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Mt Kilimanjaro taken from our flight in to Kilimanjao airport |
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Moth in room at Ilboru Safari Lodge |
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View from Londorossi Gate |
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Aleta waiting at Londorossi Gate |
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Porters having their loads weighed |
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In to the trees at Londorossi Gate |
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Let start this walk Shira Plateau |
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Lizard on a rock |
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Our 1st camp site Shira One |
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It can be long walk |
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It that how high we have to walk ? |
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Above the clouds |
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Resting at Shira Cathedral |
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That's where we came from |
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Mind the edge |
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Me up by the Shira Cathedral |
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Aleta with her head in the clouds |
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The Cathedral centre of photo |
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Camp site number 2 Shira |
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Raven on Kilimanjaro |
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Plant life |
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Sunset on Mt Kilimanjaro |
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Shira One campsite |
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Plenty of Toilets for everyone |
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Campsite 3 Moir Hut with Lent Hills in the background |
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Elephant Skull ? |
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Small flowers in the rocks |
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Afternoon walk up Lent Hills 4700m, you can get a good phone signal here to the UK |
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In may look like a road but it's not |
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A rest before we climb to the highest point, the rock in the background |
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Us at the top |
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Looking back at the campsite |
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Balancing Stones |
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Going down for a cup of Tea |
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Start of the walk to camp 4 |
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At least we have a path to follow |
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Our campsite is at the end of the path |
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Campsite 4 Lava Tower |
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There's photo opportunities everywhere |
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Me and the Tower |
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This afternoon we climb to 4800m up the Arrow Glacier |
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I can see my tent ??? |
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Aleta taking life easy |
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Matthew our head guide been here before so taking a break |
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Heather it's not really steep it's the angle of the camera |
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One of the local mountain sellers |
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Arrow Glacier |
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Aleta and I with Arrow Glacier in the background |
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A frosty tent they say it went -8 in the night, our water did freeze in the tent |
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What goes up must come down |
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Sunrise over Arrow Glacier |
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Our route is down then up the path in the background |
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John the cook and Me, he cooks some great Gluten Free food |
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There's that path again in the background |
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Wilfred, Matthew & Me |
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Barranco Wall, should have known "wall" means steep climb, great fun though |
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We turn before the edge |
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Now at the top we can see the path again |
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When you stop for a wee the others can get a head, but don't run to catch up |
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Campsite 5 Barranco Hut |
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This wraper was everywhere we walked, somebody has no idea how to look after this world of ours, if it was you how about paying to have your rubish collected, or just stay at home. |
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Barranco Hut campsite |
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Jo & Dan washy washy time, clean feet are healthy feet |
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Mt Meru sticking out of the clouds |
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Sunset on Mt Kilimanjaro at Barranco campsite |
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Sunrise at Barranco Campsite |
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Not only a path but people to follow as well |
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Campsite 6 Barafu Hut 4600m |
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Mawenzi |
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Sunrise at Stella Point we made it |
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Aleta and I 5756m Stella Point |
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Aleta, Me, Rick, Ian, Dan, Wilfred & Fernado Stella Point 8th August 2008 |
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There's still some ice left up there |
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The walk to Uhuru Peak 5895m |
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That's it we are almost there, that's what they tell you |
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Aleta with her African Walking Company tee-shirt she got from them for her birthday |
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Dan made it |
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Aleta & Me at the top, good job she pushed me or I'd be very near the bottom |
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Group photo Uhuru Peak 5895m above sea level |
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What goes up must go down, here we go |
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Matthew, Aleta & Anna-Beth, Matthew said he'd get her there and he did, welldone Matthew |
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It looks different in daylight |
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You can see the campsite from here |
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Barafu Campsite |
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Left to Right that's the path we walked yesterday |
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Only 1 more campsite Millenium and I can already see it, only been awake for 15 hours |
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Been there done that |
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A farewell song from the team |
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A group photo, I did not take it or set it up, would I with that washing in the way lol |
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Only a walk to Mweka Gate and it's over |
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I think the thought of a shower has had an effect on Dan |
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A flower and bird, this is more like it Wildlife |
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Mt Killmanjaro stretcher |
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We are through the gate, just walk to the bus |
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Group photo just before we board the bus back to Ilboru Safari Lodge
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Mt Meru from the bus back to Ilboru Safari Lodge, Arusha. |
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Aleta just before a long awaited shower |
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Me just before the end of trek shower |
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Aleta just after the end of trek shower |
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Annebeth & Aleta |
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Annebeth, Aleta, Dan & Jo |
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Aleta, Dan & Jo |
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Ellen, Aleta & Roger |
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Me, Ellen & Roger |
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Aleta & Heather |
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Aleta, Rick & Suzanne |
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Suzanne, Me & Rick after the trek all cleaned up and ready for dinner |
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Aleta with Fernando 1 of the 12 in our group |
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Aleta with JT one of our guides |
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