Kilimanjaro: Grom & Team Enjoy the Views as they Ascend to Shira Camp
Hello again everyone
The team had a really nice day here on Kilimanjaro today, waking to mostly clear skies with a nice view of the upper mountain and hiking in just a light cloud layer which help keep us cool.
We started the day waking at 6:30 to start packing up before moving into our dinning tent for a nice breakfast with porridge, fried eggs, toast, avocado and even some fresh fruit, and most importantly plenty of hot chocolate and coffee.
We hit the trail shortly after 7:30am to get a jump on some of the traffic and slowly made our way up the rocky trail with good views of Kilimanjaro above. The trail climbs up a ridge and eventually out of the trees and allows for some truly spectacular views of the valley below. The team hiked for a little more than 4 hours before reaching out next camp that sits on Shira Plateau, which is an ancient lava flow littered with obsidian.
The afternoon was spent relaxing around camp and enjoying nice conversation with the team.
Everyone is doing very well and looking forward to another good nights rest.
RMI Guide Casey Grom and the Kili crew
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Shout out to Timothy Yazzie!
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Casey! Good luck, from Kaki, Catherine and myself who so fondly remember 2017!
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