3 Ama-Adventure Treks of A Lifetime

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Lezi akuzona izindlela zakho ezijwayelekile zokuthenga ezitolo, kuze kube-lapho uhlala khona. Ngaphandle kokuphonsela inselelo izinga lakho lokuqina, izindawo ezinhle lapha zizokhipha isimanga nokumangala ongavami ukuzwa. Lutho ukuthi okuzuzisayo kuza kalula, kepha-ukufika nje kulezi zindawo ezithandekayo ze-adventure kuyinto yezemidlalo ngokwako.

I-Inca Trail eya e-Machu Picchu

I-Peru, i-Ningizimu Melika

"Usuku lwesine lwale ntaba luqale ngo-3: 45 ekuseni," kusho uSultana Ali, 27, waseFlorida, obekade ehamba nabangane bakhe ababili. "Amathole ami abuhlungu njengoba ngikhuphuka izitebhisi zokugcina eziwumngcingo eziya eSangweni Lelanga. Engakubona kwakuyisinyathelo esiphambi kwami ​​size sifike phezulu. Khona-ke, njengoba ngihamba emgwaqeni, lomuzi wasendulo wamatshe, uhlohle phakathi. izintaba, kwavela ngomlingo ngezansi. Lapho ngiqala ukubona amanxiwa, ngama lapho ngigodekile, izinyembezi zehla ebusweni bami. "

Wabe esesuka egijima ngokugcwele ehla ngemayela lokugcina eliholela esizeni-nephakethe lamakhilogremu angu-22 eboshelwe emhlane wakhe. "Ngangigajwe yinjabulo. Kwase kuyiminyaka ngingakwazi ukuzivulela injabulo emsulwa kangaka," kusho u-Ali.

Imfihlakalo izungeza leli tshe eliyigugu lemivubukulo. Ngesikhathi abaholi bamakoloni baseSpain befika eduze kwalapho ngo-1532 A.D., amaInca ayeseyishiyile le ndawo, nakuba kungekho oqinisekayo ukuthi kungani. Lezi zakhiwo zahlala zinjalo ngokuyisimangaliso ngoba abanqobi, ababematasa bephanga futhi becekela phansi amadolobhana ababehlangana nawo, abakaze bayithole i-Machu Picchu, iqhwakele phezulu emafini ngamamitha angu-8 860.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, njengoba ama-Inca akha iDolobha Elilahlekile (elihlala lingaziwa kwaze kwaba ngo-1911, lapho abantu bendawo behola isazi saseMelika lapho) babengenalo uhlelo lokubhala, akukho ncazelo yokuthi kungani bakhetha ukuhlala kule ndawo engayodwa yehlathi lase-Amazon. Umzila ogandaywe ngamatshe uqala endaweni yesiQuechua (engaba ngamafidi angaba ngu-7,500) futhi uzungeza izintaba, ufinyelele ukuphakama okungamamitha angu-13,800 e-Dead Woman's Pass ngaphambi kokuba wehlele e-Machu Picchu.

Ukuhamba: Izinsuku ezi-4 (amamayela angu-27)

Yibhukhe: Izithuthi zasePeru

Izindleko: Kusuka ku- $ 425 plus airfare

Kufaka: U-Porter, konke ukudla, izinto zokuhamba eziya ku-trailhead, izimali zokungena, umhlahlandlela okhuluma isiNgisi, namatende (isikhwama sokulala se-BYO)

Isikhathi Esikhulu: Isikhathi esiphakeme siqala ngo-Ephreli kuya kuNovemba. Uma ufuna ukugwema izixuku, phokophela ukuya ngesikhathi semvula, phakathi kukaNovemba noMashi.

Intaba iKilimanjaro

Tanzania, e-Afrika

"Ngezikhathi ezithile, ama-quads akho ashile, amadolo akho ayakhala, ilanga liyashisa futhi uhamba izintaba esihlabathini," kusho uMarybeth Bentwood, 32, waseNew York, owenyuka umzila onzima kakhulu kaKili, iWestern Breach, nge udadewabo nomzala wakhe.

"Abaqondisi bathi, 'isigxobo, isigxobo,' (IsiSwahili ngokunensa, kancane) njengoba unyathela. Bese kugula ukugula. Kepha ngazo zonke izinyathelo ozithuthukisa ngazo, ususa noma ikuphi ukungabaza. Noma ulele unesicanucanu etendeni elivuzayo elinezicubu ezicimeza ikhala lakho elinegazi, uthola amahlaya ngokuzwa konke. Uzizwa uphila ngokwenza lezi zinto! "

Ivela emathafeni aseTanzania, iKilimanjaro iqukethe izintaba-mlilo ezintathu-iShira, iMawenzi neKibo, okuyindawo ephakeme kakhulu. Umsuka wegama awaziwa, kepha inganekwane ithi lisho ukuthi "Intaba Yokukhanya" noma "Intaba Yobukhulu." Ukwenza indlela eya esiqongweni seqhwa kuhlanganisa ukuhamba ngezinyawo udabula amahlathi emvula, izinkangala, ugwadule, nezimfunda, futhi emizileni yemigwaqo emihlanu eyinhloko, uzokujabulela ukubukwa okuhlaba umxhwele ngamaqhwa eqhwa.

Emamitha angu-19,340, iKilimanjaro iyisiqongo esiphakeme kunazo zonke ezwenikazi lase-Afrika. Kunzima kakhulu ukuphefumula ezindaweni eziphakeme kangaka, nokho, kangangokuthi abagibeli abaningi abakaze bakhuphukele phezulu. Izitifiketi zemiklomelo yaseKilimanjaro National Park zikhuphuka kubagibeli abafinyelela e-Uhuru Point, phezulu kakhulu, noma eGillman's Point, ehlala emlonyeni wodweshu ngamamitha angu-18,635.

I-Trek: Izinsuku ezingu-6 kuya kweziyi-8 (amamayela angu-23 kuya kwangu-40)

Yibhukhe: UZara

Izindleko: Kusuka ku- $ 1,050 kanye nendiza yomoya

Kufaka: UPorter, konke ukudla, izimali zepaki, umhlahlandlela okhuluma isiNgisi, netende nomata wokulala.

Isikhathi Esikhulu: USepthemba, Okthoba, uJanuwari noFebhuwari yizinyanga ezome kakhulu, ezifudumele (yize iqhwa lingawa unyaka wonke ezindaweni eziphakeme). NgoMashi kuya kuMeyi kanye noNovemba kuya kuJanuwari yizinyanga ezinemvula kakhulu (usengakwazi ukuhamba ngezinyawo ngaleso sikhathi, kodwa izimo zokuhamba izintaba zingaphansi kwezifanele).

IGrand Canyon

Arizona, USA

"Sivuke ngo-5 ekuseni ukuze siqonde phansi," kusho uJillian Kelleher, waseNew York, owangena eGrand Canyon nomngani wakhe omkhulu. "Ngemuva kokwehla usuku lonke, bese simisa itende lethu ngo-9: 00, ebumnyameni, besizizwa njengabesifazane bakaThelma noLouise abangakwazi ukwenza noma yikuphi ukuzijabulisa ndawonye."

Lo mfana oneminyaka engu-24 uyavuma ukuthi umqondo wokuqwala umhosha wawunzima ekuqaleni. "Kodwa lapho ungaphandle ehlane uzizwa ukhathele futhi uqaphela yonke into okhohlwe ukuyipakisha, ufunda ukuyeka lokho ongakwazi ukukulawula, thatha izinto ozibukayo futhi ube nesikhathi esimnandi."

Lo mhosha omkhulu, oqoshwe uMfula iColorado ngaphezu kwezigidi zeminyaka, ungamakhilomitha angama-277 ubude futhi ungaphezu kwamamayela ukujula ezindaweni. Amanzi agijimayo asike iziteshi edwaleni eminyakeni edlule futhi aveza izinkathi ezine zomlando wokuma komhlaba.

Lapho ukukhanya kwelanga kushaya izingqimba zamadwala aphansi, ikakhulukazi ekuphumeni nokushona kwelanga, i-spectrum yemibala ebomvu, ewolintshi, ephuzi, neluhlaza-iyamangaza. Njengoba ukhuphuka umhosha, uzophinde futhi ukhubeke ezindaweni eziqhakazile nasemadwaleni amadwala, i-cacti ekhanyayo ephuzi nephuzi kanye nemigede epholile, emnyama (ephelele yokuphephela elangeni).

I-Trek: Izinsuku ezi-2-plus. Zama i-South Kaibab trail (6.8 miles) phansi kanye ne-Bright Angel Trail (9.3 miles) phezulu ukuze uthole iluphu enhle.

Yibhukhe: Ukubhuka kwe-Phantom Ranch; shayela ku-928-638-7875 ukuthola amakamu.

Izindleko: Ukunyuka okuziqondisayo kumahhala. Ukhokha kuphela indawo yokuhlala (i-dorm noma i-cabin; $ 36- $ 97) nokudla ($ 24-39) ezansi komhosha.

Kufaka: Izindwangu zokulala namathawula. Izindlu zokulala zinemibhede emikhulu, amagumbi okugeza, namashawa; amakamelo anezindawo zokugeza zangasese.

Isikhathi Esikhulu: Isikhathi esiphakeme ngo-Ephreli kuya ku-Okthoba; Isikhathi semvula siqala ngoJulayi ngo-Agasti kube yinyanga enethayo kunayo yonke, okwenza kube namatshe ashelelayo emzileni.

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