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MOUNT KENYA |
 Mt. Kenya is a mountaineers' mountain. Steep, craggy, and with twin summit spires, it's the kind of peak mountaineers might conjure up when they dream of serious climbing adventures. It resembles some of the legendary peaks of Patagonia, the Matterhorn, and certain mountains in the Canadian Rockies.
At 5,199 meters (17,058 feet), Mount Kenya is also the second highest mountain in Africa after Kilimanjaro. Mount Kenya is much more intriguing to mountaineers than Kilimanjaro. For one thing...Read More and found out on how to climb Mt. Kenya >>
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MOUNT KILIMANJARO |
 Kilimanjaro. There are few mountains in the world whose name evokes as much passion, wonder, and awe. From Ernest Hemingway's famous short story to the classic John Wayne film Hatari!, Kilimanjaro has always held a unique place in both the Western and African psyche. When you get to Kili, you'll realize why.
It is often said that Kilimanjaro is the biggest freestanding mountain in the world, in that it is not connected to other peaks in a range. Rising dramatically... MORE>>
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MOUNTAIN EFFECTS AND MEDICINE |
With access to the peak area of the mountain e.g. on Mt. Kenya so easy, at least that is, when contrasted with most other high mountains in the world, the walker or climber is confronted with certain unique and potentially, serious problems associated with high altitude and acclimatization, or rather, the lack off. The most common problem is Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). The incidence of appetite loss, headache, nausea and vomiting are high, and affect to a greater or lesser extent, 80% or more of the visitors to the Austrian Hut area (4,800 m) and even at Mackinder’s Camp (4,100 m), over half the visitors will feel somewhat “rough”...MORE>>
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OUR SERVICES |
 We organize for accommodation for our visitors that will suit their travel needs in Kenya. Traveling to Kenya doesn't have to mean great discomfort. Quite the opposite in fact. We have a wide choice of carefully selected chain and independent Kenyan hotels and safari lodges and camps, i.e. we organize for hotel bookings, car-hire, transport and ... MORE>>
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ONLINE GALLERY |
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