July 19: Barafu campsite (4,600 m.) A short but steep climb out of Karanga up to the Barafu Campsite. The remainder of the day is spent resting and preparing for our midnight summit attempt (3-4 hours walking throughout the day).
I’m not sure how much I can blog – low battery and updates aren’t going through. Tonight we summit – yeah! All of our group made it to camp within 15 minutes. And Deb led the group up the last hill. We had our boxed lunch here at camp.
So today we were up later than normal. It doesn’t make sense to push out early or fast on such a short day. If so, you end up standing around. As it stands our mess tent was up, but the table and chairs not ready and only one of our tents have been set up. We are waiting for people to come down from summit and clear the website. It’s a bit of a bummer as some people want to lie down and rest.
The hike today was a long ascent, followed by a short decent and then a steep ascent to camp. At each camp we check in, then go to our campsite and relax. I know the team can’t wait to do that.
Anyway, more later….
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beth burns
Wow, the stories you will all be able to tell others! Congrats for accomplishing a feat others will surely envy! I am so glad you are all safe and sound!xxoo
Peter Kinsman
Yeah it was a bummer hanging around waiting for our tents to be set up but at least we were able to sit in our mess tent and relax (and freshen up)