Iyo Appalachian Trail, inofamba anopfuura mamaira zviuru zviviri nematunhu gumi nemana, inokwezva vafambi kubva pasirese vachitsvaga mafaro uye dambudziko rekufamba nemurenje rinofema. Nekudaro, iyi nzira inoyevedza inobatawo chikamu chayo chakanaka chenjodzi uye zvakavanzika.
Chimwe chakavanzika chakadai chinotarisana nekutsakatika kwaGeraldine Largay, mukoti ane makore makumi matanhatu nematanhatu ekuberekwa pamudyandigere, akatanga rwendo rwega rwekusimuka. Appalachian Trail muzhizha ra2013. Pasinei neruzivo rwake rwakadzama rwekufamba mumakomo nekunyatsoronga, Largay akanyangarika pasina kuronda. Chinyorwa ichi chinochera mune inokatyamadza nyaya yaGeraldine Largay, kurwira kwake kwemazuva makumi maviri nematanhatu kuti ararame, uye mibvunzo yainomutsa nezve nzira dzekuchengetedza munzira.
Rwendo rwacho runotanga
Geraldine Largay, aizivikanwa saGerry, aisaziva nezvekufamba nzendo refu. Mushure mekunge aongorora nzira dzakawanda padyo nepamba pake muTennessee, akafunga kuzvipikisa nerwendo rwekupedzisira - kufamba hurefu hwese hweAppalachian Trail. Nerutsigiro rwemurume wake uye kurudziro, akatanga rwendo rwake rwekufamba muna Chikunguru 2013.
Kurasika kubva munzira
Rwendo rwaLargay rwakachinja zvisingatarisirwi mangwanani emusi wa22 July 2013. Paaifamba ari oga, akatsauka munzira kuti atsvage nzvimbo yaiva yoga kuti asununguke. Aisaziva kuti kutsauka kwechinguva uku kwaizomusvitsa pakutsakatika uye kurwira kurarama.
Chikumbiro chekupererwa
Vhiki mbiri mushure mekudzungaira kubva munzira, Largay akasiya shure chikumbiro chinobaya mwoyo mubhuku rake rekunyorera. Yakanyorwa Nyamavhuvhu 6, 2013, mazwi ake aive meseji inoshungurudza pasirese:
“Paunowana muviri wangu, ndapota fonera murume wangu George nemwanasikana wangu Kerry. Zvichava mutsa mukuru kwavari kuziva kuti ndakafa uye kuti wakandiwana kupi – zvisinei kuti makore mangani kubva zvino.” —Geraldine Largay
Pazuva raakanyangarika, George Largay akanga asiri kure zvakanyanya kubva kwaaigara. Akanga atyaira akananga kuRoute 27 Crossing, rwaiva rwendo rwemamaira makumi maviri nemaviri kubva kunzvimbo yekuvanda kwaakanga apedzisira kuonekwa. Anga achiedza kupedzisa 22-mamaira yeAppalachian trail, uye akange atofamba makiromita anopfuura chiuru.
Zvinoenderana netsika yekufamba daro refu, Largay akazvipa zita renzira, iro rakazove "Inchworm". George aiwana mukana wekusangana nemudzimai wake nguva nenguva kuti amupe zvekushandisa uye kumbotandara naye.
Kuedza kukuru kutsvaga
Kutsakatika kwaLargay kwakonzera basa guru rekutsvaga nekununura, nemazana evazvipiri nenyanzvi vachitsvaga nzvimbo yakatenderedza Appalachian Trail. Mumavhiki mashoma akatevera, boka rekutsvaga raisanganisira ndege, mapurisa ehurumende, vachengeti vepaki yenyika uye madhipatimendi emoto zvakare. Sezvineiwo, kunaya kwemvura kwakawanda kwemavhiki iwayo kwakavhara nzira, zvichiita kuti kutsvaka kuome. Vaitevera mazano evafambi, vakatsvaga nzira dzemumativi uye vakaisa imbwa kuti dzitsvage. Pasinei nekuedza kwavo kukuru kwekuzvipira, Largay akaramba asinganzwisisike kweanopfuura makore maviri.
Mhinduro isina mubvunzo uye matanho ekuchengetedza
Kuwanikwa kwezvisaririra zvaLargay muna Gumiguru 2015 kwakamutsa mibvunzo pamusoro pemhinduro yezvikwata zvekutsvaga nekununura uye matanho ekuchengetedza ese aripo paAppalachian Trail. Vamwe vatsoropodzi vakapokana kuti kuedza kwekutsvaga kwaifanira kunge kwakanyanyisa, asi vamwe vakasimbisa kukosha kwekuvandudza maturusi ekutaurirana uye zvivakwa munzira.
Mazuva 26 ekupedzisira
Tende raLargay, pamwe nejenari rake, zvakawanikwa anenge mamaira maviri kubva paAppalachian Trail. Magazini iyi yakapa muono wekurwira kwake kurarama mumazuva ake ekupedzisira. Yakaratidza kuti Largay akanga akwanisa kurarama kwemazuva angangoita 26 mushure mekurasika asi akazopedzisira akundwa nekuonekwa, kushaya chikafu, uye mvura.
Zvinoonekwa mumagwaro kuti Largay akaedza kutumira murume wake mameseji paakarasika achifamba. Na11am musi iwoyo, akatumira meseji, yaiti: “Mune dambudziko. Ndakabuda munzira kuenda kwaBr. Iye zvino akarasika. Unogona here kufona AMC ku c kana muchengeti wenzira anogona kundibatsira. Kumwe kuchamhembe kwehuni mugwagwa. XOX.”
Sezvineiwo, mavara haana kuzozviita nekuda kwekushata kana kusakwana sevhisi yesero. Mukuedza kuwana chiratidzo chiri nani, akaenda kumusoro ndokuedza kutumira meseji imwe cheteyo ka10 mumaminitsi 90 aitevera, asati arara.
Zuva rakatevera racho, akaedza kutumira mameseji na4.18pm asina kubudirira, achiti: “Ndakarasika kubva nezuro. Kubva munzira 3 kana 4 mamaira. Danai mapurisa pane zvekuita pls. XOX.” Pakazosvika zuva rakatevera, George Largay akanga ava kunetseka uye kutsvaga kwepamutemo kwakatanga.
Mutumbi wakawanikwa
Muna Gumiguru we2015, murwi wemauto weUS Navy akawana chimwe chinhu chinoshamisa - "muviri unogoneka." Lieutenant Kevin Adam akanyora nezvepfungwa dzake panguva iyoyo, achiti: “Ungadai waiva muviri womunhu, mapfupa emhuka, kana kuti kudai waiva muviri, angave ari Gerry Largay here?”
Paakasvika panzvimbo yacho, kusava nechokwadi kwaAdhamu kwakapera. “Ndakaona tende rakati sandarara, nebhegi rakasvibira kunze uye dehenya remusoro wemunhu rainge rakatenderedza bhegi rekurarisa. Ndakanga ndine chokwadi ne99% kuti uyu aive Gerry Largay.
"Nzvimbo yemusasa yanga yakaoma kuona kunze kwekunge wanga uri pedyo nayo." —Lieutenant Kevin Adam
Nzvimbo iyi yemisasa yakavharirwa munzvimbo ine miti yakaoma yaive padyo neNavy uye neruzhinji. Largay akanga avakisa mubhedha wemiti midiki, tsono dzepaini, uye pamwe netsvina kuitira kuti tende rake risanyorove.
Zvimwe zvinhu zvekufamba zvakawanikwa pamusasa uyu zvaisanganisira mamepu, raincoat, gumbeze remuchadenga, tambo, mabhegi eZiploc, uye tochi ichiri kushanda. Zviyeuchidzo zviduku zvevanhu zvakawanikwawo, zvakadai sekepisi yeblue baseball, dental floss, nekiresi yakagadzirwa nedombo jena, uye kabhuku kake kaityisa.
Mikana yakarasika
Paive zvakare neumbowo hwemikana yakarasika: denga rakavhurika munzvimbo yaaigona kuve aionekwa zviri nyore kubva mudenga, dai tende rake raive pasi. Pamusoro pezvo, Largay akange aedzawo kuvesa moto, akadaro Adam, achicherekedza miti yaive pedyo yakanga yapiswa nerima, ichiita kunge isiri mheni asi nemaoko evanhu.
Chiyeuchidzo chekuchengetedza matanho
Mhosva yaLargay inoshanda sechiyeuchidzo chakasimba chekukosha kwematanho ekuchengetedza kune vanofamba paAppalachian Trail nedzimwe nzira dzinofamba kure. Iyo Appalachian Trail Conservancy inosimbisa kukosha kwevafambi kutakura maturusi ekufambisa akakosha, chikafu chakakwana nemvura, uye kugovera rwendo rwavo nemumwe munhu kumusha. Kugara uchitarisa-mukati uye kugadzirira kunogona kuita mutsauko wakakura mukuvimbisa kuchengetedzwa kwevanofamba.
Kudzidza Kubva Kare
Kunyangarika uye kufa kunosiririsa kwaGeraldine Largay kwakasiya kukanganisa kunogara munharaunda yekufamba neavo vaimuda. Mhosva yake inoshanda sechiyeuchidzo chechimiro chisingatarisirwi cherenje uye kudikanwa kwekungwarira kunyange kune vane ruzivo rwokufamba munzeve.
Mhosva yaLargay yakakurudzira kuongororwa kwekutsvaga nekununura maprotocol paAppalachian Trail. Zvidzidzo zvakadzidzwa kubva munjodzi yake zvakakonzera kuvandudzwa kwematanho ekuchengetedza, kusanganisira kukwidziridzwa kwezvivakwa zvekutaurirana uye kuwedzera kuziva nezve njodzi dzinogona kuitika dzine chekuita nekufamba munzvimbo dziri kure.
Kukudza Geraldine Largay
Kunyangwe hupenyu hwake hwakapfupikiswa, ndangariro dzaGeraldine Largay dzinogara kuburikidza nerudo nerutsigiro rwemhuri yake neshamwari. Kuiswa kwemuchinjikwa panzvimbo paimbova netende rake kunoshanda sechiyeuchidzo chakasimba chekutsungirira kwake uye matambudziko anotarisana nevaya vanoenda murenje.
Mashoko ekupedzisira
The kunyangarika uye kufa yeGeraldine Largay paAppalachian Trail inoramba iri njodzi isingakanganwiki inoramba ichitambudza pfungwa dzevafambi uye vanofarira zvakasikwa. Panguva imwecheteyo, kutamburira kwake kurarama, sezvakanyorwa mujenari rake, kunoshanda seuchapupu kumweya wevanhu usingakundiki mukutarisana nenhamo.
Sezvatinofunga nezvenyaya yake inosuruvarisa, ngatirangarirei kukosha kwekugadzirira, matanho ekuchengetedza, uye kukosha kwekuenderera mberi kwekuvandudza mukutungamira kwenzira kuitira kuti tive nechokwadi chekugara zvakanaka kwevafambi vanotsunga kutanga rwendo urwu rukuru.
Mushure mekuverenga nezve Geraldine Largay, verenga nezvazvo Daylenn Pua, mufambi ane makore gumi nemasere, akanyangarika mushure mekuenda kunokwira masitepisi eHaiku, muHawaii.
