View from the Summit

Climbing Mount Kenya

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January 29th 2009
Given that Mount Kenya lies only 10 miles from the equator, it is somewhat surprising that its jagged peaks are littered with glaciers. At 5199m it was once Africa’s highest point, that is until Kilimanjaro erupted onto the scene. Despite what it lacks in height, it is still considered by some to provide a more challenging, rewarding (and indisputably cheaper) alternative to the more popular c ... read more

Africa » Kenya » Central Province » Mt. Kenya

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Founding president and liberation struggle icon Jomo KENYATTA led Kenya from independence until his death in 1978, when President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI took power in a constitutional succession. The country was a de facto one-party state from 196... ... read more