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The vanishings on Mount Nyangani
Zimbabwe's highest mountain has a reputation for swallowing hikers, and people say its spirits must be shown respect.
1999 CE · -18.29, 32.83 · status: legend
The account
Several people have gone missing on the mountain, among them two teenage children of a finance minister, Tichaendepi Masaya. Local custom asks climbers not to complain or point at the peak. The 1999 documentary Mysteries of Mount Inyangani gathered the stories.
The sceptical view
Fast-moving fog, sudden weather changes and steep ravines explain the losses, as they do on many mountains.