No Picnic on Mount Kenya

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Felice Benuzzi was born in Vienna on 16 November 1910 and grew up in Trieste, doing his early mountaineering in the Julian Alps and Dolomites. He studied law at Rome University and represented Italy as an international swimmer in 1933–35. He married in 1938 and had two daughters, one of whom, Daniela, married American diplomat Alan Ford. Benuzzi entered the Italian Colonial Service in 1938 and served in Italian-occupied Abyssinia, where he was captured by Allied forces when the country was liberated in 1941. He was imprisoned in Kenya (Nanyuki and Gilgil). Repatriated in August 1946, he entered the Italian Diplomatic Service in 1948, serving in Paris, Brisbane, Karachi, Canberra, West Berlin, and (as Head of Delegation) at the United Nations, before his appointment in 1973 as ambassador in Montevideo. Benuzzi retired to Rome (Via Nepi, 13), serving in retirement as Head of the Italian Delegation for the Antarctic. He died in Rome in July 1988. [13] The col between Point Dutton and the Petit Gendarme on Mount Kenya has been named Benuzzi Col in his honour. [14] Adaptations [ edit ] You can climb any time of the year in theory but best to avoid the long rains in April and May when there will be afternoon rain and potentially a lot of snow on the high slopes. A really good time would be January and February and then in the months from July to September, before the short rains in October. November can still be a bit wet and December is once again good weather. We have our own license to operate tours in Kenya and are a fully bonded, insured and registered tour operator Drive 15km to the Gathiuri forest in one hour and start the trek to Giant Bamboo Camp at 2600m (10kms, about 4 hours) through montane forest, hagenia and giant bamboo. Elephants and buffalos prevalent here. Internet Movie Database. " "Robert Montgomery Presents" No Picnic at Mt. Kenya (1953)" . Retrieved 2 March 2008.

Free Press Television, Radio Guide". Detroit Free Press. November 2, 1953. p.41. Robert Montgomery presents "No Picnic On Mount Kenya," a drama of three Italian POW's who escape from a prison camp in Africa Television log for the week". The San Francisco Examiner. November 22, 1953. p.63. Robert Montgomery Presents "No Picnic on Mount Kenya."

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This image of Mount Kenya on an Oxo tin provided the three escapees with information on the unseen south face of the mountain. [1] Although I realised that in World War II Africa was a theatre of war I never thought the British would use their colonies on the continent as locations for prisoner of war camps. So, I was surprised when I started to read this book about Italian prisoners of war in a camp close to Mount Kenya.

Fuga sul Kenya” si apre con la descrizione della prigionia: immagini e brevi frammenti sparsi che danno la sensazione che il tempo si sia fermato o passi inutilmente; ma quando cominciano i preparativi per l’evasione, il racconto diventa più coinvolgente. La ricerca di compagni si rivela difficile, soprattutto perché è necessario mettere al corrente del progetto il minor numero possibile di detenuti; non meno impegnativa è la realizzazione clandestina e artigianale di giacche, zaini, tenda, corda, piccozze e ramponi (!) con materiali di recupero o prelevati dalla discarica. The history of mountaineering can hardly present a parallel to this mad but thrilling escapade" - Saturday ReviewBenuzzi, Felice (1952). No Picnic on Mount Kenya: The Story of Three P.O.W.s' Escape to Adventure. London: William Kimber and CO., Limited. Felice Benuzzi was in the Italian Colonial Service in Addis Ababa from 1938 until he was rounded up with other Italian civilian population in 1941. He was declared a prisoner of war, brought to Kenya and imprisoned in 354 PoW Camp, administered by the British at Nanyuki, near Mt Kenya. The descent on the Chogoria is spectacular but it is also longer than the other routes. It's a steady descent and the path becomes much easier as you get lower. Nithi Camp - and Shiptons Camp - are both lovely places to stay and they have facilities like toilets and a hut. It was the monotony of prison camp life that most galled him, and he longed for something -- anything -- to break the monotony. Highlands Castle to Shipton’s Camp at 4235m. a hike of about 6 hours over 10 kilometers and passing over the 4600-meter Hausberg Col through moorland and high alpine deserts wit marvelous scenery of volcanic peaks. Shiptons Camp can be busy with other trekkers, but it is in a very scenic spot.

The Ascent is based on Felice Benuzzi's Italian war memoir, No Picnic on Mount Kenya, [1] [3] about a series of events that took place at Camp 354 near Nanyuki, Kenya. The story was adapted for television in 1953 as an episode of Robert Montgomery Presents. [4] [5] Njeri Karago is a native of Kenya who earned master's degrees from UCLA in film studies and human resource management before becoming a producer at RHI (later Hallmark Entertainment). [6] The film is among the first to be produced in association with Cabin Fever Entertainment, which announced its setting up of a film production subsidiary in November 1993. [7] Water: We discourage the use of throwaway plastic bottles on all of our treks and climbs. We advocate boiling water and/or using Aquaprove. No Picnic on Mount Kenya ( Italian: Fuga sul Kenya) by Felice Benuzzi is a mountaineering classic recounting the 1943 attempt of three escaped Italian prisoners of war to reach the summit of Mount Kenya. [1] [2] It was first published in 1946 in English and 1947 in Italian. [3] [4] The 1994 film The Ascent is based on this book. The Ascent was shot entirely on location in Kenya. [8] Njeri Karago "had a place" near the main location. [2]

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We employ trusted full time staff who are very experienced and knowledgeable. Our Head Guide, Cyrus Maina, has built up a solid team for the mountain and is a trusted upstanding member of his local community, where he sits on the Board at Tigithi Primary School, a rural school on the lower slopes of Mount Kenya that has been developed and renovated by our charity, Moving Mountains. Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, is a bustling city of over 3.3 million people. As one of Africa’s largest cities, it is an economic powerhouse currently experiencing tremendous growth. The hustle and bustle of this growing city can often feel overwhelming at first. However, it is easy to settle into a rhythm and enjoy the pulse of this growing metropolis. The Ascent was released on VHS, [12] [13] but does not appear to have had a DVD or Blu-ray release. Alas, the peak of Mt. Kenya proved unattainable, and years later Benuzzi found that he and his companion had, in fact, attempted an impossible route. However, despite near starvation and exhaustion, a successful climb up a secondary and less challenging peak was made. Despite his disappointment at not attaining his goal, he waxes lyrical over the spiritual benefits of the climb:

My favorite passage, however, displays his marvelous artistic insight into the relationship between men and nature, nature and words: In 1953 an episode of Robert Montgomery Presents was based on an adaptation of this book starring George Chandler. [15] A film adaptation The Ascent was made in 1994, written by David Wiltse and directed by Donald Shebib. [16] See also [ edit ] We provide all group equipment such as tents and bed mats, plus all the cooking equipment for providing your meals. Our porters will carry about 15kgs each. When the clouds covering Mount Kenya part one morning to reveal its towering peaks for the first time, prisoner of war Felice Benuzzi is transfixed. The tedium of camp life is broken by the beginnings of a sudden idea - an outrageous, dangerous, brilliant idea.The title of this book alone sparked my curiosity, and although I have never understood the motivations of mountain climbers, I seem to have read a handful of books recounting the exploits of that curious subspecies of adventurer. All our staff in East Africa and the UK have been climbing Mt Kenya for more than 20 years so we know the mountain and its communities extremely well, we're happy to discuss options on the phone and offer honest advice on what to expect There were trees of great height, some with smooth slender stems like masts...; stately trees with stems supported by clear-cut buttresses between which one could park a car... there ropes, pipes and wires composed some huge machine. Poor modern man, amazed by the wonders of nature, can only describe these by comparing them with the monsters of our mechanical age!