Emva kweminyaka yeembono eziphikisanayo, i-China ne-Nepal ziye zavumelana ngokuphakama kwe-Mt. I-Everest- kwaye ikhulu kakhulu kunokuba bekucingwa njalo.
Kwinkomfa yemanyano yabezindaba ngoLwesibini, la mazwe mabini abhengeze ukuba iMt. I-Everest ngokusemthethweni i-29,032 yeenyawo ubude, iinyawo ezintathu ukuphakama kunangaphambili.
I-Everest ihleli emngceleni weTibet neNepal kwaye abakhweli bathabathe ingqungquthela kumacala omabini. Kodwa kule minyaka idlulileyo, oorhulumente bobabini-kunye nabanye abaninzi-abavumelani malunga nokuphakama kwayo.
INtaba i-Everest Ityala: UPaavan Mathema / AFP ngokusebenzisa imifanekiso kaGetty
I-China iyithathele ingqalelo intaba i-Everest ukuba ibe ziimitha ezingama-29,032 ubude ukusukela kuvavanyo lwayo ngo-2005. Isebenzise idatha evela kwi-mission yase-Indiya ngo-1954 kwaye yajonga iMt Everest ukuba ibe ngama-29,028 ubude ubude.
Ukujongana noxinzelelo kumagosa amaTshayina iminyaka, amagosa aseNepal uxelelwe I-BBC ukuba bafuna ukubeka iqela kunye 'ukuseta irekhodi ngokuthe ngqo kube kanye.
'Ngaphambi koku, sasingazange senze imilinganiselo ngokwethu,' utshilo uDamodar Dhakal, isithethi kwisebe lophando laseNepal. 'Ngoku ekubeni sineqela elincinci, lobuchwephesha [elinokuya nakwintlanganiso ye-Everest], singazenzela.
Iqela labavavanyi abane laqeqeshwa iminyaka emibini ngaphambi kokulinganisa intaba. Baqokelela idatha besebenzisa isixhobo sokulinganisa, imitha yomxhuzulane kunye neGPS. Njengokuba benyuka le ntaba, babeka isamkeli somqondiso kuzo zonke izitishi.
Iqela lilinganise ixesha elithathiweyo kwimiqondiso yokunyuka intaba emva koko, lisebenzisa i-trigonometry, yaguqula loo milinganiselo kubude obusemthethweni beenyawo ezingama-29,031.69.
Le projekthi ibingumbandela wokuzingca kwelizwe laseNepal kunye nesithembiso sodumo kurhulumente waseNepali. Ndiziva ndinelunda ngokuba sikwazile ukuyigqiba ngempumelelo, 'uSusheel Dangol, uSekela Mlawuli Jikelele kwiSebe loPhando laseNepal, uxelele i-CNN .
Intaba ithathwa njengeyona ndawo inde eMhlabeni kwaye iyaqhubeka nokunyuka kwinqanaba elimalunga ne-1.5 yeenyawo ngenkulungwane.
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