Day 8 – Long Descent After Conquering Mount Kilimanjaro

Down, down and more down towards what was our starting point, which is now our end. Descending Kilimanjaro you can appreciate the beauty that surrounds us, the beautiful rainforest and the African plateau. Slowly coming back to vegetation and headache free at last our journey is coming to its end, but what a trip it has […]

Day 7 – The Assault, and climb of a life time. Uhuru Peak 5895m

Waking up at midnight, we start our journey heading through Scree slope, zigzagging up the long slope using our head-torches for extra light. At 5259m Chris is still feeling good apart from frozen fingers, most of our water is frozen, and with the low oxygen levels there have been a few stumbles. The view is […]