I won't compromise our trek company by giving the secrets of their route away - we chose it because it's away from the other routes!! However, the distances etc go something like this.....
Day one (25th January 2010)
The bumpy 4-5 hour drive on dirt roads to the start means we don't have to walk until around 2pm local time. After the bumpy drive, walking might be a welcome relief for our bottoms!! Then we trek about 7 km, going up by about 630 mtrs to around 2600 mtrs.
Day two
About 12 km today in total, rising by around 1000 mtrs. I am sure headaches will prevail today as the effect of altitude kicks in! We've been to 4000 mtrs before and we knew it!
Day three
A short day today, only about 4 km and rising only a modest amount to aid acclimatisation.
Day four
About 10 km today, rising to about 4600 mtrs but then descending, to aid acclimatisation, finishing at around 3700 mtrs.
Day five
About 10 kms today but turning away from the other Rongai route users (hooray!!) early on. This will take us to about 4700 mtrs.
Day six
Beginning at midnight (after a full days walking on day 5!!) the assault on the summit commences. The distances are:
Day five end point to Stella Point 3.5km (uphill obviously!)
Stella Point to the summit 1.2km (again uphill LOL)
Summit to Gilmans (downwards - yay!!)
Gilmans to Kibo huts 3.4 km
Kibo huts to Horombo 9.6km
Making a total of something like 20kms on the summit day - probably over some 18 hours!!
Day 7
This is a walk in the park at some 20kms downhill to the park gate!!
From here we have to do the (shorter but equally bumpy) ride back to Songota, where hopefully Joice has the hot water flowing (as we wont have bathed for 7 days!!) and food aplenty. After a long sleep, we have to packed and ready for our private safari driver when he picks us up at 2pm the next day!!
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