Kikelewa Camp- 4 July 2022 Diary Entry Today was a very long 15 km hike. It was amazing views, where we had a very steep / difficult 4 hour start before lunch. We had lunch at 3450m and it was spaghetti! I had a good helping. I feel a little hot, have had to much sun today. It is only going to get worse. I am not going to strop putting on suntan lotion....

Preparation and Climb 1 - July 3 2022 Diary entry As a note: I have modified the text very little in my daily log. The log is coming directly from my journal. The start Today we started the day at our hotel, we then had breakfast and sometime after 8 we left for the Rongai Gate. After arriving at the gate we had some food ( which was a packed lunch ) and signed in....

2 July 2022 Arrival and Exploration Mt Kilimanjaro! Arrival After many hours travelling and waiting at airports for connecting flights. I am finally in Tanzania! WOW the time has come, and we are starting to walk soon (Tomorrow). After 2 years of waiting it seems this moment would not have arrived! We have a debrief session with Sean today at 7pm. Its going to be very very interesting The Day Union Cafe Today we went into Moshi, we had lunch and some coffee at a very nice coffee shop and then went cloth shopping just around the corner from where we ate and had coffee....

Agenda - Rongai Route 7 day Rongai Route – Camping experience Day 0 – Arrival at JRO Kilimanjaro International – collection from the airport – 1 hour transfer. Overnight at the designated hotel – dinner bed and continental breakfast – sharing twin rooms. Day 1 – Rongai Gate (1950m) – 1st Caves Camp (2600m) Breakfast, 8am departure and transfer to start of route. Registration at Marangu park gate and transfer to the Rongai trail-head (3 hour bus drive)....

Mt Kilimanjaro Preparation Firstly I would like to say a BIG thank you to Stephanie @ Kusudi-La and Sean @ Adventure Dynamics for making the trip possible. It was one of a kind and man was it amazing. Both the adventure on the mountain but also the one getting to the mountain. Altitude I live (approx) 1500m above see level, so I am not a stranger to being at altitude. I do believe this played a large part to my success and was definitely a helping factor to the altitude of Kili....