Friday, November 13, 2009

November 13, 2009

So I found out last weekend that there are two main reasons why hikers do not summit Mt. Kilimanjaro - a) they are not in shape or b) they are not dressed appropriately and are too cold. I get cold so easily I can just picture myself swaddled in everything I brought, hat piled on hat, wool gloves pulled over mittens, pants straining over layers of long underwear - my eyeballs hardened like the grapes my daughters put in the freezer. A new obsession for me - will I bring warm enough clothes or will I be denied the summit as I shiver along the trail? =O
I "hiked" to the base of a waterfall last Saturday. It was more like a scramble up boulders and loose shale. Sliding back down was worse, the butt of my jeans muddied, my quads trembling, but I didn't care - I made it alive with no broken bones. My two worst fears - confrontation and steep downhills - maybe I should just narrow it to one - confronting steep downhills.

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A final view of Mt. Kilimanjaro

A final view of Mt. Kilimanjaro

It's Official

It's Official

At the Roof of Africa

At the Roof of Africa

Crater

Crater

Glaciers

Glaciers

Barafu Camp

Barafu Camp

Looking back at Karanga Valley Camp

Looking back at Karanga Valley Camp

Morning Send Off

Morning Send Off

Barranca Wall

Barranca Wall

Top of Barranca Wall

Top of Barranca Wall

The Dining Tent

The Dining Tent

Trail to Lava Tower

Trail to Lava Tower

Shira Camp

Shira Camp

Machame Trail

Machame Trail

Machame Gate

Machame Gate

Half Dome cables

Half Dome cables

Towering Tree

Towering Tree
this is a former house plant that I tired of, I didn't want to throw it out, so I dug a hole for it in the dog yard. It's thriving despite me.