Izindaba ezidumile kunazo zonke izisulu ze-Everest

Njalo, ukukhuphukela phezulu, intaba ibeka impilo yakhe engozini. Njengoba ekhuphukele esiqongweni futhi wazizwa ngokwakhe njengenkosi yezwe, wenza nje ingxenye yesigameko. Manje kufanele anqobe indlela efanayo emuva. Ngokudabukisayo, kodwa ama-descents ngezinye izikhathi azifihla ingozi eyengeziwe nakakhulu.

"Izicathulo ezihlaza"

Ukukhuphukela esiqongweni esiphezulu se-globe kuyinto iphupho konke okwedlulele. Futhi akukhathaleki ukuthi yikuphi okuzokwenza anqobe u-Everest. Izimo zezulu ezesabekayo kanye nomoya ongaqabulwanga endaweni yamamitha ayizinkulungwane eziningana kwenza kube nzima ukukhuphuka. Naphezu kokuthi ama-alpinists asebenza eqenjini, kwenzeka ukuthi izindlela zabo zingahlakazeka. Enye yemihume emthambekeni odumile osenyakatho, osezingeni elingaphezu kwamamitha ayizinkulungwane ezingu-8, umkhumbi waseNdiya uTzevan Paljor wahlala kuze kube phakade. Sekuyiminyaka engama-20 manje sekusehlangothini lwayo ngaphansi kokuvikelwa kwamatshe amakhulu. Imilenze yomkhumbi isolwe, okwenza abahluleli abasha be-Everest isinyathelo phezu kwezicathulo ezidumile ze-neon.

Inombolo yabafileyo, ehlala njalo endaweni evelele kunazo zonke zomhlaba, isuke isilinganisiwe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abanqobi babona imizimba yabo ngamehlo abo. Kodwa lokhu akubavimbeli ekuzameni ukufeza umgomo oyifunayo. Kubonakala sengathi sebekulungele ukwamukela noma yimuphi umphumela ...

Indawo Yokugcina

Abaqhamukayo abazithukuthezi ezweni. Abaningi babo, njengoTzvan Paljor, bahlala ngokuqondile entabeni. Kodwa-ke, waba yisisulu esidume kakhulu se-Everest ngenxa yezicathulo zakhe eziluhlaza. Ngokushesha le nkulumo yaba izwi lomndeni.

Abantu abangaba ngu-80% abagibeli abaphumule ngaphambi kokuqothulwa kwesibindi esiqhingini se-limestone emthambekeni osenyakatho. Kunzima ukungaqapheli umuntu olele lapho. Umkhumbi ngamunye okungenani uma ezwa ngaye, embona noma efunda nge "izicathulo eziluhlaza".

I-wave of amahemuhemu

Ukufa kukaPaljor kwabeletha inqwaba yamahemuhemu. Ayikho ulwazi olunokwethenjelwa mayelana nendlela ukuphakama kweqembu elincane laseNdiya elizama ukunqoba u-Everest eceleni komzila ongasenyakatho-mpumalanga kwenzeke. Akukho bufakazi bokuthi uPaljor, nabangani bakhe ababili, befinyelele ngempela emhlanganweni. Abanye ochwepheshe basikisela ukuthi ngenxa yesiphepho esinzima seqhwa nokubonakala okungalungile leli qembu lalahlekelwa indlela yalo futhi alifinyelelanga phezulu kwamamitha angaba ngu-500. Ngalolu suku, u-Everest komunye umzila wanqotshwa omunye, udumo oludumile nolwengeziwe. Asazi ukuthi uPaljor wathumela yini izibonakaliso usizo lwabadlali bakhe, noma ukuhlupheka kwabo kwakunakekelwa kalula.

Umbuzo obaluleke kakhulu

Lo mdlalo owedlulele uheha amehlo wabalobi, abasebenzisa umphakathi kanye nabalobi befilimu. Bonke labo abangaphansi kwesigaba sezintaba, zama ukufaka engqondweni yabo iziqephu lapho umzimba nomqondo womuntu kufakwa khona ezimweni ezinzima kunabo bonke. Ukuziphatha nokuziphatha kuguquka kanjani ngaphansi kwezimo ezinjalo? Kodwa-ke, umbuzo obaluleke kakhulu futhi othakazelisayo, umlobi ngamunye ozibuza wona izikhathi eziningi, yilokhu okulandelayo: kungani konke lokhu kudingekile? Kungani lezi zidakamizwa ezinesibindi zidlala nokufa emagqumeni aseMount Everest?

U-Alan Arnett, ongu-alpinist waseColorado, ugcina izibalo zakhe ezizimele. Ngokusho kwamarekhodi akhe, emithambekeni yentaba enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni kusukela ngo-1924 kuya ku-2015, abantu abangu-283 bafa, abangu-170 babo abangahlali izakhamizi zaseNepal. Njengamaphesenti, inani labahlukunyezwa liyi-4% yenani labantu abagibelayo abaye baqhuma inhlangano.

Umlando ovela emlonyeni womama womuntu oshonile

UTzevan Paljor wayeyindodana endala emndenini. Mhlawumbe, wazizwa enesibopho sokunikeza umndeni wakhe, oholele umnotho wokuziphilisa futhi awukwazi ukufeza. Le nsizwa yaze yaphuma esikoleni ngemuva kwebanga lesi-10, ngoba wathembisa indawo emaphoyiseni ase-Indo-Tibetan. Abasebenzi bale nhlangano ehlomile akukhona ngokuzwayo okujwayele ukuphakama okwedlulele.

Umama wasekela isifiso somfana ukuqinisa isikhundla sakhe enhlanganweni. Into kuphela ayengavumelani nayo yayikhuphuka eNtabeni i-Everest. Ngakho-ke, lapho uPaljora ekhethwa ukujoyina iqembu eliphakeme labagibeli, akazange amtshele umama iqiniso lonke. Ekhuphukela phezulu, yena, okokuqala, wacabanga ngomndeni futhi mayelana nezinzuzo lokhu kukhwela kungalethela izihlobo zakhe.

Izimbangela ezivamile zokufa

Intaba yaseNdiya yayisemncane, inamandla futhi isenele ngokwanele. Nokho, waqala ukubhekana nezimo zesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu nemithwalo yemvelo. Ngisho nama-daredevils anesibindi angacabangi neze ukuthi yini ezayo. Odokotela bakhuluma ngokuboshwa komzimba okungazelelwe, ukushaywa umoya, ukuphazamiseka kwenhliziyo, isifo sokuphefumula, ukuphuphuthekisa okuyingxenye kanye nezinye izifo eziwela ngokuzumayo kubantu abanempilo. Isizathu esivamile sokufa kuyinto i-edema ye-pulmona ngenxa yokuntuleka kwe-oxygen. Ngesizathu esifanayo, kukhona ukuvuvukala kobuchopho.

Ukulahlekelwa kokuhlushwa

Kodwa-ke, ngisho noma abagibeli benenhlanhla ngokwanele ukugwema izinkinga zezokwelapha, akufanele baphumule. Umcwaningi ovela eMassachusetts uPaul Firth wathola ukuthi iningi labantu abafayo livela ezindaweni eziphansi, ngesikhathi umkhumbi onenhlanhla ebuya emhlanganweni owawunqobile. I-Euphoria iphazamisa ukuhlushwa, abaningi abaphelelwa yisikhathi baphelelwa ukuqapha, bewela emgodini weqhwa leqhwa kanye nokuqhekeka.

Phakathi kwalabo abafa entabeni, iningi labavakashi ababekhokha abalalelanga umfundisi wakhe. Ezimweni ze-hypoxia nesifiso esingenakunqotshwa sokunqoba le ngqungquthela, umbono wokungapheli wokuphepha uqala. Abanye bakhuphuka ngaphandle kwe-oxygen eyengeziwe. Umfundisi angasho kumuntu othanda ukukhuleka: "Uya kancane kancane, unethuba lokujika futhi ulondoloze impilo yakho." Nokho, abanye abantu abakwenzi. Kuvela ukuthi izintaba azibulale abantu abahlala ezintabeni, zivame ukuzitshengisa isigwebo sokufa ngenxa yobuwula babo.