Monthly Archives: November 2016
My Kilimanjaro Adventure Day 4 – The Lava Tower And Barranco Camp
My Kilimanjaro Adventure Day 4 starts at the Shira Camp (3,840m) and ends at the Barranco Camp (3,900). The ascent isn’t very much and so it is an acclimatisation day. This days trek would take me and the rest of the group past the Lava Tower and through river valleys. The trek between the camps […]
My Kilimanjaro Adventure Day 3 – Up To The Shira Plateau
Day 3 of My Kilimanjaro Adventure begins at the Machame Huts (3,000m) at ends at the Shira Plateau (3,840m). The walk was 7.4 miles (12 km), the itinerary stated that this should take roughly 5-7 hours. It starts with a difficult climb and ends with a party! If you missed the previous instalments of the […]
My Kilimanjaro Adventure Day 2 – To The Machame Huts
The second day of my Kilimanjaro Adventure was the start of the trek. Finally getting to begin climbing the mountain! The walk on this day was about 9 miles (15 km) to the Machame huts where we would camp that evening. The itinerary stated that this would take around 6 – 8 hours. Missed Day […]