ʻO Baruntse Expedition

Ua hoʻolaʻa ʻia kēia lā no nā hoʻomākaukau nui ma mua o ka hele ʻana i nā mauna. A laila e hoʻolilo ʻoe i ke kakahiaka e loaʻa ana kahi hōʻike pōkole o ka huakaʻi me ke alakaʻi huakaʻi a me nā alakaʻi piʻi e wehewehe ana i ka papa hana piʻi, ke ala hele wāwae, ka hoʻolālā hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana, nā hana palekana, a me nā logistics maʻamau o ka huakaʻi. He manawa kūpono kēia e nīnau ai a loaʻa kahi kiʻi maopopo o ka huakaʻi e hiki mai ana.

He lā nō hoʻi ia e pili ana i ka hoʻopau ʻana i nā hana kūikawā i koe e like me ka mea e pili ana i nā luna a me nā nānā hope loa o nā lako. E nānā ʻia nā lako piʻi a me nā hele wāwae e ka hui huakaʻi e hōʻoia i kūpono nā mea āpau ma kahi kiʻekiʻe. Inā pono nā lako keu, he nui nā hale kūʻai hele wāwae a me nā hale piʻi mauna ma Kathmandu kahi e hiki ai i kekahi ke kūʻai a hoʻolimalima paha i nā lako.

Hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻohana i kekahi manawa o ka lā e hoʻopaʻa ai i nā ukana, hoʻopiha i nā ʻeke duffel a hoʻokaʻawale i nā mea e lawe ʻia ma ka huakaʻi a me nā mea e noho ma Kathmandu. He mea nui e hoʻomākaukau i kēia manawa e hoʻomaʻamaʻa a ʻoluʻolu hoʻi ka huakaʻi.

Hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia ke koena o ka lā e hoʻomaha ai ma ka hōkele a mālama i ka ikehu ma mua o ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka huakaʻi. ʻO ka hōkele ma Kathmandu kahi e noho ai i ka pō ma (1,350 m / 4,429 ft) i ka mākaukau e hele i ka ʻāina ʻo Everest.

ʻO ka kakahiaka kakahiaka

Hotel

1,350 m / 4,429 kapuaʻi

Hōʻike pōkole, Kūʻai a me ka Hoʻomākaukau Huakaʻi, Lā Piha

I kēia lā, e holo ʻoe i kahi mokulele nani mai Kathmandu a i Lukla a hoʻomaka i kāu huakaʻi i nā mauna. He 35 mau minuke ka lōʻihi o kēia lele ʻana a ua manaʻo ʻia ʻo ia ka lele mauna kupaianaha loa ma ka honua. Ke hoʻokokoke aku ʻoe i ka ʻāina ʻo Everest, e kahaha paha ʻoe i nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha o nā mauna i uhi ʻia i ka hau ma nā Himalayas, nā awāwa, a me nā ʻāina paʻakikī i ka huakaʻi.

Ke pae ʻoe ma Lukla (2,800 m / 9,186 ft), e noho kūhelu ana ʻoe i ke aniau mauna, kahi e pau ai ma Baruntse. Hiki ke lawe ʻia kekahi o nā hui ma ke alanui i Ramechhap, a laila e holo i ka mokulele mai Manthali a i Lukla ma mua o ka hele ʻana i Everest. ʻO Lukla kahi e hele ai, ʻaʻohe mea i ke ala, a me ke kaʻina hana o ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana i ke kiʻekiʻe i hoʻonui ʻia.

Hoʻohana nui ʻia ke koena o ka lā i ka hoʻomaha a me ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana. Hiki iā ʻoe ke hele e mākaʻikaʻi a puni ke kauhale, e ʻike i ke ola ma kēia kauhale mauna kaulana, a e mākaukau no nā lā hele wāwae e hiki mai ana. ʻO Lukla kahi hoʻomaka o nā huakaʻi hele wāwae he nui ma Himalayan a hōʻike pū i kahi lewa kū hoʻokahi o ka ʻāina mauna. E noho ana ʻoe ma kahi hale hoʻokipa kahi e mākaukau ai ʻoe e hoʻomaka i ka hele wāwae i ka lā ʻapōpō.

ʻAina kakahiaka, ʻAina awakea a me ka ʻaina awakea

ʻO Teahouse

Holo 138 km

2,800 m / 9,186 kapuaʻi

Ka lele ʻana i Lukla a me Acclimatization, 35 mau minuke ka lele ʻana

I kēia lā, hoʻomaka ʻoe i ka hele wāwae mai Lukla a i Chutanga. Ma hope o ka haʻalele ʻana i ke kūlanakauhale ʻo Lukla, neʻe mālie ke ala i kahi mauna mālie me nā hiʻohiʻona kūlohelohe kupaianaha. Holo ke ala ma waena o nā ululāʻau, nā mahina ʻai liʻiliʻi, a me nā ala mauna, me ka poʻe liʻiliʻi ma mua o nā ala hele wāwae mua ʻo Everest. ʻO ke koʻikoʻi o kēia ʻāpana o ka hele wāwae, ʻo ia ka hoʻolauna ʻana iā ʻoe i nā ʻāina mamao e alakaʻi ana i ke awāwa ʻo Hinku a me ka ʻāina ʻo Baruntse.

Hiki ke hoʻopau ʻia ka huakaʻi hele wāwae ma kahi o ʻehā hola a pili i kahi piʻi mālie i ka wā e hoʻomaʻamaʻa mālie ai kou kino i ke kiʻekiʻe e piʻi ana. I ka wā o ka hele wāwae, e loaʻa iā ʻoe ka manawa kūpono e ʻike ai i nā puʻu e hoʻopuni ana, nā ululāʻau, a me nā kualono mauna a e hauʻoli i ka mālie kūlohelohe. ʻO ke ala maʻamau he maʻalahi a he hoʻolauna maikaʻi i ka huakaʻi me ka ʻole o ka piʻi ʻana i luna pono ʻole.

Ke hōʻea ʻoe i Chutanga (3,050 m / 10,006 ft), e loaʻa iā ʻoe ka manawa e hoʻomaha ai a hauʻoli i ke ʻano mauna mālie. He kauhale liʻiliʻi kau ʻo Chutanga i hele pinepine ʻia e nā mea hele wāwae a me nā mea piʻi mauna e hele ana i Mera Peak lāua ʻo Baruntse. Hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia ke koena o ka lā e hoʻomaha ai a mahalo i nā hiʻohiʻona a e noʻonoʻo i nā kiʻekiʻe kiʻekiʻe e hiki mai ana.

ʻAina kakahiaka, ʻAina awakea a me ka ʻaina awakea

ʻO Teahouse

6 ei

3,050 m / 10,007 kapuaʻi

He hele wāwae, 4 hola

ʻO kēia kekahi o nā lā paʻakikī loa o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae a hiki i kēia lā. E piʻi mālie ʻoe i Chutanga a piʻi mālie i ka Zatrwa La Pass (4,610 m / 15,125 ft). E piʻi aʻe ke ala i kou piʻi ʻana i ke kiʻekiʻe, a e loli mālie ana ke ʻano o ka ʻāina mai nā mauna ululāʻau a i nā ʻāina alpine paʻakikī. ʻO ka piʻi ʻana he lā ia o ka holomua mālie, ke ahonui, a me ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana.

Ke hala ʻoe i ke alahele, e uku ʻia ʻoe me nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha o nā piko Himalayan a puni, nā awāwa, a me nā pae mauna ma kahi mamao. ʻO ka hiʻohiʻona ākea ma ka piko e hoʻāpono ana i ka pilikia a hāʻawi i kekahi o nā ʻike maoli mua loa o ka huakaʻi i ke ola mauna kiʻekiʻe.

Iho ke ala ma waena o nā pōhaku o ke alahele a hiki i Khartitang, a laila i Thuli Kharka ma 3,900 m (12,597 ft). He wahi nani ia e kū ana ma luna o ke awāwa ʻo Hinku, a he nani nā hiʻohiʻona mauna. I ka hōʻea ʻana, hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻomaha i loko o ka hale kī a noʻonoʻo i kahi lā huakaʻi huakaʻi. ʻO Thuli Kharka kahi hale noho hale kī.

ʻAina kakahiaka, ʻAina awakea a me ka ʻaina awakea

ʻO Teahouse

10 ei

4,610 m / 15,125 kapuaʻi

ʻO ka huakaʻi hele ma Zatrwa La Pass, 7 mau hola

E hele wāwae ʻoe i kēia lā mai Thuli Kharka a i Kothe, a iho i loko o ke awāwa nani ʻo Hinku. Ua hana ʻia ke ala me nā ala mauna nani ma o nā ululāʻau rhododendron, paina, a me juniper a hāʻawi i nā hiʻohiʻona maikaʻi o nā kualono a puni a me nā mauna mamao. ʻOi aku ka mālie o ka hele wāwae ma mua o ka lā ma mua a hāʻawi i kahi manawa e mahalo ai i ka nani maoli o ka ʻāina.

ʻOi aku ka ākea a me ke ʻano kupaianaha o ke ʻano i kou hele ʻana ma ke awāwa. Hahai ke ala i nā ala hele wāwae kahiko i hoʻohana ʻia e nā mea piʻi a me nā mea hele wāwae i Mera Peak lāua ʻo Baruntse. Ma kou ala, e hālāwai paha ʻoe me kekahi mau kahu hipa kūloko a me nā mahina ʻai hānai manawa pōkole e hōʻike ana i ke ʻano o ke ola o nā kaiāulu mauna ma kēia wahi mamao.

ʻElima a ʻoi paha hola o ka hele wāwae ʻana e lawe iā ʻoe i Kothe (4,095 m / 13,435 ft), he kauhale liʻiliʻi ma ke kapa o ka muliwai ʻo Hinku. He wahi moe nui ʻo Kothe, a he ala ia e hiki ai i nā awāwa kiʻekiʻe ma ʻō aku. Ke hiki ʻoe i ka hale kī, hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻomaha a hoʻomākaukau e hana i ke koena o ka piʻi ʻana i Thangnak.

ʻAina kakahiaka, ʻAina awakea a me ka ʻaina awakea

ʻO Teahouse

8 ei

4,095 m / 13,435 kapuaʻi

He hele wāwae, 5 hola

E hele wāwae ʻoe i kēia lā mai Kothe a i Thangnak. Piʻi mālie ke ala i kona hele ʻana ma waena o nā hiʻohiʻona alpine nani a me nā ʻāina mauna. E kahaha ʻoe i ka ʻike ʻana i nā piko a puni ʻoe me ke alo hema nui o Mera Peak e kū ana ma luna o ka lani.

Ke hele nei ke ala ma waena o ka papahele o ke awāwa a ma waena o nā wahi hānai holoholona no ka manawa pōkole, nā pali pōhaku, a me ka ʻāina hau. ʻO ke kiʻekiʻe o kou hele ʻana, ʻo ka emi ʻana o nā mea kanu, a hoʻomaka ke kaiapuni e hōʻike i nā kūlana koʻikoʻi o nā wahi kiʻekiʻe. ʻO ka piʻi mālie ʻana he pono ia no ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana, a he ala ia e hoʻomaʻamaʻa ai i kou kino i nā kiʻekiʻe e hālāwai ai.

ʻEhā hola o ka hele wāwae ʻana e lawe iā ʻoe i Thangnak (4,350 m / 14,272 ft). He kauhale liʻiliʻi kēia a he wahi punahele ia i waena o ka poʻe piʻi a me ka poʻe hele wāwae e hele ana i nā wahi kiʻekiʻe. Hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia ke koena o ka lā e hoʻomaha ai, e hoʻomaʻū i ka wai, a mahalo i nā hiʻohiʻona mauna i kou hoʻomākaukau ʻana e hele i ka huakaʻi hoʻomaʻamaʻa i ka lā ʻapōpō.

ʻAina kakahiaka, ʻAina awakea a me ka ʻaina awakea

ʻO Teahouse

7 ei

4,350 m / 14,272 kapuaʻi

He hele wāwae, 4 hola

He lā hoʻomaʻamaʻa maikaʻi loa kēia ma Thangnak. Ma mua o ka hele ʻana i kahi kiʻekiʻe hiamoe, e piʻi wāwae ʻoe i nā kiʻekiʻe kiʻekiʻe a laila hoʻi i ke kauhale a hoʻomaha. Hoʻokumu ʻia kēia ʻano ma ke kumumanaʻo o ka piʻi kiʻekiʻe, hiamoe haʻahaʻa, kahi i ʻōlelo pinepine ʻia no ka hoʻoponopono ʻana i ke kiʻekiʻe.

E ʻike ʻoe i ka loko nani ʻo Sabal Tsho i ke ao a e hoʻomau i kahi hōʻailona nui ma kahi o (5,271 m / 17,293 ft) ma ka pali o Kusum Kanggaru. Hāʻawi ka piʻi ʻana i kahi manawa kūpono e ʻike ai i nā glaciers, nā ʻāina mauna ʻinoʻino, a me nā ʻāina Himalayan kupaianaha. ʻO ka piʻi mālie e hiki ai i nā alakaʻi ke nānā i ka holomua o nā lālā o ka hui i ka lawelawe ʻana i ke kiʻekiʻe.

E hoʻomaha a hoʻōla ʻoe ma hope o ka hoʻolilo ʻana i kekahi manawa ma kahi kiʻekiʻe ma Thangnak (4,350 m / 14,272 ft). He mea koʻikoʻi kēia lā hoʻomaʻamaʻa i ke kōkua ʻana i ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana i kou kino i nā hana hele wāwae a me ka piʻi ʻana paʻakikī e hiki mai ana. E hoʻohana mau ʻia ka hale kī ma Thangnak ma ke ʻano he wahi noho.

ʻAina kakahiaka, ʻAina awakea a me ka ʻaina awakea

ʻO Teahouse

5 ei

5,271 m / 17,293 kapuaʻi

Piʻi Hoʻomaʻamaʻa, 3-5 mau hola

I kēia lā, e hele wāwae ʻoe mai Thangnak a i Khare, a e piʻi nui kou kiʻekiʻe, i kou hele ʻana i loko o ka lewa kiʻekiʻe o Himalayan. Ke hele nei ke ala ma nā moraines glacial a me nā ala mauna pōhaku a hāʻawi i nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha o nā mauna a me nā glaciers e hoʻopuni ana. ʻOi aku ka paʻakikī a me ke kupaianaha o ke awāwa ʻo Hinku me ka hoʻokokoke ʻana i nā ʻaoʻao o luna o ke awāwa.

ʻOiai ʻo ka hele wāwae ʻana ma kēia mamao he ʻekolu hola wale nō, ua piʻi nui ka piʻi ʻana o ke kiʻekiʻe; no laila, he mea nui ka wikiwiki mālie a mau. Aia ke ala ma luna o ka ʻāina alpine ʻōlohelohe kahi i liʻiliʻi ai nā mea kanu, a ʻo ka hiʻohiʻona mauna e uhi ana i ka hapa nui o ka ʻaoʻao o ka honua. Hāʻawi kēia ʻāpana o ka huakaʻi i kahi manaʻo maoli o kahi wao nahele alpine kiʻekiʻe mehameha.

Ke hōʻea ʻoe i Khare (5,045 m / 16,551 ft), e noa ʻoe e hoʻomaha a hoʻomaʻamaʻa hou i ke aniau. He kahua koʻikoʻi ʻo Khare no ka poʻe piʻi mauna a me ka poʻe hele wāwae i ko lākou piʻi ʻana i Mera La a me nā awāwa kaʻawale ma ka ʻākau. E noa ke koena o ka lā e hauʻoli ai i nā hiʻohiʻona, e hoʻomaʻemaʻe i ka wai, a e hoʻomākaukau e hele i ka huakaʻi i Mera La i ka lā aʻe.

ʻAina kakahiaka, ʻAina awakea a me ka ʻaina awakea

ʻO Teahouse

4 ei

5,045 m / 16,552 kapuaʻi

He hele wāwae, 3 hola

I kēia lā, e hele wāwae ʻoe mai Khare a i Mera La Pass, kekahi o nā ʻāpana paʻakikī loa o ka laina o ka huakaʻi. Piʻi mālie ke ala ma waena o nā ʻāina mauna kiʻekiʻe a me nā hiʻohiʻona hau, e hāʻawi ana i nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha o nā mauna i uhi ʻia i ka hau a puni. ʻO ke kiʻekiʻe o kou hele ʻana, ʻoi aku ka kupaianaha o nā hiʻohiʻona: nā ʻano hau, nā kualono pōhaku, a me nā hiʻohiʻona mauna panoramic.

He huakaʻi hele wāwae ia e lawe ana ma kahi o ʻelima hola a pono e hana mālie ma muli o ke kiʻekiʻe. ʻO Mera La Pass (5,350 m / 17,542 ft) kahi ala koʻikoʻi ma waena o ka ʻāina ʻo Mera Peak a me nā awāwa mamao a hiki i Baruntse. ʻO ka hōʻea ʻana i ke ala kekahi o nā hanana koʻikoʻi o ka huakaʻi a hōʻailona i ka hoʻololi ʻana mai ka hele wāwae ʻana i kahi ʻano mamao a hoʻomoana.

I ko lākou hiki ʻana i laila, e hoʻonohonoho ka hui huakaʻi i kahi hoʻomoana a kali a hiki i ka pae aʻe o ka huakaʻi. He wahi hoʻomoana kahi e kū pono ana i nā wahi kiʻekiʻe me nā hau hau a me nā piko Himalayan nui e hoʻopuni ana iā ia. Aia kahi hoʻomoana ma kahi kokoke iā Mera La.

ʻAina kakahiaka, ʻAina awakea a me ka ʻaina awakea

hoomoana

7 ei

5,350 m / 17,552 kapuaʻi

Ke hele wāwae ʻana i Mera La Pass, 5 mau hola

E hele wāwae ana ʻoe i kēia lā mai Mera La Pass a i Seto Pokhari Camp. Ke haʻalele ʻoe i ke ala kiʻekiʻe, e hāʻule ana ke ala ma waena o nā ʻāina mauna mamao a me nā hiʻohiʻona hau i ʻike pinepine ʻole ʻia e ka poʻe hele wāwae maʻamau. ʻO kēia ʻāpana o ka huakaʻi e lawe iā ʻoe mai nā ala hele wāwae i hele pinepine ʻia a i loko o kahi Himalayan mamao loa. I ka wā o ka huakaʻi, e mālama ʻia ʻoe i nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha o nā mauna e hoʻopuni ana, nā hau, a me nā awāwa ʻinoʻino e hōʻike ana i kēia ʻāina kaʻawale o ka hikina o Nepal.

ʻElima hola ka lōʻihi o ka huakaʻi a uhi i ka hui ʻana o nā ala pōhaku, moraine, a me nā ala alpine. ʻO ke ala, i kou iho mālie ʻana i Mera La (5,350 m / 17,542 ft), hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻomaha iki, ma hope o kou piʻi ʻana i ke kiʻekiʻe i ka lā ma mua, i kou hele ʻana i ka ʻāina ʻo Baruntse. He mea kupaianaha nō hoʻi ke ʻano o ka hiʻohiʻona i ke ao, a hiki ke ʻike ʻia nā kua mauna kupaianaha ma nā ʻaoʻao a pau.

I ka hopena, e hōʻea ʻoe i kahi hoʻomoana ʻo Seto Pokhari (4,850 m / 15,912 ft). He loko alpine kupaianaha ʻo Seto Pokhari (White Lake) me nā hiʻohiʻona mauna. I ka hōʻea ʻana i kahi hoʻomoana, e kūkulu ka poʻe holo huakaʻi i nā halelewa a hoʻomākaukau e hele i ke kahua hoʻomoana. E hoʻohana ʻia kahi kahua hoʻomoana piha i kākoʻo ʻia ma ke ʻano he wahi noho no ka pō.

ʻAina kakahiaka, ʻAina awakea a me ka ʻaina awakea

hoomoana

8 ei

5,350 m / 17,552 kapuaʻi

He hele wāwae a me ka hoʻomoana, 5 hola

I kēia lā, e hele wāwae ʻoe mai Seto Pokhari a i Baruntse Base Camp, a e noho ʻoe ma waenakonu o ka wahi huakaʻi. Piʻi mālie ke ala ma waena o ka ʻāina alpine hiki ʻole ke komo a hāʻawi i nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha e pili ana i nā glaciers, nā kualono pōhaku, a me nā piko kiʻekiʻe o Himalayan. Hoʻonui ʻia ka manaʻo o ka mehameha i kou hele ʻana i loko o ka wao nahele a kokoke i ka mauna, ʻo ia kāu pahuhopu nui i ka wā o ka huakaʻi.

ʻO ka awelika o ka huakaʻi hele wāwae he ʻehā a ʻeono hola, ma muli o ke ʻano o ke ala a me ke aniau. E lilo ana ka ʻāina i mea ʻinoʻino i kou piʻi ʻana, e hōʻike ana i ke kaiapuni paʻakikī o ka piʻi mauna kiʻekiʻe. I ka wā o ka huakaʻi, e hele akahele ka hui, e mālama ana i ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana a me ke olakino holoʻokoʻa.

E hōʻea ana ka hui ma ke kahua hoʻomoana ʻo Baruntse (5,300 m / 17,400 ft) a hoʻomaka e hoʻonohonoho i kahi hoʻomoana huakaʻi. E hoʻonohonoho ʻia nā halelewa, nā wahi ʻaina, nā kamaʻilio a me nā wahi mālama lako e hana i kahi kahua ʻoluʻolu a kūpono hoʻi no ka wā piʻi e hiki mai ana. Hoʻolaʻa pinepine ʻia ke koena o ka lā no ka noho ʻana ma kahi hoʻomoana, ke kau ʻana i nā lako piʻi, a me ka hoʻomākaukau ʻana e hele i waho i nā hoʻololi. ʻO ke kahua hoʻomoana kahi e noho ai i ka pō.

ʻAina kakahiaka, ʻAina awakea a me ka ʻaina awakea

hoomoana

6 ei

5,300 m / 17,388 kapuaʻi

Ka Hoʻomākaukau ʻana no ka Hele Waʻa a me ke Kahua Hoʻomoana, 4-6 hola

E hoʻolaʻa ʻia kēia lā no ka piʻi ʻana i kekahi o nā piko paʻakikī a ʻoluʻolu hoʻi, ʻo Baruntse. Hoʻolaʻa ʻia kēia manawa o ka huakaʻi i ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana, ke aʻo loea, a me ka hoʻouka kaua hope loa. E hoʻomaka ʻoe i kāu mau hoʻohuli piʻi i nā kahua hoʻomoana kiʻekiʻe ma hope o ka noho ʻana ma ke kahua hoʻomoana ʻo Baruntse (5,300 m / 17,400 ft). E kōkua nā hoʻohuli i kou kino e kamaʻāina me nā kūlana kiʻekiʻe a hoʻonui i kou hiki ke piʻi kūleʻa a palekana.

I ka wā piʻi, e hoʻonohonoho a mālama ka hui huakaʻi i nā kahua hoʻomoana kiʻekiʻe, nā lako halihali a me nā lako, a e nānā pono i nā kūlana o ke aniau. E aʻo ʻoe i nā mākau piʻi mauna e pono ai a e alakaʻi ʻia e nā Sherpa piʻi akamai a me nā alakaʻi huakaʻi. Hiki i nā hana o kēlā me kēia lā ke piʻi mai nā wahi kiʻekiʻe, ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana i ke aniau, a me ka iho ʻana i nā kahua hoʻomoana haʻahaʻa e hoʻomaha a hoʻōla.

E hoʻokumu ʻia kahi hoʻolālā piʻi kikoʻī ma luna o nā kūlana o ke aniau, ke kūlana o ke ala, a me ke olakino holoʻokoʻa a me ka hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana o nā lālā o ka hui. Ke hiki mai ka wā maikaʻi, e piʻi koke ka hui i ka piko o Baruntse (7,129 m / 23,389 ft). Hāʻawi ka piko i nā mea piʻi i ka hiʻohiʻona panoramic kupaianaha o nā pilikua Himalayan e hoʻopuni ana iā ia, a me nā awāwa mamao.

Hoʻi palekana nā mea piʻi i ke kahua hoʻomoana ma hope o ka hoʻāʻo ʻana e piʻi i ka piko ma o nā kahua hoʻomoana kiʻekiʻe. ʻO kēia pae piʻi ka mea akamai o ka huakaʻi a me ka hopena o nā mahina o ke aʻo ʻana, ka hana nui, a me ka laulima ʻana. ʻO ka noho ʻana i loko o kēia manawa e noho ana ma nā kahua hoʻomoana huakaʻi.

ʻAina kakahiaka, ʻAina awakea a me ka ʻaina awakea

hoomoana

Hoʻololi i ka wā o nā hoʻohuli piʻi

7,129 m / 23,389 kapuaʻi

Piʻi a me ka Hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻana, 15 Lā

E haʻalele ana ʻoe i ke kahua hoʻomoana ʻo Baruntse i kēia lā a e hoʻomaka ana i ka huakaʻi e hoʻi i Seto Pokhari. E hoʻokaʻawale ka hui huakaʻi i kahi hoʻomoana ma mua o ka haʻalele ʻana a e hōʻoia i ka lawe ʻia ʻana o nā ʻōpala a me nā lako āpau me ke kuleana, e like me nā hana kuleana o ka huakaʻi. ʻO ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana i kahi hoʻomoana he ʻano koʻikoʻi ia o ka mālama ʻana i ke kaiapuni mauna palupalu a me ka mālama ʻana i ka nani kūlohelohe o ka ʻāina.

Ke pau ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana, e hele wāwae hou ʻoe i Seto Pokhari. Hele ke ala ma waena o nā hiʻohiʻona alpine a me ka hau a hāʻawi i kahi hiʻohiʻona hope loa o nā wahi kupaianaha a puni ʻo Baruntse. Mālie mālie, i kou iho ʻana i ke kiʻekiʻe, hele maʻalahi ʻoe, a hoʻomaka kekahi mau mea piʻi e noʻonoʻo i ka mea a ka huakaʻi i hoʻokō ai.

ʻEono hola ka lōʻihi o ka huakaʻi a hiki i kahi hoʻomoana ʻo Seto Pokhari (4,850 m / 15,912 ft). E kūkulu ʻia ke kahua hoʻomoana i ka hōʻea ʻana, kokoke i ka loko alpine nani. E hoʻohana ʻia ke ahiahi e hoʻomaha me nā poʻe piʻi ʻē aʻe a e hoʻomanaʻo ana i nā lā o ka piko. E hāʻawi ka hale hoʻomoana i kahi e noho ai.

ʻAina kakahiaka, ʻAina awakea a me ka ʻaina awakea

hoomoana

8 ei

5,300 m / 17,388 kapuaʻi

Ka Holoholo a me ka Hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana i ke Kahua Hoʻomoana, 6 hola

E hoʻi ʻoe i Mera La mai Seto Pokhari. Piʻi mālie ke ala ma waena o nā wahi mauna hihiu, nā hiʻohiʻona hau, a me nā awāwa alpine piʻi. ʻOiai ʻoe e hoʻohana ana i kahi ala maʻamau, hiki ke ʻokoʻa loa ke ʻano o ka ʻāina i ke ala e hoʻi ai, a hiki ke hoʻohana hou ʻia e hauʻoli i ka nani o kēia wahi mamao.

ʻEono hola ka lōʻihi o ka huakaʻi a pono e hana mālie ma muli o ke kiʻekiʻe. Ke piʻi ʻoe i Mera La (5,350 m / 17,542 ft), e loaʻa hou iā ʻoe ka leʻaleʻa o nā glacier, nā kualono i uhi ʻia i ka hau, a me nā mauna Himalayan ma kahi kokoke. Hāʻawi ke ala i ka pale mauna hope loa ma mua o ka iho lōʻihi ʻana i nā pae haʻahaʻa.

Ke hōʻea ka hui huakaʻi i Mera La, e hoʻonohonoho ʻia kahi hoʻomoana. Hāʻawi ka wahi hoʻomoana i nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha o nā mauna kokoke a he wahi hoʻomoana kiʻekiʻe kūpono no ka huakaʻi. E noho kahi noho ma kahi hoʻomoana kokoke iā Mera La.

ʻAina kakahiaka, ʻAina awakea a me ka ʻaina awakea

hoomoana

8 ei

5,350 m / 17,552 kapuaʻi

He hele wāwae a me ka hoʻomoana, 6 hola

I kēia lā, hoʻomaka ʻoe i kahi huakaʻi lōʻihi mai Mera La a i Kothe. ʻO ka huakaʻi hoʻi i ke awāwa ʻo Hinku, ma hope o nā lā ma nā kahua hoʻomoana huakaʻi mamao a ma ke kiʻekiʻe kiʻekiʻe, he mea ʻoluʻolu a ʻoluʻolu hoʻi. Hahai ke ala i ka ʻāina hau, nā moraines pōhaku, a me nā ʻāina alpine, a laila e alakaʻi ana i ka ʻāina ʻōmaʻomaʻo. ʻO ke kiʻekiʻe o kou hele ʻana, ʻo ka emi ʻana o ka oxygen i ka lewa, a ʻoi aku ka ʻoluʻolu o ka hele wāwae.

E loaʻa iā ʻoe nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha o nā piko, nā awāwa, a me nā kualono mauna i ke ao. Hahai ke ala i kahi ʻāpana o ke ala i lawe ʻia ma ka ʻāpana ma mua o ka huakaʻi a hāʻawi i ka manawa kūpono e ʻike i nā ʻāina kaulana mai kahi kihi hou. Kōkua pū ka iho ʻana i ke kino e hoʻoulu hou ma hope o nā lā piʻi paʻakikī ma Baruntse.

Ma hope o ʻelima hola o ka hele wāwae ʻana, e hōʻea ʻoe i Kothe (3,600 m / 11,811 ft). ʻO kēia wailele liʻiliʻi ma ke kapa o ka muliwai ʻo Hinku e hāʻawi i kahi ala maikaʻi e hoʻomaha ai ma hope o ka hoʻomoana neoneo o nā pule i hala. Hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia ke koena o ka lā e hoʻomaha ai, e ʻai ana i kahi ʻaina mahana, a e noʻonoʻo ana i nā hopena o ka huakaʻi. E hoʻohana ʻia ka pō ma kahi hale inu kī ma Kothe.

ʻAina kakahiaka, ʻAina awakea a me ka ʻaina awakea

ʻO Teahouse

11 ei

5,350 m / 17,552 kapuaʻi

He hele wāwae, 5 hola

I kēia lā, e hele ana ʻoe mai Kothe a i Thuli Kharka, a ʻo ke ala hope ma ke awāwa nani ʻo Hinku. Ke waiho nei iā Kothe ma hope, piʻi mālie ke alanui ma waena o nā ululāʻau rhododendron, paina, a me juniper, e hāʻawi ana i nā hiʻohiʻona nani o nā puʻu a puni a me nā ʻāina mauna. Loaʻa i ka hele wāwae i kēia lā kekahi mau ʻāpana piʻi, akā ma ke ʻano holoʻokoʻa he ʻoluʻolu ia, a hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻike i ka nani maoli o ka ʻāina me ka wikiwiki mālie.

Hahai ke ala i nā ala mauna i hoʻokumu ʻia e hoʻopili ana i ke awāwa ʻo Hinku i nā kualono kiʻekiʻe e alakaʻi ana i ka Zatrwa La Pass. Ma ke ala, hiki iā ʻoe ke hālāwai me nā poʻe hele wāwae ʻē aʻe a me nā kahu holoholona kūloko e hele ana ma ka hoʻohana ʻana i kēia mau ala kahiko. ʻO ka neʻe ʻana o ka ʻāina ma waena o nā awāwa muliwai a me nā pali alpine e hoʻolilo i ka hele wāwae o kēia lā i mea leʻaleʻa a uku ʻia.

Ma hope o ʻelima mau hola o ka hele wāwae ʻana, e hōʻea ʻoe iā Thuli Kharka (3,900 m / 12,597 ft). He mau hiʻohiʻona maikaʻi ko kēia kauhale liʻiliʻi e pili ana i nā mauna, a he wahi kū nui ia i kēia pō ma mua o ka hala ʻana i ke ala i ka lā ʻapōpō. Hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia ke koena o ka lā i ka hoʻomaha a me ka hoʻomākaukau no ka lā hele wāwae nui hope loa o ka huakaʻi. E noho pō i loko o kahi hale inu kī.

ʻAina kakahiaka, ʻAina awakea a me ka ʻaina awakea

ʻO Teahouse

8 ei

3,900 m / 12,795 kapuaʻi

He hele wāwae, 5 hola

ʻO kēia ka lā hope loa o ka huakaʻi huakaʻi. E haʻalele ʻoe iā Thuli Kharka a e hele i Lukla ma o ke ala ʻo Zatrwa La (4,610 m / 15,125 ft). Hoʻomaka ka lā me ka piʻi mālie ʻana i ke ala, kahi e uku ʻia ai ʻoe e nā hiʻohiʻona panoramic o nā piko Himalayan a puni, nā awāwa, a me nā pae mauna mamao.

Ma hope o ka ʻike ʻana i ka hiʻohiʻona ma ke alahele, iho ke ala i Lukla ma o nā kualono mauna, nā ululāʻau, a me nā ala hele wāwae kuʻuna. ʻO nā alahele, i kou iho ʻana, e loli mālie mai ka ʻāina alpine kiʻekiʻe i nā puʻu ʻōmaʻomaʻo. ʻO kēia lā o ka hele wāwae he hopena maikaʻi ia no ka ʻāpana mauna o ka huakaʻi.

I loko o kekahi mau hola ʻeiwa o ka hele wāwae ʻana, e hōʻea ʻoe iā Lukla (2,800 m / 9,186 ft). ʻO ka hōʻea ʻana i Lukla ka hopena holomua o nā pae hele wāwae a me ka piʻi ʻana o ka Huakaʻi Baruntse. I ke ahiahi, mālama ʻia nā hoʻolauleʻa o ka huakaʻi me nā mea piʻi ʻē aʻe, nā alakaʻi, a me nā limahana kākoʻo. E noho ka hale noho ma kahi hale hoʻokipa ma Lukla i ka pō.

ʻAina kakahiaka, ʻAina awakea a me ka ʻaina awakea

ʻO Teahouse

15 ei

4,610 m / 15,125 kapuaʻi

ʻO ka huakaʻi hele ma Zatrwa La Pass, 9 mau hola

E haʻalele ana ʻoe i nā mauna i kēia lā, a e hoʻi ʻoe i Kathmandu ma ka mokulele. Ma hope o ka ʻaina kakahiaka, e ʻike ʻoe i ka huakaʻi e hoʻoneʻe i ke kahua mokulele ʻo Lukla a lawe i kahi mokulele nani i ke kapikala. ʻO ka lōʻihi o ka mokulele ma kahi o 35 mau minuke a ʻo ia ka manawa hope loa e kiʻi i nā hiʻohiʻona lewa o nā mauna Himalayan, nā awāwa hohonu, a me nā ʻāina paʻakikī āu i hele ai i kahi huakaʻi i nā pule i hala iho nei.

I kou hōʻea ʻana i Kathmandu (1,350 m / 4,430 ft), e lawe ʻia ʻoe i ka hōkele. ʻIke koke ʻia ka ʻokoʻa ma waena o ke kuahiwi mamao a me ke kūlanakauhale. Ke hoʻopaʻa inoa ʻoe, hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻomaha i ke koena o ka lā a hauʻoli i nā ʻoluʻolu o ke kūlanakauhale.

Hoʻohana ka nui o nā mea piʻi mauna i kēia manawa kaʻawale e hoʻonohonoho ana i nā kiʻi, kamaʻilio pū me ka ʻohana a me nā hoaaloha, e ʻauʻau ana i ka wai wela, a i ʻole e hoʻomaha wale ana ma hope o ka huakaʻi. ʻO ka hoʻi ʻana i Kathmandu he manawa kūpono hoʻi e nānā hou ai i nā pilikia i lanakila ʻia a me ka holomua i loaʻa i ka wā o ka Huakaʻi Baruntse. Aia ka hōkele ma Kathmandu, kahi e noho ai ka po.

ʻO ka kakahiaka kakahiaka

Hotel

Holo 138 km

1,350 m / 4,429 kapuaʻi

Mokulele i Kathmandu a me ka hoʻoili hōkele, 35 mau minuke

He lā manuahi ia ma Kathmandu, a hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻomaha a ʻike i ke kūlanakauhale ke pau kāu huakaʻi. Hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻolilo i ka lā ma hope o ka ʻaina kakahiaka. Makemake ka hapa nui o ka poʻe piʻi mauna e kipa aku i nā mākeke paʻahana ma Kathmandu, kūʻai i nā mea hoʻomanaʻo, a i ʻole e kipa aku i nā wahi moʻomeheu a me nā mōʻaukala o ke kūlanakauhale.

He kūlanakauhale ʻo Kathmandu (1,350 m / 4,430 ft) me ka hoʻoilina waiwai, kahi ʻano waihoʻoluʻu, a me ka hui kū hoʻokahi o nā nohona kuʻuna a me nā nohona hou. He lā manawaleʻa nō hoʻi ia e hoʻomaha ai, e hoʻopaʻa i nā lako, a e mākaukau e haʻalele iā Nepal. Hiki iā ʻoe ke kūʻai ma nā hale kūʻai kūloko no nā makana a i ʻole nā ​​​​mea huakaʻi ʻē aʻe, inā pono ʻoe iā lākou.

E mālama ʻia ana kahi pāʻina aloha kūikawā i ke ahiahi e hoʻolauleʻa ai i ka holomua o ka huakaʻi. E hōʻike pū ʻia ana kahi hōʻike moʻomeheu me nā mele kuʻuna a me ka hula Nepali e hoʻomanaʻo ai i ka huakaʻi. He ʻike maikaʻi loa ia e hoʻololi i nā ʻike me nā mea piʻi mauna ʻē aʻe a me nā lālā ʻē aʻe o ka hui huakaʻi. E hoʻolilo ʻia ka pō ma kahi hōkele Kathmandu.

ʻAina kakahiaka a me ka ʻaina ahiahi

Hotel

Lā Leʻaleʻa

1,350 m / 4,429 kapuaʻi

Leʻaleʻa, Kūʻai a me ka Hoʻolauleʻa Aloha ʻAna, Lā Piha

ʻO kēia ka hopena o kāu huakaʻi ʻo Baruntse i kēia lā ma Nepal. E loaʻa nō hoʻi iā ʻoe kekahi manawa kaʻawale ma hope o ka ʻaina kakahiaka ma ka hōkele, e hilinaʻi ʻia ana i kāu papa hana mokulele honua. E hoʻonohonoho ʻia kāu huakaʻi e ka hui huakaʻi i ke kahua mokulele honua ʻo Tribhuvan.

Ke haʻalele ʻoe iā Kathmandu (1,350 m / 4,430 ft), e waiho ʻoe ma hope ou i ka ʻike hoʻomanaʻo o ka hele wāwae ʻana ma waena o nā awāwa mamao, ke hele ʻana i nā ala mauna, a me ka noho ʻana ma Base Camp a me ka hele wāwae ʻana i kekahi o nā piko huakaʻi kupaianaha loa ma Nepal. ʻAʻole wale ka huakaʻi he pilikia kino akā he manawa kūpono hoʻi e ʻimi ai i nā hiʻohiʻona kupaianaha a me ka moʻomeheu mauna o ka Himalayas.

Hiki paha iā ʻoe ke loaʻa kahi manawa hope loa e hālāwai ai me nā mea piʻi ʻē aʻe a kaʻana like i nā pilina ma mua o ka haʻalele ʻana. E kōkua nā limahana o ka huakaʻi me nā hoʻonohonoho hoʻoili ʻana no ka mea e hōʻea ʻoe i ke kahua mokulele a e hoʻokuʻu iā ʻoe. E hana ʻia ka hopena kūhelu o kāu Huakaʻi Baruntse i kēia lā, akā naʻe, ʻaʻole e poina koke nā hoʻomanaʻo a me nā ʻike āu i loaʻa ai i ka wā o ka huakaʻi ke hoʻi mai ʻoe i ka home.

ʻO ka kakahiaka kakahiaka

Hoʻoili mokulele

1,350 m / 4,429 kapuaʻi

Haʻalele hope loa, 30-60 mau minuke