ʻO ke kau maikaʻi loa

He ʻāina nani ʻo Nepal me nā ala huakaʻi he nui, mai nā hikes pōkole a maʻalahi i nā huakaʻi lōʻihi a paʻakikī. ʻO nā mauna, nā ululāʻau, nā muliwai, a me nā kauhale e hoʻomanaʻo ʻia kēlā me kēia huakaʻi. Akā hoʻokahi mea nui e ʻike kēlā me kēia huakaʻi ma mua o ka hoʻolālā ʻana i ka huakaʻi i ka manawa maikaʻi loa e kipa aku ai iā Nepal.

He kuleana nui ka lewa i ka hele wāwae. ʻO ke kau maikaʻi e palekana, ʻoluʻolu a hauʻoli hoʻi kāu huakaʻi. Ma Morning Star Treks, alakaʻi mākou i kā mākou huakaʻi e koho i ka manawa kūpono i hiki ai iā lākou ke hauʻoli i ke ʻano. E wehewehe mākou i nā kau huakaʻi like ʻole ma Nepal.

Kau Puna (Malaki a Mei) – He Manawa Uila

ʻO ka pūnāwai kekahi o nā kau kaulana loa no ka hele wāwae ma Nepal. Mai Malaki a hiki i Mei, ʻoi aku ka mahana o ka lewa, a maʻa mau ka lani. Hoʻomaka ka hau ma nā mauna e heheʻe, e hoʻomaʻamaʻa i ka hele wāwae ma nā ala.

ʻO ka hapa maikaʻi loa o ka pūnāwai he pua nani, ʻoi aku ka nui o nā rhododendrons, e pua ana ma nā puʻu a me nā ululāʻau. ʻO ka hiʻohiʻona nani, me nā awāwa uliuli, nā ululāʻau kala, a me nā piko hau. He ʻoluʻolu hoʻi ka mahana - ʻaʻole wela a ʻaʻole anu. Ma nā kiʻekiʻe kiʻekiʻe, ke anuanu ke anuanu, akā hiki ke mālama ʻia me ka lole kūpono.

Nui nā hele wāwae e like me Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Base Camp, Langtang Valley, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe i kūpono i kēia kau.

No ke aha e koho ai i ka puna?

• ʻIke maopopo i ka Himalayan
• Na pua nani a me na ululaau uliuli
• ʻO ka lewa maikaʻi no ka hele wāwae
• He manawa nui no ke kiʻi

Kau Autumn (Sepatemaba a Nowemapa) – ʻO ke kau maikaʻi loa

Ua manaʻo ʻia ʻo Autumn ʻo ka manawa huakaʻi maikaʻi loa ma Nepal. Hele ia mai Sepatemaba a Nowemapa. Ma hope o ke kau wela, maʻemaʻe a hou ka ea. Ua akaka ka lani, a he kupanaha ka ike mauna.

He laumā a maikaʻi ka mahana no ka hele wāwae - ʻaʻole anu a wela loa. Ua maloʻo nā alahele, kahi e palekana ai ka hele wāwae. ʻO kēia hoʻi ka manawa e hiki mai ai nā ʻoliʻoli e like me Dashain a me Tihar, i hiki ai i nā huakaʻi ke hauʻoli i ka moʻomeheu a me ke ʻano.

No ka maikaʻi loa o ka manawa, ʻo ka hāʻule ka wā paʻa loa. Nui nā mākaʻikaʻi mai ke ao holoʻokoʻa e kipa iā Nepal i kēia manawa. ʻO nā ala huakaʻi kaulana e like me Everest, Annapurna, a me Manaslu ua lilo i mea kaulana i waena o nā huakaʻi.

No ke aha e koho ai i ka hāʻule?

• Nā Nānā Mauna Loa
• Paʻa a maloʻo ke ea
• Pono no ka hele wāwae pōkole a lōʻihi
• Loaʻa ka manawa e leʻaleʻa i nā ʻahaʻaina kūloko

Kau Hoʻoilo (Dekemapa a Fepeluali) – Anu akā Maluhia

ʻO ka hoʻoilo ma Nepal mai Dekemaba a Pepeluali. He anu loa ka lewa, ʻoi aku ka nui ma nā wahi kiʻekiʻe, a he hāʻule hau ikaika ma kekahi mau wahi huakaʻi. No kēia kumu, hiki ke pani ʻia nā ala lōʻihi e like me Thorong La (Annapurna Circuit) a i ʻole Larke Pass (Manaslu).

Eia naʻe, ʻo ka hoʻoilo ka manawa maikaʻi no ka hele wāwae haʻahaʻa. Ua wehe ʻia nā ala ma nā wahi e like me Ghorepani Poon Hill, Langtang Valley, a me Helambu. Māmā ka lani, a ʻike ʻoe i nā hiʻohiʻona nani o ke kuahiwi.

ʻO kekahi pōmaikaʻi ʻo ia ka liʻiliʻi o nā alahele, e hāʻawi iā ʻoe i ka maluhia. Inā hoʻomākaukau maikaʻi ʻoe me nā lole mahana, hiki i ka hele wāwae hoʻoilo ke lilo i ʻike kūʻokoʻa.

 No ke aha e koho ai i ka hooilo?

• Mākaʻikaʻi mauna
• Nā ala mālie me ka liʻiliʻi o nā mea hele wāwae
• ʻOi aku ka maikaʻi no nā hele wāwae pōkole a maʻalahi ma kahi kiʻekiʻe haʻahaʻa

Kau Makahiki/Monsoon (Iune a ʻAukake) – ʻOmaomao akā pulu

ʻO ke kau Monsoon ma Nepal mai Iune a ʻAukake. I kēia wā, loaʻa ka ʻāina i ka ua nui. He lepo a pahee nā ala ala, a hiki ke hili ʻia ma kekahi mau wahi. He mea maʻamau nō hoʻi nā leeches ma nā ululāʻau.

Ma muli o ke ao a me ka ua, ua ālai pinepine ʻia ka ʻike mauna. ʻO ia ke kumu ʻaʻole kēia ka manawa maikaʻi loa no ka hele wāwae ma ka hapa nui o Nepal. Eia nō naʻe, loaʻa ka nani o ka monsoon station. He ʻōmaʻomaʻo nā puʻu a me nā awāwa, piha nā muliwai, a aia nā wailele ma nā wahi a pau.

ʻO ka hele ʻana ma nā wahi malu e like me Upper Mustang a me Dolpo, aia ma waho o ka Himalaya, kūpono loa i kēia kau, ʻoiai ua liʻiliʻi ka ua.

No ke aha e koho ai i nā monsoons?

• Kūlana ʻōmaʻomaʻo lush
• Kakaikahi ka poe makaikai ma na alanui
• ʻO ka manawa maikaʻi loa no Mustang a me Dolpo Treks

ʻO kēlā me kēia kau ma Nepal kona mau hiʻohiʻona. Akā inā makemake ʻoe i ka ʻike huakaʻi maikaʻi loa, ʻo ka pūnāwai (Malaki a Mei) a me ka hāʻule (Sepatemaba a Nowemapa) ka mea i ʻōlelo ʻia. Hāʻawi lākou i kahi ea ʻoluʻolu, lewa mālamalama, a me nā ala palekana.

Ma Morning Star Treks, aia mākou ma ʻaneʻi e kōkua iā ʻoe e koho i ke kau kūpono a me ka huakaʻi kūpono no kāu huakaʻi. Inā makemake ʻoe e ʻike i nā pua waihoʻoluʻu i ka pūnāwai, nā mauna māmā i ka hāʻule, nā ala maluhia i ka hoʻoilo, a i ʻole e ʻimi i nā wahi huna i ke kauwela, loaʻa iā Nepal kekahi mea no kēlā me kēia.