Mont Bengoué (3,510ft/1070m), highpoint of Gabon Dec 29, 2022 Eric and Serge Dec 26 fly to Libreville Dec 27 get Cameroon visa, drive to Ovan Dec 28 drive to Boca Boca, secure permission from chief Dec 29 climb Bengoué, drive to Ovan Dec 30 drive to Libreville Dec 31 fly… Continue reading
Mount Cameroon (13,255ft/4040m), highest mountain in Cameroon Dec 24-25, 2022 Eric and Serge Serge and I had just finished climbing Chappal Waddi, the Nigeria highpint, from the Cameroon side. Our next and final objective in Cameroon would be Mt Cameroon, the highest peak in the country. I had been eyeing… Continue reading
Chappal Waddi (7,936ft/2419m), Highpoint of Nigeria Dec 22, 2022 Eric and Serge Serge and were in Cameroon climbing country highpoints and had just finished climbing the highpoint of Central African Republic on the border near Ngaoui village. Next on the agenda was Chappal Waddi, the Nigeria highpoint. Chappal Waddi… Continue reading
Mont Ngaoui (4,626ft/1410m) Highest peak in Central African Republic Dec 20, 2022 Eric and Serge Serge and I had been waiting in N’djamena, Chad for the past week for final authorization to climb some peaks there. By Thursday evening we were starting to lose hope. We needed six signatures on… Continue reading
Brown Mtn (7,340ft) and Mt McLoughlin Attempt (to 8,200ft) Dec 3-4, 2022 Eric and Matthew We wanted to meet up to do a weekend trip to test out some new gear, but unfortunately flying anywhere wasn’t an option this time. Matthew lives in San Jose, CA and I’m in Seattle,… Continue reading