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TUESDAY
MACHAME GATE TO MACHAME CAMP
Hiking Time: 6hrs, Total Distance: 18km
Starting Altitude: 1490m, Final Altitude: 2980m
Habitat: Montane (rain) Forest
After breakfast, we drove approximately 1 hour to Machame gate. After registering at the gate office, we started to ascent and entered the rain forest.
This was a real opportunity to talk to the other 8 people in the group and get a feel for the pace and terrain. The average age of our group was 28 and a few people had done Everest Base camp, others were marathon runners and keen hikers. The pace was fast and Lisa and I looked at each other at one point as if to say "oh my god!!" Neither of us realised then just how much these people would mean to us at the end of the week and how we would support each other to conquer the mountain.
We covered a lot of distance today and the rain started after a few hours and didn't stop. We were wet through when we arrived at camp and unfortunately so were some peoples clothes.
Our tents were already pitched and we had tea an hour later. It was cold, damp and miserable but everyone was still excited about the challenge ahead. We had the briefing for the next day after tea and we were in bed for 8pm.
I woke up at 2am needing the toilet, it was grim to say the least, a porter has to carry it the way up the mountain...I remember feeling sorry for him!!
Roll on Day 2..........
MACHAME GATE TO MACHAME CAMP
Hiking Time: 6hrs, Total Distance: 18km
Starting Altitude: 1490m, Final Altitude: 2980m
Habitat: Montane (rain) Forest
After breakfast, we drove approximately 1 hour to Machame gate. After registering at the gate office, we started to ascent and entered the rain forest.
This was a real opportunity to talk to the other 8 people in the group and get a feel for the pace and terrain. The average age of our group was 28 and a few people had done Everest Base camp, others were marathon runners and keen hikers. The pace was fast and Lisa and I looked at each other at one point as if to say "oh my god!!" Neither of us realised then just how much these people would mean to us at the end of the week and how we would support each other to conquer the mountain.
We covered a lot of distance today and the rain started after a few hours and didn't stop. We were wet through when we arrived at camp and unfortunately so were some peoples clothes.
Our tents were already pitched and we had tea an hour later. It was cold, damp and miserable but everyone was still excited about the challenge ahead. We had the briefing for the next day after tea and we were in bed for 8pm.
I woke up at 2am needing the toilet, it was grim to say the least, a porter has to carry it the way up the mountain...I remember feeling sorry for him!!
Roll on Day 2..........
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