The Second Day: Climbing up to the Giant Tree Heathers

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Ready to leave Kalonge Hut

Down to the Nyamwamba stream

Stream crossings

Climbing steeply out of the valley

The undergrowth thins out

Tough uphills ...

Hotel des Assetre - an old shrine site to ask for a successful climb. Now banned by the government.

Leopard scat

Grace and the AK47 make friends

Still no rain ...

Into the giant tree heathers ...

And the tangled mosses ...

Caught by an hour or so of light rain ...

Alex, our Congolese Guide

Incredible pastel colours all round

Steep hills and false summits ..

See the others halfway up?

The clouds rolled in but the views inbetween were beautiful

The porters at Mahangu Hut. They preferred to sit outside around a fire.

Alex, Grace and the Rwenzori map ...

Day Three: Into Lobelia and Groundsel Terrain

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The morning view of the snow on Luigi Peak from Mahangu Hut

A chilly evening the night before at Mahangu

Mahangu Hut falls away

Upwards we go ... Grace taking M'gog pace!

Anne-Marthe hurtling ahead

Negotiating the rooted foot-path

Giant Groundsels

Everlasting flowers

Sunbirds pollinating the giant lobelias

Clouds begin to obscure our views

Alex looks down on Lac Noir

A young groundsel

There were a few dead, almost frozen, uneaten rats ...

Grace makes Kiondo Hut

The view from Kiondo Hut

At 4,200m

Kiondo Hut

Sunset from Kiondo Hut

The porters move inside as the temperature drops still more!

A chilly evening

Morning snow views from Kiondo hut ... I think this is Luigi Peak again