Articles tagged ‘Pictures’
Picture of the week 28
By Ed | July 9th, 2007 |
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The serpentine line etched in the topography describes the way to Arrow Glacier Camp from Lava Tower. It looks to be a simple 2 hour uphill jaunt but the 1000 foot gain in altitude places you at 16,000 feet and we found ourselves speaking in one word sentences because of the lack of oxygen in [...]
Picture of the week 27
By Ed | July 2nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Last week I spoke of the “frigid shade” at Lava Tower. It was that crisp morning we awoke to find our water bottles frozen as we dug into the deepest corners of our trusty packs to find the goose down jackets, warm hats and expedition mittens we’d dutifully carried over the last six days. When the [...]
Picture of the week 26
By Ed | June 25th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Lava Tower Camp remains blanked in a frigid shade provided by the
immenseness of Kilimanjaro until late morning. Only then do the suns rays begin
to delicately paint the tips of the surrounding landscape with equatorial warmth
as a new day tantalizingly unfolds before your eyes.
Picture of the week 25
By Ed | June 19th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Nestled behind an exposed rib of stone that separates the tents from the loos at Lava Tower, you can see the black public outhouses that my research told me to avoid if at all possible.
I heeded the warnings and chose an outfitter (Tusker) that carried their own for clients. It must be said that I [...]
Picture of the week 24
By Ed | June 11th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
These multicolored cocoons housed the South African Team and my son and I from Wisconsin at Lava Tower. The bright yellow ones were ours of course but after meeting many different people from around the world, only one man from England, after introductions said, “Ah…Cheeseheads”.
Picture of the week 23
By Ed | June 4th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
This is the top of Lava Tower. We climbed it as practice for the, now closed, Western Breach.
Trekkers using the Lemosho route still stop at Lava Tower Camp to assist acclimatization and the heartier souls no doubt continue to scale the tower.
Pictured is my son who found the spot on the basically flat top that [...]
Picture of the week 22
By Ed | May 30th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Normally the views of Lava Tower Camp are taken from ground level with tents in the foreground and giant mastiff in the background but having scrambled up to the top and talking myself into edging this close to the 300 foot drop; I had to include this unique view in my weekly photographs.
Picture of the week 21
By Ed | May 21st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
This is yours truly negotiating one of the pitches as we scaled Lava Tower. We did ok in a flatlander sort of way and it was excellent practice for the Western Breach. I have no doubt our guides were watching us carefully. Had we been trepidatious, they would have suggested we use the Barafu Route [...]
Picture of the week 20
By Ed | May 14th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Lava Tower Camp is 14,950-ft above sea-level which makes it higher that anything in the continuous 48 states. It was a trill to see the clouds running past the camp below our line of sight and after six days on the trail we were feeling fit and well accustomed to the altitude.
Picture of the week 19
By Ed | May 7th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
This photo was taken by simply turning 180 degrees from the week 18 shot. Beyond the bazaar boulders, from now on, the Western Breach Route would be looking down on us until we finally reach the crater rim three days hence. That gave us plenty of time to wonder how we would perform and what the [...]
