A team of Gurkhas from BATUK has successfully completed an expedition to scale Mt Kenya, the second-highest mountain in Africa, after Kilimanjaro.
Their climb started at Sirimon Gate at an altitude of 2500 metres above sea level, with the first stop 800 metres higher up at Old Moses camp.
There was then a 14 km hike to reach the Shipton Lodge (Base camp) which was completed in good time. An early start at 0200 the following morning saw the team undertake a three hour uphill climb to view sun rise.
“Even though the air was thin and a difficulty of altitude effects, the view of the panoramic landscape and sunrise from near 5000m was spectacular and was a once in a lifetime experience,” said Cpl Gurung, RLC 2nd line BATUK.
Cpl Gurung said that the the next challenging part was climbing down, which involved a steep downhill to Shipton Lodge, something done with relish to diminish the altitude effects.
It was : “A tough challenge to overcome both physiologically and physically but an exceptional effort and feeling held by the group.”

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Behind the scenes of ceremonial duties there are many people working hard to ensure everything goes to plan.
Watch to see how these soldiers from @UKArmyLogistics and @4SCOTS_Main prepare for the funeral of The Duke of Edinburgh on Saturday.
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Well done to RLC Chef Cpl Pardeep who ran an entire marathon on her patio raising £1,320 for NHS East Ambulance Service.
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Today marks the 28th Anniversary of the formation of The RLC.
On 5 April 1993, the Royal Corps of Transport, the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, the Royal Pioneer Corps, the Army Catering Corps and the Postal and Courier Branch of the Royal Engineers amalgamated to form The RLC.
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