On the 29th of December we headed out to climb Mt. Longonot to practice for the Kilimanjaro climb. By now Mom, Sophia, and Ali had left for Dubai so it was only Gulnar Masi, Kiyan, Sameer, and Kamal (my aunt and cousins).
The mountain is between 7 and 8 thousand feet above sea level. It took an hour to get there and an hour and a half to climb it. It’s actually a volcano. About halfway up I started to struggle and had to take several breaks because of the altitude and the heat. It was worth it though because at the top you have a view of the vast land surrounding it and Lake Naivasha in the distance. Plus you can see the inside of the crater, which is small enough that you can see the entire thing but large enough that the last place you would want to be is in it!
Kiyan and I ran down most of the way – I’m really not sure how much dust I swallowed but my clothes were filthy by the time I got down.
Apparently the scree of Kilimanjaro is 5 or 6 times Mt. Longonot.
The mountain is between 7 and 8 thousand feet above sea level. It took an hour to get there and an hour and a half to climb it. It’s actually a volcano. About halfway up I started to struggle and had to take several breaks because of the altitude and the heat. It was worth it though because at the top you have a view of the vast land surrounding it and Lake Naivasha in the distance. Plus you can see the inside of the crater, which is small enough that you can see the entire thing but large enough that the last place you would want to be is in it!
Kiyan and I ran down most of the way – I’m really not sure how much dust I swallowed but my clothes were filthy by the time I got down.
Apparently the scree of Kilimanjaro is 5 or 6 times Mt. Longonot.
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