Kilimanjaro is the highest free standing mountain in the world, one of the seven summits and still an active volcano. Here is 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 There is really only one reason that a Hill Walker would find himself landing at Kilimanjaro international airport and ...
Day One - Lemosho Glades (7,838ft) to Big Tree Camp (Mount Mkubwa Camp) (9,137ft) I’m sitting writing this at the end of day one sitting ...
Day Two - Big Tree Camp (Mount Mkubwa Camp) (9,137ft) to Shira One Camp (11,496ft) Night one in the tent was a pretty restless one ...
Day Three - Shira One Camp (11,496ft) to Shira Huts Camp (12,779ft) via Shira Cathedral (12,671ft) We wake up to a freezing Shira One campsite ...
Day Four - Shira 2 - Shira Huts Camp (12,779ft) to Barranco Camp (13,077ft) via The Lava Tower (15,180ft) Since the start of the trek ...
Day Five - Barranco Camp (13,077ft) to Karanga Camp (13,235ft) Day five dawns bright and cold in the Barranco valley and my tiredness and somewhat ...
Day Six Karanga Camp (13,235ft) to Barafu Camp (15,295ft) Unzipping the tent after the 6.30am wake up call reveals a cold, damp and misty Karanga ...
Day Seven (Part 1) - Summit Day - Barafu Camp (15,295ft) to Uhuru Peak 19,341ft It's two minutes past midnight and we are 'pulling the ...
Day Seven (Part 2) - Summit Day - Uhuru Peak 19,341ft to Millennium Huts (12,556ft) Why men climb mountains is a question that has been ...
Day Eight Millennium Huts (12,556ft) to Mweka Gate (5,358ft) - The End Unsurprisingly I slept like a log, helped no doubt by the fact that ...