6 REASONS WHY CLIMBING Mt. MERU SHOULD BE ON YOUR “BUCKET LIST”, AND 1 REASON WHY IT NEVER WILL
It’s 6am, 3 degrees south of the equator, and the sub-zero winds
are beating hard. Tired, broken, and exhausted, I glimpse as the first orange rays of sun wash the peak of the mighty Kilimanjaro. I then slump breathless against a frozen rock crevice and pass out for 10 minutes.
Welcome to Mount Meru, voted as the most rewarding and scenic climb in Africa. While I don’t know much about that research, what I do know is that ascending Mt. Meru is the most beautiful climbing trek I’ve done in my life. Yeah, that simple. I also know that despite the above titles, almost no one will follow. Below are all the reasons why you should (and why you’ll never).
