Today we left Shira Camp and traversed the mountain, working our way up to the base of “Lava Tower” at approximately 14,800 ft. Lava Tower is a fun scramble up with great views from the top! After lunch we then descended down to Barranco Camp. The weather today was mostly cloudy with a few patches of sun. From our camp we have a great view of the Great Barranco wall, our challenge for tomorrow morning!
-Garrett Madison
Start: Shira Camp, 12,450’
Finish: Barranco Camp, 12,750’
Distance Traveled: 6 miles.
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Audio dispatch attached here by Garrett Madison.
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To monitor our climbing team’s exact route to the summit you can view our LIVE RainOn mapping platform here.
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Lava Tower on Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania