Feb 08 2019
We moved from Karanga camp to Barafu Camp which is also known as basecamp. It is a short hike and the day was spent resting in anticipation for our summit hike at midnight. At 11pm we rolled out of bed and dressed warmly. We doubled up on the thermal underwear and layered up. At midnight …
Feb 05 2019
Day 4 is considered judgment day – if you can complete day 4 up to the lava tower, the chances of you making to the summit is great. Along the way we passed through some interesting looking trees that only grow in this area. It was a very difficult hike, we went up to 4200m …
Feb 04 2019
We left Shira camp 1 for Shira camp 2. Shira camp 1 was extremely dusty with very fine dark sand. The wind would blow up the fine sand everywhere. We made the mistake of not closing the tent door and our bags were covered with this fine dust. As soon as you use the wet …
Feb 03 2019
Yesterday we hiked about 5km to Mti Mkubwa Camp at 2650m. We are in the “montane forest” vegetation zone. The next camp is 7km away. The pace is slow, in Swahili it would be “pole pole” pronounced “polley”. We cover 2km per hour instead of our usual 3km per hour. We have 5 guides hiking …
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