Abakhenkethi be-eco abahambela e-Antarctica bongeza kubushushu behlabathi obunyibilikisa imikhenkce yencam yomhlaba, uphando olutsha lufumene.
I-South Pole iye yaba yindawo ethandwayo yokhenketho kutshanje kunye nabantu ababonayo abangaphezu kwama-40,000, kuquka nama-7,000 avela eBritani, abafika kulo mmandla minyaka le. Uninzi luhamba ngeenqanawe zokukhenketha ukujonga imikhenkce kunye nezilwanyana zasendle ezinje ngoonombombiya.
Kodwa kuyoyikwa ukuthontelana “kobakhenkethi bendalo” kubangela ungcoliseko “oluyoyikekayo” olusuka kumafutha enqanawa kunye nenkunkuma, kunye nokuphazamiseka kwezilwanyana zasendle kwenye yeendawo zokugqibela ezicocekileyo ezishiyekileyo eMhlabeni.
Umphandi waseDatshi uMachiel Lamers, owagunyaziswa nguMbutho waseNetherlands woPhando lwezeNzululwazi ukuba afunde iimpembelelo zokusingqongileyo zokwanda kokhenketho kummandla opholileyo, uthe oko kunokubangela ukufudumala kwehlabathi kube mandundu.
“Abatyeleli kulo mhlaba ugqunywe likhephu babeka emngciphekweni kungekuphela nje ummandla we-Antarctic ngezenzo zabo, kodwa nakwihlabathi liphela,” utshilo.
“Abakhenkethi bendalo abangama-40,000 abatyelela iSouth Pole nyaka ngamnye babangela ukukhutshwa kwegesi enkulu yobushushu.
“Ukhenketho lushishino olunempumelelo eAntarctica. Apho, kwiminyaka nje engama-20 okanye engaphezulu eyadlulayo, amakhulu ambalwa nje abakhenkethi ayenokunduluka esinge eSouth Pole, imiphefumlo engaphezu kwama-40,000 eyayifuna ukwazi yahamba isiya kweyona ndawo isemazantsi eMhlabeni kubusika obudluleyo.”
Uhambo lwenqanawa lweeveki ezimbini lwase-Antarctic okwangoku luxabisa malunga ne-£3,500.
Umnumzana Lamers uthe izibonelelo zokhenketho lwase-Antarctic kufuneka zilungelelaniswe neempembelelo zokusingqongileyo.
“Ngelixa ukhenketho luneenzuzo ezininzi zokubonelela ngePole yaseMazantsi, ukwanda kwabantu abaninzi kubangela ungcoliseko oloyikekayo,” utshilo.
“Imeko yendawo iphantsi koxinzelelo, ziya zisanda iinqanawa ezinkulu eziya apho, abakhenkethi bahlala bekhangela 'okuqina, ngokukhawuleza, ngakumbi' kwaye akukho mntu unokukugcina konke oku kwindlela elungileyo.
"I-South Pole ilawulwa yimbumba yamazwe ngamazwe, kodwa akukho mntu ophetheyo ngokwenene. Akukho mgaqo-nkqubo ubeka nayiphi na imida kukhenketho.”
I-International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators inyanzelise imithetho engqongqo yokhuseleko lwebhayoloji ukuze kukhuselwe imbewu kunye nezinambuzane kwaye uthembise ukuyihlonipha okusingqongileyo.
Nangona kunjalo umnumzana Lamers uthe kufuneka kubekho isivumelwano esibophelelayo samazwe ngamazwe esiya kuthi sinciphise inani labakhenkethi kunye nokufika okuvunyelweyo e-Antarctica.
Nangona iSivumelwano sase-Antarctic siye safuna imida oku kubandakanya amazwe angama-28 kuphela yaye kufuneka kuqiniswe.
“Kusemdlalweni [wabakhenkethi] ukuba bangabinabakhenkethi abaninzi abezayo ngaxeshanye, akukho mntu uya e-Antarctica ukuya kufumana ezinye iinqanawa ezintandathu zabakhenkethi apho,” utshilo.
“Lixesha lemithetho ecacileyo; izivumelwano ezingacacanga azanele.”
