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LEMOSHO ROUTE ( Remote,
beautiful and unspoilt )
Duration: 6 Days
Day 1
Your day starts early with a briefing,
followed by breakfast and a 2-hour drive from Moshi (910m) to
Londorossi Park Gate (2100m). The guides and porters prepare and
pack the supplies and your equipment in the village. From here a
forest track requiring a 4WD vehicle leads to Lemosho Glades (2100m,
11km, 45 minutes). You will have a lunch stop about half way and
will reach the Machame camping area in the late afternoon. Walk
along forest trails to Mti Mkubwa (big tree) campsite, (2750m, 3
hours). Your porters (arriving at the camp site long before you)
will have your tent set up on your arrival. In the evening the
porters will boil drinking and washing water and the cook will
prepare dinner, before you retire to your tent for the night. Night
temperatures can already drop to freezing point at this campsite.
Day 2 Mti Mkubwa camp (2750m) - Shira 2
camp (3840m)
Rise early at Mti Mkubwa camp and,
after breakfast, you climb for an hour to the top of the forest
where the trail gradually steepens and enters the giant heather
moorland zone. Several streams are crossed. A gentle walk across the
plateau leads to Shira 2-camp on moorland meadows next to a stream
(3840m). By now you will be able to see, in an easterly direction,
the Western Breach with its stunning glaciers. The porters will boil
drinking and washing water, before serving dinner. The night at this
exposed camp will even be colder than the previous night, with
temperatures dropping to well below freezing. Dinner and overnight
Day 3 Shira (3840m)-Lava Tower
(4630m)-Barranco camp (3950m)
Hiking time: 7 hours Distance: About 15 km's
Habitat: Semi desert
The route now turns east into a semi
desert and rocky landscape surrounding Lava Tower, where you reach
an altitude of 4630m after about a 5 hours walk. Lunch is served in
a designated area before ascending the rocky scree path to Lava
Tower (4630m). A very tought day,it is normally around this point,
where for the first time, some climbers will start to feel symptoms
of breathlessness, irritability and headaches. After lunch you
descent again by almost 680m to the Barranco camping area and after
reaching the high altitude of 4600m at Lava Tower, the true
acclimatization of this day becomes clear. Descent to Barranco camp
takes about 2 hours and offers great opportunities to take some
beautiful photographs of the Western Breach and Breach Wall. The
camp is situated in a valley below the Breach and Great Barranco
Wall, which should provide you with a memorable sunset while you
wait for your dinner.
Day 4 Barranco camp (3950m) - Barafu
camp (4550m)
Hiking time: 7 hours Distance: About 13 km's
Habitat: Alpine desert
After spending a night at the Great
Barranco Wall (a very striking sight ), you make your way up this
splendid looking obstacle, which in the end normally turns out to be
easier than projected. The route then heads down through the Karanga
Valley over intervening ridges and valleys, and then joins up with
the Mweka route. This is the preferred route down from the summit.
Turn left up the ridge and after an hour, you reach Barafu Hut. The
last water stop on the route is the Karranga Valley, as there is no
water at Barafu camp. Barafu is the Swahili word for "ice" and it is
a bleak and inhospitable camping area to spend the night. Totally
exposed to the ever-present gales the tents are pitched on a narrow,
stony, and dangerous ridge. Make sure that you familiarise yourself
with the terrain before dark to avoid any accidents. The summit is
now a further 1345m up and you will make the final ascent the same
night. Prepare your equipment, ski stick and thermal clothing for
your summit attempt. This should include the replacement of your
headlamp and camera batteries and make sure you have a spare set
available as well. To prevent freezing it will be wise to carry your
water in a thermal flask. Go to bed at round 19h00 for some precious
rest and sleep.
Day 5 Barafu camp (4550m)-Uhuru Peak
(5895m)-Mweka (3100m)
Hiking time: 8 hours to reach Uhuru Peak, 7/8 hours to descend to
Mweka
Distance: About 7 km's ascent - 23 km's descent
Habitat: Stone scree and ice-capped summit
You will rise around 23h30, and after
some tea and biscuits you shuffle off into the night. You will head
in a northwesterly direction and ascend through heavy scree towards
Stella Point on the crater rim. This 6-hour walk to Stella point is
for many climbers, mentally and physically the most challenging on
the route. At Stella Point (5685m) you will stop for a short rest
and with weather permitting, you will be rewarded with the most
brilliant sunrise. From Stella Point you will normally encounter
snow all the way on your 2-hour ascent to Uhuru Peak. Time spent on
the summit will depend on the weather conditions. Do not stop here
for too long, for it will be extremely difficult to start again due
to cold and fatigue. The walk back to Barafu from the summit, takes
about 3 hours. Here you will have a well earned but short rest and
collect the rest of your gear, before heading down to Mweka hut
(3100m). The route is not difficult and will take you down the rock
and scree path into the moorland and eventually into the forest. The
camp is situated in the upper forest and mist or rain can be
expected in the late afternoon. Dinner, and washing water will be
prepared as well as drinking water.
Day 6 Mweka camp (3100m) - Mweka Gate
(1980m)
Hiking time: 3 hours Distance: About 15 km's
Habitat: Forest
After an early breakfast, start a short
3-hour and scenic hike back to the Park gate. Once all your gears
have reached the gate, it is advisable to pay tips to porters. At
Mweka gate you sign your name and details in a register. This is
also where successful climbers receive their summit certificates.
Climbers who reached Stella Point (5685m) are issued with green
certificates and those who reached Uhuru Peak (5895m) receive gold
certificates. From the Mweka Gate you will continue down into the
Mweka village, normally a muddy 3 km (1 hour) hike. In the Mweka
village you will be served a delicious hot lunch!! You now drive
back to Moshi for a long overdue hot shower, dinner and
celebrations!! Overnight in Springlands Hotel.
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