{"id":220,"date":"2016-12-14T17:05:26","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T16:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/childreninthecloud.org\/?p=220"},"modified":"2021-06-24T09:00:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T07:00:38","slug":"ras-dashen-the-roof-of-africa-at-4550m-altitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/childreninthecloud.org\/en\/ras-dashen-le-toit-de-lafrique-a-4550m-daltitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Ras Dashen - the roof of Africa at 4550m altitude"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On top of Ras Dashen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

(Note: a much more comprehensive article has been written on theascent of Ras Dashen<\/a>.)<\/em> We'd been eyeing it ever since our first trek in Simien, in November 2015 with the agency Allibert Trekking<\/strong>where it wasn't on our itinerary. So we decided to round off our October 2016 trip by climbing the Ras Dashen<\/strong>Ethiopia's highest peak, the 4th highest on the African continent. Not a difficult climb, but physically demanding.<\/p>\n

First of all, you have to get to theAmbico<\/strong> (3200m altitude). Starting from Sona, it's a good 7 hours' walk, alternating between ascents and descents. But the scenery and paths are, as usual, magnificent. We pass through the small town of Chiro Laba<\/strong>This is the terminus of the track that crosses the Simien massif from Debark, and from where we set off again the following day, after climbing Ras Dashen.<\/p>\n

The next day, we set off at 4am for a climb of around 1,400m, which we completed in 6 hours. The paths and tracks are easy, sometimes a little steep. Only the final section is tougher, with a climb of around 50m, which is easy but makes for a fine finish to the ascent! The view from the top is magnificent, and rewards us for having made the effort to take the drone up!<\/p>\n