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Adventures with Kingsley Holgate (10)

Adventures with Kingsley Holgate (10)

Date: 2016-06-03
Our hardy Land Rover adventurers are still on their yearlong journey to follow the entire Great African Rift Valley, a story best told from the scribbles in Kingsley's sweat-stained expedition journals

Great news! Climbing through the night and the wind and the cold, expedition team members Ross Holgate, Mike Nixon, William Gwebu, Eric Vorster and guide Burra Ammy all made it to the crater rim of Ol Doinya L'engai. All agreed it was bloody tough going but the sunrise views over the Great African Rift and the glaciers shining in the early morning light on Kilimanjaro to the east made the accent worthwhile. On previous Land Rover expeditions, our team members have succeeded in reaching the summits of Mt Mulanje, highest point in Central Africa, the Rwenzori Mountains of the Moon, Kilimanjaro, tallest freestanding mountain in the world and on this Great African Rift Valley expedition, the active volcanoes of Erta Ale, Mt Longonot in the Kenyan Rift and now Ol Doinya L'engai, the Maasai Mountain of God.

As always it is great to have the experience of expedition member Mike Nixon who has climbed the highest peak in every one of the world's seven continents. His comment is: 'tough going and potentially dangerous at times, especially as the Maasai have nicked the old mountain club steel pegs and ropes, obviously their need for cattle ropes and spear heads were greater than those crazy enough to tackle their 'Mountain of God.' 'Toughest thing I've ever done,' said Eric Vorster. Next we follow the Western Rift Valley escarpment to Lake Manyara where joined by the &Beyond Foundation we will continue with our humanitarian work. Will keep you posted.