25 km, 1200 m ascent, 5 L water per person, 9.5 hrs
Our longest day out yet, setting out at 5:30 am to get to the ridge between the Menzi and the Chirwe river valleys.
No detailed maps, no guide books; just photos from walks around the western side of the Menzi valley, Google Earth to look for any paths and download them into the Garmin.
The high plateau before the ridge: As ever it is a surprise to find ‘nearly level’ grazing this high up.
A brief diversion to over look Nyangani
Menzi ridge top section
The very start of the Menzi ridge looking north east
Along the ridge
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Heidi having a look over the edge -
Views down to Menzi – looking approx north east
Views across to Chirwe – looking south east
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Mumunzi -
Mumunzi
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South west to Nyangani -
My ‘drone’ shots over the pending ridge; actually taken from the top of ‘the steep section’. One of the pitfalls adventures inherent in ‘navigating by Google Earth’! (There is one more to come as we walk out.)
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‘Nutty’ (Frida Kahlo)
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Eastern Highlander 