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Mount Kilimanjaro via Western Breach Day 7 of 9 - summit day

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Trail stats

Distance
6.2 mi
Elevation gain
3,255 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
3,435 ft
Max elevation
19,367 ft
TrailRank 
39
Min elevation
15,322 ft
Trail type
One Way
Time
one day 3 hours 20 minutes
Coordinates
3430
Uploaded
January 30, 2017
Recorded
January 2017
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near Barangata, Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)

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Itinerary description

This day is tough because of the altitude. It is also essential to get past the rock fall zone before the sun begins to heat the ice slope, so that means leaving by 4am latest.
2017-01-19 arrow Glacier camp to Kosovo Camp (Barafu High Camp) via Western Breach, the Crater and the summit

Waypoints

PictographCampsite Altitude 14,777 ft

ARROW GLACIER CAMP

KILIMANJARO WESTERN BREACH ROUTE

PictographCampsite Altitude 18,812 ft
Photo ofCRATER CAMP Photo ofCRATER CAMP

CRATER CAMP

KILIMANJARO WESTERN BREACH ROUTE

PictographCampsite Altitude 15,344 ft
Photo ofKOSOVO CAMPSITE (BARAFU HIGH CAMP)

KOSOVO CAMPSITE (BARAFU HIGH CAMP)

MOUNT KILIMANJARO - BARAFU ROUTE

PictographWaypoint Altitude 18,283 ft
Photo ofPOP TALL Photo ofPOP TALL

POP TALL

Picnic ledge 2/3rds up the Western Breach

PictographSummit Altitude 15,492 ft
Photo ofUHURU PEAK - SUMMIT

UHURU PEAK - SUMMIT

KILIMANJARO

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