Mt. Kilimanjaro Pictures

Picture of the week 9

By Ed | February 26th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Our second stop on the mountain became Shira 1 Camp. To the south east along the eroded edges of the Shira Cone you can see, in the center of the photograph, both Klute Peak on the left and ... [read on]
 

Kilimanjaro Picture of the week 8

By Ed | February 20th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

As we moved out of the rain forest and into the heather region, the foliage, although still over our heads, had airiness to it. It was completely different than the constant shade of the jungle. By our ... [read on]
 

Kilimanjaro Porters – Picture

By Donovan | February 16th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

The porters on Mount Kilimanjaro are the people that get the least amount of credit – and yet have the hardest job. They pack all your gear up the mountain for seven ... [read on]
 

Kilimanjaro Picture of the week 7

By Ed | February 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

The morning of our second day we transitioned out of the rain forest into the heather region. We stopped in this spot so the Cheeseheads from flatland could take a breather. If you look closely you ... [read on]
 

Kilimanjaro Boulders: Shira Camp to Barranco Camp

By Donovan | February 6th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

This is a very interesting section of the Machame trail on Kilimanjaro, between Shira Camp and Barranco Camp. It’s a long section where there are thousands of enormous boulders covering the groud. The trail weaves between ... [read on]
 

Kilimanjaro Picture of the week 6

By Ed | February 5th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Every morning I’d hear the cooks moving around followed by the hiss of the kerosene burners. That meant breakfast in about half an hour. I could lounge in my nice warm sleeping bag a little longer.

I was ... [read on]
 

Kilimanjaro Picture of the week 5

By Ed | January 31st, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Our serpentine path through the rain forest had us feeling like Indiana Jones. Our guide started us on the slow step cadence from day one as we traveled, ever up, pinching ourselves over the realization we were really ... [read on]
 

Senecio Kilimanjari – Kilimanjaro Plant

By Donovan | January 29th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

This is a famous plant of Kilimanjaro. A majority of these are found between Shira Camp and Baranco Camp on your third day if you are hiking the Machame route. It’s in an area called the ... [read on]
 

Shira Ridge

By Donovan | January 25th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

I think this picture is facing the Shira Ridge on Kilimanjaro, probably somewhere near Shira Camp One. There are some dramatic peaks on the Shira Ridge where the clouds expose them and hide them throughout the day.

Kilimanjaro Picture of the Week 4

By Ed | January 22nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Londorossi Gate sits near the Lemosho Glades Trail-head. Our head guide registered my son and I while we stood wondering how we would perform and excited to finally be hiking after over a year of planning.