| | Day 1: And we're off :-)
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| | Enthusiastic hikers
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| | Wonderful countryside
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| | Kicking up a lot of dust
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| | Our 1st view of the mountain :-)
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| | Posing for photographs
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| | Our dinner tent (mmm, the popcorn looks delicious !!)
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| | Day 2: Ready, set, go (from Simba camp at 2626m)
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| | Stopping for a break
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| | Some bad weather moves in during the afternoon
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| | Approaching Kikelewa camp at 3679m
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| | Day 3: The mountain beckons
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| | Lovely scenery
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| | Looking out towards Mawenzi peak
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| | Picture postcard
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| | Confirmation that we are indeed climbing
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| | Mawenzi Tarn Camp at 4303m
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| | At the top after our "short" acclimatisation hike
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| | The rocks that we had to scramble over
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| | Like the colour contrast on this one
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| | Yay !!! we are above the clouds :-)
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| | Day 4: Happy hikers (Joyee: Poa kichizi kama ndizi :-), meaning "cool like a crazy banana !!!")
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| | Getting closer and closer
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| | Oh boys, are you lost by any chance?
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| | Wildflowers
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| | Zebra Rocks
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| | Stunning countryside
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| | Approaching Horombo Camp at 3714m
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| | Day 5: Off on the South Summit Circuit
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| | Bad weather moves in
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