 Mt. Kilimanjaro is somewhere between the clouds... |
 Getting ready for the expedition |
 Everything is ahead of us... |
 First steps on the trail... |
 A path through the rainforest |
 A little waterfall |
 Pole, pole... or slowly, slowly... |
 The path to the Maundi Crater |
 On the way to the Maundi Crater |
 Jola and Josephat during acclimatization climbing to Maundi Crater |
 Mount Kilimanjaro flora |
 A view from the Maundi Crater |
 The Maundi Crater |
 On the way from Mandara to Horombo |
 "Pole, pole"... another rest on the way... |
 Going through the clouds |
 Inside the clouds... |
 Mount Kilimanjaro flora |
 Finally above the clouds... |
 White-necked Raven in flight |
 Still on the way up |
 The Giant Groundsels |
 Rest above the clouds |
 Rest above the clouds... pole, pole... |
 Already at the altitude of 3500 m asl |
 Above the clouds... |
 Jola at the 'gate' of Horombo camp |
 Mount Kilimanjaro flora |
 The view from Horombo camp |
 The Giant Groundsels |
 Horombo camp helipad |
 Mount Kilimanjaro flora - the Giant Groundsels |
 Mawenzi covered by clouds |
 Morning at the Horombo camp |
 The Horombo camp |
 Remaining snow at Mount Kilimanjaro |
 Morning the altitude of 3720 m asl |
 On the way to Zebra Rocks |
 The last water sign... |
 Mawenzi peak covered by clouds |
 Trekking during acclimatization day |
 Zebra Rocks |
 Closeup of Zebra Rocks |
 Already above 4000 m asl |
 Mawenzi peak is still covered by clouds |
 Flora at the altitude above 4000 m asl |
 Kilimanjaro covered by clouds |
 Kibo Summit of Kilimanjaro |
 The beauty of Mount Kilimanjaro |
 Morning Sun over Mawenzi |
 The fourth day on the trail |
 On the trail... |
 Finally we have seen Mount Meru... |
 Still long way to go... |
 Closeup of Kibo Peak |
 'Misia' was climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with us... :-) |
 On the trail above the clouds... |
 The beauty of Mawenzi |
 At the altitude 3875 m asl |
 Kibo Summit of Kilimanjaro |
 "Pole, pole" - time for the rest... |
 Rest on the trail |
 Porter on the way to Kibo camp |
 Still on the way up... |
 Jola with Eliaoni and Josephat during climbing |
 Mawenzi Peak |
 Closeup of Mawenzi Peak |
 The Saddle |
 The way through the Saddle |
 The view over Mawenzi from the Saddle |
 The way through the Saddle |
 We are closer and closer... |
 This way is in front of us... |
 On the way to Kibo Camp |
 A view from the Saddle |
 The view from Kibo camp |
 The Kibo Camp |
 Late afternoon at Kibo Camp |
 A Long Way Behind Us |
 My Shadow at 4700 m asl |
 The Kibo Camp |
 Dawn over Mawenzi Peak |
 Unforgettable Dawn over Africa... |
 Sunrise over Africa |
 Crowded path to the Gilman's Point |
 The new climbers are on the way up... |
 The last 'Snows of Kilimanjaro' |
 The view from the crater rim |
 Kilimanjaro crater rim |
 The view from the crater rim |
 Last meters to get the Gilman's Point... |
 Mount Kilimanjaro crater rim |
 The view from the crater rim |
 The crater of Mount Kilimanjaro |
 The Gilman's Point |
 Short nap before the summit |
 A few meters to get the Gilman's Point |
 Jola and Krzysztof at Gilman's Point |
 Sign at Gilman's Point |
 The crater of Mount Kilimanjaro |
 The way to Stella Point |
 The view of Uhuru Peak |
 Kilimanjaro crater rim |
 Gilman's Point |
 Jola with Eliaoni at Stella Point |
 First steps on the way back... |
 A long way from the top of Africa |
 At the altitude 5620 m asl |
 Vulcanic rocks and ashes |
 Amazing view of Mawenzi |
 Back at the Saddle |
 Kilimanjaro again covered by clouds |
 The Saddle of Kilimanjaro |
 Closeup of Mawenzi |
 Horombo camp - together with Ania and Michal |
 Leaving the Horombo camp |
 Last glimpse on Kilimanjaro... |
 On the way down |
 The beauty of Mawenzi |
 Still above the clouds... |
 Can't stop looking back... |
 Magnificent Mount Kilimanjaro |
 The path down.. |
 Closeup of Mawenzi |
 On the way down... |
 Mawenzi covered by clouds |
 Down and up the trail |
 Unforgettable view |
 Julius - our great cook |
 Porters going down from Kilimanjaro |
 Back at the altitude below 3500 m asl |
 At the route from the Horombo camp |
 Mount Kilimanjaro flora - the Giant Groundsels |
 The "last picture" of Mawenzi |
 Back at the rainforest |
 The way through the rainforest |
 A nice walk down... |
 Smiling faces after the "conquest" of Kilimanjaro... |
 On the way to Marangu gate |
 A short rest |
 Closeup of the rainforest |
 The rainforest |
 Only two hours left to Marangu gate |
 A little lake and the waterfall |
 At the rainforest |
 We have made it... |
 The entire team |
 Celebration of our successful climbing |
 And the winner is... |
 Mt. Kilimanjaro climbing certificate |