Ukusuka kwiindawo eziqhambileyo kunye nezidiliya ezintle zaseCape ukuya kwiindawo ezivulekileyo zaseKaroo, uMzantsi Afrika unelungelo elingaphezulu kwesabelo esilungileyo sendawo esithandekayo. Kwabaninzi, nangona kunjalo, indawo enhle kunazo zonke yintaba yeDrakensberg, elula yonke indlela ukusuka eMpuma Koloni ukuya kwiPhondo laseMpumalanga kumntla-mpuma. Wayekholisa iintaba zeentaba ngabahlali baseKapa abasaqalayo kwaye babhekiselwa kwi-Zulus yaseNtshonalanga njengeSithintelo seNtetho, intlobo yeentaba ziququzelele iingqungquthela kunye neentaba ezikhungelwe ngamanzi kunye neziqhamo ezinqabileyo.
Unyaka wonke, amawaka abantu abathandi bemvelo, abatsha beentaka kunye nabafotoli beefoto bafika kwiDrakensberg ukuba banandipha ubuhle bayo obumangalisayo. Icandelo elenza umda phakathi kweKwaZulu-Natali neLesotho lithandwa kakhulu ngabantu abahambahambayo, kunye neendlela ezivela kwimigama yokuhamba kwimizuzu eya kumingeni. Kule nqaku, sibheke kwizinto ezintathu ezithandwayo eziqhelekileyo eziqhelekileyo, zihamba nganye zihamba phakathi kweentsuku ezimbini. Ngaphambi kokuba uzame naluphi na uhambo olubalulekileyo, kubalulekile ukuba uhlolisise i-forecast forecast yezulu kwaye uqiniseke ukuba unayo yonke into oyifunayo ukuze uzigcine u-hydrated, unamandla kwaye ukhuselwe kwimimandla kwindlela.
Ukuba awukwazi ukufumana umzila ukuze uhambelane neemfuno zakho kule khawu, khangela iipokethi zethu eziphambili zeDrakensberg ezihamba phambili kunye ezihamba phambili.
Amphtaterater Chain Ladders
Icandelo leParitzburg National Park, i-Amphitheatre enye yezona ndawo zidumileyo kwiindawo zonke zeDrakensberg.
Ubuso obunzima buso buhamba malunga neekhilomitha ezintathu, kunye neenqaba ezili-4 000 zamamitha / 1,220 amitha ngaphezu kwintlambo engezansi (okwenza izihlandlo ezilishumi ubukhulu be-El Capitan eyaziwayo e-South Western ubuso eYosemite ). Indlela efanelekileyo yokuyiqonda isantya esinqabileyo sokunyuka kukunyuka. Uhambo luqala kwi-Sentinel Car Park, apho uya kulufuna ukutyikitya irejista ngaphambi kokuba uqale ukunyuka kwakho.
I-trail zig-zags up kunye ne-base of Sentinel, ulandele indlela yayo ibe yintlambo ecaleni kweMont-aux-Imithombo, kufuphi nalapho i-Mahad Falls igxuma phezu kwe-escarpment.
Apha, uya kufumana iisethi ezimbini zee-ladders, ezikhokelela phezulu kwi-Amphitheatre. Ukunyuka akusiyo i-heart-faint, kwaye abaninzi banokufumana ukulungele ukuqhubeka bekhangela phezulu baze bafike phezulu. Nangona kunjalo, xa ufika khona, ukujonga ngaphaya kweTugela Gorge kunye nentlambo engaphaya kungabonakali. Kunokwenzeka ukugqiba le ntshukumo ngosuku olulodwa, kunye nexesha elipheleleyo ukusuka phezulu ukuya phezulu kwaye uphinde uthathe iiyure ezili-8. Nangona ngokwenene ufuna ukufumana uninzi lwamava, ke, cinga ukuthatha indawo yakho yekampu kunye nokuchitha ubusuku phezulu kwi-Amphitheatre ukuze ubone ubungqina bokushona kwelanga nokuphuma kwelanga ukusuka kwindawo ephakamileyo.
Umgodla we-Injisuthi ophantsi
Efumaneka kwindawo ye-Maloti-Drakensberg Park, ukunyuka kweNgqungquthela yase-Injisuthi i-10.5 miyela / 17 ikhilomitha apho-nobuya. Uhambo luqala kwi-Injisuthi Rest Camp kwaye lulandela umlambo woMlambo wase-Injisuthi, ogama lakhe lithetha inja ezondlekile kakuhle (isicatshulwa kwintlambo enotye-mdlalo, esoloko ishiya inja yokuzingela i-Zulus).
Ingumzila omhle, kunye nemibono emininzi yemimiselo ephakamileyo. Iinkalo ezibalaseleyo ziquka amachibi asegodini esecaleni elincinci phambi kwamagquma; kunye neCave Battle, indawo enkulu yobugcisa beSan kunye neendwendwe ezikhokelwayo ukuze ujoyine endleleni.
Ukuba ufuna ukuthatha umzila ngokukhawuleza (ushiye ixesha elide ukuyeka kwaye uthathe iifoto), cinga ukuchitha ubusuku emqolombeni. Ngale ndlela, unokwazi ukuhlula ukuhamba ngeentsuku ezimbini. Ukuba ukhetha ukwenza njalo, ungakulibala ukugcwalisa irejista engaphezu kwebusuku ngaphandle kwekhefu. Kuya kufuneka kwakhona uthathe iimpahla zenkampu kunye nawe, kubandakanya ukutya kunye nesigxina segadi (akukho zixhobo zokuhlambela ezisemthethweni entlango!).
Grovesstone
Le ndlela iqala kwakhona kwi-Injisuthi Rest Camp, kodwa inyuke kakhulu ngaphezu kwe-Old Woman stream, kunye ne-escarpment elandela umgca wento ebizwa ngokuba ngumntu omdala obizwa ngokuthi uMdala wokuGaya.
I-trail ngokwayo imfutshane-iimitha ezili-4 ukuya kweekhilomitha. Nangona kunjalo, i-gradient yayo ephakamileyo yenza ukuba ukunyuka kwembonakalo kubonakale kuninzi, kwaye ungamkela ithuba lokuchitha ubusuku kwenye yamabolomba amabini anika igama lakhe. Zombini zibonisa iindawo eziseleyo zamatye adala, abuye abuyele kuma-1800 xa amaqela angingqi abalekela kule mihlaba evela ku-King Shaka 's marauding impis . Kwakudala ngaphambi kokuba, loo maphahla ahlinzekele indawo yokuhlala yeSan bushmen, ecinga ukuba ivela kubantu bokuqala.
Eli nqaku liye lahlaziywa kwaye libhalwa kwakhona yinxalenye nguJessica Macdonald ngo-Oktobha 19, 2017.