Barranco Wall

We got out of camp around 9am and worked our way out of the Lava Tower area to the Barranco Wall. The fog had set in, so we couldn't see what was ahead. That was a good thing. The Wall required some bouldering skills, which was fun, but it just kept going up and up. We would scramble on boulders for a while then walk up a bit, and it went on and on. We finally got to the top, where it "leveled out" (a relative term at this point) a bit. A break in the clouds came and Genes, one of the guides, pointed out our tents-across a narrow steep valley. I asked if that was the trail, the one that went up about 60-70 degrees, and he said yes, "Akuna matata." That's "no problem" in Swahili, although I’m sure I heard Barbara mutter, “Bloody hell.” By the time we go to Karanga camp, I was beat. It was well over 8 hours today on the trail. Akuna matata. Right.Read more