Isifunda saseMakalu

Isifunda saseMakalu siyindawo ekude engxenyeni esempumalanga yeHimalaya, eNepal, futhi ingenye yezindawo zokuhamba ngezinyawo ezingakathintwa futhi ezingavakashelwa kakhulu ezweni. Lesi sifunda siphethwe yiNtaba iMakalu, intaba yesihlanu ephakeme kakhulu emhlabeni enokuphakama kwamamitha angu-8,485, izindawo ezinhle kakhulu, izigodi ezijulile, izindawo eziphakeme zasezintabeni, kanye nezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo eziningi. Ipaki Kazwelonke eyaziwa ngokuthi iMakalu Barun iyindawo yokukhosela yezitshalo nezilwane ezahlukahlukene futhi inconywa izivakashi ezifuna ukuzwa ihlane, uhambo, kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho kwangempela kwaseHimalaya ngaphandle kokuhamba emizileni ematasa.

Ukuhamba ngezinyawo eSifundeni saseMakalu kunzima kodwa kuyavuza kakhulu. Imizila idlula ezindaweni ezinde ze-rhododendron kanye ne-bamboo, emifuleni ekhukhumezayo, kanye nasezindaweni eziphakeme zeqhwa. I-Makalu Base Camp Trek uhambo oluthandwa kakhulu oluthatha abagibeli ohambweni oludabula emadolobheni akude kanye nezindawo ezingakathintwa ziye phansi kwesiqongo esikhulu saseMakalu. Lolu hambo aluyona nje umbono omangalisayo weMakalu, uBaruntse, kanye nezinye iziqhwaga zaseHimalaya, kodwa futhi luwukuhlangenwe nakho kokuzihlukanisa nokuthola izinto ezintsha. Izindlela azikathuthukiswa kakhulu futhi isivakashi singajabulela imvelo emsulwa kanye nokuba wedwa ezintabeni okuzolile.

Isifunda saseMakalu sinokwehlukahlukana kwamasiko, okungenye indlela enikeza ukuthinta okuhlukile kokuhlangenwe nakho kokuhamba ngezinyawo. Imiphakathi yezinhlanga efana Rai, USherpa kanye nemiphakathi ethonywe yiTibet ihlala kulesi sifunda enezindlela zokuphila zendabuko ezibunjwe yindawo enzima yezintaba. Imizila yemizila idlula emadolobhaneni amancane lapho izivakashi zingabona khona izindlu zamatshe zendabuko, ezolimo ezibiyelwe ngamathafa kanye nempilo yasemakhaya. Lapho izivakashi zixhumana nemindeni yendawo, ziyazi ngemikhuba yasendulo, ezolimo zokuziphilisa, kanye nemikhuba yokomoya, echaza ukuhlala ezintabeni eziphakeme zaseHimalaya.

Isifunda saseMakalu sibalulekile ngokwemikhosi nemikhuba yenkolo. Izivakashi zingase zihlangane nemikhosi yendawo nemikhosi yezinkathi lapho abantu bendawo behlangana khona ukuze benze imithandazo nemikhuba, kanye nemidanso yendabuko. Ukunamathela ngokomoya kwabantu ezintabeni kubonakala ezindlini zezindela zamaBuddha, ama-chortens kanye namafulegi omthandazo asakazeke kuyo yonke imizila. Lokhu kuxhumana kwamasiko kunikeza ukuqonda ngesimo sokuphila ngokuthula kwemvelo, inkolo kanye nomphakathi eHimalaya.

Uhambo lwe-Morning Star luqinisekisa ukuthi lonke uhambo oluya eSifundeni saseMakalu luphephile, luhlelwe kahle futhi lufanelekela amasiko. Abahambi bazoba nabaqondisi abangochwepheshe kanye nabasebenzi abangochwepheshe abazobaphelezela ezindleleni ezinzima ngenkathi befunda ulwazi olubalulekile mayelana namasiko endawo kanye nenqubo yentaba. Ukuhamba ngezinyawo ukuya e- I-Makalu Base Camp, ukuhlola isigodi esikude, noma ubungane basemakhaya, iSifunda saseMakalu siyindawo ekhumbulekayo eqashelwa yihlane, isiko, nobuhle baphakade bezintaba zaseHimalaya.