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Uhambo Olujabulisayo Lomuntu WaseWisconsin: Ukusuka Ekusakazeni Umlotha ku-Everest kuya Ekuthatheni Ukuhlenga Okunemilenze Emithathu
Enganekwaneni ethinta amazwekazi futhi ethinta inhliziyo, uhambo lukaKevin Leurquin lothando nobubele seluthathe inguquko ebingalindelekile, olumhole ukusuka endaweni ephakeme ye-Mount Everest kuya emigwaqweni yase-Kathmandu futhi abuyele ekhaya e-Wisconsin.
Uhambo Lokugcina Lomngane Othandekayo
U-Leurquin, 45, waqala uhambo lokuya eNepal ngo-2023 nenhlangano esiza abantulayo i-Save One Life, okuyinhlangano esondelene nenhliziyo yakhe ngenxa yomzabalazo wakhe we-hemophilia. Kodwa lolu hambo lwalunokubaluleka okujulile, komuntu siqu: wayephethe umlotha wenja yakhe ayithandayo, uMshayeli, owashona kungazelelwe ngemva kokugula isikhashana.
"Umshayeli ubengumngane othembekile othanda uhambo futhi efuna ukuhamba nami yonke indawo," kusho uLeurquin etshela intatheli yethu.
“Ukumthela ngomlotha eBase Camp bekumfanele ngoba uhambo belumele kakhulu. Ngibuzwile ubukhona bakhe kulo lonke uhambo.”
Ukuhlangana Okungalindelekile
Ngenkathi eseNepal, uLeurquin wahlatshwa isibalo sezinja ezidukile eKathmandu - ezilinganiselwa ku-24,000 ngokombiko wango-2022 weThe Kathmandu Post. Ngosuku lokugcina lohambo lwakhe, ukuvakashela esikhungweni se-KAT saseNepal kuzoshintsha impilo yakhe.
Lapho, wahlangana nenja enemilenze emithathu okuthiwa i-Aussie, aseyiqambe kabusha ngokuthi iSummit. "Ingqungquthela ibifana kakhulu noDriver," kusho uLeurquin. “Ugcwele amandla futhi uhlale ulindele ukuzijabulisa.”
Ikhaya Lohambo Lwe-7,000-Mile
Ezimisele ukunikeza iNgqungquthela impilo entsha, uLeurquin wabhekana nezinselelo zokutholwa kwezilwane ezifuywayo emhlabeni wonke. Ngosizo lwamavolontiya, imindeni yokutholwa, odokotela bezilwane, nezinhlangano ezisiza umphakathi, i-Summit yagcina ifikile esikhumulweni sezindiza i-O'Hare International e-Chicago ngoDisemba 7, 2023 - izinyanga eziyisikhombisa ngemuva komhlangano wabo wokuqala.
Izigigaba Ezintsha Zilindile
Ingqungquthela manje isizinzile empilweni yakhe entsha e-Wisconsin, u-Leurquin ebhala ngezigigaba zakhe ku-Instagram (@adventuresofsummit_thedog). Kusukela ekugibeleni izimoto kuya emigwaqweni yemvelo, i-Summit yamukela umhlaba wayo omusha ngesasasa.
Egqugquzelwe yilokhu okuhlangenwe nakho, uLeurquin usebenza encwadini enesihloko esithi “Finding Summit” ukuze abelane ngendaba yabo futhi aqongelele izimali zemizamo yokuhlenga izilwane.
Isifundo Sobubele
Ecabanga ngohambo lwakhe, uLeurquin wabelane ngomlayezo onamandla: “Uthando alunamingcele. Uzwela nomusa kubantu kanye nezilwane kwakumangalisa ukuzwa.
Ngicabanga ngokweqiniso ukube sifunda ezilwaneni, ikakhulukazi ezinjeni, umhlaba ubungaba yindawo engcono kakhulu. Uzwelo olwengeziwe, umusa owengeziwe, nothando olwengeziwe.”
Njengoba iNgqungquthela iqhubeka nokuchuma ekhaya lakhe elisha, indaba yakhe isebenza njengesikhumbuzo samandla aguqulayo othando nezindlela ezingalindelekile esingathola ngazo ukuphulukiswa nenjongo.
Source: www.newsweek.com
