After spending a night at the Great Barranco Wall we make our way up this awesome looking obstacle, topping out just below the Heim Glacier. It is at this stage we are supposed to appreciate just how beautiful Kilimanjaro really is. The route then heads down through the Karanga Valley over intervening ridges and valleys, and then joins up with the Mweka route. This is the preferred route down from the summit.
At this stage I feel there could be a great temptation, to turn right, follow the path down and tell everyone that I ran up the last bit. Some trick photography should work.
Barafu is the Swahili word for "ice" and it is a bleak and inhospitable camping area to spend the night. Totally exposed to the ever-present gales the tents are pitched on a narrow, stony, and dangerous ridge.
Any sleep walking may now be cause for concern, note to myself to lock the tent door.
The summit is getting closer, but the altitude is now much higher, so with the cold, assuming I didn't go back down the preferred route down, I may now be regretting that choice.
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