Intaba ephakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni

Njalo ngonyaka ngoDisemba 11, kugujwa uSuku Lwezintaba Lomhlaba Wonke. Usuku olukhetheke kakhulu lokugubha imvelo kubo bonke ubukhazikhazi bayo nokubaluleka kokuyinakekela. Kodwa-ke, noma yiluphi usuku kuhle ukuqala i-adventure yokwazi ezinye zezintaba eziphakeme kakhulu emhlabeni. Ingabe usukulungele ukuthola lezi zintaba eziyi-10 ze-vertigo? Uma uthanda imvelo futhi uqala i-adventure, awukwazi ukuphuthelwa okuthunyelwe okulandelayo.

I-Annapurna (amamitha ayi-8.091)

Intaba esatshwa kakhulu eHimalaya yi-Annapurna, intaba yeshumi ephakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Yatholwa okokuqala ngo-1950 wuhambo lwaseFrance futhi yaziwa njengeNtaba Eqalekisiwe ngokuba nezibalo zobungozi obuningi kakhulu ezintabeni. Eqinisweni, kuyinselele ebulalayo kunazo zonke, ngakho-ke kuyinselelo enkulu kakhulu kubagibeli ababa nesibindi sokwenyuka.

Akumangalisi ukuthi kwabayizinkulungwane eziyi-14 eziyisishiyagalombili emhlabeni, i-Annapurna iyona ekhuphuke kancane. Cishe bonke abagaya iziguli abayisishiyagalombili bayigcina okokugcina. Babekela amandla lokho abakwaziyo ukuthi kuzoba yinto eyinkimbinkimbi.

I-Nanga Parbat (amamitha ayi-8.125)

Kanye no-Annapurna no-K2, i-Nanga Parbat yizigebenga ezintathu ezesatshwa kakhulu phakathi kwabagibeli bezintaba ngezizathu ezihlukile. Yabizwa njengentaba ebulalayo ngohambo lokuqala olwafika phezulu ngo-1953 ngoba yathatha izimpilo zabantu abaningi phambili.

Ingqungquthela yesishiyagalolunye ephakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni itholakala eGilgit-Baltistan enyakatho yePakistan futhi ivala uhla lweHimalaya ekugcineni kwalo olusentshonalanga. Ngolimi lwesiKashmiri i-Nanga Parbat isho intaba engenalutho futhi ibhekise eqinisweni lokuthi azikho izimila emithambekeni yazo emaweni. Ngolunye ulimi lwasendaweni olubizwa ngeShina Nanga Parbat lwaziwa njengeDeomir, okusho ukuthi intaba yonkulunkulu. Izinganekwane eziningi zihlobisa le ndawo lapho lapho ilanga likhanya khona, indawo enhle iphelele.

I-Manaslu (8.163 amamitha)

Le yintaba yesishiyagalombili ephakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni futhi isendaweni iMansiri Himal massif e-Himalaya (Nepal) futhi ibonakala ngesimo sezulu esibi, esandisa ubunzima bokukhuphuka kwabaqwala izintaba namanani okufa kwabantu.

Igama lalo lisho intaba yemimoya kanti uManaslu wakhuphuka okokuqala ngamalungu ohambo lwaseJapan e1956. Nansi iManaslu National Park, eyasungulwa ngenhloso yokonga nokuthola intuthuko esimeme endaweni eyihlukanisayo, efaka phakathi umsele kanye nesiqongo esinegama laso.

I-Dhaulagiri (8.167 metres)

Kutholakala enyakatho yeNepal, iDhaulagiri noma intaba emhlophe eSanskrit yisiqongo esiphakeme kunazo zonke kwezinhlanu ezakha ubukhulu begama elifanayo futhi ukuphela kwaso okudlula amamitha ayi-8.000. Kwakungenye yezintaba ezithathe isikhathi eside ukwedlula zonke ukuthweswa umqhele, kusukela ngoMeyi 1960 akekho noyedwa owayeke wanyathela phezulu ngaphambili, ebisemamitha ayi-8.167 ngaphezu kolwandle. Abokuqala ukwenza kanjalo kwakungowaseSwitzerland nase-Austrian.

UCho Oyu (8.188 amamitha)

ICho Oyu iyintaba yesithupha ephakeme kunazo zonke eMhlabeni. Igama lakhe lisho ngesiTibetan unkulunkulukazi oluluhlaza. Le ntaba ekuqaleni yayisetshenziselwa ukuqeqeshelwa ukukhuphuka iMount Everest, lapho abagibeli behlola izintaba zeHimalaya. Njengamanje kubhekwa njengentaba elula ukwedlula zonke eziyizinkulungwane eziyisishiyagalombili.

IMakalu (8.485 metres)

Le yintaba yesihlanu ephakeme kunazo zonke eMhlabeni enamamitha ayi-8.463 ukuphakama. Itholakala endaweni yaseMahalangur yaseHimalaya 19 km eningizimu-mpumalanga yeNtaba i-Everest, emngceleni ophakathi kweChina neNepal.

Ingenye yezintaba ezinzima kakhulu ukukhuphuka ngenxa yesimo sayo sephiramidi esinemiphetho ebukhali nemizila yaso emaweni. Abagibeli bezintaba kufanele basebenzise amasu okweqa iqhwa namatshe ngoba ukukhuphuka nokwehla kwabo kunzima kakhulu.

ILhotse (8.516 amamitha)

Yintaba yesine ephakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni, yeqiwa kuphela yi-Everest, K2 neKangchenjunga. Kuyingxenye yomngcele weNepal neChina njengoba uxhunywe e-Everest. Ingenye yamaphoyinti okugcwala esiqongweni se-Everest kanti ubuso bawo baseningizimu bungaphezulu kakhulu entabeni. Le ndawo yaseLhotse ibuye ibe yindawo ebuhlungu yokulahleka kwabantu bezama ukufinyelela phezulu.

I-Kangchenjunga (8.611 metres)

Kuyintaba ephakeme kunazo zonke eNdiya futhi kungokwesibili eNepal. Igama lalo lisho amagugu amahlanu eqhwa ngoba eKirant lingcwele futhi isiqongo ngasinye simele izinqolobane ezinhlanu zikaNkulunkulu: igolide, isiliva, amagugu, okusanhlamvu nezincwadi ezingcwele. IKangchenjunga yintaba yesithathu ephakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni.

I-K2 (8.611 metres)

Kuyintaba engeyentaba yaseKarakorum, emngceleni ophakathi kwePakistan neChina. Kuyintaba yesibili ephakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni futhi okungenzeka ukuthi kunzima kakhulu ukuyikhuphuka njengoba inentaba eyingozi ukwedlula i-Everest. Eqinisweni, ama-25% alabo abazama ukufinyelela phezulu bafa bezama. Ukukhuphuka kokuqala kwe-K2 kwenziwa ngama-Italians Achille Compagnoni noLino Lacedelli ngo-1954.

I-Everest (amamitha ayi-8.840)

I-Everest iphezulu ekubekweni kwezintaba eziphakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni ngamamitha ayi-8.840 wokuphakama. Itholakala e-Himalaya, esifundeni saseNepalese seTibet. Bonke abagibeli baphupha ngokukhuphuka kwale ntaba futhi ukuthi ukukhuphuka i-Everest kuthathwa njengenye yezinto eziyingozi kakhulu empilweni, lapho abantu abaningi bewele emzamweni wokugcoba uMhlaba.