How boredom pushed prisoner to escape, climb Mt KenyaSunrise on Mount Kenya from Shipton Camp. Then one morning he glimpsed a tremendous mountain through the clouds – Mt Kenya, the second-highest peak in Africa. All this was good news for Benuzzi, as every task between him and Mt Kenya was a creative challenge. Tin label as map Benuzzi’s sketches of Mt Kenya plus a tin can label with a picture of the mountain served as maps. “But I can at least bear witness to the difference between my mental state in the years ‘before Mt Kenya’ and those years ‘after Mt Kenya’, when I was busy writing these lines.” By Lench’s criteria, the Mt Kenya climb was the perfect long-term boredom fix – not because it was epic, but because it was deeply personal.

Source: Standard Digital April 26, 2020 08:26 UTC