Offers an account of a journey on foot from the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro to the Indian Ocean. This work offers us a view of East Africa, and how it once was before the incursion of European civilisation, before the balance of its primal wilderness was destroyed.
This is a remarkable account of a thrilling journey on foot from the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro to the Indian Ocean. Rick Ridgeway, one of the world's foremost mountaineers and adventurers, offers us a rare view of East Africa as it is today, and how it once was before the incursion of European civilisation, before the balance of its primal wilderness was destroyed.
'An enlightened look at a popular part of Africa and a truly splendid read ... Ridgeway has balanced the excitement of a good story with a wide range of historical and literary references'
