Comments on: The Toughest Footrace in Africa http://www.27months.com/2009/02/the-toughest-footrace-in-africa/ Cameroon from a technologist's point of view Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:21:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Matt http://www.27months.com/2009/02/the-toughest-footrace-in-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-11900 Matt Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:16:42 +0000 http://www.27months.com/?p=693#comment-11900 Looks like you met Keith and Jeremy - I stayed with Keith in Calabar for about 2 weeks right after I last saw you. Looks like you met Keith and Jeremy – I stayed with Keith in Calabar for about 2 weeks right after I last saw you.

]]> By: billz http://www.27months.com/2009/02/the-toughest-footrace-in-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-9959 billz Sat, 28 Feb 2009 10:03:09 +0000 http://www.27months.com/?p=693#comment-9959 @BamendaBabe, you should, it's a perfectly doable climb. Most groups prefer the 3-day trip which descends down a more gradual & scenic route from the summit. You'll sleep in Hut 2 on the way up and Mann Spring Hut on the way down, so none of this business of running up and down in a day. Guinness stopped sponsoring the event years ago, but the route is still popularly known as the "Guinness trail". Are nchang shoes made in Nigeria? I hadn't considered that. Most people call them Chinese here, since just about everything else in the market is from China. ;) @BamendaBabe, you should, it’s a perfectly doable climb. Most groups prefer the 3-day trip which descends down a more gradual & scenic route from the summit. You’ll sleep in Hut 2 on the way up and Mann Spring Hut on the way down, so none of this business of running up and down in a day.

Guinness stopped sponsoring the event years ago, but the route is still popularly known as the “Guinness trail”.

Are nchang shoes made in Nigeria? I hadn’t considered that. Most people call them Chinese here, since just about everything else in the market is from China. ;)

]]> By: BamendaBabe http://www.27months.com/2009/02/the-toughest-footrace-in-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-9756 BamendaBabe Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:13:47 +0000 http://www.27months.com/?p=693#comment-9756 BamendaBabe is BACK! I want to climb the mountain. So I hereby set it down as a goal for my life. To climb Mt Fako. One day, one day, I go climb da mountain. Do you think I'd need to train for that? I suspect maybe I'd need some preparation, but I ought to be able to climb, maybe do it in stages and camp at the Huts, if necessary.... How come the race isn't called "Guinness Mt Cameroon Race" anymore? I miss my "nchang shoes" I used to wear to school. They were so perfect. Durable. Good for all weather. Easy to wash. Special thanks to the Nigerian plastics industry. :) BamendaBabe is BACK! I want to climb the mountain. So I hereby set it down as a goal for my life. To climb Mt Fako. One day, one day, I go climb da mountain. Do you think I’d need to train for that? I suspect maybe I’d need some preparation, but I ought to be able to climb, maybe do it in stages and camp at the Huts, if necessary….

How come the race isn’t called “Guinness Mt Cameroon Race” anymore?

I miss my “nchang shoes” I used to wear to school. They were so perfect. Durable. Good for all weather. Easy to wash. Special thanks to the Nigerian plastics industry. :)

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