Saturday Oct 14 |
 | Hiking 6:00:00 [3]15.0 mi (24:00 / mi) +100m 14:37 / km | |
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| Kili trek day 7: Crater Camp (5700m) to Mweka Camp 3100 m
Cold camp in the carter at top of Mt Kilimanjaro. 1" of snow in night . Stomach better after a cold night. Thick clouds so couldn't see much . Climbed out of the crater in the fog to Stella Pt (5795m) and then down the scree to Barafu camp (2 hrs total) . Lunch there then down to mweka . getting warmer all the way down . Found a beer on sale at 3800m so Mike and I enjoyed that (only $3 !). Continued on down to 3100m and Mweka camp. Knees Ok after only 2695m of descent ! Slept well ! |
| Toothbrushing etc(HA) 10:00 [3] | |
| ahr:140 |
| High altitude actvities such as toothbrushing, stuffing sleepingbag in stuffsack, rolling up Thermarest mat , going for a sh*t ,all of which at above 18,000 feet of altitude are extreme exertion and leave one panting and out of breath . (Note : this entry is limited to above 18,000 above mean sea level) |
Friday Oct 13 |
| Hiking 5:43:00 [5]8 km (42:52 / km) +1295m 23:42 / km | |
| ahr:138 |
| Kili day 6 : Barafu Hut 4600 m to Stella Pt (5790m) to Summit of Kilimanjaro 5895 m - highest point of Africa then down to camp at Crater camp 5700 m .
High winds during night at Barafu demolished tents of other groups . Our tent held up in 40 to 60 mph winds. Delayed our summit attempt til a 10:30 am start because of high wind gusts which were blowing us off our feet . Set off for the sumitt at 10:30 am ... long grind up higher and higher in the clouds and wind. Hit the wall at 5200 m , strong nausea but kept going to reach the summit 5895 meters at 15:59 hrs with Mike C and Dave H. Saw awesome glaciers through the clouds. Cold so stayed only a few minutes at the summit prior to quick descent to crater camp at 5700 meters were we spent a cold night , less wind but 1" of snow fell in night. Extreme camping !
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| C • congratz!! 6 |
Thursday Oct 12 |
| Hiking 3:00:00 [3]4 km (45:00 / km) +800m 22:30 / km | |
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| Kili day 5 Karanga 3950m - Barafu 4600 m
Pleasant hike up , down slightly then up to Barafu camp |
Wednesday Oct 11 |
| Hiking 7:00:00 [3]9 km (46:40 / km) +600m 35:00 / km | |
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| Kili Day 4 Lava Tower 4600m to Karanga 3950m
Down past Arrow glacier to Baranco Hut, up the Baranco Wall (fun steep scramble) . Spectacular groundsels . Down and then up again . Delighful walk through the Karanga Valley and then up to camp |
Tuesday Oct 10 |
| Hiking 9:00:00 [3]18 km (30:00 / km) +1000m 23:29 / km | |
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| Kili day 3 : Shira Camp 3610m to Lava Tower 4600m
Beautiful view of mountain and ice fields lit up by the full moon during the night . We approached the main summit massif across Shira plateau steadily climbing all the way |
Monday Oct 9 |
| Hiking 6:00:00 [3]8 km (45:00 / km) +900m 28:48 / km | |
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| Kili Day 2 Forest camp 2650m to Shira 3610m |
Sunday Oct 8 |
| Hiking 3:25:00 [3]5.0 mi (41:00 / mi) +550m 18:59 / km | |
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| Kili trek day 1; Lemoso Glades to Big Tree camp
Delightful trek through the rain forest . Saw Blue monkeys and Colobus Monkeys . Many elephant trails in the forest (with elephant droppings - 6" diameter and more) . Camped at 2550 m in the forest... heard stereo calls all night from the colobus monkyes calling from one valley to the next. |