The Ascent of Mt Kilimanjaro
Map of our trek via the Machame and Mweka Routes (by RM)
Day 1: Machame Track rainforest
Day 2: Tree in the mist
Day 2: To the summit from Shira Cave
Day 2: Clouds crashing into the Shira Peaks - from Shira Cave
Day 3: Rocks near Bastions Stream
Day 3: Plants near Bastions Stream
Day 3: Barranco Camp, with the summit hidden by cloud
Day 3: The summit in the evening, from Barranco Camp
Day 4: Up the Barranco Wall after breakfast
Day 4: Zen on the way to Karanga Camp
Day 4: The summit from Karanga Camp in the evening
Day 4: Mt Meru at sunset, from Karanga Camp
Day 5: Across the lunar landscape above Karanga Camp
Day 5: View to the summit from 4,300 m
Day 5: Mt Mawenzi from Barafu Camp
Day 6: 6am on Saturday 24th September 2005: Rob, Nikolai and Roman at the summit
Day 6: Mt Meru and the shadow of Kilimanjaro from near the summit
Day 6: Looking to the remnants of the Eastern Icefield from near the summit
Day 6: Looking back to the summit
Day 6: Glacier near the summit of Kilimanjaro
Day 6: Ice patterns near the summit
Day 6: Looking into the caldera from near the summit
Day 6: Mt Mawenzi from below Barafu Camp, as we headed down
Day 7, near sunset: We were up there yesterday morning!
A later aerial view of Mt Kilimanjaro from the north-east