So, he hatched a plan that would become one of the purest adventure tales in history: break out of camp, climb Mt Kenya, and break back in again. Bonkers? Absolutely. Dangerous? Insanely so.

Aerial view of Mt. Kenya 5.It is difficult to climb As much as Mount Kenya is smaller than Mount Kilimanjaro, it is considered more difficult climb. The mountain has complex terrain that requires ...

At 5,199 m, Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa. It is an ancient extinct volcano, which during its period of activity (3.1-2.6 million years ago) is thought to have risen to 6,500 m.