10 Things I Learned from Hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro.
1. I am way more stronger than I give myself credit for, physically and mentally. 2. Challenging myself physically has given me more...
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Why I climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro?
Why on earth would anyone want to walk for 44 miles in 7 days, in every kind of possible climate, to the highest peak in Africa and the...
Kilimanjaro Day 1
Start of the Rongai route.
Kilimanjaro Day 2
I wake up from a night of tossing and turning and make my way to the bathroom, otherwise known as a tiny cold closet with a dark drop...
Kilimanjaro Day 3
Waking up to day 3, last night was not too bad. I actually slept. I wore tons of layers and wasn’t so cold. Also, I asked Winnie for some...
Kilimanjaro Day 4
Today we have a short but steep ascent up grassy slopes rewarded by a superb view of the Kenyan plains to the north. Only a 5 mile walk,...
Kilimanjaro Day 5
We wake up to the clearest of sky’s. You would never know the treacherous weather that we had experienced the night before. We leave our...
Kilimanjaro Day 6 - Heading to the Summit
It's 11pm and I hear Winnie's delicate voice outside my tent saying "Warm water for washing." It's time to get up, the day we've been...
