Category Archives: Africa

Kilimanjaro Via The Lemosho Route: Day 8 – High Camp To Mweka Gate

Posted on 2019-04-14 by true_north

Previous Post: Day 7 – From Barafu To Uhuru Peak And Down To High Camp High Camp (3827 m) was apparently established in 1999 when an emergency trail for those suffering from altitude sickness passed through here from Karanga (4034 … Continue reading →

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Kilimanjaro Via The Lemosho Route: Day 7 – To Uhuru Peak

Posted on 2019-04-11 by true_north

Table of Contents: Basic  Data on the Hike to Uhuru Preparing For the Summit Hike Midnight Departure From Our Dining Tent Walking In The Dark Up To Stella Point From Stella Point To Uhuru Peak Watching Sunrise From Uhuru Peak … Continue reading →

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Kilimanjaro Via The Lemosho Route: Day 6 – Karanga To Barafu

Posted on 2019-04-09 by true_north

Table of Contents: The Basic Data of the Day’s Walk Breaking Camp Up and Over the Hump East Towards The Barafu Camp Barafu Camp & The Ranger’s Hut A View of Mawenzi Thinking About The Final Push to the Top … Continue reading →

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Kilimanjaro Via The Lemosho Route: Day 5 – Barranco To Karanga

Posted on 2019-04-07 by true_north

Previous Post: Day 4 – Shira 2 To Barranco Overview: On Day 4 we had walked a bit over ten kilometers on our most demanding day so far.  This day would see us scale back on the distance by almost half – … Continue reading →

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Kilimanjaro Via The Lemosho Route: Day 4 – Shira 2 To Barranco

Posted on 2019-04-07 by true_north

Previous Post: Day 3 – Shira 1 to Shira 2 Another day on the slopes of Kilimanjaro – and another clear early morning view of the summit of Kibo.  There was frost on the tent exterior when we got up … Continue reading →

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Kilimanjaro Via The Lemosho Route: Day 3 – Shira 1 to Shira 2

Posted on 2019-04-03 by true_north

Previous Post: Day 2 – From Mti Mkubwa To Shira 1 Day 2 ended with a walk down from the ridge onto the Shira plateau and to our Shira 1 campsite at 3504 meters.  Day 3 was an easy one … Continue reading →

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Kilimanjaro Via The Lemosho Route: Day 2 – Mti Mkubwa to Shira 1

Posted on 2019-04-01 by true_north

Previous Post: Day 1 – From Lemosho Glades To Mti Mkubwa Camp Elevation Gain: 2785 m to 3504 m/9,137 ft to 11,496 ft Distance: Just under 8 km/ 5 miles Hiking Time: about 5 hours Habitat: Rainforest/Heath/Moorland My Polar 430 … Continue reading →

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Kilimanjaro Via The Lemosho Route: Day 1 – Lemosho Glades To Mti Mkubwa

Posted on 2019-03-31 by true_north

Table of Contents: Group Sizes – Everything From 1 to 20 On Our Way To Londorossi Gate  9:00 a.m. Londorossi Gate – Registration And Weighing of Packs  12:30 Back To Lemosho Glades And The Trek Start   3:00 p.m. The … Continue reading →

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Moshi & Arusha: Tanzania’s Gateway Towns to Kilimanjaro And The Northern Safari Circuit

Posted on 2019-03-28 by true_north

Table of Contents: Moshi and Arusha as the Kilimanjaro and Safari Gateways Moshi Map and Basic Info The Parkview Inn The Bristol Cottages The Moshi Dalla Dalla/Bus Station The Moshi Train Station The Commercial District (Indo-Italiano Restaurant and Union Café) … Continue reading →

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On Safari In Tanzania: A Morning In Ngorongoro Crater

Posted on 2019-02-24 by true_north

We left Tarangire National Park shortly after 4 p.m., amazed at the number of animals we had seen.  As the map below shows, Tarangire is the southernmost of a sequence of parks and conservation areas that form the heart of … Continue reading →

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