Kilimanjaro Climb, 2007 Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania
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Kilimanjaro Climb, 2007Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania
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Itinerary• Fly NY to Amsterdam to Kilimanjaro Airport (July 1, 2007)• One-day safari, Arusha National Park• Orientation day (meet guides, meet fellow hikers, review gear)• Drive to trail head (~ 3 hours); start walking to Big Tree Camp (Forest)• Hike to Shira Camp (forest and heather zones)• Hike to Moir Camp (heather to moorland zone)• Hike to Barranco Camp (go past Lava Tower at 15,000 feet)• Hike to Karanga Camp (climb up Barranco Wall at start of day)• Hike to Barafu Camp (“base camp”; 15,000 feet; alpine desert)• Hike to Summit and Crater Camp (or back to Barafu)• Hike to Mweka Camp (back in forest; busy camp)• Hike to Gate to exit park, drive back to Moshi• Shopping in Moshi, to airport by 6pm• Fly to Dar es Salaam, to Amsterdam, to Newark
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First night in Tanzania
KIA Lodge,Room 36
Wonderful gardens
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Inside Room 36Mosquito netLizard, too
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KIA LodgeDining area
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Arusha National Park
View from crater rim downto interior of crater – herdof buffalo at center of picture.
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One of many pictures of giraffes
One of many giraffes we enjoyed watching
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One of many pictures of giraffes
Baboons on roadDense forestCurvy, steep hills
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Blue monkeyWe also saw the striking Colobus monkeys
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Garden at Keys HotelOrientation meetingThe 10 Hikers:
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Kibo Peak Keys Hotel, Moshi
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Brief stop at small village on the way to the Park Gate
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Hikers at the Trail Head – eager to get rollingANTS!
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Hiking Day 1, ForestNotice porters – gear on head or neck
Lead Guide, Elias
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First full view of Kibo at duskTents in foreground
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Heather zone, below the cloudsSouthwest of Kibo Peak, Shira PlateauHikers off to right give idea of scale
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Getting closer to the peak!Hikers take a break near end of Shira PlateauNotice sign (toward Moir Camp)Notice yellow Gamow bag
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View inside dining tent (seats 6); two hot meals/day
Dinner: soup; starch plus meat (beef, chicken); fruit
Aluminum plates, utensils
Thermos with hot water (Milo, coffee, tea)
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Lobelia plantMoorland zone, above cloudsAbout 13,000 + feet (fine days, cool nights)
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Karanga CampYellow tents for hikersSmall green tent at right foreground is the “bathroom” tent
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Karanga Camp – especially scenicKibo much closer
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Barafu Camp (base)Mawenzi – sister coneRed dining tentTusker Trail Flag
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White-neck Raven perches onTourists Toilets – which perch on side of cliff
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Our guides (Gaudence, Elias, Steven) early break on the way to the summit
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Summit! 19,340 feet
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Blair’s photograph of the Rebmann Glacier from the summit
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Leaving the MountainForest during last day of hiking
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Farewell to Kilimanjaro – last view of Kibo as we entered the Airport to fly home