Feeling the altitude we made slow progress to the summit. We finally emerged from the thick vegetation to a relatively straight forward final ascent to the summit, which was characterised by a lot of loose rock and fine volanic ash.

The summit does unfortunately have a huge Radio/TV antenna on top, but the views were amazing.

We had fantastic views of Muhabura, which is an extinct volcano on the border between Rwanda and Uganda.

At 4,127 m, Muhabura is the third highest of the eight major mountains of the mountain range, which is a part of the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. Muhabura lies partly in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda and partly in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda.

Josh on the way to the summit

Great view of Muhabura

Josh and Bosco just below summit of Karasimbi (Radio/TV tower in the background)