Merry Christmas! Seems like a bazaar Christmas morning here
camping on the side of a volcano, but it was clear and we could see the snow on
top of the southern ridge of Kili – so it’s kind of a white Christmas! In the other direction we could see Meru
again and the top of the Shira Peaks. We
started the long, slow, gradual slog up to the Lava Tower and 4600 meters (just
over 15,000 feet). After an hour or so
of ideal weather, the clouds caught up to us.
It was pleasant at first – a walk through the clouds with a little mist
to keep us cool. But the mist turned to
drizzle, then on and off rain and as we gained altitude, the temperature
dropped. Everyone was feeling the
altitude in different ways. My breathing
was fine and the pace was slow enough that I didn’t feel too tired but I was
fending off a slight headache again - I just hoped it wouldn’t get any
worse. We stopped for a hot lunch at the
top in our warm mess tent and a meal and two Advil later, I felt fine. Then, it was a two hour steep decent to
Barranco Camp through the fog and pissing rain over multiple streams which
sometimes merged with the trail. It was
nice to hang with the group for a while and have a hot drink before heading to
my tent for a rest. Not the most scenic
day due to the clouds and rain but I felt strong at altitude which was good.
Merry Christmas!
Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Barranco Camp, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania
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