This is a very short day to a fairly inhospitable camp but one which is at the bottom of the Western Breach. There is no real rush to break camp or to rush off so Ayumwi introduces the rest of the party to us before we introduce ourselves to them. We have the seemingly standard 4 porters each! This isn't to say we have so much kit that we require 4 to carry it but the size of the party requires a Chief Guide and two Assistants, a Chief Cook and two assistants and then there are all the tents, all the food and our kit which means a party of 40, in total.
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"Just Us and a Few Friends" |
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Lava Tower Camp |
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Kilimanjaro Upper Slopes |
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Almost above the clouds |
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Kilimanjaro - Crater Rim |
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Arrow Glacier Camp - watching the Sun and 2015 slip away |
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Crater Rim bathed in evening sunshine |
There may have been more subdued New Year's Eve parties but with about 4000 feet of climbing tomorrow to reach the Crater Camp at 19,000 feet we didn't wait up for 2016.
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