Tanzania: One Last Steep Incline for Good Measure

It was sunny before we left Karanga.

Day 6 was short, so this will be short.  The plan for the day was a whole 4 km, and it was going to take us a whole 4 hours to do it.  That might give you an idea of how tough of a day it was.  This was our last day of hiking before Summit Day, so we had a lot of elevation to cover.  We started out at 13,300 feet at the Karanga Camp and would be ending up at 15,250 at the Barafu Camp.  So we had about 2,000 feet to cover in 4km (aka 2.5 miles).  Before we left camp we had our final pre-summit med checks.  Everyone checked out so we were all allowed to make a run for the summit.

My journal entry for the days literally reads as follows:

It started out with a steep incline, then moved to a steep descent, followed by one last steep incline for good measure.

Just after arriving at camp the rain appeared...again.  We had lunch and then were sent off to bed at 1 in the afternoon.  Supper would be at 6.  Then we were to head back to bed from 7 to 11 before being woken up for Summit Day.  Sleep was vital...which means I got very little.

And that was Day 6.

Sunny, Alex, and Ben