Kilimanjaro Adventure Day 05 - Hike Day 01

This was the Birthday to remember for ever....A hike to the summit of Kilimanjaro, after 2 days of safari and followed by a 2 week rest in Zanzibar.............THE holiday of a lifetime and an epic life adventure to share with my Fiancée ❤️

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Day 01 - The journey to Africa from the UK via Amsterdam
Day 02 - Safari in the Tarangire national park Tanzania
Day 03 - Safari in the Nongoro national park Tanzania
Day 04 - Pre hike day - reflection on Safari, hike briefing and kit check.
Day 05 - Day 01 of Lemosho Route hike of Kilimanjaro - Morum Barrier Gate to Shira 1 Camp
Day 06 - Day 02 of Lemosho Route hike of Kilimanjaro - Shira 1 Camp to Shira 2 Camp
Day 07 - Day 03 of Lemosho Route hike of Kilimanjaro - Shira 2 Camp to Barranco Camp
Day 08 - Day 04 of Lemosho Route hike of Kilimanjaro - Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp
Day 09 - Day 05 of Lemosho Route hike of Kilimanjaro - Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp
Day 10 - Day 06 of Lemosho Route hike of Kilimanjaro - Barafu Camp to Uhuru Peak to Barafu Camp then Millennium Camp
Day 11 - Day 07 of Lemosho Route hike of Kilimanjaro - Millenium Camp to Mweka Gate

We took the chance to have the holiday and adventure of a lifetime !

We used Altezza Travel to complete our adventure and we cannot recommend them enough. We opted for the 7 day Lemosho hike starting at a higher altitude for the best acclimatisation. Joseph Mosher was our lead guide (Also a guide for the Comic Relief Kilimanjaro walk 2009). Joe was recognised and acknowledged as 'Commander' by almost all the other guides and porters on the mountain and there was clearly a huge respect for this experienced Guide. We were guided by Joe and followed all instructions to give us the best chance of summiting the mountain including: partaking in acclimatisation walks that were recommended, camp site etiquette, Diamox dosage recommendations, water intake recommendations and he completed medical checks daily. Emanuel was our second guide who, at Barranco camp, had to descend with a very ill porter (We got news on summit day that he had recovered successfully) but sadly Emanuel did not summit with us. 3 porters stepped up in his place to summit with us and they could not do enough for us on the ascent. We had 40MPH gusts and -16 Celsius temperatures that made the climb on summit night tough.