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Summit cheer
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Happy hikers! With the summit in sight, extra energy and a smile for the camera
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kilimanjaro summit from air
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Penitentes, formed by wind and sun over ice, are quite common on the top. Note the summit sign just ahead of this person
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Kilimanjaro is 19,340 feet high and, seen from our hotel, the highest free-standing mountain in the world
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Enroute to Karanga Valley on day 4 the views of the summit are extremely dramatic.
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cornel, kamanda and lipman - AA guides on Kili
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Camping is fun! The tents are spacious for 2 or 3 people and we provide sleeping mats too.
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AA mountain guide Elli Pirkis leads a team to the summit in brilliant weather. Mawenzi Peak in the background.
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On Day 3 above 12,000' it is common to feel yourself slowing down due to altitude. It is important to keep up the intake of water to 3 litres at least per day. Move slowly and breathe deeply.
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Mt Kilimanjaro seen from the breakfast table at our hotel in Moshi, a stunning view to complement the egg and bacon
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The first habitat we pass through are the cultivated farmlands on the slopes of Kilimanjaro, near the villages of Machame or Murangu where coffee and tea is grown
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Trekking in the sun on day 2 to Shira Plateau in shorts, T-shirts and trekking boots. This is the move into Alpine heath and the clouds in the background show we are already well above 10,000 feet.
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Dinner table ready in the AA mess tent. We provide three course hot dinners and lunches and breakfasts, top quality food to help you keep fit and all our food is prepared with boiled, filtered water.
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From Machame Camp the summit massif seems both distant and close at the same time!
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Lunch stop! AA has wonderful al fresco lunches with salads, fruits, drinks and sandwiches - all on tables and chairs in the sunshine. Very welcoming..
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Essential head gear on Kili
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Making camp on the Shira Plateau which is quite open and beautiful, with Mt Meru in the background. We are well above the sea of cloud. Time to put on a hat and fleece since it can get cold here...
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Tents on Shira plateau at dawn
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Lava tower looking down on camp
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Western Breach -
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Karanga valley camp
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Barranco valley camp
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Barranco Campsite with the bulk of the summit massif right above us. Plenty of room here and one of the best sites on the mountain.
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From Barranco to Karanga Valley on Day 4 involves a scramble which is not difficult but lots of fun, generally it's very busy.
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Using hands, the scramble from Barranco is quite easy.
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On the way to the crater rim - Stella Point at 19,000' - and people are warming up but finding the last few hundred metres a struggle.
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With the sun-up comes the final few hundred feet to the crater rim and the terrain on the route from Barafu is still a path but gets dusty.
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looking onto fort wrangler glacier
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Mawenzi Peak is one of the three peaks that makes up Kilimanjaro, but Kibo is by far the highest, and Uhuru Peak is the very top.
