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Kilimanjaro climb ~ 2013

In February 2013 I successfully made the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Highest point on the continent of Africa. I chose the 7 day Machame route as my first Kilimanjaro attempt. I made it with absolutely no issues whatsoever, and was first to summit from Barafu camp on the day. Very happy about that.
Ahadi Lodge
Ahadi Lodge		 Palm
Palm		 Mt. Kilimanjaro
Mt. Kilimanjaro		 My ride
My ride
Kili from our stocking point
Kili from our stocking point		 Welcome to the climb
Welcome to the climb		 Machame Gate
Machame Gate		 Porters heading up to Machame Camp
Porters heading up to Machame Camp
Eli, best guide on the mountain!
Eli, best guide on the mountain!		 The first loo
The first loo		 Impatiens kilimanjari
Impatiens kilimanjari		 My guide, Eli
My guide, Eli
Eli on the trail
Eli on the trail		 Eli and Omari
Eli and Omari		 Coming to the end of the montane forest zone
Coming to the end of the montane forest zone		 Made it to Machame camp
Made it to Machame camp
My tent. Yellow, top right.
My tent. Yellow, top right.		 The view from my tent flap
The view from my tent flap		 Main course
Main course		 The view in the morning
The view in the morning
Looking back and down.
Looking back and down.		 Where we've come from
Where we've come from		 The view to the left
The view to the left		 The view to the right
The view to the right
The view below
The view below		 Me on the way to Shira camp
Me on the way to Shira camp		 Porters
Porters		 Porters following
Porters following
Porters ahead
Porters ahead		 Montane forest
Montane forest		 Eli taking a break.. pole pole
Eli taking a break.. pole pole		 Coming into the heath and moorland zone
Coming into the heath and moorland zone
The view to Mt. Meru
The view to Mt. Meru		 Porters doing it tough, but making it look easy.
Porters doing it tough, but making it look easy.		 Porters doing it tough, but making it look easy.
Porters doing it tough, but making it look easy.		 The landscape is changing again
The landscape is changing again
The landscape is changing again
The landscape is changing again		 Clouds are coming in
Clouds are coming in		 Clouds are coming in
Clouds are coming in		 Eli sets the pace
Eli sets the pace
The way up
The way up		 The way up
The way up		 IMG_2551wp750.jpg
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IMG_2554wp750.jpg		 Eli and a waterfall
Eli and a waterfall		 Lunch break
Lunch break		 Shira Camp
Shira Camp
Loo with a view
Loo with a view		 IMG_2566wp750.jpg
IMG_2566wp750.jpg		 Raven
Raven		 Ravens
Ravens
My tent
My tent		 Shira Hut
Shira Hut		 The helipad
The helipad		 My shoes
My shoes
Compression... keeping my legs fresh each day.
Compression... keeping my legs fresh each day.		 The destination, but not the summit.
The destination, but not the summit.		 The view from my tent in the morning
The view from my tent in the morning		 Sun coming up over kili behind me
Sun coming up over kili behind me
Loo with a view to Mt. Meru
Loo with a view to Mt. Meru		 Leaving Shira camp
Leaving Shira camp		 High above Shira camp
High above Shira camp		 Superhuman porters
Superhuman porters
Me and Mt. Meru
Me and Mt. Meru		 lobelia deckenii
lobelia deckenii		 coming into the high desert
coming into the high desert		 On the way to Lava tower
On the way to Lava tower
Lava tower
Lava tower		 Lava tower
Lava tower		 the way to Baranco camp
the way to Baranco camp		 weather coming in again
weather coming in again
Please don't rain
Please don't rain		 Giant groundsel and water fall
Giant groundsel and water fall		 one of the many streams
one of the many streams		 Water falls.
Water falls.
Baranco camp and my tent
Baranco camp and my tent		 Sunset Baranco
Sunset Baranco		 New loo
New loo		 Old loo
Old loo
Baranco Wall
Baranco Wall		 Baranco Wall
Baranco Wall		 Shadow of Baranco wall
Shadow of Baranco wall		 Climbing the wall
Climbing the wall
Porters climbing the wall
Porters climbing the wall		 View down from the high desert
View down from the high desert		 The view up
The view up		 that time of day again
that time of day again
clouds clearing for a bit
clouds clearing for a bit		 Porters about to race past
Porters about to race past		 Starting to see the arctic zone
Starting to see the arctic zone		 Resting on the way to Karanga camp
Resting on the way to Karanga camp
Me. Day 5. Feeling GREAT!!
Me. Day 5. Feeling GREAT!!		 A bit of down before more up.
A bit of down before more up.		 Not far to Karanga
Not far to Karanga		 It looks like down, but it's actually UP
It looks like down, but it's actually UP
Hitting the trail again
Hitting the trail again		 alpine desert
alpine desert		 small pockets of heath
small pockets of heath		 Not the way we're going, thankfully
Not the way we're going, thankfully
Made it to Karanga. I'd like to sit for a bit.
Made it to Karanga. I'd like to sit for a bit.		 My afternoon view at Karanga camp
My afternoon view at Karanga camp		 My morning view at Karanga camp. AWESOME!
My morning view at Karanga camp. AWESOME!		 Mt. Meru from Karanga
Mt. Meru from Karanga
Not the summit.
Not the summit.		 Inspiring view
Inspiring view 		warm sunlight
warm sunlight		 My support crew
My support crew
All my support crew!
All my support crew!		 High desert to arctic
High desert to arctic		 Tourists add to these rocks each day
Tourists add to these rocks each day		 Time for a short breather.
Time for a short breather.
Alpine desert
Alpine desert		 Checking messages
Checking messages		 The view back from Barafu camp
The view back from Barafu camp		 The trail to the summit from Barafu camp. Only ~7 hrs walk away.
The trail to the summit from Barafu camp. Only ~7 hrs walk away.
Weather closing in
Weather closing in		 My tent takes shape thanks to William
My tent takes shape thanks to William		 Lunch
Lunch		 ex-lunch
ex-lunch
The way up clears momentarily
The way up clears momentarily		 The way up
The way up		 The way up clouding over again
The way up clouding over again		 High perch
High perch
Literally high perch
Literally high perch		 Not quite the summit.. but close
Not quite the summit.. but close		 The view from my tent at Barafu camp
The view from my tent at Barafu camp		 The view down from my tent at Barafu camp
The view down from my tent at Barafu camp
Climbers doing an afternoon acclimatization walk.
Climbers doing an afternoon acclimatization walk.		 made it to the roof of Africa!
made it to the roof of Africa!		 The view from the top
The view from the top		 Me, blocking the view
Me, blocking the view
Sunrise approaches
Sunrise approaches 		I'd jump, but I may not come back down.
I'd jump, but I may not come back down.		 The view between Uhuru summit and Stella points
The view between Uhuru summit and Stella points		 The glacier
The glacier
almost
almost		 ALMOST
ALMOST		 On the phone.
On the phone.		 Grok at Stella Point
Grok at Stella Point
Thanking the not-quite-sponsors
Thanking the not-quite-sponsors 		The glacier
The glacier		 me and the glacier
me and the glacier		 The glacier
The glacier
The glacier
The glacier		 Sunrise!
Sunrise!		 A view on Mars
A view on Mars		 Mars. Coming down from the top
Mars. Coming down from the top
On the way down
On the way down		 Not a ride I'd want to take
Not a ride I'd want to take		 What's to burn?
What's to burn?		 On the way to Mweka camp
On the way to Mweka camp
A forest of protea
A forest of protea		 Down hill
Down hill		 coming back into the forest zone
coming back into the forest zone		 Ice-caps
Ice-caps
The trail from Mweka camp
The trail from Mweka camp		 high canopy
high canopy		 Almost to Mweka gate
Almost to Mweka gate		 Shira Camp Panoramic
Shira Camp Panoramic

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