After travelling over 290km to Kapchorwa, on Saturday I woke to the sight of the magnificently sun-kissed Sipi falls. The cabin in which I stayed was on Sipi Mountain, a mountain that Milton Obote half-climbed and the mountain that holds the chair of the one and only Sebei King, Y M Chemonges.
On Saturday, we (the Koi Koi team) decided that we would go try out the abseiling challenge because of course we all needed the badge that would come after but we also wanted to experience what this fatally risky adventurous task would offer. Trust me, going 100m down a cliff besides the Sipi falls is fun but also dangerous, with only rope to trust, you might end up repenting all your sins before you reach the base.
Many will refer to abseiling as a close shave, well as many others don’t even know what abseiling actually means, but well you can make use of uncle Google. Some things cannot easily be comprehended and some risks cannot be taken lightly, at some point you might think you need to get yourself some Ghanaian jollof.
Then, there is the trek back up after the abseiling challenge, this is probably another challenge only for the strongest. A steep narrow path filled with slippery ground and a terrifying ladder, I had to leave my life in the hands of a Primary Five pupil, Bruno who held and pulled me all the way up.
Kapchorwa is a beautiful place, detached from the carbon crowded air, from head cracking noise, and from the ever angry Kampalans (people in Kampala). The air is fresh filled with oxygen, the vicinity blessed with the roar of the falls, and the people are always smiling and happy to receive anyone. If your curiosity hasn’t yet been fed, checkout the pictures all over social media via #KoikoiEast or #KoikoiUg.
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