This is an index post with links to the day-by-day journal of my Kilimanjaro trip.

I’ve split the posts up by day because the idea of summarizing the entire trip in a single post seems like as overwhelming endeavor as the trek itself. As each post is written, I’ll add its link here.

• Day -4,-3 (June 25,26) Flights
  USA -> Amsterdam, Amsterdam -> Tanzania
• Day -2 (June 27) Coffee Tour
  We tour a coffee farm and “factory” near Arusha.
• Day -1 (June 28) Mini Safari
  We visit Arusha National Park for a mini-Safari.
• Day 0 (June 29) Meet the Team, To Ndarakwai Lodge
  We meet our team and headed to a lodge in the wild.
• Day 1 (June 30) Entry Gate to Forest Camp
  Our first day of hiking as a team.
• Day 2 (July 1) To Shira 1 Camp
  We clear the clouds and finally see Kilimanjaro for real.
• Day 3 (July 2) To Shira 2 Camp
  Perched above the clouds.
• Day 4 (July 3) To Lava Tower and Barranco Camp
  We hike high (>15k feet), then descend to sleep “low“.
• Day 5 (July 4) Up Barranco Wall to Karanga Camp
  An intimidating rock scramble turns out to be the best part of the trip so far.
• Day 6 (July 5) To Kosovo/Respicious Camp
  Getting in good position for summit day.
• Day 7 (July 6) To Summit
  Stella Point then Uhuru Peak.
• Day 8 (July 7) Descent to Mweka @10K
  We continue the long trip down the mountain.
• Day 9 (July 8) Mweka to Exit
  We reach the exit gate and relax with our friends at a nearby restaurant/shop before flying out.

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