Hike up Kilimambogo

A vehicle passing throuhg the Ol-Donyo Sabuk-Kilimambogo road bridge that locals say have become safe haven for killers to dump people they have killed to Athi river beneath it. [File, Standard]

To hiking enthusiasts, tackling any mountain is energy-sapping. Yet, most of them derive some adrenalin kick during such hikes. A few weeks ago, we set off for an adventure to the eastern part of Kenya. Another mountain lay on our way – Kilimambogo, the conical mountain 65 kilometres north of Nairobi and 15 kilometres from Thika. The plan was to get to Kilimambogo in the early hours of the afternoon, take some rest and attempt a hike later on in the afternoon. Such plans though, were better said than done.