Granite Rock ‘Ruoth’ in Abim offers Uganda’s best Climbing – The Ruth rock nicknamed ‘Chief’, is called one of Uganda’s most impressive rock features with some of the best climbing found in Uganda. Though climbed by only a few frontiers with the first found record in 1957.
Yosemite-esque scale
What looked like a few hundred metres just kept going and going, and it became apparent that the scale of this thing was HUGE. When we finally made it to the edge of the jungle, a blank, terrifying, ever-steepening slab of black granite reared up into the sky in front of us taking on a Yosemite-esque scale. We estimated the the vertical height of the face must be 400m at least, the actual route length likely much more. And there was a crack system, for a couple of pitches at least! I was excited, but a little apprehensive; we had found what we come to look for, but was it too much?
Amyel-route
Amyel-route, has several (5 or 6) ascents and is therefore something of a classic by Ugandan standards. Amyel is an easy, 6 (ish) pitch route up a beautiful tower on mostly excellent rock. There is only one route on the wall and the potential is incredible. The local kids took us to the base and told us about how they used to use the route to hide from the LRA, hearing these kind of stories from people is always a humbling experience. The route was probably the best quality I have ever done in Uganda and went perfectly smooth apart from being terrorised by marabou storks birds.
Moroto visit doesn’t disappoint – Hiking and sundowning in the mountain is a unique way of learning about the peoples of northeastern Uganda, from its highlands to the vast plains below.
We are celebrating that our ‘Ateker Documentary’ has won the price ‘The Best Documentary of ‘AMAA-StarTimes Online Short Film Festival’. The festival celebrates the best ‘shorts’ from all over Africa.
We just returned from mapping a trail through Kenya’s West-Pokot County. The trail is meant for the Warrior Nomad Trail initiative to guide travelers through East Africa’s least travelled areas. West-Pokot is located across the borders of Uganda’s Karamoja sub-region. It’s easy accessible by road from Amudat District. The main attractions are Mount Mtelo, Lake …
Staying safe off-the-beaten-path in East Africa’s most remote areas comes with a responsibility. Karamoja Tourism Academy therefore hosted an introduction to First Aid training for Adventure Tourism Guides by our project colleagues of UG-Motobike and facilitated by Safety Council Uganda.
Granite Rock ‘Ruoth’ in Abim offers Uganda’s best Climbing
Granite Rock ‘Ruoth’ in Abim offers Uganda’s best Climbing – The Ruth rock nicknamed ‘Chief’, is called one of Uganda’s most impressive rock features with some of the best climbing found in Uganda. Though climbed by only a few frontiers with the first found record in 1957.
Yosemite-esque scale
What looked like a few hundred metres just kept going and going, and it became apparent that the scale of this thing was HUGE. When we finally made it to the edge of the jungle, a blank, terrifying, ever-steepening slab of black granite reared up into the sky in front of us taking on a Yosemite-esque scale. We estimated the the vertical height of the face must be 400m at least, the actual route length likely much more. And there was a crack system, for a couple of pitches at least! I was excited, but a little apprehensive; we had found what we come to look for, but was it too much?
Amyel-route
Amyel-route, has several (5 or 6) ascents and is therefore something of a classic by Ugandan standards. Amyel is an easy, 6 (ish) pitch route up a beautiful tower on mostly excellent rock. There is only one route on the wall and the potential is incredible. The local kids took us to the base and told us about how they used to use the route to hide from the LRA, hearing these kind of stories from people is always a humbling experience. The route was probably the best quality I have ever done in Uganda and went perfectly smooth apart from being terrorised by marabou storks birds.
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