Kilimanjaro February 2011 Day 7: At Uhuru Peak, 19,340 ft.

The Shira Plateau route we took

Day 1: Porters sorting loads at the trailhead beyond Londorossi Gate (11,200 ft)

Kibo and clouds from Shira 1 (Simba) Camp (11,300 ft)

Day 2: Carduus keniensis along the trail to Shira 2 Camp

Kibo from Shira 2 Camp, showing the Western Breach

Day 3: Mt Meru from the trail to Moir Hut Camp

Moir Hut Camp (13,800 ft) with the Lent Hills behind

Two of the eight Norwegians in our group of twelve, here dressed as Afghans

Day 4: Kibo from the trail to Lava Tower, showing the Western Breach

Our Lava Tower Campsite (15,200 ft)

The Western Breach (telephoto) from the trail to Arrow Glacier

Day 5: Along the trail to Barranco Valley from the Lava Tower

View of the Lava Tower from the South

An ancient Tree Groundsel (Dendrosenecio kilimanjari) They can live up to 160 years.

Tree Groundsels in Barranco Valley

Lobelia deckenii

Euryops dacrydioides

Helichrysum meyerii-johannis Helichrysum meyerii-johannis. One of 32 species of Helichrysum on the mountain.

Barranco Wall (detail), a Class 3 scramble at points Barranco Wall (detail), a Class 3 scramble at points. The small white dots along the faint path are porters

At Karanga Camp (13,300 ft) with Kibo behind

Porters drying clothes at Karanga camp, with Mt Meru backdrop

Day 6: Kibo from Barafu Huts Base Camp (15,300 ft) in afternoon clouds

Mawenzi from Barafu Huts Base Camp at sunset

The Southern Icefield and Mt Meru at dawn from Uhuru Peak

View from Uhuru Peak (19,340 ft) at sunrise

Kibo Crater from the Crater Rim at Sunrise

Bearded Lichen at Millenium Camp (12,500 ft)

Day 8: On the Mweka trail in the Forest Zone (~ 8000 ft.)

Impatiens kilimanjari

Two-horned chameleon near the Mweka Gate