Mount Cameroon is the highest mountain in West Africa, rising more or less straight from the coast through tropical rainforest to a bare summit which is cold and windy and occasionally brushed with snow. It is not dormant and sent lava flowing down almost to the sea only few years. Although it is so close to the sea it can rarely be seen from the coast as clouds gather round its lower slopes and Debuncha at its southwest corner is reputed to be the second wettest place in the world. The climb is usually started from Buea at around 1000m where the compulsory guide and the very necessary porters can be obtained from the Mount Cameroon Ecotourism Organisation Office. There is no water on the mountain above the forest so large amounts must be carried, needed lower down to replace the sweat lost by a hot and humid climb through the forest and higher up to counteract the threat of altitude problems.
Mount Cameroon (4.095m).
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