RICK UPDATE: 8:30 AM PST Rick called and texted!
Its Sunday night his time. They hiked from 6000 feet up to 10000 feet. Rain all day. Hes very wet and now drying out. At 9600 feet, he said the tree suddenly changed. He has taken 100 pics just yesterday! The trail was "wild"--with sections like Mt Fuji rock and other sections of log steps. The porters are "great" and he actually hikes quite a lot with them. He got seperated from his bag for a while but eventually found it. They are now at camp and he was heading over to the cook tent to eat and then go to bed.
He reported earlier that his flights went well, although he didn't get much sleep. He arrived at his hotel Midnight on Saturday night. Breakfast was at 6:30 and he met up with his guides at 8am. This is what his guide company has on their site:
Your day starts early with a briefing, followed by breakfast and a 50-minute drive from Moshi to the Machame Village (1,490 m/4,890 ft) where your guides and porters prepare and pack your equipment and supplies. You will receive a lunch pack, and you can also buy mineral water in the village. If the road is very muddy, it may be impossible to drive from the village to the Machame Gate, and in this case, it will take you an hour to complete the muddy 3 km walk to the gate. After registering at the park office, you start your ascent and enter the rain forest immediately. Heavy rains on this side of the mountain often transform the trail into a soggy, slippery experience, so good footgear, trekking poles, and gaiters are useful. You will enjoy a welcome lunch stop halfway up and will reach the Machame camping area in the late afternoon. Your porters will arrive at camp before you and will erect your tent before you arrive. In the evening, the porters boil drinking and washing water while the cook prepares your dinner. Night temperatures can drop to freezing at the Machame Camp.
LOVE YOU BABY! I'm so proud of you and can't wait to hear about your adventures. I'm curious to see how long your cell phone service continues.
--Super Angie
1 comment:
Glad he's arrived. I had a wonderful stay in Kenya when I was a teenager and could see THE Mountain in neighboring Tanzania. Kinda like Mount Rainier, it just stuck out all by itself, just gigantic in the landscape. It it one of the most beautiful mountains in the world!
Has Rick through of Mount Blanc yet?
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