I might be interested as well guys!
As Anne I'm on a tight budget so I don't know if I will make it to Danakil... which looks absolutely amazing... and absolutely expensive. But trekking around Bale Mountains yes for sure I'm up for it. Btw I have a 2persons tent.
I'm on my way to Ethiopia, in Egypt and slowly traveling overland to Sudan and Ethiopia that I think to reach around beg of August. And I plan to stay there for at least a few months. I might have found some flatsharing in Addis too. And just to let you know, I already got a lot of positive answers through couchsurfing, so it's a good way of reducing the costs ; )
Anyway just hit me back!
Anne, about your other topic I'm gonna send u a private message.
peace,
olivier