Summit Day Events

After leaving at sunrise, the team should have arrived at Stella Point (5750m) on the crater rim and had a quick rest. The sun should be shining.  From here they would have continued around the crater rim to Uhuru peak (5895m) the highest point in Africa.  After taking photos and enjoying the view, they should descend along the crater rim back to Stella Point and then down further to Barafu camp where the tents remain from last night.  

Stella Point

As they travel down quickly, they will gasp in more oxygen step by step.  The porters have not traveled to the summit with them, so they will be able to stop at the tents, have a rest and something to eat.  After a good rest and nourishment, they will take off their thick outer clothing and send it with the porter as they prepare to descend the Mweka Route down to 3100 metres.  They should arrive there in the late afternoon, on the edge of the rainforest, exhausted, but exhilarated, ready to camp and celebrate the day's achievements.