Kilimanjaro Via the Marangu Route: "Tourist Route" My Ass

I needed a break. I needed "e; an off-the-wall dalliance An all-boys' adventure in a faraway land.

An adventure far away from telephones and faxes and lawyers.

An adventure with an abundance of humor, serious physical exertion, and danger nominally short of life-threatening."e; After a little research and a few phone calls, I decided that a climb to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, with four friends, via the "e;Tourist Route"e;, would fit the bill.In this book, the author tell the story of the climb-four days up, and two days down-with a humorous yet sensitive slant, describing the perils of altitude, the vicissitudes of Mother Nature, the enjoyment of multi-generational and multi-ethnic collaboration, the travails of disappointment, and the exhilaration of success. And where it suits his fancy-and does no harm to accuracy-he embellishes an observation or encounter to illuminate the pure joy of the experience.

After all, it was about good fun, and the telling of it should be too.