Izipesheli Zamaholide Ezingenakunqotshwa - Yonga Kufika Ku-20% Ohambeni Lwakho Olulandelayo!
Indawo esempumalanga ekude, i Isifunda saseKanchenjunga, inikeza abahambi base-Himalaya indawo yabo yohambo enokuthula nengonakalisiwe. INtaba iKanchenjunga iphakama njengendawo yesithathu ephakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni, ifinyelela kumamitha ayi-8,586 ngaphezu kwezinga lolwandle ngaphakathi kwalesi sifunda. Ukuhamba kulesi sifunda kufana nokungena ezweni lapho kokubili Imvelo Yomama kanye nezakhi zamasiko zihlala ziyiqiniso ngokubaluleka kwazo.
Lapho uhamba emizileni, uzohlangana nezihlahla ezimangalisayo nezihosha ezijulile zemifula kanye nezimfunda eziphakeme. Ukubuka kwentaba okumangalisayo, okuhlanganisa iMount Jannu (7,710 metres) kanye neYalung Kang (8,505 metres), kuhambisana nezinto ezithokozisayo zomlingo. Ndawonye, akhuphuka ngaphezu kwezwe. I-Kanchenjunga Base Camp ime kumamitha angu-5,143 njengomdwebo omkhulu wohambo, kuyilapho amahlathi amahle akuholela ezigodini ezijulile zemifula kanye nezimfunda eziphakeme ze-alpine endleleni.
Isifunda akusona nje sezintaba; iphathelene nabantu. Uzojwayelana nezakhamuzi ezinobungane zamaqembu ezizwe zamaRai, amaLimbu, amaSherpa, namaTibet. Izimpilo zobuzwe ezinenjongo kodwa eziqondile zivela ngamafulege omthandazo nezindela eduze kwezakhiwo zamatshe ezivamile kulezi zindawo. Ubumnandi bokwabelana ngakho kokubili ukumomotheka netiye noma isikhathi sasesigodini esinokuthula sihlala siphakathi kwezinkumbulo ezinamandla kakhulu zalabo abahamba uhambo.
Uhambo oludume kakhulu esifundeni sase-Kanchenjunga i-Kanchenjunga North Base Camp Trek, i-Kanchenjunga South Base Camp, i-Kanchenjunga Circuit Trek kanye ne-Kanchenjunga North ukuya e-Kanchenjunga South Trek. Lolu hambo luyinselele kodwa luvuza ngokubuka okumangalisayo kwentaba, izigodi kanye neNepal emagebhugebhu.
Ukuhamba ngezinyawo kulesi sifunda kufana nolwazi lwangempela lokuhlola. Kuthatha phakathi kwezinsuku eziyi-18 kuya kwezingu-24 ukunqamula ezindleleni zezinyawo ezinwetshiwe nezingazodwa. Imizila igwema izindawo zezivakashi ezidumile, ngakho-ke ukubuka ngakunye kuzwakala kungathandeki kuwe ngokungafani nezixuku ezisendaweni evamile. Ukuphakama okuphezulu okufika ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-5000 kwenza uhambo lube nzima, nokho abahloli bayo abazinikele bathola umvuzo ophelele kukho kokubili ukuba sodwa kanye nobuhle bendawo.
Izikhathi ezinhle kakhulu zokuvakashela intwasahlobo (ngoMashi kuya kuMeyi) nasekwindla (ngoSepthemba kuya kuNovemba), lapho isibhakabhaka sicwebile, nesimo sezulu sisihle. Ukukhetha isifunda sase-Kanchenjunga kusho ukukhetha imizila ethulile, ukuhlangana okuyiqiniso, nokuxhumana nemvelo okuzwakala kungokoqobo futhi kuhlala njalo. Kungaphezu kohambo—kuyisenzakalo esihlala enhliziyweni yakho phakade.
