Sean phoned late last night to say yesterday was a magical day. It had rained so hard (Sean called it ‘hard core rain’) from 11pm the previous night to 5.30am that morning that the rivers had swollen and were overflowing. At one stage the crew thought that they may not make it home as the […]
June 2011
Today, the group will descend to Nyabitaba which takes around five hours. There is an option to overnight at Nyabitaba but our crew is pushing through all the way down to Nyakalenjiga. Below Guy Yeoman, the route descends the cliffs of Kichuchu. Beyond Kichuchu, the path crosses the Mubuku River twice before climbing upwards to Nyabitaba to complete the circuit. The descent […]
From Sean last night: We’re at Guy Yeoman hut, resting before tomorrow’s long nine hour trek back to the park gate. We’re feeling great descending into lower altitude where there’s more oxygen in the air. We’re happy to be coming off the mountain and going home but there’s also a bit of sadness about leaving […]
From Kitandara, the trail ascends up the headwall, spreading out from the base of Mt Baker and continuing along the south side of the mountain to Freshfield Pass. Freshfield is long flat traverse through tracts of colourful moss, beyond which the long descent to Nyakalengija begins. The hike to Guy Yeoman hut […]
The trail continues today to the base of the Stanley glacier. To reach the summit of Margherita, the climb takes about 5-7 hours, depending on the weather conditions. After climbing onto the glaciers and crossing the Stanley Plateau, and if all goes well, the team will proceed up to the summit of […]