Nangona ukunyuka kweemitha ezili-16,400 / iimitha ezi-5,000, iNtabeni yaseKenya isabonakala ifana neNtaba yaseKalimmanjaro . Nangona kunjalo, iyintaba yesibini ende kunazo zonke e-Afrika, kunye neyona ntlona ephezulu yeKenya ... kwaye yintoni engenakho ukuphakama, okungaphezulu kunokwenza ubuhle. Iziqithi ezinqambileyo zekhephu, iziqhamo ezinqabileyo kunye neentlobo ezahlukahlukeneyo zenza iNtaba yaseKenya ibe yinto enamandla yokunyuka kweAfrika .
Enye yezinto ezigqwesileyo ezininzi yi-Afro-Alpine yendawo ekhethekileyo kunye noDkt. Seuss-like-landscape of giantas lobelias kunye ne-Senecio daisies.
Ukukhetha iNtloko Yakho
Intaba yaseKenya ayikho ngaphantsi kweentathu, iphezulu kwiBatian kwii-17,057 iinyawo / i-5,199 iimitha. Nangona kunjalo, le ngqungquthela ayifumaneki kuyo yonke into kodwa iphakamileyo ephakamileyo njengoko ihleli kwi-series of chesses, ii-pitches kunye ne-gullies. Endaweni yoko, abaninzi abantu bajolise kwiPalen Lenana, ehlala ngokuzimela kwiintsika zeBatian kunye neNelion kwiimitha ezili-16,355 / 4,985 zamitha. Ukunyuka kunzima, okwenziwe ngakumbi nangendlela ehambelana nayo kunye nokunyuka ngokukhawuleza. Ukususela kwingqungquthela, imibono ye-360º isolula phezu kweenxweme zase-Afrika ukuya eKilimanjaro ekude.
I siseko
Idolophu efuphiweyo yeentaba nguNanyuki, kunye nabaninzi abahamba ngokuzimeleyo, oku kuqalwe ngokucacileyo. Ukusuka apha, kulula ukulungelelanisa nenkampani yendawo (nangona qiniseka ukwenza uphando lwakho kwaye ukhethe enye idumela lokhuseleko).
Ukuba uthatha isigqibo sokujoyina uhambo oluhlelekile phambi kwexesha, umrhumo wakho unokubandakanya ukuthutha ukuya eNairobi , ehamba ngeeyure ezine ukuhamba. Abakwa-Trekkers banokukhetha ukomisa (kwiindawo ezikhethiweyo) okanye uhlale kwinqanaba leentaba zeentaba. Zonke ukutya kufuneka zifakwe kunye nawe kunye nabaninzi abakhohlisayo bakhetha ukunyuka kunye nesikhokelo, abapheki nabasango.
Imizila eDume kakhulu kwiNtaba yaseKenya
Kukho iindlela ezininzi zokukhetha ukususela xa uceba ukunyuka kwakho. Uninzi luthatha phakathi kweentsuku ezintathu kunye nee-7 ukugqiba.
Umzila weSirimon-Chogoria
Umzila we-Sirimon-Chogoria ngokuqinisekileyo ngowona mvuzo onguNtaba waseKenya. Ingena kwiSango leSirimon, lenyukela phezulu kwiPot Lenana ize ihlawule indlela yeChogoria kwiSango leChogoria. Ukunyuka kuyindlela eyaziwayo kakhulu entabeni, abathandekayo ngabahamba ngeendawo ezimangalisayo kunye neendlela ezilula. Inzala iyacaca ngokugqithiseleyo kwintaba, ephethe ama-gullies amacwecwe angabonakaliyo, ama-tarn kunye namanzi. Indlela ihamba ngamamayela / iikhilomitha ezili-60 ubude kwaye ibandakanya ukunyuka kwama-7,875 amamitha / ii-2,400 zamitha. Ngokuqhelekileyo kuthatha iintsuku ezintandathu okanye ezisixhenxe zizonke.
Indlela ye-Sirimon-Naro Moru
Umzila we-Sirimon-Naro Moru yindlela eyaziwayo kakhulu kubahamba ngeNtaba yaseKenya. Iyakudala ukuthandwa kwayo kwizinga eliphezulu lokunyuka (ukuya kwiSirimon) kunye nokwehla okukhawulezayo okunokwenzeka kwinqanaba leNaro Moru. Nangona ingabonakali zonke iimpawu zale ntaba enhle, umzila ngokwawo uyinto enhle kakhulu, udlula uMlambo weMackinder oya kwiSikton's Camp uze uhla nge-bog ephawulekayo kunye namahlathi emvula kwiNaro Moru.
Le ndlela iphantsi kweekhilomitha ezili-37 / iikhilomitha ezingama-60 kwisiqhelo kwaye ibandakanya ukunyuka kwama-7,875 ngeenyawo / ii-2,400 zamitha.
Umzila weBurguret-Chogoria
I-Burguret-Chogoria yindlela ehamba phambili yokuthabatha iNtaba yaseKenya. Indlela yaseBurguret yayisandul 'ukuphinda ivela ehlathini emva kweminyaka yokunyanzelwa. Ngenxa yoko iyakubona abantu abambalwa kakhulu, ngoko ke le ndlela yokukhetha ukuba ufuna unyulu kunye neenkampu zasendle. Ukunyuka kweBurguret ukuya kwi-trekker kwi-Point Lenana (4,985m), umgwaqo wehla ngendlela ehle kakhulu entabeni, kwiChogoria. Umzila weBurguret-Chogoria uhamba umgama weekhilomitha ezili-38 / iikhilomitha ezingama-61. Qondiswa ukuba le ndlela ingaba ngumngeni ngenxa yendlela eyingozi, esoloko ibanzi.
Ixesha Eligqibeleleyo lokuhamba kwiNtaba yaseKenya
INtaba yaseKenya ineqela elincinci lamagqabi (nangona oku kushabalalisa ngokukhawuleza); kwaye ngoko kunjalo isimo semozulu sinokutshatyalaliswa unyaka wonke.
Ebusuku, amaqondo okushisa ephakamileyo aphezulu anganciphisa i-14ºF / -10ºC. Ngokuqhelekileyo, kusasa kusentabeni kusasa kwaye kuyomile, ngamafu adla ngokusemini. Nangona kunokwenzeka ukunyuka iNtabeni yaseKenya unyaka wonke, kuba nzima kakhulu (kunye nokukhululeka kakhulu) ngexesha lexesha lezimvula zaseKenya. Ezi zihlala zihlala ukususela ngo-Matshi ukuya kuphakathi kuka-Juni, kwaye ukususela ngo-Oktobha ukuya kwiminyaka kaDisemba. Zama ukucwangcisa ukunyuka kwakho kwexesha elomileyo endaweni yoko.
Indawo yokuhlala kwiNtaba yaseKenya
Indawo yokuhlala kwiNtaba yaseKenya isukela kwizinto ezisisiseko ukuya kwizinto ezinokuzondla. Iindawo zokulala ezikhululekile zifumaneka kwiindawo eziphantsi kweentaba, ngaphakathi nakwienxa yehlathi. Ezi ndawo zokulala zihlala kwindawo yehotele, ngokuqhelekileyo kunye nelogi kunye namanzi ashushu. Abaninzi banikela ngokuhamba ngokukhokelwa kunye nezinye izinto ezifana nokuloba nokuloba iintaka . Iipokota eziphezulu ziquka iBantu Mountain Lodge, kunye nama-28 avulekileyo kunye nevenkile yokudlela ehleli ngaphakathi kwintsimi; kunye ne-Serena Mountain Lodge, ukukhetha okunethezeka ngeendawo zokulala zokulala kunye neibhalkoni ezijongene nomlambo wamanzi.
Ukuphakama kwintaba, indawo yokuhlala ithatha uhlobo lwezindlu ezilula, ezininzi kunye neendawo zokuhlala kunye nokutya kunye nokutya. Abanye banamanzi asebenzayo, ngelixa abanye bangaphantsi kweendawo ezikhuselekileyo zokulala. Iibhedi kwiindawo zokuhlala zingagcinwa kumasango epaki. Iinqununu eziphezulu ziquka iMankack Camp, i-Shipton's Camp kunye ne-Old Moses Mountain Hut, yonke into eyenza imibhede yeblue kunye namaziko okuhlambela. Ukuba uthatha isigqibo sokuthabatha iiplanga ezimbini zeBatian kunye neNelion, enye yeendawo ezikhethiweyo eziza kuvela kuyo ukuzama ukutyikitya ingxoxo yakho yi-Hut yaseAustria, eneendawo ezingama-30 abantu.
Ikhuthazwe iNtaba yaseKenya Treks
Wonke uhambo kufuneka abhalise kwikomkhulu lepaki, kwaye akukho mntu uvunyelwe ukuzama ukunyuka yedwa. Enye yeendlela eziphambili zokufikelela kwingqungquthela ephumelelayo kukubhuka isikhala kwindawo ehleliweyo. Umqhubi wezithuthi uya kunika izikhokelo ezinolwazi, abathwali kunye nabapheki; kwaye ulungiselele indawo yakho yokuhlala entabeni. Abanye abaqhubi abanokuthenjwa baquka ukuya eNtabeni yaseKenya, enika iihambo ezine ngosuku kwiindlela ze-Sirimon-Chogoria kunye ne-Sirimon-Naro Moru; kunye noKhenketho, olunika iindwendwe kuzo zonke iindlela ezidweliswe ngasentla.
Iintaba zeNtaba yaseKenya kunye neFauna
Ngaphandle kwendawo enqabileyo yeentaba, enye yezinto ezivelele kwiNtaba yaseKenya yizilwanyana zasendle eziqhelekileyo kunye neentlanzi onokuzibona endleleni. Iintlambo ezantsi zeNtaba yaseKenya zihlathini kwaye zidlale indlovu, ibhokhwe kunye neendlala. Imithambeka ephezulu inendawo engabonakaliyo ye-Afro-Alpine yokuhlala kunye ne-heathland, izilambo ze-glacial kunye nobomi obuninzi obungundoqo ngokubanzi. Gcina iliso ukukhangela iigorants, i-rock hyraxes kunye nenene, i-plethora yeentlobo ezinqabileyo zeentaka.
Eli nqaku lahlaziywa nguJessica Macdonald ngoNovemba 29 ka 2017.