{"id":23505,"date":"2019-09-30T10:13:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T18:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=23505"},"modified":"2019-09-30T10:13:41","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T18:13:41","slug":"kili-climbers-100-on-uhuru-peak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2019\/09\/30\/kilimanjaro\/kili-climbers-100-on-uhuru-peak\/","title":{"rendered":"Kili climbers 100% on Uhuru Peak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 30, 2019<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-23505 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sunrise-over-the-summit-of-Mawenzi-Eric-Simonson.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[23505]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sunrise-over-the-summit-of-Mawenzi-Eric-Simonson-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Sunrise over the summit of Mawenzi (Eric Simonson)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-23506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sunrise-over-the-summit-of-Mawenzi-Eric-Simonson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sunrise-over-the-summit-of-Mawenzi-Eric-Simonson-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sunrise-over-the-summit-of-Mawenzi-Eric-Simonson-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Sunrise-over-the-summit-of-Mawenzi-Eric-Simonson-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-23506'>\n\t\t\t\tSunrise over the summit of Mawenzi (Eric Simonson)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Last-steps-to-Stella-Point-with-Mawenzi-in-the-background_Eric-Simonson.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[23505]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Last-steps-to-Stella-Point-with-Mawenzi-in-the-background_Eric-Simonson-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Last steps to Stella Point with Mawenzi in the background_(Eric Simonson)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-23508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Last-steps-to-Stella-Point-with-Mawenzi-in-the-background_Eric-Simonson-150x150.jpg 150w, 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rel=\"lightbox[23505]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/The-view-looking-across-the-Crater-from-Stella-Point-to-Uhuru-Peak-in-the-background-Eric-Simonson-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"The view looking across the Crater from Stella Point to Uhuru Peak in the background (Eric Simonson)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-23507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/The-view-looking-across-the-Crater-from-Stella-Point-to-Uhuru-Peak-in-the-background-Eric-Simonson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/The-view-looking-across-the-Crater-from-Stella-Point-to-Uhuru-Peak-in-the-background-Eric-Simonson-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/The-view-looking-across-the-Crater-from-Stella-Point-to-Uhuru-Peak-in-the-background-Eric-Simonson-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/The-view-looking-across-the-Crater-from-Stella-Point-to-Uhuru-Peak-in-the-background-Eric-Simonson-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-23507'>\n\t\t\t\tThe view looking across the Crater from Stella Point to Uhuru Peak in the background (Eric Simonson)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>IMG senior guide Harry Hamlin called on the sat phone from Mweka Camp (about 11,000 feet) to report that the Kili team had finished their descent and were all doing well, and that they had a perfect day for their climb to the Roof of Africa!\u00c2\u00a0 They started climbing at midnight and hit Stella Point (the crater rim) just as the sun was coming up.\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0Then, they continued on around the rim of the crater to the tippy tippy top, at Uhuru Peak.\u00c2\u00a0 Their descent went smoothly back down to Barafu where they had a nice rest and got packed up before continuing on down to the thick air at Mweka.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow they will finish their descent down through the forest to the Mweka Gate where they will pay off the porters and get picked up for the drive down to the hotel in Moshi for a late lunch, showers and some beers (maybe not in that order).\u00c2\u00a0 In the evening the team will have a well-earned celebration dinner with their Chagga guides, and then the next morning they will be off to Serengeti for the safari.<\/p>\n<p>Well done team!<\/p>\n<p>Eric Simonson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 30, 2019 &nbsp; IMG senior guide Harry Hamlin called on the sat phone from Mweka Camp (about 11,000 feet) to report that the Kili team had finished their descent and were all doing well, and that they had a perfect day for their climb to the Roof of Africa!\u00c2\u00a0 They started climbing at midnight 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