Ukugula Okukhulu Kwezintaba ENepal - Ukugula KwaseHimalaya:
Iphuzu eliyinhloko labahambi abahamba okokuqala eNepal ukwesaba i-AMS (i-Acute Mountain Sickness eNepal). I-Mountain Sickness iyinkinga enkulu kakhulu engathinta noma ubani.
Ukuqaphela izimpawu, nokuqaphela njalo izimpawu kunganciphisa amathuba okuhlupheka. Iningi lethu lingakwazi ukuzivumelanisa nokuphila endaweni ephakeme futhi linikeze isikhathi esanele (ukujwayela inqubo yokuzivumelanisa nezimo) kodwa kuncike kubantu abahlukene. Ikakhulukazi ezimweni ezinjengalezi Uhambo lwe-EBC, Uhambo lokujikeleza lweManaslu, Uhambo lokujikeleza lwe-Annapurna, Futhi Uhambo oluya ekamu laseKanchenjunga Abagibeli bezintaba bathambekele kakhulu ekuhluphekeni yisifo sezintaba.
Abanye baphathwa yikhanda elibuhlungu lapho bephakeme ngamamitha angu-2500 kanti abanye baphathwa yikhanda eliphindwe kabili ngenjabulo ngaphandle kokungakhululeki. Akunakwenzeka ukubikezela kusengaphambili ukuthi obani phakathi kwabahambi bokuqala abazohlupheka yilo, noma nini. Ukuqina komzimba akusizi nje kuphela ukugcwala kwalo. Kuzobonakala sengathi intsha ingaphezu kwabantu abadala.
Indlela engcono kakhulu yokugwema i-AMS ukukhuphuka kancane kancane kufike cishe ku-3000m, bese ukhuphuka ungadluli ku-400m ngosuku ngemva kwalokho. Futhi "Khuphuka ulale kahle kakhulu" kubalulekile. Kungcono ukuhlela usuku lokuphumula ukuze umzimba ukwazi ukwamukela amazinga aphansi omoya-mpilo ezintabeni.
Okunye okufanele ukucabangele ukuphuza uketshezi. Ezindaweni eziphakeme, kubalulekile ukuphuza okungenani amalitha ama-4 ngosuku ukuze ugweme ukuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni. Futhi ukuchama ingxenye yelitha ngosuku. Umchamo ophuzi ubonisa ukuthi uketshezi ludinga ukwanda.
Ukugula ezintabeni kungabonakala ngezindlela eziningana. Ikhanda elibuhlungu, ukuphelelwa yisifiso sokudla, ukukhathala okukhulu. Abanye abagibeli bezintaba bathola nokuthi bayaphazamiseka ngenxa yokulala futhi baphelelwa umoya.
Uma lezi zimpawu ziqala ukuvela azikhuphuki kuze kube yilapho izimpawu seziphelile. Uma lezi zimpawu zokuhamba ngemva kosuku ziba zimbi kakhulu, kubalulekile ukwehlisa amazinga. Ungaphuzi amaphilisi okudambisa izinhlungu noma okulala anamandla ngoba lokhu kungafihla izimpawu.
Isimo esibi kakhulu saboniswa ukuhlanza, ikhanda elibuhlungu kakhulu, ukuntuleka kokuxhumana, ukuphefumula okunama-bubbly, ukumanzi, ukukhathala okukhulu kanye nokuphelelwa umoya, ngisho nokuphumula. Izimpawu ezinjalo zixwayisa ngesimo esibi kakhulu (uketshezi kungaba amaphaphu noma ubuchopho). Okungathi uma kunganakwa kungaholela ekuntuleni ukwazi nokufa zingakapheli amahora ayi-12.
Ukuphela kokunakekelwa ukwehla ngesikhathi esisodwa ngisho nasebusuku uma kudingeka kuze kube yilapho izimpawu zincipha noma zinyamalale ngokuphelele. Ukuthuthuka kwenzeka ebangeni elingamamitha angu-300 kuphela lokwehla. Qhubeka nohambo lwakho lapho izimpawu zokuthuthuka zibonisa ukuthi kuphephile ukukwenza.
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Ukugula Okukhulu Kwezintaba ENepal - Ukugula KwaseHimalaya: Iphuzu eliyinhloko labahambi abahamba okokuqala…
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Khumbula ukuthi ungasheshi kakhulu futhi wehle ngokushesha uma ugula.
Uma ungakaze uye endaweni ephakeme ngaphambili futhi ungenalo ulwazi olujwayelekile vakashela udokotela wakho ngaphambi kokuhamba ngezinyawo uye endaweni ephakeme. Angase akunikeze iphilisi le-Diamox eliyisigamu (125 mg) okufanele lithathwe njalo emahoreni ayi-12 ngosuku.
I-Diamox ayizifihli izimpawu ze-AMS, ngakho-ke uma usazithola, kubalulekile ukuzithola ngokufanele. Abantu abaningi abasebenzisa izidakamizwa bazwa ukuqaqamba okuncane ezandleni nasezinyaweni zabo.
Lezi akuzona izimpawu zokukhula kwe-AMS. Kufanele uqaphele ukuthi ukwanda kokukhishwa komchamo, nge-Diamox kuyisidakamizwa sokukhipha amanzi emzimbeni futhi isetshenziselwa ukunciphisa ukugcinwa koketshezi emzimbeni.
Kwezinye izindawo zaseNepal, iposi le-Medical Aid eliqhutshwa yizisebenzi zokuzithandela ezivela e- Inhlangano Yokuhlangula yaseHimalaya (i-HRA) Itholakala eManang, ePheriche.
Abanye odokotela bakhona ngesikhathi sesizini ephezulu. Ntambama banikeza inkulumo yamahhala nge-AMS enezeluleko eziningi eziwusizo. Lokhu kufanelekile kubavakashi. Banikeza ukubonisana ngezokwelapha kanye nezindleko ezithile.
Kunezibhedlela ezithile eceleni kwemizila yokuhamba ngezinyawo yaseNepal. Ukuthutha abantu ezindaweni ezikude kakhulu kweminye imizila yokuhamba ngezinyawo kunzima ukuhlela futhi kubiza kakhulu ukuthwala. Ukuhlenga kuthatha isikhathi ngenxa yezimo zezulu kanye nemibhalo yomshuwalense esekelayo kanye nezinhlelo zokuxhumana.
Ukuhlenga kwenziwa kuphela uma isiqinisekiso senkokhelo eyanele senziwe ngemuva kokugula kwezintaba okungapheli eNepal. Abagibeli abazimele banamathuba amancane okuthola impendulo enhle esicelweni sokuthuthwa ngendiza kanye negumbi lamahhotela nezindawo zokuphuza itiye.
Umhlahlandlela onolwazi uyabasiza ngokushesha uma kwenzeka besengozini. I-Mission Himalaya Treks And Expeditions PVT Ltd. iphakamisa ukuthi ujoyine inkampani enhle ukukusekela lonke uhambo oluya eNepal.