On our first night before the climb we were greeted by Emmanuel - or Abdul as he likes to be called. Abdul was the Comic Relief guide for Gary Barlow, Alesha Dixon, Chris Moyles etc... you will see him on the YouTube clips..
He is lead guide in charge of all guides and climbers and was taking a group of 20 Voluntary Service Overseas - VSO- Irish students up on a seven day Rongai Route - ours was 6 days.
We would keep coming across each other along the trail and our groups and Abdul struck up a great relationship.The Irish know how to party !! Abdul is so down to earth and your should have heard the banter between Qasim and Abdul and the Irish and us over the next few days... it was hilarious... you should have seen the jig he danced when Ghana beat USA in the World cup together with the Irish and us after we got down off the mountain and watched the match in the Bar of the Hotel we were staying at..
And yes Abdul did tell us about the celebrities he was looking after.... but that's for another day..
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