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Well, I guess it’s about that time, I can finally bring myself to put pen to paper and share the experience of my first attempt to summit the highest point of Mt Kenya. Batian Peak 5199 meters above sea level (masl) is the highest point of Mt Kenya and the second highest peak on the…
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.
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.
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.
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….
Amidst all the mind and body challenges, I decided to attack the 7 hills of Kampala a second time. My first hike of them was during the joint hike with the team of Rwenzori Tutambule in October 2020. We hiked 42.34km for 7hours and 35 minutes, this was my first ever hike in my whole…