Day 3 Trekking

Day 3 on the Machame route is described as below.

Interestingly the number of people I talk to, who say Wow , really exciting I would loved to do something like that, but. I am now thinking should I have got my BUT out sooner, then I could now be more like Homer and be sitting on my butt.

So back to the planned route in October, for those wondering what it may be like.

The route goes from Shira (at 3840m) up to the Lava Tower (at 4630m) then back to Barranco camp (at 3950m), it should take around 7 hours over semi desert. The walk up to the Lava Tower and then back down is part of the acclimatisation. Reaching up to 4600m is where most climbers start to feel the symptoms of breathlessness, irritability and headaches. I am guessing at this stage I will be looking out for Rob, who was the person who raised this trekking idea to me in the first place. He will then be looking for Andy who told him about. So when they say 1/3 of people who try don't make it, I wouldn't if it is because a few end up as the outlet for irritability.
The descent again to the Barranco camping area is supposed to make you appreciate the true acclimatisation benefit of this day. The descent also offers great opportunities to take some beautiful photographs.

So with a headache, having nearly killed the person who suggested this, I am now supposed to take serene  photographs. I best consider a new camera, that is ok when thrown........