The history of Africa’s second-highest peak culminates in the incredible 1943 ascent by escaped prisoners of war using handmade gear and a map sketched on a can of food.
At 5,199m, Mount Kenya is second only to Kilimanjaro (5,895m) among the African giants. It lies just south of the equator, about 150km north-northeast of the capital Nairobi, and gave Kenya its name.
Summit of Mount Kenya. Photo: Wikipedia
