September 28, 2019
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- The Southern Sky from Barancco Camp (Harry Hamlin)
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- The steep spot on the ascent of the Barranco Wall (Eric Simonson)
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- Traversing to Karanga Camp (Phunuru Sherpa)
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- Karanga Camp (Eric Simonson)
IMG guide Harry Hamlin reports that the team had another good day today, in and out of the clouds but no rain. They started with a stiff climb up the Barranco Wall  (actually just a steep trail, where you need to use your hands in a
couple places). Once out of the Great Barranco, they traversed below the Southern Glaciers of Kili, up and down through some interesting terrain, to the Karanga Camp. This is a very spectacular part of the climb and was always one of my favorite days of the trip. The Karanga Camp is about the same elevation as Barranco (both around 13,000 ft) so it’s a perfect day for acclimatization.  Everyone is doing well and they are looking forward to climbing up to Barafu Camp tomorrow. The plan will be to get an early start so they can arrive there by lunchtime and have all afternoon to rest and prepare for the summit climb starting tomorrow night. So far so good!
Eric Simonson