{"id":29736,"date":"2025-09-19T15:58:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T23:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=29736"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:58:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T23:58:45","slug":"kilimanjaro-climbers-reach-barranco-camp-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2025\/09\/19\/img-news\/kilimanjaro-climbers-reach-barranco-camp-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Kilimanjaro Climbers Reach Barranco Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 19, 2025<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29743\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4-The-guides-and-climbers-at-Lava-Tower-Max-Bond.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[29736]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29743\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29743\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4-The-guides-and-climbers-at-Lava-Tower-Max-Bond.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4-The-guides-and-climbers-at-Lava-Tower-Max-Bond.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4-The-guides-and-climbers-at-Lava-Tower-Max-Bond-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4-The-guides-and-climbers-at-Lava-Tower-Max-Bond-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4-The-guides-and-climbers-at-Lava-Tower-Max-Bond-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4-The-guides-and-climbers-at-Lava-Tower-Max-Bond-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4-The-guides-and-climbers-at-Lava-Tower-Max-Bond-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The guides and climbers at Lava Tower (Max Bond)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Max Bond reports that the team are now ensconced at the Barranco Camp after two days of great hiking and acclimatization since they departed the 9500 ft Machame Camp.\u00a0 Yesterday they ascended to the 12,500 ft Shira Camp for the night, with all the strange heather, lobelia and groundsel plants along the way that only grow at high altitude on the Equator.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-29736 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-Giant-heather-and-groundsel-plants-on-the-way-to-Shira-Camp-Ang-Jangbu-rotated.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29736]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-Giant-heather-and-groundsel-plants-on-the-way-to-Shira-Camp-Ang-Jangbu-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-Giant-heather-and-groundsel-plants-on-the-way-to-Shira-Camp-Ang-Jangbu-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-Giant-heather-and-groundsel-plants-on-the-way-to-Shira-Camp-Ang-Jangbu-620x826.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-Giant-heather-and-groundsel-plants-on-the-way-to-Shira-Camp-Ang-Jangbu-146x195.jpg 146w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-Giant-heather-and-groundsel-plants-on-the-way-to-Shira-Camp-Ang-Jangbu-rotated.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-29737'>\n\t\t\t\tGiant heather and groundsel plants on the way to Shira Camp (Ang Jangbu)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-Trekking-up-through-the-giant-heather-bushes-to-Shira-Plateau-Max-Bond.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29736]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-Trekking-up-through-the-giant-heather-bushes-to-Shira-Plateau-Max-Bond-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-Trekking-up-through-the-giant-heather-bushes-to-Shira-Plateau-Max-Bond-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-Trekking-up-through-the-giant-heather-bushes-to-Shira-Plateau-Max-Bond-146x195.jpg 146w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-Trekking-up-through-the-giant-heather-bushes-to-Shira-Plateau-Max-Bond.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-29738'>\n\t\t\t\tTrekking up through the giant heather bushes to Shira Plateau (Max Bond)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"attachment_29740\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/3-Shira-Camp-Ang-Jangbu.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[29736]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29740\" class=\"wp-image-29740 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/3-Shira-Camp-Ang-Jangbu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/3-Shira-Camp-Ang-Jangbu.jpg 700w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/3-Shira-Camp-Ang-Jangbu-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/3-Shira-Camp-Ang-Jangbu-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/3-Shira-Camp-Ang-Jangbu-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29740\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shira Camp (Ang Jangbu)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Then, today they traversed around the south side of the mountain to the Barranco Camp. Along the way they had their lunch break at Lava Tower at 15,000 ft, before dropping down into the Barranco Camp at 13,000 ft.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-29736 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><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\/2025\/09\/5-Descending-into-the-Barranco-valley-from-Lava-Tower-Max-Bond.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29736]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5-Descending-into-the-Barranco-valley-from-Lava-Tower-Max-Bond-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-29744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5-Descending-into-the-Barranco-valley-from-Lava-Tower-Max-Bond-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5-Descending-into-the-Barranco-valley-from-Lava-Tower-Max-Bond-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5-Descending-into-the-Barranco-valley-from-Lava-Tower-Max-Bond-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5-Descending-into-the-Barranco-valley-from-Lava-Tower-Max-Bond.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-29744'>\n\t\t\t\tDescending into the Barranco valley from Lava Tower (Max Bond)\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\/2025\/09\/6-Arriving-Barranco-Camp-Ang-Jangbu.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29736]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/6-Arriving-Barranco-Camp-Ang-Jangbu-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-29745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/6-Arriving-Barranco-Camp-Ang-Jangbu-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/6-Arriving-Barranco-Camp-Ang-Jangbu-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/6-Arriving-Barranco-Camp-Ang-Jangbu-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/6-Arriving-Barranco-Camp-Ang-Jangbu.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-29745'>\n\t\t\t\tArriving Barranco Camp (Ang Jangbu)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Tomorrow, they tackle the steep trail up the Barranco Wall, and continue traversing, ascending and descending along the way, to the Karanga Camp which is also about 13000 ft.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29746\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/7-Barranco-Camp-with-the-Breach-Wall-and-Icicle-above-Eric-Simonson.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[29736]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29746\" class=\"size-full wp-image-29746\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/7-Barranco-Camp-with-the-Breach-Wall-and-Icicle-above-Eric-Simonson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/7-Barranco-Camp-with-the-Breach-Wall-and-Icicle-above-Eric-Simonson.jpg 700w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/7-Barranco-Camp-with-the-Breach-Wall-and-Icicle-above-Eric-Simonson-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/7-Barranco-Camp-with-the-Breach-Wall-and-Icicle-above-Eric-Simonson-620x414.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/7-Barranco-Camp-with-the-Breach-Wall-and-Icicle-above-Eric-Simonson-195x130.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barranco Camp with the Breach Wall and Icicle above (Eric Simonson)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This is a perfect acclimatization profile, following the old adage of \u201c<em>climb high, sleep low\u201d.\u00a0 <\/em>All\u2019s well on Kilimanjaro!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 19, 2025 Max Bond reports that the team are now ensconced at the Barranco Camp after two days of great hiking and acclimatization since they departed the 9500 ft Machame Camp.\u00a0 Yesterday they ascended to the 12,500 ft Shira Camp for the night, with all the strange heather, lobelia and groundsel plants along the 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