2019.10.13 - Kilimanjaro, Northern Circuit. D8: Millenium camp - Mweka gate
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- Distance
- 7.38 mi
- Elevation gain
- 0 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 7,005 ft
- Max elevation
- 12,362 ft
- TrailRank
- 35
- Min elevation
- 5,449 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 3 hours 37 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2656
- Uploaded
- October 16, 2019
- Recorded
- October 2019
near Kibosho, Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
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Kilimanjaro, Northern Circuit. Day 8: Millenium camp - Mweka gate
Sunday, October 13, 2019
Departure / Arrival: High, Millenium Camp (3,825 m) / Mweka gate (1,160 m)
Duration: 3.5 hours (Departure 06:20 - Arrival 10:00)
Distances and cumulative slope: 12 km, + 3 m / - 2,100 m
Difficulty: 1/5
Complete crossing: 2019.10.06-13 - Kilimanjaro, Northern Circuit (8 days)
Eighth and last day of expedition, day of return to civilization.
With yesterday, it hasn't stopped raining all night. We are in the middle of October and the second wet season in Tanzania, called the "short rain" season, will begin shortly, from the beginning of November to December. We would like to avoid the flow of bearers and mountaineers who go up and down between Mweka gate and Mweka Camp so shortly after six in the morning, dressed in rain and backpacks protected with a waterproof cloth, we leave Millenium Camp. The road quickly loses height, while the fog around it permeates everything. A fine chirimiri falls.
Gradually, to the small trees covered with old beards - a type of lichen that hangs from the branches and trunks of the trees - there is a lush vegetation of large trees and arborescent ferns. Shortly before 7:30 we enter Mweka camp, at an altitude of 3,100 m. There, we make a small stop before returning to the road in the direction of Mweka gate. Everything is green, everything shines brightly in the middle of a magnificent tropical forest. At 10 o'clock we reach our goal where the van awaits us, which will return us to the local Moshi agency for the last steps and finally, to our hotel . Na kesho ni nyumbani, hakuna matata!
Hotel Bristol Cottages Kilimanjaro Ltd
98 Rindi Lane, Moshi, Tanzania
Tel: +255 (0) 27 275 5083
Kilimanjaro Mountain Guide (direct contracting)
Andrew Daudi
Usoiver, Arusha, Tanzania
Contact: +255685901735 (Whatsapp & call)
Facebook-andrew young
Instagram-andrewyoung_tz
Email: youngad69@gmail.com
Tarannà trips
Marco Centomo
C / Vallespir 174, 08014 Barcelona
Contact: +34/608753032
Email: trekking2@taranna.com
https://www.taranna.com
.
Sunday, October 13, 2019
Departure / Arrival: High, Millenium Camp (3,825 m) / Mweka gate (1,160 m)
Duration: 3.5 hours (Departure 06:20 - Arrival 10:00)
Distances and cumulative slope: 12 km, + 3 m / - 2,100 m
Difficulty: 1/5
Complete crossing: 2019.10.06-13 - Kilimanjaro, Northern Circuit (8 days)
Eighth and last day of expedition, day of return to civilization.
With yesterday, it hasn't stopped raining all night. We are in the middle of October and the second wet season in Tanzania, called the "short rain" season, will begin shortly, from the beginning of November to December. We would like to avoid the flow of bearers and mountaineers who go up and down between Mweka gate and Mweka Camp so shortly after six in the morning, dressed in rain and backpacks protected with a waterproof cloth, we leave Millenium Camp. The road quickly loses height, while the fog around it permeates everything. A fine chirimiri falls.
Gradually, to the small trees covered with old beards - a type of lichen that hangs from the branches and trunks of the trees - there is a lush vegetation of large trees and arborescent ferns. Shortly before 7:30 we enter Mweka camp, at an altitude of 3,100 m. There, we make a small stop before returning to the road in the direction of Mweka gate. Everything is green, everything shines brightly in the middle of a magnificent tropical forest. At 10 o'clock we reach our goal where the van awaits us, which will return us to the local Moshi agency for the last steps and finally, to our hotel . Na kesho ni nyumbani, hakuna matata!
Hotel Bristol Cottages Kilimanjaro Ltd
98 Rindi Lane, Moshi, Tanzania
Tel: +255 (0) 27 275 5083
Kilimanjaro Mountain Guide (direct contracting)
Andrew Daudi
Usoiver, Arusha, Tanzania
Contact: +255685901735 (Whatsapp & call)
Facebook-andrew young
Instagram-andrewyoung_tz
Email: youngad69@gmail.com
Tarannà trips
Marco Centomo
C / Vallespir 174, 08014 Barcelona
Contact: +34/608753032
Email: trekking2@taranna.com
https://www.taranna.com
.
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12,581 ft
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