Category Archives: Mt Kilimanjaro

Mt Kilimanjaro trek Day 8: native plants along the Mweka trail

Posted on June 25, 2019 by trailhiker

On the final day of my 8-day trek on Mt Kilimanjaro the trail passed through beautiful montane forest, descending nearly 5000 feet from Mweka camp to Mweka gate and the exit to Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania.  The very greenness of … Continue reading →

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Mt Kilimanjaro trek Day 8: Mweka camp to Mweka gate

Posted on June 25, 2019 by trailhiker

In some ways this day’s hike was the denouement of an 8-day trek following the Lemosho Route on Mt Kilimanjaro in Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania.  The previous day I had successfully summited Uhuru Peak, the Roof of Africa, at 19,341 … Continue reading →

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Mt Kilimanjaro trek Day 7: Barafu base camp to Uhuru Peak and down to Mweka camp

Posted on June 24, 2019 by trailhiker

This was a day filled with challenging hiking, requiring significant endurance and determination; a day with relatively few photographic memories; but most of all a day of proud accomplishment – a successful summit of Mt Kilimanjaro’s Uhuru Peak, the Roof … Continue reading →

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Mt Kilimanjaro trek Day 6: Karanga camp to Barafu base camp

Posted on June 23, 2019 by trailhiker

After a day-plus of clouds swirling around us, the clear weather that greeted us on the morning of Day 6 of an 8-day trek on Mt Kilimanjaro was welcome indeed.   My hiking group, the previous day reduced from 16 to … Continue reading →

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Mt Kilimanjaro trek Day 5: Barranco camp to Karanga camp

Posted on June 22, 2019 by trailhiker

This post covers day 5 of an 8-day trek along the Lemosho Route to the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro, known as the “roof of Africa”.  By this stage of the trek, my hiking companions and I were deep in the … Continue reading →

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Mt Kilimanjaro trek Day 4: Shira 2 camp to Barranco camp via Lava Tower

Posted on June 21, 2019 by trailhiker

Day 4 of my 8-day trek on Mt Kilimanjaro with 15 hiking companions was special and memorable in several ways.  First, the scenery was spectacular, including views of our prize, the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro, from several perspectives.  Second, more … Continue reading →

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Mt Kilimanjaro trek Day 3: Shira 1 camp to Shira 2 camp

Posted on June 20, 2019 by trailhiker

Day 3 of an 8-day trek on the Lemosho Route on Mt Kilimanjaro was, in principle, straightforward but, as it turned out, provided unexpected challenges.  In fact, it may have been the second most difficult day of the trek for … Continue reading →

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Mt Kilimanjaro trek Day 2: Mti Mkumba camp to Shira 1 camp

Posted on June 19, 2019 by trailhiker

In the morning of the second day of an 8-day trek on the Lemosho Route on Mt Kilimanjaro my 15 hiking companions and I were able to see our camp site in the montane forest.  On the previous evening we … Continue reading →

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Mt Kilimanjaro trek Day 1: Lemosho Gate to Mti Mkumba camp

Posted on June 18, 2019 by trailhiker

After several months of anticipation, training hikes, and assembling special gear; and after a 24-plus hour journey nearly halfway around the earth, it was finally time to begin an 8-day trek up and down Mt Kilimanjaro, the highest point in … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a Mt Kilimanjaro trek: the good, the bad, and “pole pole”

Posted on June 18, 2019 by trailhiker

I recently completed one of the most difficult and amazing multi-day hikes I’ve ever done: an 8-day trek to the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro and back down.  In this post I provide an overview of the trek, including its anatomy, … Continue reading →

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