RICK UPDATE!!! Again, the miracle of cell service! Rick called at 7:30 am here (6:30 pm his time). They are indeed at the Barranco camp (see previous rick update for a pic of these trees). He said, "yes, they are weird trees. Really neat". They went from 12,800 up to 14,900 and back down to 12,800--this is part of the... acclimatization hikes and the reason why this particular route up Kili has a high sucess rate.
He says super is at 6:30 and bed time is at 8:00. They have been going to bed each night at 8. Its been raining almost completely nonstop for 3 days. He would appreciate prayers for better weather. Everything is soaked and although he is enjoying his experience and is happy to be there, he is considered flying home two days earlier (instead of ... See Morestaying extra days to site see--don't freak out--we will be going back in a few years so I can climb the mountain and so the kids can be with us to do the cultural things).
ANYWAY: He says the 3 days of rain have been horrible.
Today was rough because of the up and down of the trail. He says its similar to the rocky parts of Rainier where you are walking on rocks that aren't stable and you must step in between rocks etc.
Food: "its fried" and for those who know Rick, this isn't a good thing for his belly. He is eating what he can stomach and then digging into his private food and eating what he can.
(please note: this picture is from a hike we did in Alpine in November, NOT from Africa)
ANYWAY: He says the 3 days of rain have been horrible.
Today was rough because of the up and down of the trail. He says its similar to the rocky parts of Rainier where you are walking on rocks that aren't stable and you must step in between rocks etc.
Food: "its fried" and for those who know Rick, this isn't a good thing for his belly. He is eating what he can stomach and then digging into his private food and eating what he can.
as we were chatting for those few minutes, his mood suddenly changed as he happily said, "OH! A little bit of blue sky!!!" He talked about how everyone scrambles during the non-rain moments and lays out stuff to dry.
He says he is among the strongest hikers there and is holding his own.
Pray for blue skies and a break from the rain!...
He says he is among the strongest hikers there and is holding his own.
Pray for blue skies and a break from the rain!...
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