Our flights from Colorado to Amsterdam to Tanzania. Tim started in Boston. Map courtesy of John Mitchler.
Location of Tanzania in east central Africa. Map courtesy of John Mitchler.
Kilimanjaro is on the Kenyan border in northern Tanzania. Map courtesy of John Mitchler.
Zara map showing our route. We went up the Rongai route from the north then east and descended the popular Marangu route to the southeast.
Springlands Hotel, our lodging 2 nights before and 1 after.
We visited a local primary school and they sang to us!
The younger kids.
The Lyasomboro primary school in Marangu, Tanzania.
A banana market on the way to the trailhead.
Our driver picked up some chickens on the way.
Kili peeks through the trees.
Our porters arriving.
Our porters getting things organized.
Finally ready to go!
John and Kathy walking with the local kids.
Our first colubus monkey sighting.
A monkey eating a snack.
Night 1 at Simba Camp.
Trekking through the moorland as Kili peeks through.
The big boy of Africa!
Porter Nestor carries my big back along with another one.
John at 1st cave.
Some people split up the trek by camping here at 2nd cave.
View north down into Kenya from ~11K.
Our second night at Kikelewa.
Mawenzi pops into view, third highest peak in Africa (16893 ft).
Kibo from Kikelewa Camp.
Tim getting ready for day 3 at Kikelewa Camp.
Mawenzi getting closer.
Kibo again on the trek to Mawenzi Tarn.
Senecio kilimanjari in the moorland zone.
A cool senecio kilimanjari along the trail.
Kibo again.
The route from Kibo Hut to Gillman's Point switchbacks below the glacier on the left.
Porters heading for Mawenzi Tarn camp.
Good thing Mawenzi isn't the highpoint of Africa, although there's a loose class 3 route up there somewhere.
Our guide Amani and John make there way towards Mawenzi.
Stunning view of Mawenzi.
Mawenzi Tarn camp. Yep, that's our drinking water!
Our view from camp.
Early morning sun on Mawenzi.
Our porters enjoy a day off.
Views on our acclimitization hike.
Looking down to camp from the n.w. ridge of Mawenzi.
Our guide Winford and Tim approach the n.w. ridge of Mawenzi on an acclimitization hike.
Mawenzi Tarn and camp below.
Our guide Amani and the n.w. ridge of Mawenzi.
Our two brand new Kelty tents with our huge mess tent.
Our porters enjoying a paid day off.
Another sweet view of Mawenzi.
My new altitude record was the bump on this ridge at ~14700 ft.
Kibo on the hike to Kibo Hut.
One more view of Mawenzi.
Crossing the huge saddle to Kibo Hut.
The route up to Kibo Hut to Gillman's Pt pretty much follows this ridge.
Approaching Kibo Hut.
Kibo Hut, el 15429 ft. New sleeping record or lack thereof!
Looking up to the glacier high on Kibo from Kibo Hut.
About to head to bed at our high camp.
The commode in background (orange) was knocked over by the wind.
Our route from Mawenzi to Kibo Hut.
Sunrise on the rim above Mawenzi.
Uhuru Pk, the highpoint of Africa. It's actually 2 hrs over to there.
John (red coat) and Kevin (black coat) nearing the summit of Uhuru Pk. Pic courtesy of Tim Dalsaso.
Kevin, John, and Tim (l to r) on the summit of Uhuru Peak on Kilimanjaro!
A little patriotism on the roof of Africa. I know the flag's backwards, but we were a little hypoxic!
View of Kersten Glacier from the summit. Pic courtesy of Tim Dalsaso.
A hypoxic Kevin celebrates on the rook of Africa.
Heading to Horombo camp after a long summit day. Pic courtesy of Tim Dalsaso.
Sunrise at Hormobo Hut.
Early morning light on Kibo from Horombo Hut.
More cool senecio kilimanjari trees on the Marangu route.
We're heading home!
Final view of hulking Mawenzi from the other side.
Kifinika, a cool cone along the Marangu route.
Kili and the Marangu route.
Our guide Amani and the jungle.
We made it!
Our excellent guides Amani and Winford from Zara Tours.
Hans Meyer sign at the trailhead.
Warning signs at the trailhead.
Here we are with our guides Winford and Amani back at the hotel with our certificates.
Kilimanjaro from our hotel near Moshi.
Downtown Moshi.
