Hiking Mt. Rwenzori – Day 6&7 (Descending To Basecamp)
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.
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Tracking Mountain Gorillas in Bwindi Post Lockdown
I take you into my experience tracking mountain Gorillas in Bwindi a world heritage site in Uganda.
Aside from the ever green vegetation cover in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP), I couldn’t resist appreciating special works done to conserve nature and Gorillas in south western Uganda.After a 20mins brief the following day, we set off to a location of the Gorilla family we were assigned to track. In about 45mins deep into the forests, we were able to start the trek in lookout for the already spotted location of the Habinyanja family.
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Hiking Mt. Rwenzori – Day 5 (Summiting Margherita Peak )
The day we all looked forward to finally came. All the anticipation, anxiety and summit excitement was to lie at our barks as we tackled the most challenging day and as we pushed for the Margherita Peak. In this blog, I share the ins and outs of our trek to and fro the summit.
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Hiking Mt. Rwenzori – Day 4
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.
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Hiking Mt. Rwenzori – Day 3
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.
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Hiking Mt. Rwenzori – Day 2
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.
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Hiking Mt. Rwenzori – Day 1
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.
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Hiking Mt. Rwenzori – Day 0
Day 0, sketching our way to basecamp in the urge to hike and summit Mt Rwenzori. In this blog, i take you back in the time and how it all went.
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How I Cycled 111 kilometers in Six Hours before Hiking Mt. Rwenzori.
About 10 years ago, I had a friend who was a pro cyclist from Uganda Cycling Association. He would jazz me about how they cycled from Kampala to Entebbe and back. I didn’t believe it was possible. However, as a cycling fan, I put it at the back of my mind and said to myself…
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Last Week Preps before Hike Mt. Rwenzori.
45 days ago when I got started my training and preparations for hiking Mt Rwenzori, little did I know that D-day would come this fast. The first and second weeks were the hardest since my body was adjusting to all the strange exercises it was getting hooked to. I felt the struggle deep inside me….
