Mountain climbing holidays: Mont Blanc, Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro A week under a palm tree doing nothing? Very last century – unless you’re recovering from a trip down the Congo or a trek across the ...

At 5,199 m, Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa. It is an ancient extinct volcano, which during its period of activity (3.1-2.6 million years ago) is thought to have risen to 6,500 m.

This paper discusses the concept and some results of applied research for sustainable resource development on the northwest slopes of Mt. Kenya. Studies are being carried out on three scales (regional ...