"To an avid and serious hiker/short-term-visitor in Seychelles, the dilemma remains whether to go up this highest mountain at all (I talk of the Morne Seychellois – the 905m highest peak of Mahe) and if to go, go with a guide or just take to the route with the help of the markings, imagining the markings were to exist. With this in mind and somehow getting to know the starting point of the trek, we took a stand to accomplish this once and for all. But the idea remained that some research and patience should be invested into this venture before we really do it. To assuage our feeling, we did a half way uphill trek to ascertain what is the route like; is it doable within the confines of the daylight without a guide; are there markings; does it involve rock climbing in the end and some more such questions. The assurances on these above points received by us on our exploratory visit were good enough to enroll us for the task; so we set out to do this when the weather presented itself clear. Since the route (at least till the half way) is confusing in parts and one could end up elongating one’s journey by going various ways, even sometimes coming back a certain length to get on the..." — rajeevseth • Aug 3, 2014