Day 0: Played barefoot soccer with children at the orphanage. Blistered the bottom of my foot badly. Hobbling around.
Day 1: Got stuck driving to the starting point. Lost the front grill of a Land Rover, a tire and a few hours, but made it to camp happy and healthy. Foot feels better.
Day 2: Hiked through rainforest, sparse woodland and moorland.
Day 3: Climbed to 4000 meters. Starting to feel the effects.
Day 4: Maintained elevation but may be coming down with a cold. Thoughts of not summiting enter my head for the first time since the beginning of the climb.
Day 5: Scaled the Barranco Wall – a 500 meter near-vertical face. It’s the first time I’ve had to use my hands to pull myself up on the mountain.
Day 6: A short and warm walk to the last camp before summit. Too good to be true, but dizziness associated with altitude is kicking in.
Day 7: SUMMIT!! Danced my way to Uhuru peak to the sounds of “Waka Waka”. Great weather and great day!
The Baranco Wall is so awesome. Was my favourite day on Kili. Good luck in the summit and remember Pole Pole! You’ll get there.
Good work, buddy! I hope the sunrise at the peak was amazing.
Great Job…. Looking forward to seeing all of the pictures
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