27 Nov 2010
Daybreak atop Roraima
What a stunning place to wake up! Just outside my tent this is what I saw - the great wall of the neighbouring Kukenan…
26 Nov 2010
Roraima in the clouds
It takes several days to walk to Roraima in the scorching sun on the highland named Gran Sabana. The last day a steep…
26 Nov 2010
Kukenan in the clouds
Finally arrived at the "hotel", after a very wet hike up. Now the high clouds are dissolving, and the lower clouds…
26 Nov 2010
Almost on top of Roraima
This was the third day of the Roraima trek. The morning started with a light shower. Unfortunately it lasted for many…
25 Nov 2010
Roraima fireflies
Base camp turned out be quite a spectacle after dark, as the fireflies here were abundant and glowed - yellow! On the…
25 Nov 2010
Roraima the rainmaker
This from the deep of the montane forest surrounding the sheer cliffs of Roraima. Without the mountain there would be…
25 Nov 2010
The towering wall of Roraima
Closing in on base camp, Roraima seemed lik an insurmountable wall going on forever as it disappeared into the clouds.…
25 Nov 2010
A closer look at Kukenan
On the way to base camp, the walls of Roraima and Kukenan slowly came closer, and the sheer scale of them became more…
25 Nov 2010
Kukenan tepui free from morning clouds
Just 6 minutes ago Kukenan was covered in clouds, and the light was soft and warm. Now the strong sunlight is coming…
25 Nov 2010
Kukenan tepui in morning clouds
The light and clouds change continously, and I could take photos all day long. Here the tepui is almost covered in…
25 Nov 2010
Roraima in the morning
The sun is rising to the right of the photo and Roraima is standing tall and dark against the brightening of the sky…
25 Nov 2010
Dawn on the sabana – Tok river camp
Facing away from the awesome Kukenan an Roraima tepuis, the morning light is no less soft and warm, but the landscape…