Day 7: Another 5 hour walk down to the Mweke gate. The path turned hideously muddy and steep downhill, so the pace was very slow so we wouldnât fall over and get absolutely covered in mud. Going downhill was more painful than uphill; your knees, toes, thighs ache with every steep, slippery step. We saw … Continue reading Kilimanjaro: Day 7
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Kilimanjaro: Day 6
Day 6: Down to Mweke Gate. Since there was no longer a rush to get to the camps at a certain time, day 6 was much more relaxed. Taryn and Lorena slept on a bit, so we set off before them to Mweke camp. My altitude sickness went away very quickly, I felt completely different … Continue reading Kilimanjaro: Day 6
Kilimanjaro: Day 5
Day 5: summit day. In the morning my nausea was worse, and managed just tea for breakfast. At this point I knew I wouldnât be able to make the peak, so made it my challenge to reach the base camp, Barafu, 4633m. Although the walk here was only 4 hours â again to reach the … Continue reading Kilimanjaro: Day 5
Kilimanjaro: Day 4
Having opted for the 7 day route, we used 2 days to get the base camp instead of 1. Normally today would be the day to reach Barafu camp at 4600m, however we went half way and stopped at Karanga camp at 3963m. Whilst again not being much higher than the previous camp, the walk … Continue reading Kilimanjaro: Day 4
Kilimanjaro: Day 3
Day 3 and when we opened up the tent, we found a scary vulture-raptor staring at us. Despite being told they were only big white-necked ravens, these were quite intimidating with their massive beaks. Later on in the day, when we had a snack break, Taryn managed to coo one of the ravens over, and had … Continue reading Kilimanjaro: Day 3
Kilimanjaro: Day 2
Our first morning on the mountain. Breakfast consisted of porridge, toast, fruits, eggs and sausages - but the porridge was no ordinary oat porridge. This was ragi porridge: purple-grey, lumpy and formed a thick skin if you didnât eat it quickly enough. However, it was deliciously sweet and filling. It you ignored the colour and texture, … Continue reading Kilimanjaro: Day 2
Kilimanjaro: Day 1
On Sunday 28th August, Steven and I started our Kilimanjaro adventure. We were told to meet in the garden area with our bags at 8am. It took me a long time to realise - the whole trip in fact - but time is rarely kept to here, and we should use âAfrican timeâ, which Silvano … Continue reading Kilimanjaro: Day 1
Kilimanjaro: Arriving in Tanzania
On Friday 26th August we set off from Switzerland to begin our Kili adventure. This was quite a stressful day, as we found out during our Swiss holiday we couldnât fly directly from Geneva to Amsterdam to catch our KLM Amsterdam to Kilimanjaro airport flight. Our travel and medical insurance stipulated that the holiday must … Continue reading Kilimanjaro: Arriving in Tanzania
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