Kilimanjaro Via the Marangu Route

I needed a break. I needed .an off-the-wall dalliance. An all-boys' adventure in a faraway land. An adventure far away from telephones and faxes and lawyers. An adventure with an abundance of humor serious physical exertion and danger nominally short of life-threatening. After a little research and a few phone calls I decided that a climb to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania with four friends via the Tourist Route would fit the bill.</p>In this book the author tell the story of the climb-four days up and two days down-with a humorous yet sensitive slant describing the perils of altitude the vicissitudes of Mother Nature the enjoyment of multi-generational and multi-ethnic collaboration the travails of disappointment and the exhilaration of success. And where it suits his fancy-and does no harm to accuracy-he embellishes an observation or encounter to illuminate the pure joy of the experience. After all it was about good fun and the telling of it should be too.</p>