Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro kuyiphupho kubantu abaningi abazamayo, kodwa alinazo izinselele. Njengesiqongo esiphakeme kunazo zonke e-Afrika, iKilimanjaro ivivinya ngisho nabaqwali abanolwazi olunzulu ngobude bayo, isimo sezulu esingalindelekile, kanye nezidingo zomzimba. Ukuqonda lobu bunzima kusemqoka ekulungiseleleni ingqungquthela eyimpumelelo. Nakhu okudingeka ukwazi ngaphambi kokuthatha lo mqansa oyisakhiwo sodumo.
Izinkinga ze-Altitude
Isiqongo saseKilimanjaro, I-Uhuru Peak, imi ku-5,895 amamitha (19,341 amafidi). Njengoba ukhuphuka, umoya uba mncane, okwenza kube nzima ngomzimba wakho ukuthola umoya-mpilo owanele. I-Altitude disease iyingozi yangempela, enezimpawu ezifana nekhanda elibuhlungu, isicanucanu, nesiyezi. Ukujwayela okufanele, ukukhuphuka kancane, nokuhlala uhlanzekile kubalulekile ekwehliseni le miphumela.
Isimo Sezulu Esingabikezeli
Isimo sezulu saseKilimanjaro singashintsha ngokuphazima kweso. Uzodlula ezindaweni ezinhlanu zesimo sezulu, ukusuka ehlathini lemvula uye ezimeni ze-arctic esiqongweni. Zilungiselele imvula, umoya, namazinga okushisa aqandayo, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni eziphakeme. Ukupakisha igiya elifanele, okuhlanganisa izendlalelo nezingubo ezingangeni emanzini, kubalulekile.
Izinga le-oksijeni
Ezindaweni eziphakeme, amazinga komoyampilo ehla kakhulu, okwenza ngisho nemisebenzi elula izizwe ikhathele. Abaningi abaqwala izintaba bathola ukuphefumula nokukhathala. Nakuba umoya-mpilo owengeziwe ungavamile ukusetshenziswa ku-Kilimanjaro, ukuwuthatha kancane futhi ukulandela iseluleko somhlahlandlela wakho kungasiza umzimba wakho ulungise.
Izidingo zomzimba
Ukukhuphuka i-Kilimanjaro kufuna ngokomzimba, kudinga ukubekezela, amandla, nokuqina kwengqondo. Uhambo luhlanganisa izinsuku ezinde zokuhamba izintaba, ngokuvamile endaweni ewumqansa nengalingani. Ukuqeqeshwa kusengaphambili nge-cardio, izivivinyo zamandla, nokuzijwayeza ukuhamba ngezinyawo kuzokusiza ulungiselele inselele.
Izinselele Zengqondo
Ukukhuphuka akuwona nje ukuqina ngokomzimba - kuyakhokhisa nangokwengqondo. Izinsuku ezinde, ukuntula ubuthongo, nobunzima bokuphakama kungavivinya ukuzimisela kwakho. Ukuhlala unethemba, ugxile, futhi ugqugquzelekile kuyisihluthulelo sokufinyelela esiqongweni.
Ukuqwala iNtaba iKilimanjaro yimpumelelo emangalisayo, kodwa akusiyo eyabantu ababuthakathaka. Kusukela ekuguleni kokuphakama okuphezulu kanye nesimo sezulu esibi kuya ezidingweni zomzimba nezengqondo, uhambo lokuya esiqongweni luyinselele njengoba luvuza. Ngokulungiselela okufanele, isimo sengqondo esihle, nesiqondiso esinokwethenjelwa, unganqoba lobu bunzima futhi ume ophahleni lwase-Afrika. Usulungele ukuthatha inselele?