Summit Day on Kilimanjaro! This one went just perfectly from start to finish. We woke at 11:30 PM had a bit to eat and drink and then went walking toward the top at 12:30 AM. It was clear and cold... colder still as we got higher, naturally. But the best thing was that the night was calm. Wind never bothered us on this day. All agreed that it was quite difficult, just the same. The altitude involved was new for each of our climbers, and predictably it hit some harder than others without too much rhyme or reason. We didn't have 100% to the summit... Nine of ten made Stella Pt on the crater rim and seven of those nine made it over to Uhuru... The highest point. The guide managed to drag himself up as well, but only with the ample assistance of our local staff. Freddy and his guides: Gunther, Eliapenda, Charles and Filbert, along with Oswald made huge differences in our enjoyment of the morning. We hit Stella Point at 7 AM just after a magnificent sunrise. By 8 we were at Uhuru and we spent thirty minutes there. We'd made it back to high camp before noon and after a fine brunch we were on our way down the vertical mile to Mweka Camp at 10,000 ft. We reached camp at 4 PM, tired but quite happy. Best Regards, RMI Guide Dave Hahn & Team

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