The Lewis Glacier once covered one of Mount Kenya's slopes. The imposing mass of ice visible in archive photos has now been ...

A guide ascends a mountain trail at the Mount Kenya National Park, flanked by Helichrysum plants which are commonly referred ...

Mount Kenya's glaciers melting away Charles Kibaki Muchiri traced the water trickling across the surface of the Lewis Glacier with his fingers, illustrating how quickly climate change is melting the ...

Mount Kenya, the country's tallest peak and a major tourist attraction, is rapidly losing its snow and glaciers. Scientists warn the mountain could be completely ice-free by 2030, a grim forecast as ...

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Professional mountaineer guide Charles Kibaki Muchiri, 50, observes the landscape while seated at the melting foot of Lewis Glacier near the summit of Mount Kenya. (AFP photo) The imposing mass of ...

The Lewis Glacier once covered one of Mount Kenya's slopes. The imposing mass of ice visible in archive photos has now been reduced to just two blocks -- the biggest only a few dozen metres wide.