- Ubukhulu ngaphezu kwezilwandle: 6,268 m;
- Izintaba: Andes;
- Ukunyuka kokuqala: 1880
I-volcano yeChimborazo yiyona ndawo ephakeme e- Ecuador , futhi kuze kube sekuqaleni kwekhulu le-19 kwakubhekwa njengentaba ephakeme kakhulu emhlabeni. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuphephile ngokuphelele, okuqoqa abahambahamba ngezinyawo. I-volcano iseduze kakhulu nenhloko-dolobha, kuphela ngamakhilomitha angu-150 ukusuka. Abavakashi abahlala endaweni engasogwini lwaseGuayaquil esesimo sezulu esicacile bangabheka ubuhle benye yezinto ezikhangayo ezinkulu e-Ecuador futhi babone indlela phezulu kwentaba ibonakala ngayo emafwini, njengoba kungaphezu kwezinga labo. Ukuphakama okuphelele kwe-volcano Chimborazo kungamamitha ayi-6267.
Izici zemvelo zeChimborazo
Naphezu kokuthi i-volcano ihola indlela yokuphila ethule, ngaphakathi kwayo akuyona inxushunxushu. Kusukela emathunjini aseChimborazo ingumkhuhlane onjalo ukuthi iqhwa elingunaphakade, eliqala uphawu lwe 4.6 km, kancane kancane liye lahlehla ekubeni yisisombululo samanzi esiyinhloko esifundazweni saseChimborazo naseBolivar. Izivakashi zihlala zijabule ukuzama amanzi aqhakazile kusukela phezulu kwe-volcano ephakeme, ngaphandle kwalokho, kunomdlavuza ongavamile. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iqhwa elisuka eChimborazo lidayiswa ukudayiswa ezimakethe, ngoba izinga lokushisa lomoya e-Ecuador liphakeme kakhulu futhi iqhwa lisiza ukubaleka ekushiseni.
I-Ascent eya eChimborazo
Naphezu kokuthi iChimborazo sekuyisikhathi eside ingeyona indawo ephakeme kakhulu emhlabeni, abagibeli abalahlekelwa isifiso sokuyikhuphuka. Izigidi eziningi zengcweti namakhulu abalandeli abanezixhobo ezibiza kakhulu beza lapha ukuze okungenani basondele phezulu. Ngokokuqala ngqungquthela le nhlangano yaqotshwa ngo-1880, ngakho akekho owazi ukuthi iChimborazo iyintaba. Ucwaningo oluqhubekayo lubonise ukuthi okokugcina ukuqhuma kwenzeka ku-550 ekude futhi akukho lutho olwesabayo manje.
Uhlelo lwe-classical of recovery luqala ngendlu kaKarel, esekelwe ngamamitha angama-4600 ngaphezu kolwandle. Kukhona izivakashi eziletha i-jeep. Phakathi nobusuku abagibeli balandela iVintemilla (iphuzu lesine), elitholakala endaweni ephakeme ngamamitha angu-6270. Kudingekile ukuthi uhambe ngale ndlela kuze ku-6 ekuseni, kungenjalo ukunyuka kuyomelwe kume, ngoba ngemva kokuntwela kokusa ilanga lincibilikisa iqhwa. Amahora amane aqala ukwehla, ngo-10 ekuseni kunengozi yokukhuphuka kwamatshe nama-avalanche. Ngokuvamile, ukukhuphuka kweChimborazo kugcwele izingozi eziningi, kodwa iziqondiso ezihlangene ziwenza uhambo lujabulise futhi luphephile.
Uphi i-volcano Chimborazo?
Intaba-mlilo yaseChimborazo itholakala ezintabeni zase-Andes e-Ecuador, ungaya kuwo kusuka emadolobheni aseduze: Quito , Babaojo, Latakunga , Ambato, Guayaquil noma Riomamba . Kanye kwenye yale mizi, ungakwazi ukulandela izimpawu ku-volcano. Futhi, ukuze uhloniphe ubuhle be-Chimborazo, ungakhetha ibhasi lokubona, ngesikhathi uhambo uzofunda amaqiniso athakazelisayo mayelana neChimborazo nendawo ezungezile.
Uma ufuna ukwenza umkhumbi, kungcono ukuphendukela kumaqembu ochwepheshe abakhuphuka e- Ecuador , lapho ungaxoxisana khona ngokulungiselela ukukhuphuka, futhi uzohlinzeka ngohlelo. Izindleko zokuhamba okunjalo ziphakeme kakhulu, kodwa intengo ingahluka kuye ngokuthi umqhubi kanye nobude besikhathi lohambo.
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