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BARRANCO CAMP TO BARAFU CAMP
Hiking Time: 6.5hours, Total Distance: 13km
Starting Altitude: 3950m, Final Altitude: 4550m
Habitat: Alpine Desert
Today we tackled the Great Barranco Wall - an imposing face above our camp. A steady climb up the eastern wall took us just below the Heim Glacier, where we had some awesome views of Kilimanjaro. The whole group loved this part of the hike we were literally rock climbing at parts and supporting each other over the rocks.
Our trail continued down into the Karanga Valley, and then joined up with the Mweka route - our descent trail. In this valley, our porters stopped to collect water, as there will be none further up. Here the temperature felt colder as we followed the trail climbing through this empty and dry landscape up to Barafu Camp. The two peaks Kibo and Mawenzi could been seen from our camp. Barafu is the Swahili word for "ice", and the camping area was on a ridge in an narrow and exposed flat area.
In preparation for the final ascent the same night, we prepared our equipment and thermal clothing for the summit attempt. Sleep was difficult, but we slept after dinner to rest for the 1345m final ascent.
BARRANCO CAMP TO BARAFU CAMP
Hiking Time: 6.5hours, Total Distance: 13km
Starting Altitude: 3950m, Final Altitude: 4550m
Habitat: Alpine Desert
Today we tackled the Great Barranco Wall - an imposing face above our camp. A steady climb up the eastern wall took us just below the Heim Glacier, where we had some awesome views of Kilimanjaro. The whole group loved this part of the hike we were literally rock climbing at parts and supporting each other over the rocks.
Our trail continued down into the Karanga Valley, and then joined up with the Mweka route - our descent trail. In this valley, our porters stopped to collect water, as there will be none further up. Here the temperature felt colder as we followed the trail climbing through this empty and dry landscape up to Barafu Camp. The two peaks Kibo and Mawenzi could been seen from our camp. Barafu is the Swahili word for "ice", and the camping area was on a ridge in an narrow and exposed flat area.
In preparation for the final ascent the same night, we prepared our equipment and thermal clothing for the summit attempt. Sleep was difficult, but we slept after dinner to rest for the 1345m final ascent.
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