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I-Nepal iyizwe elihle elinemizila eminingi yokuhamba ngezinyawo, ukusuka ohambweni olufushane nokulula ukuya ekuvakasheni okude nokunenselele. Izintaba, amahlathi, imifula nemizana kwenza lonke uhambo lukhumbuleke. Kodwa into eyodwa ebalulekile ukuthi wonke umhambi kufanele azi ngaphambi kokuhlela uhambo ukuthi iyini isizini engcono kakhulu yokuvakashela eNepal.
Isimo sezulu sidlala indima enkulu ekuhambeni. Isizini enhle yenza uhambo lwakho luphephe, lunethezekile, futhi lujabulise kakhudlwana. KwaMorning Star Treks, siqondisa abahambi bethu ukuthi bakhethe isikhathi esifanele ukuze bajabulele imvelo. Ake sichaze izinkathi ezihlukene zokuhamba ngezinyawo eNepal ngokuningiliziwe.
Intwasahlobo ingesinye sezinkathi ezidume kakhulu zokuhamba ngezinyawo eNepal. Kusukela ngoMashi kuya kuMeyi, isimo sezulu siya sifudumala, futhi isibhakabhaka ngokuvamile siyacwebezela. Iqhwa ezintabeni liqala ukuncibilika, kube lula ukuhamba emizileni.
Ingxenye engcono kakhulu yentwasahlobo izimbali ezimibalabala, ikakhulukazi ama-rhododendron, aqhakaza kuwo wonke amagquma namahlathi. Indawo iyamangalisa, inezigodi eziluhlaza, amahlathi anemibala neziqongo zeqhwa. Izinga lokushisa nalo likhululekile - alishisi kakhulu futhi alibandi kakhulu. Ezindaweni eziphakeme, isimo sezulu sisabanda, kodwa silawuleka ngezingubo ezifanele.
Ukuhamba okuningi njenge-Everest Base Camp, i-Annapurna Base Camp, i-Langtang Valley, nokunye kuhamba kahle kule sizini.
Ikwindla ibhekwa njengenkathi ehamba phambili yokuhamba ngezinyawo eNepal. Iqala ngoSepthemba kuya kuNovemba. Ngemva kweziphepho zasehlobo, umoya uhlanzekile futhi uhlanzekile. Isibhakabhaka sicacile, futhi ukubukwa kwezintaba kuyamangalisa.
Izinga lokushisa libushelelezi futhi lilungele ukuhamba - alibandi kakhulu futhi alishisi kakhulu. Imizila yomile, okwenza ukuhamba ngezinyawo kuphephe futhi kube ntofontofo. Lesi futhi isikhathi lapho imikhosi eminingi efana neDashain neTihar yenzeka, ukuze abahambi bakwazi ukujabulela isiko nemvelo.
Njengoba isikhathi sisihle, ikwindla iyinkathi ematasa kakhulu. Abahambi abaningi abavela emhlabeni wonke bavakashela eNepal ngalesi sikhathi. Izindlela zokuhamba ezidumile ezifana ne-Everest, i-Annapurna, neManaslu sezidumile phakathi kwabahambi.
Ubusika eNepal buqala ngoDisemba kuya kuFebruwari. Isimo sezulu sibanda kakhulu, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni eziphakeme, futhi kuneqhwa elinamandla kwezinye izindawo zokuhamba ngezinyawo. Ngalesi sizathu, amaphasi amade njengeThorong La (Annapurna Circuit) noma iLarke Pass (Manaslu) angavalwa.
Nokho, ubusika kuseyisikhathi esihle sokuhamba ezindaweni eziphansi. Imizila ezindaweni ezinjengeGhorepani Poon Hill, Langtang Valley, kanye neHelambu ihlala ivulekile. Amazulu acwebile, futhi ungabona imibono emangalisayo yentaba.
Enye inzuzo ukuthi imizila ayimatasa kakhulu, okukunikeza ukuthula. Uma uzilungiselele kahle ngezingubo ezifudumele, ukuhamba ebusika kungaba yinto eyingqayizivele.
Isikhathi seMonsoon eNepal sisuka ngoJuni kuya ku-Agasti. Ngalesi sikhathi, izwe lithola izimvula ezinamandla. Imizila inodaka futhi iyashelela, futhi ukudilika komhlaba kungenzeka kwezinye izifunda. Ama-leches nawo ajwayelekile emahlathini.
Ngenxa yamafu nemvula, ukubukwa kwezintaba kuvame ukuvinjwa. Yingakho lesi kungesona isikhathi esingcono kakhulu sokuthatha uhambo ezindaweni eziningi zaseNepal. Nokho, isiteshi se-monsoon sinobuhle baso. Amagquma nezigodi kuba luhlaza ngokugqamile, imifula igcwele, nezimpophoma zigcwele yonke indawo.
Ukuhamba ezindaweni ezinomthunzi njenge-Upper Mustang ne-Dolpo, engaphesheya kwe-Himalaya, kuhle kakhulu kule nkathi, njengoba zithola imvula encane kakhulu.
Isizini ngayinye eNepal inezici zayo. Kodwa uma ufuna isipiliyoni esihle kakhulu sokuhamba ngezinyawo, intwasahlobo (March kuya kuMeyi) kanye nekwindla (September kuya kuNovember) yizona ezituswa kakhulu. Zinikeza isimo sezulu esimnandi, isibhakabhaka esicwathile, nezindlela eziphephile.
KwaMorning Star Treks, sihlala silapha ukuze sikusize ukhethe isizini efanele nohambo olulungile lohambo lwakho. Uma ufuna ukubona izimbali ezimibalabala entwasahlobo, izintaba ezilula ekwindla, izindlela ezinokuthula ebusika, noma ukuhlola izindawo ezifihliwe ehlobo, iNepal inokuthile kwawo wonke umuntu.