Kilimanjaro – Lemosho Route – Shira One Camp to Shira Huts Camp

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 with the ground frozen solid and ice frosting the tents. After two days of walking I am starting to get into the rhythm of this walk now and the developing daily routine that consists of walk, eat, sleep, repeat.

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Kilimanjaro – Lemosho Route -Big Tree Camp to Shira One Camp

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. We’re still relatively low and it’s warm so I didn’t sleep too well. Dinner last night was something to behold, soup and bread followed by potatoes and fish with a fruit pudding. All this, prepared in a tent by Milton, our dedicated chef who will be looking after us over the next eight days and cooking on gas stoves that will have to be carried up and down the mountain. We certainly won’t be going hungry.

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