Bert and I start early. Our target: the south ridge (S-Grat) on Chöpfenberg (1894m). It’s just the two of us, so he fires up his Porsche to take us to Schwändital where we park. Between all the 4-wheel-drives and converted camper vans parked here, in this rugged camping area, the Porsche looks somewhat… erm… incongruous… …
How to climb Ras Dashen – Ethiopia’s highest peak
The climb to Ras Dashen is perhaps one of the most anticlimactic climbs I’ve had on African peaks. The final day’s climb is on goat and animal tracks. Sticky mud when wet. Ending abruptly on a flat, rocky, uninspiring outcrop. A single concrete block on top marks the highest point in Ethiopia. And the views …
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