June 12, 2024
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- Snow on the crater rim heading for Uhuru Peak (Phunuru)
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- Looking out at Mawenzi at dawn (Phunuru)
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- On top of Uhuru (Phunuru)
Phunuru reports that the team had a nice climb today to Uhuru Peak, the true summit of Kilimanjaro. They departed Barafu Camp about 1am as planned, reaching the Crater Rim at dawn. It’s good to see some snow up on the summit, which made everything looks very alpine for their traverse around the Crater to Uhuru Peak, the true summit. Their descent went smoothly and now everyone is back down in the Mweka Camp at treeline for the night. Tomorrow they will be up early for the final part of the descent to the Mweka Gate and then back to Moshi. Well done!!