Summit
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We got up a little before midnight, had a hasty breakfast and some Immodium to keep Kibo's Revenge in check, and headed up the mountain.
Mitch quickly outpaced the group and made it to the true summit, Uhuru Peak, in time for sunrise over Mawenzi.
It was very cold and windy, but it was great to get to the summit. The receding glaciers appeared to be like giant land icebergs. The crater was huge.
Above: The Heim Glacier. The Kibo crater.
Above: Mawenzi over Kibo crater. The Rebmannn Glacier.
Below: Bruce in front of Rebmann Glacier.
Right: Mitch and Bruce at the summit with a sign
that reads:
YOU ARE NOW AT THE UHURU PEAK
THE HIGHEST POINT IN AFRICA
ALTITUDE 5895 METERS ASL
Off the Mountain and Home
We got back to the Kibo Hut in the late morning,
then hiked down to the Horombo Huts where we spent our third
night on the mountain.
The next day, we hiked out to the Marango Gate and spent that night in Moshi. The next day, we took the Devanu shuttle back to Nairobi where we spent our last night in Africa. We were able to walk around Nairobi and do a little souvenir shopping, but we soon got tired of walking around with giant dollar signs on our foreheads.
Before leaving Seattle, I had left a third week in Africa open in case I wanted to do a solo safari or other sightseeing. But I was ready to go home.
The End.