Le ndaba yaqala eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-20 edlule. Phakathi kuka-1978 no-1979, uHarry Möller, umsunguli weMexico engaziwa, wabhala ngendiza enophephela emhlane insimu yamaQuebradas esifundazweni saseDurango, esinye sezifunda ezingalindelekile eSierra Madre Occidental.
Iqembu labahloli bamazwe linqume ukungalahli ithrekhi yalokhu okutholakele futhi yilokhu okwalandela ... Izinto eziningi zamangaza uMöller; ukubabazeka, ubuhle, ukujula, kodwa ngaphezu kwazo zonke izimfihlakalo ebeziqukethwe. Wathola izindawo ezingaphezu kuka-50 zokuvubukula zohlobo lomgede ezinezindlu, ezisezindaweni okungenakufinyeleleka kuzo. Esondela ngendiza enophephela emhlane, wayengakwazi ukufika kwenye yalezi zindawo, okwakuthiwa yisiko le-xixime (elibhalwe kumagazini ongaziwa waseMexico, izinombolo 46 no-47).
Le yindlela uMöller angikhombise ngayo izithombe zamasayithi ukuze ngikwazi ukuzifunda futhi ngithole izindlela zokufinyelela. Ngenkathi ngiphakamisa imizila engaba khona kakhulu, sanquma ukuhlela umkhankaso wokuyizama, siqala ngeBarranca de Bacís, okuyiyona eyamangaza kakhulu uMöller, kodwa kungathatha iminyaka eyishumi ukuthi sibe nemali edingekayo.
Iminyaka edlule…
UCarlos Rangel neseva bahlongoza iMexico engaziwa umzamo omusha wokungena eBacís, nokuhlola indawo ezungeze iCerro de la Campana. NgoDisemba, uCarlos, kanye neqembu lokuhlola le-UNAM, bangenela okokuqala, ukuze babheke indawo. Wasondela ngangokunokwenzeka futhi wenza okutholakele okuthakazelisayo kwemihume enezindlu, kepha kwakuyizindawo zokuqala, ezazitholakala kakhulu, futhi zazivele zikhombisa imikhondo yokuphanga.
Ukuqala kwe-adventure enkulu
Ngaqala ukuhlola eSierra Tarahumara, eChihuahua, ngifuna izindawo zokuvubukula ezifana nemigede enezindlu. Eminyakeni emihlanu ngathola angaphezu kwekhulu, amanye amangalisa kakhulu, anikele ngolwazi olusha ocwaningweni lwezinto zakudala zesiko lasePaquimé (eMagazini ongaziwa omagazini 222 no-274). Lokhu kuhlola kwasisa eningizimu, saze sabona ukuthi izindawo zaseDurango kwakuwukuqhubeka kwalezo zaseTarahumara, yize zazingezona ezamasiko afanayo, kodwa zazinezici ezifanayo.
Kulokho manje okuyingxenye yasenyakatho-ntshonalanga yeMexico naseningizimu-ntshonalanga ye-United States, indawo yamasiko ebizwa nge-Oasisamérica (AD 1000) yathuthuka. Wayeqonda ukuthi yiziphi manje izifunda zaseSonora naseChihuahua, eMexico; nase-Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas nase-Utah e-United States. Ngenxa yokutholwa kwethu esikwenzile, isifunda saseQuebradas de Durango singangezwa kulolu hlu njengomkhawulo oseningizimu. E-Chihuahua ngahlangana noWalther Bishop, indoda yaseDurango eyayingumshayeli wendiza elula eSierra Madre futhi yangitshela ukuthi ibone izindawo ezinemigede ezinemizi, kodwa ikhumbula kakhulu leyo esePiaxtla.
Indiza yokuqashelwa kabusha
Ukundiza phezu komhosha kuqinisekisile ukuba khona okungenani kwezingxenye eziyishumi nambili zezindawo zokuvubukula. Ukufinyelela kwayo kwabonakala kungenakwenzeka. Izimo zisinqobile. Kwakungamamitha ayi-1 200 amile amatshe amsulwa, futhi phakathi kwawo amakamelo esiko elikhohliwe. Sabe sesihamba emigwaqweni ewubhuqu yezintaba, sifuna izindlela zokungena eQuebrada de Piaxtla. Indlela eya eTayoltita bekuyindlela yokungena nomphakathi oshiywe kancane waseMiravalles indawo yethu yokuhlola. Sathola indlela eyasishiya cishe emaphethelweni omhosha, phambi kwemihume enezindlu. Siyabubona ubunzima bokuzifinyelela.
Konke sekumi ngomumo!
Ngakho-ke sihlela umkhankaso osesimweni sokuhlola iQuebrada de Piaxtla. Eqenjini kwakunoManuel Casanova noJavier Vargas, abavela ku-UNAM Mountaineering and Exploration Organisation, uDenisse Carpinteiro, umfundi wezinto zakudala e-enah, uWalther Bishop Jr., uJosé Luis González, uMiguel Ángel Flores Díaz, uJosé Carrillo Parra futhi , UWalther nami. UDan Koeppel noSteve Casimiro basijoyine. Sithole ukwesekwa kuHulumeni waseDurango kanye nenhlangano iVida para el Bosque.
Konke kwaqala ngendiza yokuhlola. Emizuzwini engu-15 sifike eMesa del Tambor, okuyingxenye ephakeme kakhulu yeQuebrada de Piaxtla. Kwakuyindawo ebheke phezulu futhi engazwakali. Sisondela odongeni bese siqala ukubona imigede enezindlu. Ngizamile ukuthola izindlela ezixhumanisa izindlu, kepha ngokusobala bezingekho. Sibone ezinye izingosi zemidwebo yomhume eyenziwe ezindaweni ezingafinyeleleki. Sabuyela eTayoltita futhi saqala uhambo lokudlulisela abasebenzi esigodini esincane esiphambi kodonga lwetshe.
Ekuphakameni
Lapho sesisemhlabeni, eMesa del Tambor, saqala ukwehla saya ezansi. Ngemuva kwamahora ayisithupha sifike emfudlaneni waseSan Luis, esiseduze impela ezansi nomhosha. Leli kwakuyikamu lethu.
Ngakusasa iqembu elincane lahlola lifuna ukungena emigedeni enezindlu. Ngo-6: 00 ntambama babuya. Bafike ezansi komhosha, kuze kufike emfudlaneni iSanta Rita, bawela bafika kowokuqala wemihume. Bakhuphukela ethafeni, belandela ukwehla okukhulu. Ukusuka lapho, beholwa yinqaba eyingozi, bavakashela isiza sokuqala, okuthi yize sigcinwe kahle, bese sivele sikhombisa izimpawu zokuba khona kwakamuva. Ngokuvamile, izindlu ze-adobe nezamatshe zazisesimweni esihle. Kusuka enkanjini, nezibuko ze-spy, ukudlula bekungahambeki. Sanquma ukuzama ngakusasa.
Ibutho langaphandle lesibili
Emzameni omusha sifaka uWalther, uDan nami. Besizilungiselele izinsuku ezintathu, besazi ukuthi ngeke sithole amanzi. Ngomthambeka onomthambeka ophakathi kuka-45º no-50º sifika ethafeni elifinyelelwe ngabahloli ngezolo. Sithola amasimu enziwe ngabomdabu basendulo bezilimo zabo. Safika onqenqemeni oluncane abakhombisi bethu ababecabanga ukuthi luyindlela yokuya kweminye imigede. Yize umsele wawudalulile futhi uyizinyathelo eziyingozi, nenhlabathi evulekile, bambalwa ababamba, izitshalo ezinameva kanye nomthambeka ongekho ngaphansi kuka-45º, sabala ukuthi sikwazi ukudlula. Ngokushesha safika emhumeni. Sabeka Umgede No. 2. Wawungenazo izindlu, kodwa kwakukhona amaswazi nesitezi esesabekayo. Masishane ngemuva kwalokho kwaba nokuma okuqondile okungamamitha ayi-7 noma ama-8 esiye sawela phansi sabe senyuka umqansa onzima kakhulu obekufanele siwuvikele ngentambo futhi sikhuphuke ngokuthula. Kwakungekho ndawo yamaphutha, noma yimaphi amaphutha futhi sasizowa amamitha angamakhulu amaningana, ngaphezu kuka-500.
Sifika Emgedeni onguNombolo 3, ogcina izinsalela zamakamelo okungenani amathathu nesibaya esincane. Ukwakhiwa kwenziwa nge-adobe namatshe. Sithole izingcezu zobumba nezinye izikhwebu zommbila.
Saqhubeka nendlela yethu evulekile ohlangothini olunqenqemeni saze safika Emgedeni onguNombolo 4. Wawuqukethe izinsalela zezicingo ezivalekile ezinhlanu noma eziyisithupha ze-adobe nezivalwe ngamatshe, ezigcinwe kangcono kunalezi ezedlule. Kuyamangaza ukubona ukuthi abantu bendabuko basendulo bazakha kanjani izindlu zabo kulezi zindawo, ukubenza babe namanzi amaningi futhi abukho ubufakazi bawo, umthombo oseduzane ngumfula iSanta Rita, amamitha angamakhulu ambalwa ukuya phezulu, bese ukhuphuka amanzi avela kulo mfula abukeka njenge-feat.
Ngemuva kwamahora ambalwa sifinyelela lapho udonga lwenza khona ukujika okuncane bese sifaka uhlobo lwamasekisi (geomorphological). Njengoba lolu qweqwe lubanzi kancanyana, kwakheka isihlahla esincane sesundu. Ekupheleni kwalezi kukhona umgodi, uNombolo 5. Uqukethe okungenani izibopho eziyisishiyagalombili. Kubukeka sengathi kugcinwe futhi kwakhiwa okuhle kakhulu. Sithole izingcezu zobumba, izikhwebu zommbila, izikhuhli nezinye izinto. Simise amatende phakathi kwemithi yesundu.
Ngosuku olulandelayo…
Saqhubeka safika emgedeni onguNombolo 6, kunezindawo ezimbili ezivalekile ezinkulu, isiyingi esisodwa, nezinhlanu ezincane ezisondelene kakhulu ezazibukeka njengezinqolobane. Sithole isiqeshana semolcajete, imethisi, izikhwebu zommbila, amaswazi nezinye izinto. Uqhakambise ucezu lwethambo, okusobala ukuthi ugebhezi lomuntu, olwalunembobo, njengokungathi lwaluyingxenye yomgexo noma intelezi ethile.
Siyaqhubeka futhi sifika Emgedeni 7, omude kunayo yonke, ongaphezu kwamamitha angama-40 ubude ngokucishe kube ngu-7. Kubuye kwaba ngesinye sezindawo zemivubukulo ezithakazelisa kakhulu. Kwakukhona iminonjana yokuvalelwa okungenani kweziyisishiyagalombili noma eziyisishiyagalolunye, ezinye zigcinwe kahle kakhulu. Kwakukhona izinqolobane eziningana. Konke kwenziwa nge-adobe namatshe. Cishe kuwo wonke amakamelo phansi kwakucwecwe nge-adobe, futhi okukhulu kunakho konke kwakukhona isitofu salolu daba. Kwakunemidwebo emincane yama-ocher nemhlophe emhumeni enemiklamo elula kakhulu. Samangala lapho sithola izimbiza ezintathu eziphelele, ezinosayizi omuhle, nososo ababili, isitayela sabo sasilula, ngaphandle kokuhlobisa noma imidwebo. Kwakukhona neziswazi, imethingi, izindlebe zommbila, izingcezu zamathanga, izimbambo namanye amathambo (asazi ukuthi angabantu yini), ezinye izinduku ezinde ze-otate, ezisebenza kahle kakhulu, enye yazo ibanga elingaphezu kwemitha elilodwa nohhafu lokusetshenziswa kokudoba. Ukuba khona kwamabhodwe kukhombise ngokusobala ukuthi ngemuva kwabantu bomdabu, yithi esasizofinyelela kubo, ngakho-ke sasisezweni elingazani nhlobo nezintombi.
Imibuzo yango-2007
Ngokususelwe kulokho okubonwe, sikholwa ukuthi yizinto ezanele zokucabanga ukuthi isiko elakha lezi zindlu lalisenkambweni efanayo yamasiko ase-Oasisamerica, yize ukukuqinisekisa ngokweqile, ezinye izinsuku nezinye izifundo zizobe zingekho. Vele, lezi zinsalela akuzona ezePaquimé, yingakho kungenzeka ukuthi zivela esikweni elingaziwa lase-Oasisa-American kuze kube manje. Eqinisweni sisekuqaleni kuphela futhi kusenokuningi okufanele sikuhlole futhi sikutadishe. Sesiyayazi eminye imihosha eDurango lapho kukhona khona izinsalela ezinjalo futhi zisilindile.
Ngemuva komgede No. 7 kwakungasakwazi ukuqhubeka, ngakho-ke saqala ukubuya kwethu, okwasithatha cishe usuku lonke.
Yize sikhathele, sasijabule ngalokhu okutholakele. Sisahlale izinsuku ezimbalwa emhosheni ukubheka ezinye izingosi, indiza enophephela emhlane yasidlulisela eSan José ukuze ekugcineni isise eTayoltita.
Umthombo: UMexico ongaziwa No. 367 / Septhemba 2007
