Khuphula u-Everest - iphupha labahambi

I-Everest - iphambili ephakamileyo kakhulu kwihlabathi, ubude bayo buyi-8848 m. Kukho imfihlelo kuyo. Abemi baseNepal babiza intaba yeSagarmatha, ekuguquleleni- "Unina woothixo", kunye nabemi baseTibet - Jomolungma, oku kuthetha "uMama Wehlabathi".

Iintlanganiso zokuqala kwii-Himalaya, ezazigcinwe ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-19, zavula ithuba elikhulu le nkqubo yeentaba kubaphandi. Kungekudala kwacaca ukuba nantsi inqanaba eliphezulu kwihlabathi.

Ekuqaleni kwekhulu leshumi elinesithoba, abaqalisi beemephu ze-Himalaya - iBrithani, ebebephethe inxalenye yeHindustan - baqala ukuphumeza inkqubo yokubeka imephu ye-Himalaya. Abantu abangaba ngu-700 basebenze phantsi kweprojekthi phantsi kolawulo lukaGeorge Everest, owaba ngomnye wabaphandi abaqingqileyo belo thaya lweentaba.

Ngowe-1852, abaphandi-mbini ababini-uMichael Hennessey noRadhanath Shikdar - balinganise ukuphakama okuphezulu kwihlabathi. Emva kokulungiswa kokugqibela kwentaba ngo-1865, yafumana igama elisemthethweni -Everest.

Kuyaziwa ukuba ukuphakama kokuqala okuphumelelayo ku-Everest kwenziwa nguNew Zealander Edmund Hillary kunye neNepalese Sherp Ukuqeda iNorgay ngoMeyi 29, 1953. Ngethuba lokunyuka, ukunyuka kwe-oksijeni, ngaphezulu kwama-30 uSherpas wathatha inxaxheba kwihambo. Abaqhubi banqumle ukuvakalisa ngokusemthethweni ukuba benyuka baya phezulu ngexesha elifanayo. Nangona kunjalo, ngokweminye imithombo, uNew Zealander uEdmmund Hillary wenza kuqala ukunyuka ku-Everest kuqala, waza wancedisa ukuphakama iNorgay. Nangona oku akubaluleke kakhulu.

Ngethuba lethu, ukunyuka kweNtaba i-Everest kuba yinto evuyisayo, onokuyifumana ngokuthenga i-excursion. Njengomthetho, iqela labantu aba-10-15 abanokuqeqeshwa ngokwaneleyo kunye nempilo enempilo yenziwa.

Isicwangciso senkqubela siphuhliswa ngokusekelwe kwiintsuku ezingama-60 zokuhamba. Ukuthatha inxaxheba kubantu abaphakamileyo bahlala ezintenteni ezimbini kwiimeko ezibuhlungu. Ngosuku lwe-11, amalungu eqela aya eenkampini ezisezantsi kwintlambo. Kwaye ke abaqhubi bayakhuphukela eNtabeni i-Everest, enokuba yingozi kubomi babo. Akukho mntu uqinisekisa ukhuseleko khenketho ngaphezu kwekampu echanekileyo, kwaye ngokukodwa ekuphakameni kwama-7,000-8,000 amitha.

Eli shishini lihlelwe kubafundi beentaba, kwaye kungekhona kubahambi abanomdla. Kunyaka ngamnye, ukunyuka kwe-Everest kuqhutywa yi-Himalaya Expeditions Nepal. Eli qela lihamba ukusuka eNepal liya kwiinkampu, kwaye yonke into efunekayo ukwenzela ukunyuka okuqhutyelwa khona iinqwelo ze-helicopter kunye ne-yaks. Ngokuqhelekileyo uhambo luqala ngoSeptemba kwaye luphela ngoNovemba.

Ukuba umntu akaqhubeki ukuqhubela phambili kwaye akanakho amava okunyuka kwezinye iindawo, unokuthenga ityelelo evumela ukuba wenze uhambo oluhamba ngeendlela ezihamba nge-Everest ngokukhawuleza kunye nazo zonke izibonelelo. Ngethuba lohambo, naluphi na umntu kwisimo esiqhelekileyo somzimba unokuziva ngathi iqhawe liyisa inqanaba eliphezulu lehlabathi.

Ukongezelela, kwindawo yesiganeko seNtaba i-Everest kukho iPaki yeSizwe yeSagarmatha, enesimo esinqabileyo semvelo. Apha, abahambi banokubona imilambo ejulile, iindawo zokuqhafaza kunye neentaba zeentaba ngaphezulu kweso sizwe-iNtaba i-Everest iphakama. Ukunyuka kwesi siqhamo kuye kwaba yiphupha labaninzi.