Mt. Kilimanjaro - December 2006 - with GPS mapping ("map this!") - Page 8

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 > 12/18/06

Day 4. Climbing back up again. Elige said that the weather was about to turn, and sure enough he was right.

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 > 12/18/06

The fog rolling in fast on day 4.

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 > 12/18/06

Another cliff wall on Day 4, but with visible uplift patterns. The force it must have taken to lift that giant slab of rock is somewhat amazing.

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 > 12/18/06

Camp on day 4. Far less scenic, but also much closer to the summit. The tents continued uphill (toward the summit) over the curve in the ridgeline.

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 > 12/18/06

Sunset on Day 4, looking toward the plains of Africa. It was amazing to see the farms and lakes of Africa stretched out below, it was like looking from an airplane.

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 > 12/19/06

The summit at sunrise on Day 5, leading up to our summit push at midnight. We felt a lot closer this morning than the day before.

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 > 12/19/06

The morning of Day 5. Looking downhill from our Night 4 campsite toward the plains. The hut is the local latrine.

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 > 12/19/06

Morning of Day 5. Again, looking downhill from camp on Night 4.

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.

12/18/06

Day 4. Climbing back up again. Elige said that the weather was about to turn, and sure enough he was right.

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.