Mount Stanley — Local services in Ruwenzori

The Rwenzori mountains are the most technical mountaineering destination in Africa involving use of technical climbing equipment such as crampons, ice axes, harness, climbing ropes, ice screws, helmets, carabinas, Jumars/Ascenders. Expect climbing steep sections on ropes, abseiling down steep sections and trekking across open crevices, rocks, etc. Generally trekking in the Rwenzori mountains is always an exhilarating experience from the beauty,the beautiful valleys and vegetation, the boggy sections, the numerous streams flowing and the snow capped peaks high up, sights if the endemic three horned Jackson's chameleons, the red duikers, the green tropical rainforest, beautiful sunrises and sunsets, the snow, etc Despite the gate or trail you use to access the Rwenzori mountains, you will enjoy nature to the fullest as the Rwenzori mountains are very...

The mountain is spectaculair and the area around even more. The climb to the top is very fisically challenging but rewarding. We were very trained on beforehand but still suffered. Make sure you can lift your own weight on your arms multiple times so you can climb up. SAFETY: guides do not ware helmets even with the high risk of falling rocks. This brings you in danger!!! If they get an injury you will need to take risks to evacuate them and your life gets in danger! Or at least you miss an essential guide for safe decent. DEMAND your guide to ware a helmet!!! SAFETY 2: guides do not keep enough distance on fixed ropes, when they slip (and they both did with us) they will hit you and through you off the mountain with great injuries. Summary. Great mountain, fisically challenging, discuss safety on beforehand to make sure...

This is one of the best mountains in the world you can do if you love changing biomes throughout the trek, this makes Uganda very very unique. You start in lush rain forest and it goes slowly to bog and alpine terrain, the last part is over gracier. Its a shame that the glacier will be gone in a few years. You WILL NEED GAITERS!! The guides will provide the necessary climbing equipment and necessary safety for “wild animals”. Overal one of the best 5k mountains we ever did, especially thanks to the...