Udidi: Ummandla - kwiNgingqi yase-Annapurna

I-Annapurna Circuit Trek yenye yezona ndlela zidumileyo zokuhamba ngeenyawo kwiiHimalaya. Ikwindawo entle yommandla waseAnnapurna eNepal. Olu hambo lokuhamba ngeenyawo lunika uhambo olungenakulibaleka kwiindawo ezimangalisayo, iilali ezikude, iinkcubeko zakudala, kunye neendawo eziphakamileyo zeentaba.

Kangangamashumi eminyaka, abakhenkethi abavela kwihlabathi liphela baye baya eNepal ukuze nje bafumane amava e-Annapurna Circuit kunye nomlingo wayo. Umzila wohambo lwe-Annapurna Circuit ujikeleza i-Annapurna Range enkulu. Udlula emahlathini aluhlaza, emadlelweni, kwiindawo ezirhabaxa, kwiintlambo kunye neentlango eziphakamileyo ezifana nejografi. Uhambo lwe-Annapurna luthandwa ngabahambi kunye nabahambi ngenxa yokwahluka kwalo kwendalo, kokubini ngokwendalo kunye namava enkcubeko aseHimalaya.

Ngenxa yeendlela ezahlukeneyo zokuhamba ngeenyawo, abakhenkethi bahlala benengxaki: nokuba bahamba ngeenyawo nomkhokheli okanye bahambe bebodwa. Zombini ezi ndlela zibonelela ngeempawu zohambo oluya kwicala labo kunye nemingeni eyahlukileyo. Isigqibo phakathi kwezi ndlela zimbini, sidla ngokuxhomekeka kumava akho okuhamba ngeenyawo, uhlahlo-lwabiwo mali, kunye nokukhetha kwakho uhambo lwakho lokuhamba ngeenyawo.

Uhambo olukhokelwayo lubhekisa ekujoyineni uhambo olucwangcisiweyo olulawulwa yinkampani yokuhamba ngeenyawo, apho iqela elinobuchule nelinamava lilawula uthutho lwakho kunye nokubonelela ngenkxaso ngexesha lohambo lwakho. Nangona, kwelinye icala, uhambo oluzimeleyo lubandakanya ukucwangcisa nokulawula yonke into efana nohambo, uthutho kunye nokucwangciswa kwendlela yohambo lwakho wedwa.

Ngoko ke, kwesi sikhokelo, siza kuthetha ngomahluko phakathi kohambo olukhokelwayo noluzimeleyo kuhambo lwe-Annapurna Circuit. Siza kunika ulwazi oluvela kumacala omabini ngezinto ezilungileyo nezingalunganga. Kuya kukunceda ukuba ukhethe ukuba zeziphi iindlela ezingcono kuwe nakuhambo lwakho lokuhamba ngokwendlela othanda ngayo kuhambo lwakho kwiiHimalaya.

Inkcazo ye-Annapurna Circuit Trek

I-Annapurna Circuit Trek ikwiSithili sase-Annapurna, esaziwa ngokuba yimfihlo yayo emangalisayo kunye nokwahlukahlukana kwendalo. Yenye yezona ndawo zidumileyo zokuhamba ngeenyawo eNepal. Indlela ijikeleza i-Annapurna massif, inqumla iindawo eziphakamileyo zeentaba ezibonelela ngobuhle bendalo obumangalisayo.

Umgama kunye nobude bexesha

Isekethe yase-Annapurna igubungela malunga ne-230km, ngokwesiko, kodwa ngophuhliso lweendlela lwakutshanje kwezinye iindawo, indlela yanamhlanje yokuhamba ngeenyawo idla ngokugubungela umgama we-160km ukuya kwi-200km. Ikwaxhomekeke kwiindawo zokuqala nezokuphela kohambo.

Uninzi lwabahambi ngeenyawo lugqiba uhambo olujikelezayo kwiintsuku ezili-12 ukuya kwezingama-20. Kwakhona, kuxhomekeke kwisantya sabahambi ngeenyawo kunye nohambo lwabo.

Izinto ezibalulekileyo ze-Annapurna Circuit Trek

IThorong La Pass (5,416 m)

Eyona ndawo idumileyo egqanyisiweyo kolu hambo yiThorong La Pass, emi kwindawo ephakamileyo ye-5416m. Ukunqumla iindawo eziphakamileyo kangaka ngexesha lohambo kuthathwa njengomsebenzi onzima kuhambo olude.

Ilali yaseManang

Enye indawo yokuma edumileyo ngexesha lohambo yiManang Village. Yindawo entle kakhulu yokuhlala ekwiindawo eziphakamileyo ejikelezwe ziincochoyi eziphakamileyo kunye neendawo ezintle kakhulu. Abakhenkethi bahlala beyigcina njengendawo yokuma kwaye bachithe usuku olongezelelweyo apha ukuze baqhelane kunye nokuzama ukuphakama iThorong La Pass. IManang ikwabonelela ngemibono emihle, iiti, kunye nenkcubeko enomtsalane ephenjelelwe yiTibet.

Itempile yaseMuktinath

Emva kokudlula kwiThorong La Pass, abakhenkethi behla baye etempileni iMuktinath. Ikwayindawo engcwele yokunqula amaHindu namaBhuda.

Indawo yetempile yaziwa ngokuba yi-108 water spouts enelangatye elingapheliyo, nto leyo eyenza ukuba ibe yindawo yokomoya eHimalayas.

Iindawana ezahlukeneyo kunye neenkcubeko

Eyona sizathu siphambili esenza i-Annapurna Region ibe yindawo edumileyo nekhethwe kakhulu phakathi kwabahambi ziindlela zayo ezahlukeneyo kunye neenkcubeko.

• Amahlathi akwiindawo ezishushu
• Amasimi atyaliweyo aneegadi kunye nokulima kwendabuko
• Iintlambo eziphakamileyo zeAlps
• Indawo ephakamileyo efana nentlango eMustang

Ezi ndlela zidlula nakwiilali apho uluntu olunempembelelo yeGurung, Thakali, kunye neTibet lufumana amava akhethekileyo enkcubeko.

Imingeni yobunzima kunye nokuphakama

Ubunzima be-Annapurna Circuit Trek buthathwa njengobunzima obuphakathi kwaye bunobunzima kwezinye iindawo. Ngoko ke kubhekiselele ngakumbi kuhambo olunomdla.

Abakhweli beentaba bayacetyiswa ukuba baziqhelanise kakuhle kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo ngaphambi kokuba baye kwindawo ephezulu ukuze baphephe isifo sokuphakama. Oku kubaluleke ngakumbi xa benqumla iThorong La Pass, ephakame ngaphezu kwe-5000m.

Yintoni i-Guided Annapurna Circuit Trek?

I-Annapurna Circuit Trek ekhokelwayo luhambo lokuhamba oluququzelelwa yiarhente yobuchwephesha yokuhambahamba eneqela elinamava.

Kwihambo ekhokelwayo, abahambi bajoyina uhambo olucwangcisiweyo olukhokelwa ngumkhokeli weentaba onelayisenisi olawula ukuhamba, ukhuseleko, kunye nokuhanjiswa kwezinto ezisisiseko ngexesha lohambo.

Ukuhamba ngeenyawo okukhokelwayo kuxhaphake kakhulu eNepal, kwaye kuthandwa kakhulu ngabahambi bamazwe ngamazwe.

Yintoni equkiweyo kwiTrek ekhokelwayo?

Uhambo olukhokelwayo luquka,

Isikhokelo sokuhamba esinelayisensi

Isikhokelo sobuchwephesha esikhokela uhambo siqinisekisa ukuba abakhenkethi bahlala kwindlela echanekileyo ngelixa benika ulwazi malunga nezinto ezifana nenkcubeko yasekuhlaleni, iintaba, kunye namasiko afunyanwa ngexesha lohambo lokuhamba.

Inkxaso yoMthwali

Ukuhamba ngeenyawo okukhokelwayo kuquka abathwali bemithwalo ukuba kuyimfuneko. Kubalulekile ukuthwala imithwalo enzima kunye nezinto ezibalulekileyo, nto leyo evumela abahambi ukuba bahambe ngokukhululeka ngaphandle komthwalo onzima, nto leyo enceda ukuphucula amava.

Ukuhlala kunye nokutya

Uninzi lweephakheji zokuhamba ngeenyawo ezikhokelwayo ziquka indawo yokuhlala kwiindawo zokutyela kunye nesidlo sakusasa kunye nokutya.

Iimvume (i-ACAP kunye ne-TIMS)

Ukuze benze imisebenzi yokuzonwabisa efana nokuhamba ngeenyawo ngaphakathi kwi-Annapurna Circuit Trek, abakhenkethi kufuneka bafumane iimvume ezifana

• Iimvume zeNdawo yoLondolozo yaseAnnapurna
• Ikhadi le-TIMS

Ngoko ke, ii-arhente zokuhamba ngeenyawo ezikhokelwayo zihlala zilungiselela la maphepha-mvume kwangaphambili.

Ezothutho kunye namalungiselelo

Uhambo olukhokelwayo ludla ngokubonelela ngezithuthi ukuya kwindawo yokuqala kunye nokusuka kwindawo yokugqibela yeendlela zokuhamba.

Ngubani ohlala ekhetha uhambo olukhokelwayo

Uhambo olukhokelwayo luhambo olulawulwa kakuhle olunesicwangciso sohambo esiyilwe kakuhle. Ngoko ke, ludla ngokukhethwa ngu,

• Abakhenkethi bokuqala nabaqalayo kwiintaba zeHimalaya
• Abahambi bamazwe ngamazwe abangaqhelananga nalo mmandla
• Abakhenkethi abakhetha amava okuhamba ngeenyawo akhululekileyo nalawulwa kakuhle.

Iingenelo ze-Annapurna Circuit Trek ekhokelwayo

Ukhuseleko kunye nobungcali bendawo

Eyona nzuzo inkulu yokuhamba ngeenyawo ukhokelwa kukhuseleko. Abakhokeli abaziingcali bayayiqonda kwaye bayayazi imeko yeendawo, nokuba iipateni kunye nokuphakama kwentaba kuyingozi ngokufanelekileyo. Bakwajonga abahambi ngeenyawo ukuze babone iimpawu zokugula kukuphakama kwentaba ukuze baphephe ezinye iziphumo kwaye balungise uhambo ukuba kuyimfuneko.

Ukuqonda kweNkcubeko

Izikhokelo zibonelela ngolwazi malunga nenkcubeko kunye namasiko endawo kwimikhwa yoluntu lwasezintabeni. Ngexesha lohambo, uya kwazi ngamasiko endawo, imikhuba yonqulo, kunye nembali yeelali.

Iinkqubo Zothutho Ezisingathwe Nguwe

Ukuhlela uhambo olude kwiintaba zeHimalaya kudla ngokuba nzima. Ngoko ke uhambo olukhokelwayo lunceda ekuphepheni umthwalo kunye noxinzelelo lokuthwala nokulawula iinkalo zokuhamba, ezifana

• Imvume isebenza
• indawo yokuhlala
• Ukucwangciswa kwendlela kunye nokuhambahamba kwindlela
• Amalungiselelo ezothutho

Iqinisekisa ukuba abakhenkethi bagxila nje ekonwabeleni uhambo lokuhamba ngeenyawo.

Inkxaso kaxakeka

Kwimeko engaqinisekanga yokwenzakala okanye ukugula ngenxa yokuphakama, uhambo olukhokelwayo lunika abakhenkethi ithuba lokulungiselela ukuphuma ngokukhawuleza okanye uncedo lwezonyango xa kukho imeko engxamisekileyo.

Iingxaki ze-Annapurna Circuit Trek ekhokelwayo

Ukuhamba ngeenyawo okukhokelwayo kuneengenelo, ngelixa kukwakho neengxaki ezithile ekufuneka uzilandele,

Iindleko eziphezulu

Uhambo olukhokelwayo lubiza kakhulu kunohambo oluzimeleyo njengoko luquka iindleko ezifana neentlawulo zokhokelo, imivuzo yabathwali, kunye neentlawulo zenkonzo yearhente.

Ukuguquguquka okuncinci kwindlela yohambo

Ngexesha lokuhamba ngeenyawo okukhokelwayo, abakhenkethi kufuneka balandele uhambo olucwangcisiweyo oluyilwe yiarhente, oluthintela amandla okutshintsha izicwangciso phakathi okanye ukuhlala ixesha elide kwiilali ezithile. Kwakhona, iishedyuli zamaqela zinokunciphisa ukuzimela kwesantya kunye neshedyuli ngexesha lokuhamba ngeenyawo.

Yintoni i-Independent Annapurna Circuit Trek?

Uhambo oluzimeleyo lubhekisa kuhambo lokuhamba ngeenyawo oluqhutywa ngaphandle kwesikhokelo okanye uhambo olungacwangciswanga. Abahambi ngeenyawo abazimeleyo kufuneka bacebe kwaye balawule yonke into yohambo ngokwabo, equka ukuhamba ngeenyawo, indawo yokuhlala, iimvume, kunye nolawulo lwendlela yemihla ngemihla.

Oko Umele Uzilungiselele Kona

Abahambi ngeenyawo abazimeleyo kufuneka bahlele izinto ezininzi ezifunekayo ngexesha lohambo. Ezifana,

Iimvume zokuhamba

Abahambi ngeenyawo kufuneka bafumane iimvume, ezifana neeMvume zeNdawo zoLondolozo lweNdawo zaseAnnapurna kunye neeNkqubo zoLawulo loLwazi lweeTrekkers.

indawo yokuhlala

Iitihouses ziyafumaneka ngeendlela ze-Annapurna Circuit. Kodwa abakhenkethi kufuneka bazifumane baze bazilawule xa beseluhambeni, nto leyo ngamanye amaxesha evakala inzima.

Ucwangciso lwendlela

Nangona indlela ye-Annapurna Circuit iyindlela yokuhamba ephawulwe kakuhle, abakhenkethi kufuneka bacebe indlela yabo baze bazihambele ngokwabo nangononophelo.

Uthutho kunye nezixhobo

Abahambi ngeenyawo abazimeleyo kufuneka balungiselele uthutho lwabo, baqinisekise ukuba bayakwazi ukuthwala izixhobo ezifanelekileyo. Yinto ebuhlungu kakhulu leyo.

Ngubani okhetha uhambo oluzimeleyo kwi-Annapurna Circuit Trek?

• Abahambi abanamava abazazi kakuhle iinkalo zokuhamba ngeenyawo
• Abahambi abaxabisa imali eninzi abafuna ukuchitha iindleko zabo ngobulumko
• Abafuna izinto ezintsha abakhetha ukuguquguquka nabafuna isantya sabo

Iingenelo ze-Annapurna Circuit Trek ezizimeleyo

Iindleko eziphantsi

Enye yezona nzuzo zibalaseleyo zokuhamba uhambo oluzimeleyo kukuhlawula okuphantsi okufunekayo. Ngaphandle kwemivuzo yesikhokelo okanye iifizi zearhente, abakhenkethi banokunciphisa kakhulu iindleko zabo ngokucwangcisa ngokwabo.

Inkululeko kunye nokuba bhetyebhetye

Abahambi ngeenyawo abazimeleyo banokuguquguquka kwabo kunye nenkululeko yokukhetha isantya sabo kunye nokukhetha kwabo ngexesha lohambo.

Banga

• Khetha isantya sabo.
• Chitha iintsuku ezongezelelweyo kwiilali ezithile.
• Ingalungisa iindlela kunye neendlela ngokwemozulu okanye izinto ezinomdla kuzo
• Amava ohambo lomntu ngamnye ngesigqibo sakhe, kunye nokuhlola ngokuzimeleyo iindawo ezithile

Iingxaki zohambo oluzimeleyo

Imingeni yokuNavigation

Uninzi lwecandelo lohambo lwe-Annapurna Circuit lucacile ngokubanzi, kodwa ezinye iindawo zinokudida, ingakumbi xa imozulu imbi.

Iinkxalabo Zokhuseleko

Ngaphandle kwesikhokelo esinamava kunye nokuhamba ngendlela efanelekileyo, abakhenkethi kufuneka bajongane neemeko ezingxamisekileyo ngokwabo, ezinokuthi zibe luncedo kakhulu ukuba zilibaziseka.

UCwangciso loLungiselelo

Abahambi ngeenyawo abazimeleyo kufuneka baziphathele zonke izicwangciso zabo ngexesha lohambo. Oku kunokuthatha ixesha kwaye kube nzima xa useluhambeni olude.

Uthelekiso lweendleko: Uhambo olukhokelwayo vs oluzimeleyo

Nantsi indlela efanelekileyo yokuthelekisa ixabiso phakathi kohambo olukhokelwayo nohambo oluzimeleyo.

Kwakhona, kukho izinto ezithile ezinokuchaphazela ixabiso lilonke ngexesha lohambo.

• Imirhumo yesikhokelo kunye ne-porter
• Imigangatho yokuhlala
• Ubude bohambo
• Iindleko zothutho

Iingqwalaselo zoKhuseleko

Emva kokunyuka kokuphakama okuziimitha ezingama-35000, abakhenkethi banokugula kukuphakama ukuba amanyathelo afanelekileyo awalandelwa. Kufuneka ukuqhelana ngokufanelekileyo kunye nokufakelwa amanzi emzimbeni.

Iimeko zemozulu kwiiHimalaya

Iimeko zemozulu zihlala zingaqinisekanga kwiindawo eziphakamileyo ngenxa yeemeko zendalo. Ngoko ke, iimeko zemozulu zifuna ukuzulazula ngendlela efanelekileyo.

UCwangciso oluNgxamisekileyo

Izikhokelo zingaluphucula ngokufanelekileyo uhambo ngokuthi

• Ukulungisa iimeko zempilo
• Ukubeka iliso kwisantya
• Ukulungiselela ukufuduka ngexesha likaxakeka ukuba kuyimfuneko

Ngubani Ofanele Akhethe Uhambo Olukhokelwayo?

Uhambo olukhokelwayo kufuneka lukhethwe ngabo baqalayo ukuhamba kwiiHimalaya okanye abaqalayo ukuhamba. Abahambi bodwa abafuna ukhuseleko, kunye nabahambi abangaqhelananga nezinto eziphakamileyo. Kwakhona, abantu abafuna ukufumana ulwazi olufanelekileyo lwenkcubeko kubakhokeli bendawo.

Ngubani Ofanele Akhethe Uhambo Oluzimeleyo?

Ukuhamba ngokuzimela kulungele kwaye kungcono kwabo banamava nabafuna uhambo olungabizi kakhulu. Abantu abafuna uhambo oluya kwiindawo ezikude nabathanda ukuguquguquka bakhetha ukuhamba ngokuzimela. Kwanabo bafuna ukuhamba ngokuzimela kwiindlela ezikude ngokukhululeka.

Ixesha Elilungileyo Lohambo Lwesekethe yaseAnnapurna

Ixesha elifanelekileyo lokuhamba ngeenyawo Annapurna Circuit Trek ithathwa njengeyona ikhethwayo kwaye ivunwa ngexesha leNtwasahlobo neloKwindla.

Ngexesha lentwasahlobo, iindawo ezintle ziyaqhakaza kwaye zibe ntle. Ngenxa yemvula yangaphambi kwemvula, ukubonakala kuyacaca kwaye kuhlaziye. Uya kufumana neentsuku ezinde zokuba nesantya sakho ngokufanelekileyo. Imozulu iya kuzinza. Ngokubanzi, ngexesha lentwasahlobo, uya kufumana uhambo oluhlaziyayo nolunomtsalane.

Ngexesha laseKwindla, uza kufumana umendo onemibala kunye nohambo olunomtsalane kunye nombala ofudumeleyo. Ubushushu obuhle bunika imozulu ezinzileyo kunye nokubonakala okucacileyo kunalo naliphi na elinye ixesha lonyaka. Lilonke, uza kufumana uhambo olumnandi nolunomtsalane kunye neendlela ezintle ngexesha laseKwindla.

Ixesha lobusika kunye nelemvula lingaqwalaselwa nakwiindlela ezingenanto. Kodwa izinto ezifana namaqondo obushushu abandayo kunye nemvula enkulu zinokuba nzima.

Isigqibo Sokugqibela: Yeyiphi Engcono?

Zombini uhambo olukhokelwayo nohambo oluzimeleyo ngamava amangalisayo, kuxhomekeke kukhetho lwakho kunye nokukhetha kwakho.

Uhambo olukhokelwayo lungcono kakhulu kubantu abahamba ngeenyawo abafuna kwaye babeke phambili ukhuseleko, ukulula, kunye nokuqonda inkcubeko ngexesha lohambo.

Ukuhamba ngeenyawo ngokuzimeleyo kuyathandwa kwabo banamava kwaye bafuna ukuguquguquka kunye nohlahlo-lwabiwo mali oluphantsi.

Ekugqibeleni, kuxhomekeke ekukhetheni kwabahambi ngeenyawo, abanjengo

• Amava okuhamba
• ibhajethi
• Indlela yokuhamba ekhethwayo

isiphelo

I-Annapurna Circuit Trek iseyeyona ndlela ithandwayo yokuhamba ngeenyawo eNepal. Ineendawo ezintle, inkcubeko eyahlukeneyo, kunye nemingeni emnandi, inika abakhenkethi amava angenakulibaleka ebomini.

Zombini iindlela zokuhamba ngeenyawo ezikhokelwayo nezizimeleyo zinokwenzeka ngokulinganayo, ngokwezinto ozikhethayo. Zombini zibonelela ngamava akhethekileyo kwicala lazo. Uhambo olukhokelwayo lubonelela yokhuseleko kunye nokulula, kunye nokuhamba ngendlela efanelekileyo, kwaye ziluncedo nakubaqalayo, nabo. Kwelinye icala, uhambo oluzimeleyo lukunika inkululeko kunye nohambo oluya kuwe wedwa.

Ngokukhetha nayiphi na kuzo ngokweemfuno zakho kunye nezinto onomdla kuzo, ungonwabela ngokupheleleyo uhambo olumangalisayo lwe-Annapurna Circuit Trek, umlingo weHimalayas.