Kili

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Day One - Transit to the gate and climb to Mandara Huts

Day Two - Climb to Horombo Huts

Day Three - Acclimatisation Day - Climb to Zebra Rocks, Mawenzi Ridge and return

Day Four - Climb to Kibo Hut

Day Five - Gilman's Point then Uhuru Peak

Reached Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa at 5895m at 0555hrs this morning.

We left Kibo Hut at 0010 hrs, and reached Gilmans Point at 0445.

Exhilerating!

Day Five - Descend to Horombo

Day Six - Descend to Marangu Gate, return to Moshe

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Photos

Leaving Springlands
Bound next for the part entrance at Marangu.

The challange ahead
Sign at Marangu gate

View from Maundi Crater
Walked up to Maundi Crater from Mandara Huts at the end of the first days walk.

Mawenzi from Horombo Camp
Mount Mawenzi from Horombo Camp - afternoon view.

Morning View - Kili
Early morning view of Mount Kilimanjaro from Horombo Huts.

Morning View - Mawenzi
Early morning view of Mount Mawenzi from Horombo Huts.

Zebra Rocks
Visited Zebra rocks as part of an acclimatisation day walk.

Kibo Hut
Greeting marker - only another 1200 or so metres left to climb.

Kibo Hut
Ines and porters resting in the sun.

Kibo Hut
This is the climber's sleeping hut - the porters kip elsewhere.

Uhuru Peak
This is it - I am at Uhuru Peak and the sun is just rising. Great feeling.

Uhuru Peak
Sunrise over the Kibo crater.

Uhuru Peak
Glacier on SW of Uhuru Peak.

Maria and Ines
Maria and Ines evening after reaching Uhuru Peak in dining hut at Horombo.

Wildflower
Seen between Mandara and Horombo Huts

Ines on the descent
Seen between Mandara and Horombo Huts

View on the track
Between Mandara and Horombo Huts

Group Photo
Group photo of Ines, Angela and me with the guides and porters supporting us.

Comments

[Fiona]

Ah- memories!
Definitely the soft option with all those huts to sleep in. Imagine us in tents with hot water brought to the tent door in a small bowl for washing. The only photo that reflects where I went is Uhuru Peak itself. You look a lot more calm and collected than I did!