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

2. The Shira Plateau route we took

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

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

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

6. Kibo from Shira 2 Camp, showing the Western Breach

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

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

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

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

11. Our Lava Tower Campsite (15,200 ft)

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

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

14. View of the Lava Tower from the South

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

16. Tree Groundsels in Barranco Valley

17. Lobelia deckenii

18. Euryops dacrydioides

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

20. 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

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

22. Porters drying clothes at Karanga camp, with Mt Meru backdrop

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

24. Mawenzi from Barafu Huts Base Camp at sunset

25. The Southern Icefield and Mt Meru at dawn from Uhuru Peak

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

27. Kibo Crater from the Crater Rim at Sunrise

28. Bearded Lichen at Millenium Camp (12,500 ft)

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

30. Impatiens kilimanjari

31. Two-horned chameleon near the Mweka Gate