Walk Information
Walk route: Mawenzi Tarn Camp (4310m) - Mawenzi Tarn Camp (4310m)
Ascent: 675ft
Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
With: KE Adventure / Tanzania Rift Valley Tours
Comment: Just a short walk today, up 200m onto the ridge to help with our acclimatisation.
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Photos
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First light on Mawenzi
Cold last night, -5C inside the tent
Breakfast
Tarn Camp, all the other groups are moving on so ours are the only tents still up
Heading up on our acclimatisation walk
At over 4000m we are high above the plains
We gain the ridge
The camp from our high point, 4500m, 200m above the tarn
It took us 55 minutes to reach here, we sunbathed and enjoyed the view for 45 minutes before descending back to camp in 30 minutes
Looking across to Kibo
Mawenzi from our high point on the ridge
Starting to head back down
Steeply down off the ridge
Descending
Nearly back at camp
Tarn reflections
'Long drop' toilets
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