Monthly Archives: May 2016

Climbing Lion Mountain

Well, after having climbed Corps de Garde and Le Pouce Mountain respectively, and maintaining our fortnightly mountain-climbing activity, this weekend our target was Lion Mountain. Found in the district of Grand Port, this mountain is quite famous by its appearance, taking the shape of a sitting Lion. And it was time to pay a visit…

Climbing Le Pouce Mountain

Having recently climbed the Corps de Garde Mountain, the thrill was still present to continue this adventure for other mountains as well in Mauritius, and our (me and my two work colleagues) next attempt was for Le Pouce Mountain. Found in the region of St Pierre/Moka, this mountain has the reputation of being among the…

Climbing Corps de Garde Mountain

One early February afternoon I received a call from a good friend asking if I was interested in joining him to climb the Corps de Garde mountain. Adventurous as always I readily accepted and we met at the foot of the mountain 30 minutes later to start the climb. Somehow, I neglected the fact that I…