Mt. Kilimanjaro - December 2006 - with GPS mapping ("map this!") - Page 6

Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania in December of 2006.

Individual photo captions below the photos.

GPS-based mapping is enabled. Click on "map this!" at the top-right corner. The default view is too narrow, drag the slider at the left down a few notches and follow the trail of photos to the southeast and then around up to the top of Kilimanjaro.

Photos (c) 2006 David C. Thompson
http://www.davidcthompson.com

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David Thompson > 12/17/06

Clouds quickly began to cover the summit on the morning of Day 3.

Tanzania December 2006 - D. Thompson GPS mapping is enabled: select "map this!" and zoom out by using the slider on the left side of the screen.

David Thompson > 12/17/06

Unidentified porter on Day 3.

Tanzania December 2006 - D. Thompson GPS mapping is enabled: select "map this!" and zoom out by using the slider on the left side of the screen.

David Thompson > 12/17/06

The terrain became rocky on Day 3.

Tanzania December 2006 - D. Thompson GPS mapping is enabled: select "map this!" and zoom out by using the slider on the left side of the screen.

David Thompson > 12/17/06

Fog rolling up the hill on Day 3. The fogs consistently rolled in by noon every day, usually followed by rain.

Tanzania December 2006 - D. Thompson GPS mapping is enabled: select "map this!" and zoom out by using the slider on the left side of the screen.

David Thompson > 12/17/06

Fog again sneaking up the hill on Day 3.

Tanzania December 2006 - D. Thompson GPS mapping is enabled: select "map this!" and zoom out by using the slider on the left side of the screen.

David Thompson > 12/17/06

Signs, signs, everywhere the signs.

Tanzania December 2006 - D. Thompson GPS mapping is enabled: select "map this!" and zoom out by using the slider on the left side of the screen.

David Thompson > 12/17/06

Following Emily and Elige up the hill on Day 3.

Tanzania December 2006 - D. Thompson GPS mapping is enabled: select "map this!" and zoom out by using the slider on the left side of the screen.

David Thompson > 12/17/06

And following Emily and Elige back down the hill. Day 3 was a lot of up-and-down climbing as we moved laterally around the mountain, crossing different ridgelines as we went.

Tanzania December 2006 - D. Thompson GPS mapping is enabled: select "map this!" and zoom out by using the slider on the left side of the screen.

David Thompson > 12/17/06

Part of Day 3 was a moonscape.

Tanzania December 2006 - D. Thompson GPS mapping is enabled: select "map this!" and zoom out by using the slider on the left side of the screen.

12/17/06

Clouds quickly began to cover the summit on the morning of Day 3.

Tanzania December 2006 - D. Thompson GPS mapping is enabled: select "map this!" and zoom out by using the slider on the left side of the screen.