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Viewing Post for: Kilimanjaro Climb 2014

Date: Sunday, January 26 1:00 PM
Location: High camp, Barfu, 15,000 feet.

Sunny 60 degrees, cloudy 50. 25 last night. Light wind. 3 hour walk.

Wow! We are here. All still feeling well. Charlie still blowing on harmonica along with Hemed, Yusuf and a few others. People happy to be here. Hard to describe the scene here. We are on on high ridge of piles of angular rocks. Campsites are dug out of the rocks as best as can be. There are maybe a hundred tents and two hundred fifty people sprinkled along and among the rocks, hidden until you pass a large boulder disguising them. Light wind, the white translucent clouds drift through obscuring the view and then it floats back into view. One way drops 10,000 feet, the other is the high crumbling rocky glacier cone of Kilimanjaro. Then a light sprinkle comes. The low hum of Swahili voices and the scent of lunch completes the picture. Internally the anxiety of tonight's climb bubbles around. We go to bed to rest, sleep not likely at 6:00 PM. Wake up is 10:30 for a 11:30 start. By then the night sky will be light by bright stars, shooting stars and the milky way. Most of your view is just your tunnel of light from your headlamp. We expect to summit about 11:00 pm your time, sunrise here.

We will try to audio post from there but may not be live until morning your time on Monday. Send prayers and hopes for us and we will let you know how it goes.

We need to mention the incredible contribution of the Africans. They carry around 70 lbs on their heads. The 6 of of have a staff of 23. Clothes are hand me down often a size 12 boot on a size 8 foot. This is a dry camp so all the water is brought here by them. And they pull it off with a smile.

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