Ruwenzori Mist: Climbing Africa's Mountains of the Moon

By Lofty U. Dalag

The Ruwenzori Mountains have always inspired myth, wonder, and an unshakeable sense of the unknown. Rising in mist-filled silence along the Uganda-DRC border, they remain one of the few places on Earth where equatorial forests give way to snow, where giant lobelias stand like guardians of an ancient world, and where glaciers carve paths across Africa's high-altitude sky.
Ruwenzori Mist: Climbing Africa's Mountains of the Moon is a sweeping first-person narrative of a transformative trekking journey through this extraordinary landscape.
Beginning in the humid lowland forests, the narrator gradually ascends through distinct ecological zones-towering bamboo stands, heather-covered moorlands, surreal Afro-alpine meadows, and finally the frozen ridges and glaciers of the high peaks. Each chapter reveals both the physical rigor and the emotional depth of the climb: battling thin air, navigating crevasses, confronting fear, and discovering unexpected reservoirs of endurance.
Yet this book is more than a mountain adventure. It is a reflection on the delicate balance of the Ruwenzori ecosystem, the cultural richness of the communities that live around the mountains, and the wisdom of the local guides whose expertise anchors each step. The narrative weaves danger, beauty, introspection, and triumph into a vivid portrait of one of Africa's most iconic trekking frontiers.
With its blend of storytelling, adventure insight, ecological awareness, and human connection, Ruwenzori Mist will appeal to hikers, climbers, travelers, environmental enthusiasts, and readers who seek thoughtful narratives set in the world's wildest places.
This is a journey through altitude and emotion-through mist and ice-into the heart of the Mountains of the Moon.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G4R4R1NR
• ISBN13: 9798276969947
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"