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Climb Highlights:

Walking through the rainforest at the beginning of the trail enjoying the lush vegetation and sightings of colobus and other monkeys.

Around Lava tower on day four, Janet and Rick encountered fog that blew past them as they climbed to reveal great views of Uhuru peak.

As unlikely as it seems, it hailed on day five when they were half way up one of the Lent Group peaks and they took refuge in their tent until it subsided and left them with amazing views of hail dressing the desert.

The western breach which is a 3500 ft wall of rock that only starts at 15000 ft was a breathtaking sight to Janet and Rick and nothing they had read or heard prepared them adequately for it.

At Crater camp they encountered the most amazing glacier. Yep, that's a right, a glacier in Africa but they could only half enjoy it because of their exhaustion and the lack of oxygen due to the high altitude.

Making the summit of Uhuru peak was of course a highlight and they had it all to themselves too because they chose to start the peak ascent in the morning and not at midnight like everyone else.

Kilimanjaro Expedition Tips & Recommendations:

• Taking Diamox and drinking lots of water and adequate sleep are effective ways to combat altitude sickness on the mountain although nothing cures you better than going back down again.

• Most of the groups attempting to summit the peak from Arrow Glacier camp start hiking at midnight through the coldest part of the night so they can be at the top to see the sunrise. If you are willing to forgo the sunrise view and leave in the morning you will have a warmer hike with good visibility and probably have the peak all to yourself when you reach it.

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