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- July 2, 1967. Mt [Mount] Kenya.
After a clear, freezing night we left the car about
7 under brilliant sun + walked steadily up hill winding
up at Hook Tarn at 10 o'clock, elevation 13,400' [feet]. The list
of birds + mammals seen is given on the opposed page.
The mountain was in full view + most impressive, until
about 11 o'clock when the clouds rolled up out of the valley
below + gathered around the peak. This was the signal to start
back for the car. - a distance of 5-6 miles. Just after we
got there a few drops of rain fell, and as we started
down the mountain we were hit by a deluge that made
travel most difficult. We safely negotiated all but one
of the wet spots but here we became properly stuck.
There was nothing to which we could attach our winch
cable [illegible word crossed out]. In the pouring rain we dug a hole in the
moor + buried our spare tire with the cable fastened
to it. This worked well + we pulled ourselves out
after a delay of about 45 minutes. We were in 4 wheel
drive the whole way down with each steep pitch
an "almost didn't make it" because of the greasy surface
Arrived in Nairobi about 20:00 hrs. [hours]
The PhD thesis of Dr Malcolm James Coe of Nairobi Uni [University]
(The Royal College) was on the ecology of the Alpine zone of Mt [Mount] Kenya
This was proposed as a book published this year by Jenk[?]. The
following notes are from the thesis.
Height 17,058' [feet] eroded down from an original height
of about 23,000' [feet]
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