Mt. Stanley is an unconventional climb and remains largely unexplored, even though its Africa’s 3rd highest peak. Reaching the summit will be a sight for sore eyes. Along the way up, we go through stunning jungles, lakes, bogs and glaciers, finally watching the sunset from above the clouds.
The Rwenzoris are also known as the Mountains of the Moon, they lie on the border of Uganda and Congo. The highest point in the Rwenzoris (and the third highest point in Africa) is Margherita Peak (5109m) on Mt Stanley. A steep difficult climb that although lower than Kilimanjaro provides a much sterner test of a climb.
If you have caught the mountain bug on Kilimanjaro or Toubkal and looking for your next challenge then look no more. Mt. Stanley offers a more challenging climb in an area that is untouched from the commercial crowd and allows you the opportunity to gain more climbing experience in a more remote setting.
Once you’ve successfully completed this climb, you will have gained the necessary experience to climb on Island Peak, Gran Paradiso, and Stok Kangri.
The beauty of this mountain is that you pass through many eco systems and different terrains that will keep you in awe throughout the climb. You will start off by hiking through the jungle where you might be fortunate enough to come across some wildlife. You will then start passing through some stunning lakes and bogs and the higher up you go, the more rocky it becomes. At the end, you will get to enjoy some glaciers and snowy scenery till the summit before you head back down.
The weather on the mountain is a bit tricky as it is rainy almost all year round, and even though June is considered one of the “dryer” months, it is still difficult to predict. Mountains always tend to surprise us so just keep this in mind while packing. June to August is generally the peak season for climbing mount stanley as these are the driest months of the year with warmer temperatures. Autumn and Spring are the monsoon season on the Rwenzori mountains and are not recommended for climbing. Winter months are considered good months to visit this area as they are between both monsoon seasons so they are slightly drier but it tends to get really cold at night so keep that in mind.
Three meals a day are cooked on the mountain by your very own cook and special diets are catered for. All meals include the required nutrients to give you the right amount of energy for such a climb and they are super delicious too!
On this climb, your accommodation will be in mountain huts in the each of the camps you will be reaching on a daily basis.
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$2,750