During WWII, Felice Benuzzi escaped a British prison camp and climbed to this mountain's Lenana Peak, a trip he detailed in h
During WWII, Felice Benuzzi escaped a British prison camp and climbed to this mountain's Lenana Peak, a trip he detailed in his book "No Picnic" on this mountain. The home of the Lewis glacier, it is located east of the Aberdare Range. The Teleki Valley is located in this mountain's vicinity, and its prominent peaks include Point Lenana as well as Nelion and Batian. This mountain is the source of the (*) Tana River, the longest in the country where it is located, and it was first ascended in 1899 by Halford John Mackinder. The deity Ngai is thought to live on this mountain, which is called "Kirinyaga" by the locals. Those people, the Kikuyu, are discussed in an anthropological text titled "Facing" this mountain that was written by Jomo Kenyatta. For 10 points, name this second-highest mountain in Africa that shares its name with the country where it is located.
During WWII, Felice Benuzzi escaped a British prison camp and climbed to this mountain's Lenana Peak, a trip he detailed in his book "No Picnic" on this mountain.
Mount Kenya [accept Kirinyaga before it is read; accept Mountain of Whiteness]