Sabyinyo: a 3 a.m. start and a notorious trail

On 16 November 2024 I woke up at 3 a.m. to hike Sabyinyo, one of the volcanoes in Rwanda’s north. The guide’s briefing included a warning about a stretch of trail famous for good reasons. Pyrethrum fields, a stone wall, bamboo, mud and buffalo country followed.

I wrote the whole story, including the smoothie that saved me, on my blog.