Iqembu ebelingemuva belingazi ngenhlekelele eyenzeke kwenye ingxenye yomgede. Ngenkathi iqembu labadlali besipelingi liqala ukubuyela ngaphezulu, bashiya iCamp III ngemuva balibangisa eCamp II; Ngesikhathi efika, uthole umbhalo othusayo obhalwe ukuthi: "Kushone uYeager, isidumbu sakhe sizotholakala ezansi nesibhamu esingu-23m ngaseCamp II."
Ingozi ebulewe yenzeka emgodini omkhulu obizwa ngeSistema Cheve, esifundazweni sase-Oaxaca, enemigudu engu-22.5 km kanye nemipheme, kanye nokwehla kwamamitha angu-1,386 ngaphansi komhlaba. Njengamanje iCheve System ilala isibili phakathi kwezinhlelo zemihume ezijule kakhulu ezweni, nelesishiyagalolunye emhlabeni. UChristopher Yeager wayehlola neqembu labane, ngosuku lwabo lokuqala, ababehlose ukufinyelela eKamp II.
Ukuze ufike lapho, kuyadingeka ukwehla izintambo ezingama-32 nokuhlukaniswa okuhlukanisiwe, ukuphambuka, njll. Kukhona, ngaphezu kwalokho, cishe ikhilomitha lezindima ezinzima, elinamanzi amaningi avela emisakazweni enamandla. I-Yeager iqale phansi ngokujikijela okungama-23m, lapho kudingeka khona ukuthi kushintshwe okwehlayo kusuka entanjeni kuye entanjeni.
Amakhilomitha ayisihlanu angene emgodini, nokujula okungu-830 m, lapho kudlula khona izingxenyana futhi kudutshulwa kabili kuphela ngaphambi kokufika eCamp II, wenza iphutha elibulalayo, wawa ngqo phansi kwalasha. Ngokushesha, uHaberland, uBrown noBosted, bamnika ukuvuselelwa kwe-cardiopulmonary; nokho, bekungasizi ngalutho. Ezinsukwini eziyishumi nanye ngemuva kwengozi, u-Yeager wangcwatshwa ephaseji elihle, eduze kakhulu nalapho ewela khona. Itshe eliyinhloko lisho itshe lakhe.
Ngimenywe kulolu hlelo olungakholeki ngomkhankaso wemigodi yasePoland eqenjini laseWarzawski. Inhloso enkulu bekuwukuthola izindima ezintsha ekujuleni komgodi, ngendlela yokuthuthuka yesitayela saseYurophu ngokuphelele. Okungukuthi, njengoba amanzi emihumeni ePoland efinyelela emazingeni okushisa angaphansi kuka-zero, esikhundleni sokuqhubeka nokubhukuda ezigabeni ezinamanzi amaningi, benza imizila nokuwela ezindongeni zezimbotshana. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ohlelweni lweCheve, lolu hlobo lokuhamba luyadingeka ezindaweni ezithile lapho amanzi eningi khona.
NgeSonto ngo-5: 00 ntambama, uTomasz Pryjma, uJacek Wisniowski, noRajmund Kondratowicz nami sangena eCheve Cave siphethe amakhilogremu amaningi okusetshenziswa ukufaka izintambo ngaphakathi komgede bese sizama ukuthola iCamp II. Intuthuko ibishesha kakhulu, yize bekunezithiyo nokuhamba ngobunzima obukhulu.
Ngikhumbula indima enkulu eyaziwa ngokuthi i-The Giant Staircase; phakathi kwamabhulokhi amakhulu sehla ngesigqi sokugijima futhi ngaphandle kokuphumula. Lo mgede omuhle ubonakala ungapheli; Ukuweqa, kuyadingeka ukunqoba umehluko ekuphakameni okungaphezu kwamamitha angama-200, futhi kuveza ulasha olukhulu lwangaphakathi olungama-150 m ukujula. Uma sehla cishe ngamamitha angama-60, sithola umfula wamanzi owakha impophoma ehlaba umxhwele engaphansi komhlaba, edala ukubhonga okuvala izindlebe. Ngemuva kwamahora ayishumi nambili sivivinya umzimba ngokuqhubekayo, sathola ukuthi sithathe indlela engesiyo; okungukuthi, besikwimfoloko eyodwa kule ngxenye yohlelo. Sibe sesima isikhashana sadla. Ngalelo langa sehla saya ekujuleni okungu-750 m. Sabuyela ebusweni ngo-11: 00 a.m. NgoMsombuluko, futhi ngaphansi kwelanga eliqhakazile sifike enkanjini.
NgoLwesihlanu ngehora leshumi ebusuku, mina noMichoek Adamski, uTomasz Gasdja sabuyela emgedeni. Kwakungasindi kakhulu, ngoba ikhebuli lase lifakiwe futhi sasithwele izinto ezimbalwa emhlane. Kusithathe isikhashana ukufika eKamu II. "Usuku" olulandelayo, ngo-6: 00 ekuseni, saphumula emasakeni okulala, amakhilomitha ayisithupha ukusuka ekungeneni kanye no-830 m ukujula.
UTomasz Pryjma, uJacek noRajmund babengene ngaphambi kwethu futhi bezama ukuthola indlela emfushane yokuya ezansi. Kepha babe nebhadi, futhi abakwazanga ukuthola umzila ofanele kunazo zonke oya ezansi, noma iCamp III. Kwangixaka ukuvela futhi, ngoba sase sifinyelele ekujuleni okukhulu, futhi saphakamisa ukuhlala eCamp II, ukuphumula, bese siqhubeka nokusesha kwethu. Baphawule ukuthi babejwayele ukuhamba amakhilomitha amaningi eqhweni ngaphambi kokungena emigedeni, nokuthi uma bephuma bathanda ukuhamba ezintabeni ezineqhwa ezimweni ezimbi kakhulu baze bafike enkambini yabo. Bengingenayo enye indlela ngaphandle kokuphinde ngibhekane nabo futhi, kwathi ngo-9 ebusuku ngeSonto safika ekamu.
Amakhaza ayeshubile ngalobo busuku, futhi ikakhulukazi lapho ukhipha inhlanganisela ye-PVC ekhethekile, nokushintsha izingubo ezomile. Ngoba lo mgede utholakala kwenye yezindawo eziphakeme kunawo wonke ezweni, isimo sezulu esisezintabeni siyenzeka kuwo, ikakhulukazi ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka. Izikhathi ezimbili, itende lami lavuka lamhlophe qwa lambozwa yiqhwa.
Ekugcineni mina noRajmund noJacek saphinde sangena emgedeni. Safika masinyane eKamu II, lapho saphumula khona amahora ayisithupha. Ngakusasa saqala ukufuna iCamp III. Ibanga phakathi kwala makamu amabili angaphansi komhlaba lingamakhilomitha ayisithupha, futhi kuyadingeka ukwehla izintambo ezingama-24, ngaphezu kokuhamba ngentambo okuningana emanzini.
Ngemuva kwamahora ayishumi nanhlanu wentuthuko eqhubekayo futhi esheshayo, siphumelele. Sifika eCamp III bese siqhubeka nokwehla kwethu ukuthola indlela eya esikhunjeni esibizayo. Sasicishe sibe ngu-1,250 m ngaphansi komhlaba. Lapho sifika ephaseji eligcwele amanzi, sama isikhashana, uJacek wayengafuni ukuqhubeka ngoba wayengazi ukubhukuda kahle. Kodwa-ke, uRajmund waphikelela phambili, futhi wasikisela ukuthi ngihambe naye. Ngike ngaba sezimweni ezikhetheke kakhulu emihumeni, kodwa angikaze ngizizwe ngikhathele njengaleso sikhathi; kodwa-ke, into engachazeki yangenza ngamukela inselelo.
Ekugcineni, mina noRajmund sabhukuda ngaleyo ndima. Amanzi ayebanda ngempela, kodwa sathola ukuthi umhubhe wawungemkhulu ngendlela owawubonakala ngayo; Ngemuva kokubhukuda amamitha ambalwa, sakwazi ukukhuphuka umqansa. Sabuyela emuva saya kuJacek, saqhubeka sobathathu, ndawonye futhi. Sasisengxenyeni eyindida yohlelo, sisondelene kakhulu nephaseji elaziwa nge-Wet Dreams, ngamamitha ayi-140 ukusuka ezansi. Lesi sigaba somgede siyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu ngemifantu neziphaseji ezinamanzi nemifula eyakha imithombo egelezayo.
Phakathi kwemizamo yokuthola indlela efanelekile eya kwisiphon sokugcina, bekufanele siwele umhosha oncike imihlane yethu kolunye uhlangothi lwodonga, futhi kolunye, sincike ezinyaweni zombili, ngengozi enkulu yokushelela ngenxa yomswakama wezindonga. Ngaphezu kwalokho, besivele sinamahora amaningana okuqhubekela phambili, ngakho-ke imisipha yethu ayiphendulanga ngokufanayo ngenxa yokukhathala. Besingenayo enye indlela, ngoba besivele sinentambo yokuqinisekisa ngaleso sikhathi. Sinqume namanye amalungu ohambo ukuthi azokhuphuka phansi. Kamuva sama endaweni lapho itshe lethuna lokuhlonipha uChristopher Yeager likhona. Njengoba ngibhala lo mbhalo, ngangazi ukuthi umzimba wakhe wawungasekho lapho. Ekugcineni, umkhankaso wethu ukwazile ukwenza ukuhlasela okuyishumi nantathu emgodini, esikhathini esiyizinsuku ezingama-22, ngomkhawulo omuhle kakhulu wezokuphepha.
Emuva eMexico City, sezwa ukuthi iqembu lama-cavers, eliholwa nguBill Stone, lalicwaninga uHuautla System, ikakhulukazi eSótano de San Agustín edumile, lapho kwenzeka enye inhlekelele. Indoda eyiNgisi u-Ian Michael Rolland ulahlekelwe yimpilo yakhe ephasishi elijule kakhulu elinezikhukhula, elingaphezu kwamamitha angama-500 ubude, elaziwa nge- "El Alacrán".
URolland wayenezinkinga zesifo sikashukela futhi eminyaniswa ukucwiliswa emanzini. Umzamo wakhe, nokho, ungeze u-122 m wokujula kuHuautla System. Ngendlela yokuthi manje, futhi, ithathe indawo yokuqala ohlwini lwamagede ajulile ezwenikazi laseMelika, nelesihlanu emhlabeni, ngokujula okuphelele kwamamitha ayi-1,475.
