If you're in a good condition you'll be at the top in 1,5 hour. Only the bigger girls were allowed to hike to the top, since it might be a bit too heavy on the little ones. Although we asked them to dress for a firm walk, Rosa managed to wear shoes which were almost completely open, Bernice thought a skirt would be nice even though Namibia is full of thorns and Vistorina brought a shower cap as protection against the sun (which was quite funny actually! : )
I didn't have to say much myself, since the hiking shoes I bought didn't actually turn out to be "thorn-proof" as required for African bush walks ; ) In the beginning I found it strange I had so many stones in shoes, but after a while I discovered the thorns pierced right through the soles of my boots!
Anyway, after taking a wrong turn and getting stuck in the sand with the van - luckily the girls pushed it out just as quickly - we were ready for the climb up. The girls were a bit worried about the snakes and baboons hanging around, but I can assure you: a group of noisy teenage girls jabbering & squealing away is enough to keep any wild animal away ; )
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