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Travel log

Mount Kenya, Lenena

After ten negative stories we heard about the Kenyans and Nairobi, the tension we experienced at the border crossing was further enhanced by the attitude of the officials. The border police who learned we were Turkish kept us waiting for half an hour. Our passports are on the table table. The files come out of the three-door gates and we are finally convinced that we are climbers, not agents, and we can barely pass from the border. Nairobi After 3 hours, we reach Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi. Kenya is an… Read More

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Mont Blanc

Important note! : Regarding Mont Blanc Mountain; – Transportation to the area, – Detailed information on the starting point of the climb of Chamonix Village, – Accommodation, – Guide to Mont Blanc climbing, -You can find it on the link in the Chamonix Township post. http://outdoors-with-cenkertekin.com/chamonix-village/ -The first step in climbing Mont Blanc is reaching St Gervais with a 40 minutes train ride from Chamonix Town. The train price 4.5 euros. This journey can also be done by bus. -From St Gervais, a 40 minutes ‘Tramway Du Mont Blanc’ takes you to… Read More

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Kilimanjaro

-Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, which we sponsored by United Colors of Benetton, constituted the most important part of our 22-day African tour. -The team consisting of five people, Cenk Ertekin, cameraman Aliço Güzelbeyoğlu, Dr. Tunç Tiryaki, Mimar Sinan University Mountaineering Club members Ziya Çobanoğlu and Cenk Sağman. Transportation -With a flight from Istanbul to Muscat and Bahrain, Tanzania’s most advanced city, Dar Es Salaam, is reached. It took us 1.5 days to reach Tanzania on these terms. -In the years when we made our climb, there was no airport at the… Read More