Kilimanjaro: Grom & Team Ascend Lava Tower, Arrive Barranco Camp
Posted by: Casey Grom
Categories: Expedition Dispatches Kilimanjaro
Friday, September 13, 2024 - 2:38 am PT
Jambo everyone,
All is well in Tanzania. We’ve had great weather and the team is humming along really well.
We hit the trail just after 8 am and hiked for an hour before taking our usual 15 minute break, then back on the trail for another hour and so on. In total today we hiked for just over seven hours before reaching Barranco camp. Our gracious Kili porters have been working very hard and we arrived once again to a camp set up and ready for us.
Along the way we passed around the famous Lava Tower reaching just over 15,000' setting new altitude records for many. We also passed by many of the giant groundsels and towering Senecio trees that made us feel as if we were in some crazy Dr. Suess story.
The team is in good spirits and doing great.
RMI Guide Casey Grom and the Kili crew
PC: Casey Grom
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