"After a failed attempt 30 years ago, I finally returned to my arch-nemesis peak: Le Rocher d’Ako’okas. I’d heard there was a hiking path up the backside of the mountain all the way to the summit. Alas. There was no path. You can’t get to the summit without rock climbing gear and courage—both of which I lack. I only made it as far as the base of the rock face. Bring a gift for the mountain spirit. " — briansnyder • Jan 18, 2025

"I spent 5 years in the South of Cameroon as a volunteer school administrator and English teacher--1995 - 2000. "Ebolboum" is the hill that looms over the nearest city to where I lived. My African friends had never been to the top, but they were willing to help me get there. Local women made their fields on the mountainside, using "slash-and-burn" farming techniques. We just followed their farm paths all the way up from the neighborhood called "Ebolowa-Si." As I recall there were radio towers at the top and a road that we didn't know about. " — briansnyder • Jun 15, 1996