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Kilimanjaro: Grom & Team Pack Up and Hit the Trail

Hello Everyone: The team got off to a moderately early start this morning leaving behind our beautiful lodge and have headed to the mountain towards the start of the climb. We left around 8am and drove along the rural country side and small villages for two hours to reach the park entrance. Most of the area surrounding Kilimanjaro has been cultivated and primarily used for coffee production and for a variety of other agriculture needs, but there are still some areas that have been untouched and resemble more of a savannah that Tanzania is known for. The base of Kilimanjaro is more forested and looks more jungle like and is called a cloud forest. Once we arrived at the gate we had all of our gear weighed and divided into loads for our 48 porters and other staff to carry before hitting the trail. Once everything was in order we started our climb slowly making our way up the winding trail that ascends continuously through the thick forest. The canopy is quite dense thankfully, which provided some cover from the rain that arrive around midday. The team hiked for a little over five hours and managed to not get too wet before we reached our camp for the night that sits around 10,000ft. After settling into camp and getting situated, the team was served a nice warm meal for dinner consisting of soup, rice, potatoes and steak. Everyone is doing well and looking forward to a good night's rest. RMI Guide Casey Grom and Kili crew

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Happy climbing…..wishing you good weather and sure steps on this wonderful adventure . Keep us posted. Godspeed !

Posted by: Barbara Sluboski on

Wishing you a safe and exciting adventure, thanks for the updates!!

Posted by: Judy on

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