We reached a ledge where we could rest and have a picnic ¾s of the way up the formidable 3,000 ft high (over 1,000m) Western Breach. The Breach is the steepest and hardest non-technical route up Mount Kilimanjaro. Even though it is hard to breathe (there is nearly half the ...
My son Laurence, his cousin Christopher, and I are about to embark on a journey. Traveling for several days from one point to another, with a specific aim in mind, is deep rooted in human culture. Most, although not all, of us aspire to at least one such adventure in ...
As we climb, sucking in air, we are all intensely aware that this place, like the depths of the ocean or the moon, can never be our home.
