Guide to the Rwenzori: Mountains of the Moon - Hardcover

Osmaston, Henry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0951803964 ISBN 13: 9780951803967

Publisher: Henry Osmaston, 2006

Synopsis

This thoroughly updated 2nd edition of the treasured 1972 ‘Guide to the Ruwenzori’ has been out of stock for years, but is now available again. The compact guidebook is much more than a trekking and climbing guide to the remote Rwenzori mountain range in Uganda. As well as chapters on the climbing peaks and walking routes, the 290 pages cover a detailed history of its exploration, natural history and people, and include 11 Maps, 17 Figures, 48 colour and 23 b&w Plates. Stephen Venables, President of the Alpine Club writes: “One of the best mountain adventures of my life was a trip in 1987 to climb Margherita, the highest point of the Ruwenzori. I found the Mountains of the Moon utterly enchanting: the luxuriant giant heather forest, the ancient rock shelters, Bigo Bog, Lake Kitandara, and the surreal feathered rime mushrooms of the summits themselves. It was all fantastic. Like the famous explorers Tilman and Shipton, we climbed Margherita in a white-out; unlike them, we had the benefit of the 1972 Osmaston/Pasteur guidebook to help us navigate. The book was a classic, packed with precise information, but also eclectic, discursive and scholarly, a true labour of love, by real experts. But the glaciers have receded drastically over the last thirty years and the high summits are now very different. How timely to record those changes in this magnificent new edition in time for the centenary of Margherita's first ascent.”

Edition details

• Publisher: Henry Osmaston
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0951803964
• ISBN 13: 9780951803967
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 336