17.11.11 17 porters, 2 chefs, 1 guide, assistant guide and 13 of us was the team for the next 4 days. The porters carried everything we needed, apart from the essentials which were in our day packs. They carried our spare cloths, tents, sleeping bags, food, cutlery, plates chairs, dining tents etc. They must be so fit, the bags they carry are up to 30kg! They set off before you, over take you and when you get to camp the tents are all set up waiting for you! We got are walking sticks and went to the start point km82. Here we got our first stamp in the passport. The weather was really hot (cooking) and the factor 50 was plastered on. We walked approximately for 7 hours in total. We had brakes along the way
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