Mari mendaki ke 'PUNCAK'...

22 / 08 / 2012  3:06:35
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Assalamualaikum wbt..


Aku rindu mendaki.. walaupun tak sebanyak mana bukit ngan gunung yang penah aku takluki.. (Aku tak fit mana pun sbnaqnya. Orang paling last smpai puncak ngan paling last sampai bawah tak lain tak bukan aku la.) Tapi feel mendaki ni lain mcm skit.. kalau pada korg² yang tak suka jogging sebab aku tau.. aku pun tak suka jogging.. buhsann wehh. Korg try la mendaki..

Nak tau pasai apa aku cakap jogging bosan? Hang try jogging pusing taman 2 round tgk.. Balik-balik muka sama hang jumpa. Kalau org tu jenih berlari tak terkedek2 mcm hang.. silap² hang baru 1 kali pusing 3 kali dah hang tembung ngan dia.

Mendaki ni takdak.. time korg start panjat korg akan selisih dgn beberapa pendaki yg mula turun.. kadang² korg atau diorg terpaksa bagi laluan (terpaksa rela coz kalau takda sikap timbang rasa mmg mcm Federel Highway ketika waktu puncak lah jemm dia.) bukannya mcm jogging bulih main elak² ja.. Biasanya pendaki ni aku blum penah jumpa yg sombong lg la.. Dan biasanya yang korg dok selisih time mendaki tu.. Jarang sekali korg akan jumpa dia semula ketika korg turun.

Tapi penah berlaku masa aku turun.. jumpe sorg kakak ni tgh training.. dia dok baik punya mendaki berbekalkan sehelai tuala kecik pengesat peluh semata-mata, ayaq sebotoi pun tarak.. Kami sembang ala kadar.. Separuh gunung aku punya bag dengan bebanan yang berat kurang 20 kilo dari berat badan aku sendiri tu memaksa aku utk berehat.. Baru cecah pungkok kat kayu buruk.. kakak tu pun lalu menuruni bukit.. 'Jilaka! Laju gila kakak nih..' Ajak sembang lama skit.. rupanya dia mmg tiap² minggu panjat gunung tuh.. Persediaan untuk ke salah satu gunung di banjaran himalaya (gua lupa gunung apa dia sebut..) dengan ahli2 kumpulan pendakinya. Kagum & melopong aku seketika..

Lagi satu mendaki nih lain macam dia punya kepuasan bila sampai puncak. Tak macam jogging.. lari 1 pusingan dah bulih cabot balik.. Kalau mendaki naik separuh penat mcmana pun tetap nak teruskan jugak.. sbb puncak tu lah korg akan rasa seolah² penamatnya.

Aku dah setahun lebih tak mendaki... waaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Sedih tau dak? Geng mendaki ada yg dah kawen.. Last aku mendaki aku terbawak balik 'sesuatu' ke rumah.. Aku stop la kejap kononnya.. teruih sampai la ni aku tak dapat mendaki dah.. Segala equipment berabuk dlm stor..

Mendaki ni banyak jugak bahayanya.. Persediaan mcm² nak kene ada.. equipment perlu lengkap.. mulut, tangan, mata semua kene jaga sebab aku dok cerita ni mendaki gunung dan bukit.. bkn mendaki escalator shopping mall..  Persediaan dari segi mental dan fizikal perlu cukup.. tak fit takpa yg penting semangat kena kuat (mcm aku... muahahaha!)

Aku tanak tunjuk gambaq² aku pi mendaki.. Tak horror..di penuhi senyuman² puas oleh aku dan rakan² ja.. Aku nak tunjuk gambaq² mereka yang tertewas ketika mendaki di sebuah gunung yang tertinggi di dunia.. Mana lagi kalau bukan GUNUNG EVEREST!

The summit of Mount Everest is a dream that can truly end in death. There are about two hundred dead bodies on the mountain. Most of the bodies are in the same exact position they were when they died. Perfectly preserved in time because of the cold. Along the route up to the summit climbers will pass all these bodies. There are bodies over 50 years old that look like they were placed there yesterday.

 Several bodies are given names like “green boots” according to some of their most visible features. This one has become sort of landmark and has been in the same place since 1996. It is a bit harsh and cruel to call the remains of someone by some part of its equipment, but I guess that is the result of living in such harsh conditions for a very long time. The weather is cold, air is extremely rare with ridiculously low percent of oxygen and it takes great will to survive, you might even say a great spite and determination to conquer the nature and push your body to extremes.

 I wonder how does a mountaineer feel while passing by these horrific monuments of those who didn’t manage to reach the top. Does this makes them try even harder because they see very evidently what will happen to them if they give up or do these terrible scenes give them chills and make them lose hope? I guess it depends on the nature of the climber, but I guess that people who give up easy wouldn’t even start this adventure. There is a good reason why only few people pluck up courage and go on such devastating trip and take such auto-destructive actions like climbing the Mount Everest .
 

Mengerikan dan tragis.. tapi ini semua tak mematikan keinginan aku untuk mendaki semula..
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