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Note 44.256 MOUNT-L 256 of 517 CUPIDO::STRITAR "Andrej Stritar,IJS,(61)-371-321" 69 lines 26-NOV-1993 08:02
CUPIDO::STRITAR "Andrej Stritar,IJS,(61)-371-321" 69 lines 26-NOV-1993 08:02
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Subj: Re: Africa

Date: 25-Nov-1993
Posted-date: 25-Nov-1993


> Regarding the request for information about Africa: please post to the alias.
> I am also quite interested in any information. In particular, anything
> about the Ruwenzoris, Mt. Kenya, and Kilimanjaro would be quite interesting
> to me, especially the former. Also, I am interested to know what arrangements
> others have used. I would like to economize on the amount that I spend on
> guides, etc.

Went to Africa for three weeks four years ago, so I'm hardly an expert.
However, here's a brief report.

Mt Kenya is a fabulous mountain (c17000 feet), but the two top summits
(Nelion and Batian if I remember right) are not easy - definitely roped
climbs, not walks. The third highest (Pt Lenana - c16300ft) is easy
and where most walkers end up. Even so, you have to take your time and
acclimatise. There are good huts on the way, and it's worth using them
- don't try to rush. It's spectacular. You need a guide and you have to
pay.

Kilimanjaro is 19340 feet so you will have altitude trouble if you're
not acclimatised. Good idea to climb Mt Kenya first (incidentally,
Kili is in Tanzania, and maybe a day's drive away from Mt Kenya).
You can go to the rim of the crater or all the way along to the
highest point - Uhuru peak - recommended. We kept meeting people
coming down who said how tough it was, but in the end it wasn't.
I was in a party of 16 (yes, 16) of whom 15 made the summit.
Part of an organised tour. You can save money by making your
own way to Africa, but you don't save much (if anything)
by making your own arrangements to get up the mountains.

There are two peaks, a long way apart - Kibo and Mawenzi.
Kibo is a massive bulk, Mawenzi is a pinnacled ridge - not sure
how difficult it is. It has become very expensive to get into
the Kilimanjaro area. A guide is compulsory, and the entrance fee
fours years ago was about 100 pounds sterling. Don't know what it is
now. It's usual to spend four or five days on the mountain, giving
yourself plenty of time. There are good huts.
The approach from the north (Kenya side) has suffered from bandits
in recent years and not recommended. No problems at all from the
South. Don't start for the summit too early - we left the top hut
(Kibo) just after midnight and had to hang around on the top
for an hour waiting for sunrise, which I have to admit was worth waiting
for.

Don't know anything about Ruwenzoris - supposedly they spend most
almost all the time in cloud.

As for wildlife, well you're guaranteed to see big things
like giraffes and zebras just from the main road - they're common.
In the big parks you're bound to see elephants, buffalo etc.
Big cats are more hit-and-miss - we saw leopard and cheetah but
no lions - pot luck unless you've got a lot of time to spend.
Lots of good places in Kenya - Lake Naivasha, Lake Nakuru etc.
People say Amboseli park is overvisited but I though it was brilliant
- lots of wildlife, with Kilimanjaro in the background.

Hope you find this either helpful or interesting.

--
Alan Dawson
Computing Service, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Scotland.
Janet: A.Dawson@GLASGOW.COMPSERV Internet: A.Dawson@compserv.gla.ac.uk
Phone: 041 339 8855 ext 6089



 
 



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