Show F4 TRAVEL Sunday The Salt Lake Tribune May 23 1993 i i of the Moon offers Cruisers can be ecological sentinels of the sea 1 fountains ' 004 unearthly fraud expertence I By Arline Bleecker ffr a Continued from guide with Executive Wilderness Programmes an outfitter that leads backcountry treks in the Ruwenzoris "and suddenly it will clear And you'll find yourself surrounded by walls of vegetation You're crawling under it over it through it Then you get to the top and it all very lunar- Several other adventure-trave- l companies offer trips to the Mountains of the Moon and to its neighboring wildlife parks in: eluding the Ruwenzori National Park which is home to hundreds of hippos and (when the political : climate allows) the Parc National : des Volcans in neighboring Rwan: da's volcanic rirunga Mountains The Virungas are home to half the : world's population of mountain : gorillas and ore where renowned gorilla researcher Dian Fossey studied the animals before she s06 slain in 1985 : Trekking in the Ruwenzori demands extensive planning and :more supplies and food than you :can carry Arranging for a guide and porters from your home in the Slates'or at the last minute in :Uganda is possible but is asking headache :for a mountain-sizein addition to Executive Wilderness Programmes which you to design your own itinerary and set your pace :overseas Adventure Travel Safaricentre and KarakoramOne World offer trips to the mountains and to the several wildlife parks in the region Most trips to the Ruwenzori require at least i t ' ward Returning to Elena Hut its time to consider an ascent of lount Stanleys highest peak Margherita The climb requires ropes crampons and some expetechrience with niques Even so in good weather conditions the summit is quite reachable for the athletic adven- turer Whether or not you attempt Mount Stanley's upper reaches take time to explore the desolate lichen-covere- on three weeks trek in the Ruwenzori begins in the lush foothills at lbanda about eight hours drive from Kampala the capital of Uganda Following the Mubuku River you slice through the mist and overgrowth overseen by blue monkeys and flanked by sphagnum moss ferns and giant flowering shrubs A machete is a must Resting at night in primitive alpine huts built by the Mountain Club of Uganda and managed by the Ruwenzori Mountain Service you'll sit fireside sipping banana porridge and listening to stories told by your guides and porters At 10000 feet the ground becomes a boggy sponge of soil and roots and the trailside flora — groundsels lobelias and forests of heather — take on gigantic proportions After three days of slogging through the mist you reach Bujuku Lake tucked in the valley A 16042-foo- 15889-foo- Vol-can- 9524 O Mount t Mount Baker Speke and the towering 16740-foo- t Mount Stanley From here on the shoulders of the Mountains of the Moon you set out on a summit attempt of Mount Speke named after another Victorian explorer of Africa Next stop is Elena Hut on the edge of the glacier flanking Mount Stanley From this recently refurbished lunar encampment you can slog to the summits of Mount Speke and Mount Baker In good conditions Mount Speke and Mount Baker are steep and tedious walks but neither requires extensive alpine experi t rock slopes d PO 221-081- dents: (800) residents A ! 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Are they currently in working order? (You might even want to tour the facilities) O Is all plastic trash separated and retained on board for offloading at port? O At what ports is the ships trash regularly offloaded? O Are there plans to institute a shipboard recycling program? How to report illegal dumping: If you see it occurring on any ship you sail on you can expedite the Coast Guard's work by getting one or two corroborating witnesses and by taking video or camera shots of the actual event The Center for Marine Conservation sugfilm for gests using night images (when most clandestine dumping reportedly occurs) if your video camera has a window all the better Schrader says the Coast Guard loves the solid evidence a VCR provides The Center for Marine Conservation can be reached at (202) If you're interested in joining the ranks of watchdogs here's how The following is culled from the Center for Marine Conservations Spy Packet What you need to know: 0 Ifs illegal to dump any plastic trash anywhere at sea However it is currently legal to dump items such as bottles cans and food wastes — if a ship is at least 12 miles from shore It is important tp understand these differences to accurately determine if you witness waste dumping just what is legal and what is not For instance directly dumping bottles and cans is not illegal — but dumping those same bottles and cans in a plastic bag is illegal Here's what you can do: 0 Be nosy While on board make an effort to ask the staff captain and crew about procedures Some questions you can ask: Now the pants are On the other legs around Elena hut before embarking on the descent and the return trip to reality One note of caution: Uganda has been hit by the AIDS epidemic harder than most African countries In parts of the country including the southwest where the Ruwenzori are the infection rate is thought to be 20 percent (While AIDS shouldn't inhibit you from going to Uganda its something to be aware of) Also always monitor political activities in the countries you plan to visit Uganda is a safe and stable country and travelers need not fear the outbreak of political trouble there However Rwanda on Uganda's southern border is neither stable nor safe at the moment and as a result most adventure-trave- l companies have postponed their excursions into the Parc des to visit the mountain gorillas Plans are underway to habituate a group of mountain gorillas in Bwincli National Park but visitors there aren't welcome yet The Mountains of the Moon are no longer a geographical mystery and in fact all their peaks have been climbed Still so far their lush walls of vegetation and stark alpine summits have managed to avoid the throngs of trekking travelers There's hardly a better way to experience Africa's dark rainforests than by hiking the Ruwenzori foothills and no more stunning views of the Congo Basin than from 16000 feet above For more information contact: O Executive Wrilderness Programmes 130 Crystal Road Carbondale Colo 81623 (303) 963- - d between garbage watchers Schrader is with the Pollution Prevention Program at the Center for Marine Conservation in Washington DC an environmental advocacy group that encourages cruise lines to educate crews and passengers to illegal dumping To that end the center has prepared a Spy Packet for any passenger who requests it It is designed to help passengers monitor cruise line activities regarding illegal dumping And there are incentives: If your information leads to a criminal fine or assessment of civil penalties the courts may award you a portion Even though most ships are equipped with compactors andor incinerators Schrader says she is receiving increasing num person whos not suffering from altitude sickness should be able to climb both From the summits you'll scan the eastern edge of the sprawling Congo Basin in Zaire One of the worlds truly unruly ildernesses the rainforest of the Congo appears to be deep green carpet extending endlessly west- 1 r If Betsy Schrader had her way we would all be part of an army of erice In other words an athletic F-- 1 bers of eyewitness reports of trash being disposed of at sea She wants to send a message to the industry to clean up its act and hopes public pressure will help generate change "Public education and voluntary compliance is important What were looking for is a green light to get passengers to patronize environmentally correct cruise ships to get consumers to complain and make choices based on environmental issues- Schrader says If you see any activity that threatens the marine environment report it immediately to the captain — not to a crew member suggests Rich Steck of Royal Caribbean Cruise Line Steck points out that his line welcomes passengers reporting such incidents because if they occur they are largely the result of indifference on the part of a crew member and should be addressed immediately NEWS SERVICE RNI6liT-RIDDE- O Are there incinerators or compactors installed aboard I I ititk‘'1-- am-- 1 ill ti II g 4 $ 4 4 ' : k ' |