Shirenewton Church Website - Mountains of Adventure

Climb day 2 is the walk from Machame Camp (3,000m) to the New Shira Camp (3,841m). Onwards and upwards!

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Preparing to leave	The mess tent

Porters waiting to break camp	Legally a porter's load should only be 20kg.

Setting out from Machame Camp	Away into the mist

walking towards sunlight	and emerging from the cloud layer

emerging from the cloud layer	into the sunlight

everyone looking at only one thing	our target

Kilimanjaro	and again

and a close-up	What's that then?

Tino - assistant guide	Paul - main guide

Pushing on	Porters overtaking

View back to the Kilimanjaro viewing rock	Shira plateau in sight

Lyn and Kha Koon	Onwards and upwards - always

more rough terrain	and onto the Shira plateau

with Kilimanjaro in the background	Our Shira camp site

our most valuable asset	Lyn with Kili in the background

Kevin and Charles take turns	KK rests in the sun

Dave & KK	Shira Camp from the caves

kilimanjaro - 7th july - climb day 2