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Barafu camp to Summit to Mweka camp (7/4/2004)

We were roused from our sleep at 11:30 at night with a tray of tea, Milo and cookies. After putting on all of the warm clothes, we were on the trail at 12:00. The trail went basically straight up to Stella Point. Getting the Stella was the hard part, but it is not the highest point, so you have to walk along, and slightly up, the crater rim to get to Uhuru, the highest point (19,340 feet). I reached the summit around 6:30, right before sunrise. The weather was awesome for us: Completely clear, little wind, and not very cold. After hanging out at the summit for a bit, we turned around for a fast decent back to Barafu, where we arrived at about 9:00. They let us catch about 2 hours of sleep, then we had to be up and packed and head down to Mweka. A long, but very successful, day!
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Looking back down the trail. The white dots below are from other groups headlamps
Looking back down the trail. The white dots below are from other groups headlamps
Chris, Meghan and Colleen taking a breather
Chris, Meghan and Colleen taking a breather
Jenny resting on the trail
Jenny resting on the trail
Looking across Kili
Looking across Kili
Mawenzi in the moonlight
Mawenzi in the moonlight
Stars above Kili
Stars above Kili
Nearing Stella Point
Nearing Stella Point
From Stella Point, looking back down
From Stella Point, looking back down
Morning is coming
Morning is coming
Moon above the glacier
Moon above the glacier
Uhuru in sight!
Uhuru in sight!
Sunrise from the top of Africa
Sunrise from the top of Africa
Deep sunrise
Deep sunrise
Summit Pano
Summit Pano
Jenny and Bill at the top
Jenny and Bill at the top
Colleen and Meghan strolling to the top
Colleen and Meghan strolling to the top
Climber silhouette
Climber silhouette
Deep silhouette
Deep silhouette
Kili's shadow, Maru, and the moon
Kili's shadow, Maru, and the moon
The ladies at the top of Africa
The ladies at the top of Africa
Bill, Jenny, Meghan and Collen
Bill, Jenny, Meghan and Collen
Victory pose
Victory pose
Psycho Aussies kidnap Colleen and Meghan
Psycho Aussies kidnap Colleen and Meghan
The bunch at the top
The bunch at the top
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