Na yi Marathon a Antarctica!

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Ni ba ƙwararren ɗan wasa ba ne. Kodayake na girma cikin aiki kuma na yi tuƙi a makarantar sakandare, amma na ƙi karatun malanta a kwalejin saboda na yi tsammani abu ne mai ƙarfi sosai. Amma a lokacin karatun semester na kwaleji a ƙasashen waje a Sydney, Ostiraliya, na gano wani abu da na ji daɗin gaske: Gudu. Wata hanya ce a gare ni don ganin birni, kuma shine karo na farko da na yi tunanin gudu a matsayin "fun." Ya haɗa ma'anar bincike da motsa jiki.

Amma na ɗan lokaci, gudu kawai motsa jiki ne-Na yi tawaya kusan mil huɗu ko biyar a 'yan lokuta a mako. Bayan haka, a cikin 2008, na fara aiki a Babban Asibitin Massachusetts a Boston, MA kuma na taimaka wajen shirya abincin dare da dare kafin Marathon na Boston. Ƙarfin da ke kewaye da duk ƙwarewar ya yi yawa. Na tuna tunanin, "Dole ne in yi wannan." Ba zan taɓa yin tsere ba a baya, amma na yi tunani, tare da horo, zan iya yin hakan!

Kuma na yi. Gudun Marathon na Boston ya kasance mai ban mamaki-duk abin da ya fashe ya zama. Na gudu da shi a 2010, sannan kuma a 2011 da 2012. Amma yayin da na gudu a kadan Marathon, 'yar'uwata, Taylor, tana da wata manufa: gudu a dukan nahiyoyi bakwai. Wannan shine lokacin da muka sami Marathon na Antarctica-tsere akan tsibiri kusa da babban nahiyar da ake kira tsibirin King George. Matsalar: Akwai jerin jira na shekaru hudu.

Mun ƙare samun tafiya shekara guda kafin lokacin da aka zata ko da yake, a cikin Maris 2015. An kayyade yawan masu yawon buɗe ido zuwa Antarctica a kowace shekara, yawanci ga jirgi ɗaya tare da fasinjoji 100. Don haka sai muka fara gano komai, daga fasfot da kuɗin biyan kuɗi zuwa abin da za mu shirya (kyakkyawan takalman tafiya mai kyau, tabarau waɗanda za su iya karewa daga ruwan sama mai daskarewa da tsananin haske, iska mai iska, tufafi masu dumi). Shirin: Ku kwana 10 a kan jirgin binciken bincike da aka dawo da shi tare da wasu masu tsere kusan 100. Gabaɗaya, farashin kusan $ 10,000 ga kowane mutum. Lokacin da muka yi rajista, na yi tunani, "Haka ne mai yawa na kudi!" Amma na fara ajiye dala 200 a kowane rajistan albashi kuma abin mamaki ya karu da sauri.

Ra'ayoyin Farko na Antarctica

Lokacin da muka fara ganin nahiyar Antarctica, shine ainihin abin da muka yi zato-ƙaton, dusar ƙanƙara na tudun ruwa a cikin teku, da penguins da hatimi a ko'ina.

Kasashe da yawa suna da tushen bincike a Tsibirin King George, kodayake, don haka bai yi kama da littafin Antarctica ba. Ya kasance kore da laka, tare da rufe dusar ƙanƙara. (Ana gudanar da tseren a can don haka masu gudu suna samun damar aiyukan gaggawa.)

Hakanan akwai wasu abubuwan da suka bambanta sosai a ranar tseren. Na ɗaya, dole ne mu ɗauki namu ruwan kwalba zuwa tsibirin. Kuma ta fuskar abinci mai gina jiki da abubuwan ciye-ciye, ba za mu iya kawo wani abu da yake da abin rufe fuska da zai tashi ba; sai mu sanya su a cikin aljihunmu ko a cikin kwandon filastik don ɗauka. Wani abin ban mamaki: yanayin bayan gida. Akwai alfarwa tare da guga a layin farawa/ƙarewa. Masu shirya tseren suna da tsauri sosai game da ja da baya da leƙen asiri a gefen hanya - wannan babban babu-a'a. Idan dole ne ku tafi, ku shiga cikin guga.

Daren da ke gaban tseren, dole ne mu lalata duk kayanmu-ba za ku iya kawo abin da ba ɗan asalin Antarctica ba, kamar kwayoyi ko tsaba waɗanda za a iya kamawa a cikin takalmanku, saboda masu bincike da masu kiyayewa ba sa son masu yawon buɗe ido gurbata muhalli. Dole ne mu shiga cikin dukkan kayan tserenmu a cikin jirgin sannan ma’aikatan balaguro sun ba mu manyan rigar jajayen riga don saka duk kayan aikinmu don kare mu daga daskarewar feshin teku a kan zodiac, ko kwale-kwalen da za a iya hawa, hawa zuwa gaci.

Tseren Kansa

An yi tseren ne a ranar 9 ga Maris, a lokacin bazara na Antarctica - zafin jiki ya kai kimanin digiri 30 Fahrenheit. Wannan shi ne ainihin mai zafi fiye da lokacin da nake horo a Boston! Iskar ce ya kamata mu lura da ita. Ya ji kamar digiri 10; ya cutar da fuskarka.

Amma ba a cika samun fa'ida ga Marathon Antarctica ba. Kuna isa corral na farawa, kun sanya kayan ku, ku tafi. Hakanan babu tsayin tsayin daka; Akwai sanyi! Af, daga cikin mutane 100 da ke tsere, kusan mutane 10 ne ke gudana a zahiri. Yawancin mu muna yin haka ne kawai don mu ce mun yi gudun hijira a Antarctica! Kuma masu shirya tseren gudun fanfalaki sun gargaɗe mu da mu yi tsammanin lokacinmu zai kasance a hankali fiye da sa’o’i guda fiye da lokacin tseren marathon na yau da kullun, idan aka yi la’akari da matsanancin yanayi, daga sanyi zuwa hanyar da ba ta dace ba.

Na yi shirin yin rabin gudun fanfalaki ne kawai, amma da zarar na isa, sai na yanke shawarar yin cikakken. Maimakon madaidaiciyar hanya tare da layin farawa da ƙarewa daban, kwas ɗin ya kasance madaukai mil 4.3ish na manyan hanyoyin datti masu kauri tare da gajerun tuddai. Da farko, na yi tunanin madaukai za su kasance da muni. Marathon in cin duri? Amma abin ya yi sanyi, domin mutane 100 da kuka yi sati ɗaya a cikin jirgin ruwa duk suna ta murna da juna yayin da suka wuce. Na yanke shawarar tafiya cikin tsaunuka duka don kada in gajiya da kaina in gudu da gangarawar ƙasa. Kewaya wannan ƙasa ita ce mafi wahala. Amma gaskiya, dangane da motsa jiki, Antarctica ya fi Boston sauƙi!

Ƙetare Ƙarshen Layi

Ƙarewa ya ji daɗi sosai. Ya yi sauri-kun tsallake layin gamawa, sami lambar ku, canzawa, ku hau jirgin ruwa. Hypothermia na iya shiga cikin sauri da sauri idan kuna da gumi da jika, godiya ga iska mai sanyi da feshin ruwa. Amma duk da cewa yana da sauri, abin tunawa ne; don haka sabanin kowace kabila.

Wannan tseren na iya zama ba abu ne na har abada ba, kodayake. Masu shirya balaguron balaguro da ma'aikatan balaguro sun yi taka tsantsan da masu yawon bude ido a tsibirin, kuma hani da kokarin kiyayewa na iya yin wahala, idan ba zai yiwu ba, zuwa can nan gaba. An sayar da Marathon Tours har zuwa 2017 ma! Ina gaya wa kowa, "Ku tafi yanzu! Yi littafin tafiya!" Domin wataƙila ba za ku sake samun wata dama ba.

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