Climbing Kilimanjaro Via The Lemosho Route

My journey to ‘The Roof of Africa’. Click on the walk to read the post or use the interactive map to see the route. 

 

Kilimanjaro - A Mountain Top Experience

Kilimanjaro – A Mountain Top Experience

Kilimanjaro - A Mountain Top Experience There is really only one reason that a Hill Walker would find himself landing ...
Kilimanjaro Day One Lemosho Glades to Big Tree Camp

Kilimanjaro Day One Lemosho Glades to Big Tree Camp

Day One, Lemosho Glades (7,838ft) to Big Tree (Mount Mkubwa) Camp (9,137ft) I’m sitting writing this at the end of ...
Kilimanjaro Day Two Big Tree Camp to Shira 1 Camp

Kilimanjaro Day Two Big Tree Camp to Shira 1 Camp

Day two, Big Tree (Mount Mkubwa) Camp (9,137ft) to Shira 1 camp (11,496ft) Night one in the tent was a ...
Kilimanjaro Day Three Shira 1 Camp to Shira Huts Camp

Kilimanjaro Day Three Shira 1 Camp to Shira Huts Camp

Day three Shira 1 camp (11,496ft) to Shira 2/Shira Huts camp (12,779ft) via Shira Cathedral (12,671ft) We wake up to ...
Kilimanjaro Day Four Shira Huts Camp to Barranco Camp

Kilimanjaro Day Four Shira Huts Camp to Barranco Camp

Day 4 Shira 2/Shira Huts camp (12,779ft) to Barranco Camp (13,077ft) via The Lava Tower (15,180ft) Since the start of ...
Kilimanjaro Day Five Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp

Kilimanjaro Day Five Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp

Day 5 Barranco camp (13,077ft) to Karanga camp (13,235ft) Day five dawns bright and cold in the Barranco valley and ...
Kilimanjaro Day Six Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp

Kilimanjaro Day Six Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp

Day 6 Karanga Valley Camp (13,235ft) to Barafu Huts Camp (15,295ft) Unzipping the tent after the 6.30am wake up call ...
Kilimanjaro Day Seven (Part 1), Barafu Camp to Uhuru Peak, Summit of Mount Kilimanjaro

Kilimanjaro Day Seven (Part 1), Barafu Camp to Uhuru Peak, Summit of Mount Kilimanjaro

Day 7 (Part 1) Summit day - Barafu Huts Camp (15,295ft) to Uhuru Peak 19,341ft It's two minutes past midnight ...
Kilimanjaro Day Seven (Part 2) - Uhuru Peak, Summit of Mount Kilimanjaro to Millennium  Huts

Kilimanjaro Day Seven (Part 2) – Uhuru Peak, Summit of Mount Kilimanjaro to Millennium Huts

Day 7 (Part 2) Summit day - Uhuru Peak 19,341ft to Millennium Huts (12,556ft) Why men climb mountains is a ...
Kilimanjaro Day Eight Millennium Huts to Mweka Gate - The End

Kilimanjaro Day Eight Millennium Huts to Mweka Gate – The End

Day 8 Millennium Huts (12,556ft) to Mweka Gate (5,358ft) - The end Unsurprisingly I slept like a log, helped no ...

 

Why Kilimanjaro?

Day One, Lemosho Glades (7,838ft) to Big Tree (Mount Mkubwa) Camp (9,137ft)

Day Two, Big Tree (Mount Mkubwa) Camp (9,137ft) to Shira 1 camp (11,496ft)

Day Three Shira 1 camp (11,496ft) to Shira 2/Shira Huts camp (12,779ft) via Shira Cathedral (12,671ft)

Day Four Shira 2/Shira Huts camp (12,779ft) to Barranco Camp (13,077ft) via The Lava Tower (15,180ft)

Day Five Barranco camp (13,077ft) to Karanga camp (13,235ft)

Day Six Karanga Valley Camp (13,235ft) to Barafu Huts Camp (15,295ft)

Day Seven (Part 1) Summit day, Barafu Huts Camp (15,295ft) to Uhuru Peak 19,341ft 

Day Seven (Part 2) Summit day, Uhuru Peak 19,341ft to Millennium Huts (12,556ft)

Day Eight Millennium Huts (12,556ft) to Mweka Gate (5,358ft) The End