Mt Kilimanjaro Day 2

We got up on Day 2 at 6.30 am for breakfast. This crow was keen to join us inside.

Once again the weather was looking good.

So off we set. In the background you can see Kibo on the left (our target) and Mawenzi.

Today we rise 990 metres, but are still low enough down to have some great greenery.

Day 2 is around an 11 km trek, which isn’t huge, but the vertical gain of a km means it takes a good six and a half hours going slow.

At the lunch stop, there are always hungry grows.

An example of the plant life.

And another. Quite beautiful.

A zoom shot of Kibo as we get close to it.

These trees were very common from 3000 to 4000 metres are are quite spectacular.

Approaching Horombo Hut around 3 pm.

And we’re there. We’re now at 3,720 metres above sea level. For comparison the top of Mt Cook is 3,724 metres. During the day it is warm here, but once the sun goes down, gets pretty cold and you need a couple of layers to keep warm.