July 16, 2018
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- Sunrise on Kili is the best! (Phunuru Sherpa)
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- Everybody perks up with the sun starts to rise. (Phunuru Sherpa)
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- The team on the summit! (Phunuru Sherpa)
I received two great phone calls from Phunuru… The first came in last night at about 8:30pm PST (6:30am Kili time), it was Phunuru calling in from the summit! He said it was a great climb, they were out in front of all of the other teams and were able to enjoy the mountain pretty much all to themselves!
The second call came in this morning at about 7:30am PST (5:30pm Kili time), it was Phunuru again, this time from Mweka camp. The had made it down to Barafu Camp (their base for summit day) by mid-morning, enjoyed a short nap, packed up, had lunch then powered on down to Mweka camp which sits at about 10,000ft., a much more comfortable altitude to sleep at for their last night on the mountain.
Tonight the team will sleep soundly knowing the hard part is behind them… just a few hours down the trail tomorrow followed by a few beers, a hot shower and 3 days on safari!
All is well on Kilimanjaro!
Tye Chapman