Today we climbed the Barranco Wall. We could see the wall from camp and the trail that was going straight up the wall. Our guide told us the day before that the trail was steep, so at that point I was expecting vertical. We didn’t use poles today, since we needed our hands to climb…
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Kilimanjaro: Day 3 – Shira Camp to Barranco Camp
Day 3 is the hike to Lava Tower. Today we climbed high and slept low to better acclimate ourselves. The lava tower is at 15,190 ft and Barranco Camp is at 13,044 ft. The information tells us to watch out for signs of altitude sickness today (we found them). The hike was fairly easy and…
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