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Q&A: ADVENTURE GUIDE Tackling Mount Kenya

An ancient extinct volcano and the second-highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kenya borders the Equator while miraculously supporting no less than 12 glaciers, myriad mountain lakes and bristling carpets of diverse alpine forestry.

Hiking, caving and camping await visitors to Mount Kenya National Park, the 820sqmile UNESCO World Heritage Site that surrounds

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