Kilimanjaro - ruta Machame-Mweka (etapa 2): de Machame camp a Shira camp (23/09/2013)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 3.24 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,890 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 180 ft
- Max elevation
- 12,804 ft
- TrailRank
-
39
5
- Min elevation
- 9,872 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 6 hours 17 minutes
- Coordinates
- 889
- Uploaded
- October 27, 2013
- Recorded
- September 2013
near Barangata, Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
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Second day of the Kilimanjaro expedition
In this second stage we continue to gain height and approach the summit.
We leave Machame camp (3010 m.) At 9 in the morning and we move along an increasingly irregular path. We leave behind the humid forest and the landscape becomes drier. Scrubs replace the trees and rain leaves us to give way to a sun of justice. In fact, behind us there is a large cloud of sea beneath which the great forest that we crossed during the previous day is hidden
Throughout the day, it is essential to wear a cap, sunglasses and extreme sun protection for the skin to protect itself from the sun's radiation that reaches us. Given the height at which we arrive during the day and the fact of being very close to the equator, the power of solar radiation is very high.
After about 5 hours and a half continuously climbing, we reach the altitude of 3900 m, the highest point of the day. Once here, the road loses a bit of height until we reach Shira (3840 m.) After about 6 hours of hiking.
>>> Click here to access the complete track of the expedition
In this second stage we continue to gain height and approach the summit.
We leave Machame camp (3010 m.) At 9 in the morning and we move along an increasingly irregular path. We leave behind the humid forest and the landscape becomes drier. Scrubs replace the trees and rain leaves us to give way to a sun of justice. In fact, behind us there is a large cloud of sea beneath which the great forest that we crossed during the previous day is hidden
Throughout the day, it is essential to wear a cap, sunglasses and extreme sun protection for the skin to protect itself from the sun's radiation that reaches us. Given the height at which we arrive during the day and the fact of being very close to the equator, the power of solar radiation is very high.
After about 5 hours and a half continuously climbing, we reach the altitude of 3900 m, the highest point of the day. Once here, the road loses a bit of height until we reach Shira (3840 m.) After about 6 hours of hiking.
>>> Click here to access the complete track of the expedition
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9,882 ft
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Ruta preciosa a través de brezales gigantes, abandonamos la zona de la jungla. Cuando llegamos a Shira camp, nos cayó una pedriza que hizo dudar incluso al guía sobre si podríamos continuar o no.
La verdad es que nosotros tuvimos mal tiempo prácticamente durante toda la expedición... Y eso que supuestamente fuimos antes de que empezara la época de lluvias! Fue una lástima porque no pudimos disfrutar demasiado de los paisajes. Afortunadamente el día que coronamos la cima amaneció despejado y pudimos disfrutar de un panorámica espectacular! Gracias por tus valoraciones Selma!