Martin writes... It is four
o'clock in the morning and the porters have lit the stove to make
us tea. Our heads are pounding from the nights sleep at 4790m. Today
is summit day!
Elias, our guide, briefed us yesterday explaining that we would depart the
hut at 5:30am for a sunrise summit at 6:30am. Trekking through the
darkness with our head torches, we climbed the last few hundred metres before reaching
the sunrise on the summit.
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The euphoria of reaching
Point Lenana (the
third highest peak on Mt Kenya), a wonderful sunrise and the elation of
reaching the summit with our friends, quickly made us forget our pounding
headaches and reach for the cameras.
Mt Nelion (5188m)
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The sun peeks over the horizon
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The team!
John, Sian, Mike, Jeremy, Martin, Debbie & Nicky
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The reward for reaching the top
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John, Debbie & Martin
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Nicky & Mike - we made it
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Look - Kilimanjaro in the distance!
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A moment to treasure
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Days summary:
Ascended: 374m
Descended: 2168m
Trekking time: 10 Hours 37min
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