ukuba nepasipoti yakho kanye ne-visa yaseNepal nawe yonke indawo. Gcina ikhophi ye-visa yakho kanye nekhasi le-ID yephasipoti phakathi nohambo, njengoba amaphoyisa angase ahlole ezindaweni zokuhlola.
Izindleko Zakho Ezingeziwe
Kufanele ube nesabelomali sezindleko zomuntu siqu kanye nezindleko ozikhethele. Lokhu kuvame ukuhlanganisa: izindiza zamazwe ngamazwe eziya eNepal naseKathmandu ukudluliselwa kwesikhumulo sezindiza; imali ye-visa yaseNepal (ukheshi); umshwalense wokuhamba nokuhlenga; iziphuzo ezidakayo kanye nokudla okulula okwengeziwe; ilondolo namashawa ashisayo (ezinye izindawo zokulala zikhokhisa imali encane); i-inthanethi noma amakhadi e-SIM; amathiphu omhlahlandlela/umshayeli; izikhumbuzo noma ukudla okulula okwengeziwe; kanye nanoma yibuphi ubusuku behhotela e-Kathmandu ngaphambi/ngemuva kohambo.
Kuwukuhlakanipha ukuphatha imali eyengeziwe (i-USD noma i-NPR) yalezi zinto. Ukufinyelela ku-ATM kukhawulelwe ngaphandle kwase-Kathmandu. Imikhuba evamile: Iziqondiso zokuthipha cishe ngo-$5–10 USD ngosuku futhi abashayeli ngu-$2–5 ngosuku. Izindleko zeshawa eshisayo zingamadola ambalwa, futhi amakhadi we-SIM noma idatha ipakisha inani elincane. Unalokhu okungeziwe engqondweni, ungaba nohambo olujabulisayo ngaphandle kwezinto ezingalindelekile ezingalindelekile.
I-Hotspot Yezithombe kanye Nokubuka Okungcono Kakhulu
I-Everest view jeep tour inikeza amathuba amaningi ezithombe ezinhle kakhulu. Ingxenye engcono kakhulu umbono wokuphuma kwelanga e-Dhap Bazaar. Kuleli gquma, uthola i-panorama ebanzi ye-Himalaya. Ngosuku olucacile ungathwebula i-Everest nezindawo eziseduze (ama-panorama abanzi angu-8,000 m uma izimo zihlukile). Ukukhanya kwelanga okusagolide ekuntweleni kokusa kwenza zonke iziqongo zikhanye.
Uyakwazi ukuthatha izithombe zamafulege omthandazo endiza ezintabeni ngesikhathi sokuhamba ekuseni. Izigodi zaseSherpa naseGurung zengeza isithakazelo samasiko: abantu basemakhaya begqoke izingubo zendabuko, izindlu zezindela zamatshe (ama-chortens) kanye nezinkambu eziwugwadule zenza izifundo ezinhle.
Uhambo ngokwalo lunobuhle. Uzobona isigodi soMfula iSunkoshi, amahlathi akude namapulazi. Imigwaqo egobile yezintaba kanye nokukhanya okuhlukahlukene kunikeza amathuba amaningi ezithombe. Letha ilensi yokusondeza enhle yeziqongo ezikude kanye nekhamera yempilo yasemakhaya. Njengoba kuneziqongo eziningi kanye nezindawo, sonke isikhathi kulolu hambo lwe-jeep lokubuka i-Everest luyinkumbulo enhle yesithombe.