-- 11th July Summit day

kilimanjaro - 11th july - climb day 6

When the day started we were already 1 hour into our climb to Uhuru peak. This was a very long day. Having reached Stella Point at around 5:00am and then Uhuru peak at around 5:50am, we set off back to Barafu from Stella Point at 7:00am arriving shortly after 10:00am. Three hours rest and then on downwards via Mellinnium Camp to Mweka camp at 3,340m (10,958ft) arriving at about 6:00pm. That is a drop from Uhuru peak in high of approximately 1.75 vertical miles. going down was tough.

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at Uhuru Peak	at Uhuru Peak

at Uhuru Peak	dawn over Uhuru Peak

Dave at the peak	Dawn with ice

dawn with us silhouetted	the ice wall

walking through the ice	getting lighter

the crater	ice wall again

Charles taking a picture	Charles' picture

the crater	Mwerta (assistant guide)

gathering at Stella Point to descend	Charles calling home - no answer

Lyn gets a helping hand down	a brief pause en route

arriving back into Barafu	we were just up there!

Tom gets a neck massage at lunch	Getting ready to set out again

a rest on the way down to Mweka camp	red wine at dinner - the metal mugs made it taste horrible!

And so we had done it. The way down was very tough. Dropping 1.75 verticle miles in the space of a few hours having been up all night walking is not easy! The next day was a gentle, down hill, walk to Mweka gate.

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