Done, off the list! We woke around 600 am, ate porridge (surprise), and hit the extremely muddy (rainy season was over?) trail. Day 7 was a short easy hike off the mountain. Getting closer to the gate we passed the stretcher/wheelbarrow that had been used earlier in the week for the individual with a broken…
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Kilimanjaro: Day 6 – Barafu Camp to Uhuru (Summit) to Mweka Camp
Cold and dark. Our guide said the snow wouldn’t be on the trail and there would be no steep rocks to climb, he was trying to keep us from being nervous. We were the second group out of camp at 1140 pm which was nice to have the trail to ourselves. Day 6 is not…
Kilimanjaro: Day 5 – Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp
Barafu means ice in swahali, getting closer. Short hike today followed by lunch and a short nap before waking at 1100 pm tom get ready for the summit. Starting to think we might actually pull it off. We were getting closer, but knowing we would be climbing in a few hours was unnerving, but a…
Kilimanjaro: Day 4 – Barranco camp to Karanga Camp
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…
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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