Following two previously-posted entries:
…this is an index post with links to the day-by-day journal of my Kilimanjaro trip.
I’ve split the posts up by day because the idea of summarizing the entire trip in a single post feels like an endeavor as overwhelming as the trek itself.
- Day -4,-3 (June 25,26) Flights
USA -> Amsterdam, Amsterdam -> Tanzania - Day -2 (June 27) Coffee Tour
We tour a coffee farm and “factory” near Arusha. - Day -1 (June 28) Mini Safari
We visit Arusha National Park for a mini-Safari. - Day 0 (June 29) Meet the Team, To Ndarakwai Lodge
We meet our team and drive to a lodge in the wild. - Day 1 (June 30) Entry Gate to Forest Camp
Our first day of hiking as a team. - Day 2 (July 1) To Shira 1 Camp
We clear the clouds and finally see Kilimanjaro for real. - Day 3 (July 2) To Shira 2 Camp
Perched above the clouds. My favorite camp? - Day 4 (July 3) To Lava Tower and Barranco Camp
We hike high (>15k feet), then descend to sleep “low“. - Day 5 (July 4) Up Barranco Wall to Karanga Camp
An intimidating rock scramble turns out to be the best part of the trip so far. - Day 6 (July 5) To Kosovo/Respicius Base Camp
We get in a good position for summit day. - Day 7 (July 6) To Summit
Stella Point then Uhuru Peak. - Day 8 (July 7) Descent to Mweka
We continue the long trip down the mountain dropping from 16k to 10k feet. - Day 9, 10 (July 8,9) To Exit Gate & Home
We reach the exit gate and relax with our friends at a nearby restaurant/shop before flying out.
Coda: I started publishing these posts on July 27th and finally finished writing on Labor Day weekend, 58 days after reaching Kilimanjaro’s summit. I imagine I’ll be tweaking them for the next few weeks, and I probably need to write some sort of concluding post summarizing what I’ve learned from this adventure and what I hope to do next. But first I have to figure all of that out. :)
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