Day 5 dawned and we were only too eager to get out of camp and into the next camp. It was now time to do this thing and we felt as if we had been circling the main event for far too long. At no time so far had we felt out of our depth or physically unable. A good thing because we were now almost at summit day; acclimatised, in one piece, and with tons of energy in reserve. We certainly could not expect better for our summit attempt!
The days walk was a whole four kilometers uphill. It was a gentle walk and we were in our tent at Barafu by mid morning. Barafu means ice in Kiswahilli and we were soon shown why. The clouds descended on us minutes after we had arrived and pelted us with rain for the rest of the day. It was thoroughly miserable and cold. So it was inside the tent with very little on the agenda for the day for us. Probably just what was required prior to the climb ahead of us. David had slipped a couple of books into his bag and so we settled down to read.
Dinner was done by 17h00, a picnic in our tent, as the porters were using our mess tent for shelter.
Our bags were packed for the big summit, and all our clothes were ready. A last sleep is all that stands between us and our attempt.
Our wake up time is 23h00. I am so excited, I just cannot wait...
3 comments:
You climb at night!?!
Wow...you guys have come so far!
Well done on getting to Uhuru Peak! An incredible achievement to be on the top of Africa!
Maarten van B
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