No Picnic on Mount Kenya

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He writes with an engaging panache. I especially enjoyed the sections after he and his two companions make their break from camp and spend a number of days fighting their way toward the mountain in difficult terrain. Details of the sights, the major and minor annoyances of the trek, the quirks of his companions, and heady passages describing the lush scenery abound. No Picnic on Mount Kenya is the story of Benuzzi's adventure. Along with two fellow POWs, Benuzzi went on a seventeen-day trip that reads like the very essence of adventure. He begins with explaining how he happened to come up with the idea, then all the plans that were made (the fact that he, despite being a PoW, actually managed to gather or improvise all the equipment for the expedition, amazed me. That ingenuity and resourcefulness was fascinating). Mount Kenya route map showing Burguret on the left (west) side of the mountain and Highland Castle and Shiptons Camp, and the descent down the Chogoria route on the south east side. Recounting his initial glimpse of the mountain, the reader understands how completely he falls under its spell:

We have our own license to operate tours in Kenya and are a fully bonded, insured and registered tour operator Benuzzi explains his story, detailing his life in the camp, the boredom and monotony, and the need for a goal - an achievement - something to plan and prepare for. As an amateur mountaineer he knew a little, but perhaps not enough to know all the difficulties in carryout the trip he planned.

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We offer high standard authentic adventures on Mount Kenya with a personal service and lots of experience to offer. The Ascent is a 1994 American war adventure film directed by Donald Shebib. [1] The film is an adaptation of a memoir by a then Italian prisoner of war in 1942 British East Africa who challenges his English captor in a climb of Mount Kenya. A rediscovered mountaineering classic and t he extraordinary true story of a daring escape up Mount Kenya by three prisoners of war. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2022-12-28 16:01:24 Autocrop_version 0.0.14_books-20220331-0.2 Bookplateleaf 0006 Boxid IA40800308 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdiscabled External-identifier

Felice Benuzzi was in the Italian Colonial Service in Addis Ababa from 1938 until he was rounded up with other Italian civilian population in 1941. He was declared a prisoner of war, brought to Kenya and imprisoned in 354 PoW Camp, administered by the British at Nanyuki, near Mt Kenya. In the shadow of Mount Kenya, surrounded by the forests and creatures of the savannah, life drags interminably for the inmates of POW Camp 354, captured in Africa during World War II. Confined to an endless cycle of boredom and frustration, one prisoner, Felice Benuzzi, realizes he can bear it no longer. When the clouds covering Mount Kenya part one morning to reveal its towering peaks for the first time, Benuzzi is transfixed. The tedium of camp life is broken by the beginnings of a sudden idea, an outrageous, dangerous, brilliant idea. Benuzzi who had some experience mountaineering in the Alps in Europe then started to plot an adventurous escape and climb to the summit of Mount Kenya. He persuades a couple of fellow prisoners, Dr Giovanni Balletto and Enzo Barsotti, to join him on this crazy mission, and over a period of several months, they start to collect the equipment and supplies needed. Obviously, the resources in a prisoner of war camp are limited and climbing equipment is not readily at hand, so they had to be inventive, including making their own crampons: Despite being on the equator Mount Kenya had glaciers that would need to be navigated! The descent on the Chogoria is spectacular but it is also longer than the other routes. It's a steady descent and the path becomes much easier as you get lower. Nithi Camp - and Shiptons Camp - are both lovely places to stay and they have facilities like toilets and a hut. Highland Castle to Shiptons Camp at 4235m, a hike of about 6 hours over 10 kilometres and passing over the 4600 metre Hausberg Col through moorland and high alpine desert with marvellous scenery of volcanic peaks, beautiful tarns and high glaciers around. Shiptons Camp can be busy with other trekkers, but it is in a very scenic spot. Drive 15 kms to the Gathiuri Forest in one hour and start the trek to Giant Bamboo Camp at 2600m (10 kms, about 4 hours) through montane forest, hagenia and giant bamboo. Elephant and buffalo are prevalent here.Rientrati al campo, vennero puniti ma la loro pena, 28 giorni di reclusione, venne commutata in soli 7 per l’apprezzamento da parte dell’ufficiale inglese responsabile del campo per il loro exploit sportivo.

The history of mountaineering can hardly present a parallel to this mad but thrilling escapade" - Saturday Review You can climb any time of the year in theory but best to avoid the long rains in April and May when there will be afternoon rain and potentially a lot of snow on the high slopes. A really good time would be January and February and then in the months from July to September, before the short rains in October. November can still be a bit wet and December is once again good weather. a b c d e Weisberg, Sam (16 October 2013). "Sung Antiheroes: An Interview with "Goin' Down the Road" Director Donald Shebib". Hidden Films . Retrieved 13 June 2020. Mountain Staff Tips paid in local currency to main guide for distribution in Chogoria after the climbFree Press Television, Radio Guide". Detroit Free Press. November 2, 1953. p.41. Robert Montgomery presents "No Picnic On Mount Kenya," a drama of three Italian POW's who escape from a prison camp in Africa No Picnic on Mount Kenya ( Italian: Fuga sul Kenya) by Felice Benuzzi is a mountaineering classic recounting the 1943 attempt of three escaped Italian prisoners of war to reach the summit of Mount Kenya. [1] [2] It was first published in 1946 in English and 1947 in Italian. [3] [4] The 1994 film The Ascent is based on this book. When most people think of Kenya, they picture a sprawling savannah stuffed to the brim with zebra and lions. However, Kenya is surprisingly diverse. Mombasa, Kenya’s second largest city is much easier to navigate than the mighty Nairobi. Although much of the city itself seems to be falling apart, just off the coast life flourishes. For the best marine national parks try to dive or snorkel around Watamu and Malindi or the island of Wasini. The coastal island that stretch northwards are well wort a visit. Beaches and marine life aside, these islands also house archeological ruins of all kinds. There are mosques forts and tombs to be discovered. If wandering around in this region, do take care to dress conservatively, as the coast is predominately Muslim. This image of Mount Kenya on an Oxo tin provided the three escapees with information on the unseen south face of the mountain. [1] The Ascent was shot entirely on location in Kenya. [8] Njeri Karago "had a place" near the main location. [2]