POLE, POLE Pole pole, Swahili word meaning “take it slow”, that’s the mantra on the roof of Africa. Mt Kilimanjaro is by far my biggest challenge in mountaineering so far, an outstanding 5895 meters above sea level (masl) or 19,340 feet. The road to this summit was marred with sweat, determination, razor sharp focus, resilience,…

To be honest, no words can describe how i felt the last 2days after summiting. The only language i understood was to descend. In this blog, i share with you my trek back to basecamp.

On our 5 days ascend of Mt. Rwenzori taking the central circuit trail, the last camp is Elena and in this blog share with you my experience trekking from Bujuku camp to Elena camp in what turned out to be a do or die affair.

Our day 3 hiking Mt. Rwenzori via the central circuit trail, we ascended to Bujuku camp at 3962m ASL and in this blog, I share with you my nuts and bolts experience.

Day 2 ascending Mt. Rwenzori is an experience of its own. Hiking to John Maata camp at 3505m ASL is one of those moments you take to reconsider your decision to hike Mt. Rwenzori.

Taking our first ascend in Mt. Rwenzori National Park. Starting at about 1000m ASL, we hiked for 8-10hours ascending to Nyabitaba camp at 2651m ASL. Here is a detailed breakdown of how it all went.