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- 24. feb. 2019 16.35
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Højde: 31 m
EnglandHillingdonUxbridge51°33’0” N 0°28’60” W
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24. februar 2019, England ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Countdown to madness - packing day !
EnglandHillingdonUxbridge51°33’0” N 0°28’60” W 24. februar 2019, England ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Countdown to madness - packing day !
TanzaniaKilimanjaro RegionKilimanjaro International Airport3°25’27” S 37°3’54” E
2. marts 2019, Tanzania ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Packing for porter - 9 kilos ! Sleeping bag , ski jacket and pants and wet jacket is 6! Oh well lucky I didn’t bring any deodorant ! Think the bar must get lively given the skinned crocodile
TanzaniaKilimanjaro RegionMarangu MagharibiKomalyangoWona3°17’14” S 37°30’11” E 2. marts 2019, Tanzania ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
So survived the flights ! London to Nairobi and then short flight to Tanzania and Kilimanjaro ! It was late - arriving 1130 and its a 2hr drive to hotel...maybe faster at night but still a distanceLæs mere
TanzaniaKilimanjaro RegionNanjara RehaMawensi3°8’22” S 37°26’20” E
3. marts 2019, Tanzania ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
So day one Starting at gate to park through the rain forest to the first station just missing a serious rain shower - accompanied by some homely hailstorms . We see some weird flowers and areLæs mere
TanzaniaKilimanjaro RegionNanjara RehaMawensi3°8’23” S 37°26’20” E
4. marts 2019, Tanzania ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Day two and we leave the forest and it’s moorland - 12km today and 1000m to 3700m and Horombo ! It’s still warm and sun sometimes otherwise mist ! All good . Hut is better here and we get goodLæs mere
TanzaniaKilimanjaro RegionNanjara Reha3°7’23” S 37°26’1” E 5. marts 2019, Tanzania ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Well today is acclimatise day - after we do a hike up to test how we are feeling - up to 4200m and a visit to zebra rock and then rest up as tomorrow it’s a hike to summit base camp at Kibo - whereLæs mere
TanzaniaKilimanjaro RegionMotamburu KitendeniKilimanjaro3°4’35” S 37°21’14” E
7. marts 2019, Tanzania ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
So we ascend at midnight and temps are falling . It’s five top layers and three on bottom as it’s going down to -20! The climb is a bitch ! We zig zag up the outer crater rim - it’s like moonLæs mere
Ant Travels Because we want to see dawn at top and also you never know how long top will be open due to weather
TanzaniaKilimanjaro RegionNanjara RehaMawensi3°8’22” S 37°26’20” E 7. marts 2019, Tanzania ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
So it’s up for breakfast and 1000m and 5-6 hr hike up to Kibo camp through semi desert alpine desert - scree rock and blast - and up. we see the other more extreme peak of Mawenzi - not climbingLæs mere
Wolfgang und Heidi
There is no summit a English fellow coudn‘t master. But to beat as in football is not fair at all.
TanzaniaKilimanjaro RegionMotamburu KitendeniKilimanjaro3°4’35” S 37°21’14” E
7. marts 2019, Tanzania ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
After checking our stories with other roommates we then walk back from summit through the alpine desert to camp - it’s another 10km but sun is shining , legs are aching !
We are knackered
We getLæs mere
TanzaniaKilimanjaro RegionMarangu MagharibiKomalyangoWona3°17’13” S 37°30’10” E 9. marts 2019, Tanzania ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We are up and we have slept! It’s early as we breakfast on porridge , eggs and sort of pancakes . We set off with coats on as it’s blowing a gale ! Some porters sing for Koreans ! Soon we takeLæs mere
