8 Days Kilimanjaro Lemosho Route
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8 Days Kilimanjaro Lemosho Route
- 1
Day 1: Lemosho Gate to Mti Mkubwa Camp
2,100 m to 2,750 m, about 6 km, 3 to 4 hrs
Drive from Moshi to Londorossi and on to Lemosho Gate (2,100 m) for registration. Three to four hours through dense rainforest to Mti Mkubwa Camp, surrounded by huge trees and the calls of black and white colobus monkeys overhead.
- Accommodation
- Mti Mkubwa Camp
- Meals
- Lunch box on the trail, hot dinner at camp
- 2
Day 2: Mti Mkubwa to Shira 1 Camp
2,750 m to 3,500 m, about 8 km, 5 to 6 hrs
Climb steeply out of the rainforest into heath and moorland, with the Shira Ridge to the north. Long, gradient friendly day onto the western edge of the Shira Plateau.
- Accommodation
- Shira 1 Camp
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- 3
Day 3: Shira 1 to Shira 2 Camp
3,500 m to 3,840 m, about 7 km, 4 to 5 hrs
Traverse the Shira Plateau eastward, wide open, windswept, with the summit cone of Kibo directly ahead. A shorter, easier day for acclimatisation.
- Accommodation
- Shira 2 Camp
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- 4
Day 4: Shira 2 to Lava Tower to Barranco
3,840 m to 4,600 m to 3,950 m, about 10 km, 6 to 8 hrs
Classic climb high, sleep low day. Up to Lava Tower at 4,600 m for lunch, then descent to Barranco Camp at 3,950 m for the night. Barranco Camp is dramatically sited beneath the Western Breach with the great Barranco Wall directly above.
- Accommodation
- Barranco Camp
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch at Lava Tower, dinner
- 5
Day 5: Barranco to Karanga
3,950 m to 3,995 m, about 5 km, 4 to 5 hrs
Start with the Barranco Wall, a 257 m scramble up a steep but non technical rock face that takes around 90 minutes. From the top, undulating terrain across the Karanga Valley to Karanga Camp (3,995 m) for a short, four hour day.
- Accommodation
- Karanga Camp
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- 6
Day 6: Karanga rest and acclimatisation day
3,995 m to 4,200 m and back, about 4 km, 2 to 3 hrs
The extra day that defines the eight day Lemosho. Rest morning at camp. Optional afternoon walk higher up the Karanga ridge toward 4,200 m for acclimatisation, followed by a return to Karanga Camp for a second night. Early dinner and a long, unrushed night's sleep before the push to Barafu.
- Accommodation
- Karanga Camp, second night
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner
- 7
Day 7: Karanga to Barafu, summit night, down to Mweka
3,995 m to 4,673 m to 5,895 m to 3,068 m, about 20 km, 15 to 17 hrs total on the move
Short three hour climb to Barafu (4,673 m) by lunchtime. Hot lunch, a long rest, early dinner at 17:00, into sleeping bags by 19:00. Midnight start for the summit push. Slow, steady walk up the scree slope to Stella Point (5,756 m) at sunrise, then a 45 minute walk along the crater rim to Uhuru Peak (5,895 m). Descend back to Barafu for a hot brunch and continue down to Mweka Camp at 3,068 m.
- Accommodation
- Mweka Camp
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch and early dinner at Barafu, hot brunch after summit, dinner at Mweka
- 8
Day 8: Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate
3,068 m to 1,640 m, about 10 km, 3 to 4 hrs
A final three hour walk through the rainforest to Mweka Gate. Collect your summit certificate and transfer to your hotel in Arusha.
- Accommodation
- Hotel in Arusha
- Meals
- Breakfast, lunch at the gate
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