Today was a long day we started early as we were going to be walking for 7hours. 4 hours in we arrived at Karanga camp for lunch, I had felt a little nauseous but continued slow and steady and was 2nd into camp. After lunch I was exhausted but continued slow and steady and managed to arrive 2hours before the normal time groups reach Barafu camp. It was a steep walk but didn't find it a struggle. When I arrived the porters were still setting up the tents so my pla...

Day 3 it's a long hike today, 7 hours in total. 100m in and I'm shattered, I have no energy and am starting to feel nauseous as we head above 4000m. I can't stop as I feel so ill when I do, so I plough on slowly with Albert our guide. I'm second in to get to Lava Tower which is at 4600m and I can't believe I have made it. I'm shattered and all I want to do is sleep. Unfortunately it's just a quick lunch stop here to help us acclimatise before heading down to Bara...

Day 2 I was woken by one of the guides at 6.30am and given a hot chocolate to wake up to. I then had 45minutes to organise my backpack and day pack before breakfast. I was given some strange melon type fruit and a very strange version of porridge. I was then given a snack of biscuits and juice for later. 8.15 now it's time to start the climb to Shira camp although it's only 4-5hrs walk it was a very physical climb. Scrambling up a rock face, climbing a few metres...

Day one of climbing Kilimanjaro and I'm climbing the Machame route. I start at Machame gate about 1800m above sea level and start our 4/5 hour trek through the rainforest to Machame Camp. I started feeling not very well from nerve but as we ascend I was fine and just remembered to walk slowly to acclimatise. Looking around I am probably the most unprepared. I have one fleece and one coat had a litre water bottle and that was it. I was then told I needed to buy an...