Kilimanjaro: Day 7 - Descent Marangu Route (Sat 23 Feb 2013)

Walk Information

Walk route: Horombo Huts (3700m) - Mandara Huts (2700m) - Marangu Gate (1860m)

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Time: 5 hours 0 minutes

With: KE Adventure / Tanzania Rift Valley Tours

Comment:

Our last day on the mountain, a long descent down to the park gate, and a beer.

All the way up it had been 'pole pole' meaning slowly slowly so that we acclimatised. Today was not 'pole pole' as we raced down the mountain.

Photos

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Sunrise, Horombo HutsHorombo HutsDecampingGadiel, our head guide, leads the singingLeaving Horombo HutsLooking outLooking back to KiboKilimanjaro Express, a stretcher supported by a single pneumatic wheel, used to ?run? trekkers suffering from altitude sickness down the mountainLooking backThe vegetation gets higher the lower we goInto the forestReception, Mandara HutsOnwards and downwardsIn the forestWe reach the gatePoints to remember...Relaxing with a beerIt's Kili time!

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