Kilimanjaro Climb, 2007 Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania

Kilimanjaro Climb, 2007Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania

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

First night in Tanzania

KIA Lodge,Room 36

Wonderful gardens

Inside Room 36Mosquito netLizard, too

KIA LodgeDining area

Arusha National Park

View from crater rim downto interior of crater – herdof buffalo at center of picture.

One of many pictures of giraffes

One of many giraffes we enjoyed watching

One of many pictures of giraffes

Baboons on roadDense forestCurvy, steep hills

Blue monkeyWe also saw the striking Colobus monkeys

Garden at Keys HotelOrientation meetingThe 10 Hikers:

Kibo Peak Keys Hotel, Moshi

Brief stop at small village on the way to the Park Gate

Hikers at the Trail Head – eager to get rollingANTS!

Hiking Day 1, ForestNotice porters – gear on head or neck

Lead Guide, Elias

First full view of Kibo at duskTents in foreground

Heather zone, below the cloudsSouthwest of Kibo Peak, Shira PlateauHikers off to right give idea of scale

Getting closer to the peak!Hikers take a break near end of Shira PlateauNotice sign (toward Moir Camp)Notice yellow Gamow bag

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)

Lobelia plantMoorland zone, above cloudsAbout 13,000 + feet (fine days, cool nights)

Karanga CampYellow tents for hikersSmall green tent at right foreground is the “bathroom” tent

Karanga Camp – especially scenicKibo much closer

Barafu Camp (base)Mawenzi – sister coneRed dining tentTusker Trail Flag

White-neck Raven perches onTourists Toilets – which perch on side of cliff

Our guides (Gaudence, Elias, Steven) early break on the way to the summit

Summit! 19,340 feet

Blair’s photograph of the Rebmann Glacier from the summit

Leaving the MountainForest during last day of hiking

Farewell to Kilimanjaro – last view of Kibo as we entered the Airport to fly home