Ukukhwela izintaba kuwumsebenzi oyingozi, umdanso oyingozi obulala abantu abaningi kuwo wonke umlando. Kusukela ekukhuphukeni okungalungile kweNtaba iDenali ngohambo oluzobhujiswa lwango-1932, kuya esiphethweni esidabukisayo sikaGeorge Mallory emithambekeni ekhohlisayo yase-Everest ngo-1924, izintaba sekuyisikhathi eside ziyizitha ezesabekayo, ezingathetheleli futhi ezingaguquki. Nokho, naphezu kwezixwayiso zesikhathi esedlule, abasaqalayo basaphuma, beqhutshwa isifiso esikhulu sokunqoba okunganqotshwa. Baqala ngezingqungquthela ezincane, ngokuqapha bakha amakhono abo futhi babe nesibindi, behlale beqaphela izingozi ezicasha kuzo zonke izintaba neziqhwaga. Ngoba endaweni engathetheleli yezintaba, ngisho nokuphambuka okuncane kungaba yingozi, njengoba izipoki zesikhathi esidlule sokuqwala izintaba zifakazela ngendlela enyantisayo.
NgoNovemba ka-2022, u-Emily Sotelo, umfundi oneminyaka engu-19 ubudala e-Vanderbilt University, waqala ukugibela izintaba ezimhlophe eNew Hampshire. Kwakuyikhefu le-Thanksgiving, futhi wayehlele ukugubha usuku lwakhe lokuzalwa oluzayo lwama-20 ngokuqwala izintaba. U-Emily wayengazi nhlobo ezindleleni. Wayefinyelele iziqongo ezingama-40 kwezingu-48 zaseNew Hampshire ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-4,000. Umgomo wakhe kwakuwukunqoba amanye amathathu kulolu hambo.
U-Emily wayehlose ukukhuphuka i-Mount Lafayette engamamitha angu-5,249 nge-Franconia Ridge Loop, umzila wamamayela angu-8.1 owaziwa ngendawo yawo emangelengele kakhulu, esobala, nenzima. Lapha, ungase ubhekane nezimo zasebusika ezifana neqhwa, iqhwa, umoya onamandla, izinga lokushisa elibandayo, nezimo ezimhlophe nganoma yiluphi usuku.
Ekuseni kwangomhla zingama-20 kuNovemba, umama ka-Emily wamehlisa endaweni ehamba kuyo ngo-4:30 ekuseni.
U-Emily upakishe ukukhanya: ubhanana, amabha egranola, ibhethri, namanzi. Ngo-5 ekuseni, wathumelela unina umyalezo, ecela i-quinoa, inkukhu, nopopo ukudla kwasemini. Naphezu kwesimo sezulu esibi, ubunzima, namakhaza ashubisa umnkantsha, wayenethemba ngohambo lwakhe lokuvakasha.
Izintaba Ezimhlophe zidume kabi ngezimo zazo zasebusika ezinonya. Imimoya enamandla, ngokuvamile efinyelela isivinini esingamamayela angu-50 kuya kwangu-100 ngehora, futhi amazinga okushisa aphansi avamile. Iqhwa elinqwabelene kusukela ekwindla okungaphezi kosuku lwangaphambilini ligqibe umkhondo ngaphansi kwezingqimba eziningi, lavala indlela yalo futhi layenza ibe nobuqili ukuzulazula.
Ngo-9:40 ekuseni, njengoba isimo sezulu siya siba sibi kanjalo nesimo sokubonakala kwakhe, futhi engazi, u-Emily wayesechezukile emzileni wesihlahla waya enyakatho-ntshonalanga yentaba. Eyedwa futhi engawahlomile ngamathuluzi okuqondisa, wazabalaza ukuze ahlale endleleni, waduka ehlane elineqhwa elingenakuthethelelwa.
Ngokushesha waqaphela ukuthi wayengakulungiselele kahle amazinga okushisa ayehla, ehle asuka ku-27°F athambile aye kwidijithi eyodwa ebandayo. Naphezu kokugqoka izingubo zangaphansi ezinde, amagilavu afudumalayo, nokufudumala kwentamo, ingubo ka-Emily yayifaneleka kakhulu ukugibela intaba ebusika kunohambo lokuqwala izintaba. Ijakhethi yakhe engasindi, ibhulukwe lokuzivivinya, nezicathulo ezigijimayo ezinemizila ephansi kwamshiya echayeke ngaphansi kwezimo ezinzima, futhi ukungabikho kwesigqoko kwavumela ukushisa komzimba okuyigugu ukuba kuphume, okwashiya izinga lokushisa lakhe elingaphakathi lisengozini yokubanda.
Ngo-11 ekuseni, umama ka-Emily akatholanga mpendulo kumbhalo wakhe wokungena. Ekhathazekile, wazisa iziphathimandla. Kwaqala ukuthungathwa u-Emily ntambama, njengoba amaqembu angu-20 elwa nemimoya enamandla namakhaza ukuze amthole. Naphezu kwemizamo yabo, abakwazanga ukumthola futhi bahlehla njengoba kwakuhlwa. Ukusesha kwaqala kabusha ngoNovemba 21st, ngendiza enophephela emhlane ejoyina umzamo, kodwa inqubekelaphambili yayihamba kancane futhi inzima.
Ngomhla zingama-22 kuNovemba, amaqembu okusesha athola izinto zika-Emily namathrekhi okusoleka eqhweni. Baqhubekela phambili emahlathini aminyene kanye neqhwa elifika okhalweni, belandela umkhondo wakhe, kodwa baphoqeleka ukuthi bahlehle futhi njengoba isimo sezulu esibi sasiqhubeka.
Ngomhla zingama-23 kuNovemba, usuku lokuzalwa luka-Emily lweminyaka engu-20, amaqembu okusesha aqhamuka ezindaweni ezahlukene. Ngo-11:15 ekuseni, iqembu lokusesha lizithele phezu kombono obandayo - isimo sika-Emily esingaphili, sigodola futhi singanyakazi, elele eduze komfula obandayo waseLafayette Brook, ingxenye yesithathu yemayela ukusuka endaweni eyinhlekelele lapho ayebulawe khona. waduka endleleni.
Kungenzeka ukuthi wanqotshwa ukuchayeka ngobusuku bangomhla zingama-20 kuNovemba, walahlekelwa yimpahla yakhe eminingi emzamweni wokuzama ukubalekela isimo sezulu esibi. Indiza enophephela emhlane yaseNew Hampshire National Guard ibuyise isidumbu sakhe, sabe sesithuthelwa endaweni yaseCannon Mountain.
Umndeni ka-Emily kanye nomphakathi wamlilela ukulahlekelwa kwakhe. Wayengowesifazane osemusha okhanyayo, okhathalelayo, i-EMT eqeqeshiwe enamaphupho okuba udokotela. Umndeni wakhe uthole ukwesekwa okukhulu futhi wanxusa iminikelo ukuba amathimba okusesha kanye nokuhlenga.
Ngemuva kokushona kuka-Emily kabuhlungu, izikhulu ze-US National Fish and Game zembule ukufana okumangazayo: isigameko esicishe sifane senzeke endaweni efanayo ngonyaka odlule, ngo-2021. umzila esimweni sezulu esikhohlisayo esifanayo. Ngenhlanhla, bakwazile ukubalekela isandla esinonya sokudalelwa ngokuncibilikisa omakhalekhukhwini babo ababeqandisiwe emakhwapheni abo, okwabenza bakwazi ukuthumela uphawu lokucindezeleka emaqenjini okusesha nawokutakula.
Ecabanga ngesiphetho esibuhlungu sendodakazi yakhe, unina ka-Emily wakhumbula ukuthakasela kwakhe izintaba, ezichaza njengezinhle futhi ezesabekayo. Wakhumbula indaba ayibhala ngentaba yaseCroatia, ethwebula ukubili kobuhle nobungozi bemvelo.
Indaba ka-Emily Sotelo iyisikhumbuzo esibuhlungu samandla emvelo angathetheleli. Ukuphikelela nothando lwakhe lokuhamba izintaba kwahlangatshezwana namaqiniso abuhlungu nabuhlungu. Njengoba umndeni wakhe ucabanga ukwethula isisekelo enkumbulweni yakhe, uthemba ukuthi indaba yakhe izosebenza njengesexwayiso nesifundo kubo bonke abathandi bokuzijabulisa.
