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KILIMANJARO-3
(Last updated 7/2/03)

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Down the cliffside into the Karanga Valley (left), the last source of water for quite a while; lunch and a rest stop among the Senecios and tussock grass (right)

Climbing back out of the Karanga (left); at the top of the ridge, a French trekking group profiled against the sky as they admire the distant mountains floating above the ever-present cloud layer (right)

Alex, our assistant guide, heading down into yet another valley (left); porters hurrying by so a good campsite can be secured, tents set up and waiting for us, when we arrive at the end of a long day (right)

Another porter silhouetted against the skyline (left); Alex waiting patiently at the top of another ridge as we "pole-pole sana" (very slowly) follow after him (right)

Another great view of Kibo, now behind us (left) - we actually had to head southeast away from it in order to reach an access point to the Mweka Ridge; at last, heading up onto the Ridge, our highway to the summit (right)

Mt. Meru still looms large above the clouds (left) as we trek north, then west up the Mweka Ridge amidst an endless stream of porters (center); the trail leads ever upward towards our campsite above the rocks (right)

A great view of the pinnacles of Mawenzi (16,900 ft), to the east as we climb the ridge

Camp at last near Barafu ("ice") Hut at the "end" of an incredibly long and exhausting Day Four (left), at 15,100 ft (right) - almost every level surface in the surrounding area holds a tent as climbers from all directions, and of all nationalities, coalesce before the final assault

Sunset thru the rocks of the ridge

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