Post summit climb

After the hard exploits of summit day, we trekked onward for three hours to Horombu camp where we spent the night. Peter, Jacky and Jez had travelled earlier. With the main climb now behind us, the atmosphere in camp was relaxed though absolutely shattered.

Regardless, as you will see in the photo, the scenery remained stunning to the end. We all had a full night's sleep - including me for the first time !!

In the morning we awoke and travelled six hours to our hotel via the traditional "tourist route". The walk was (thankfully) downhill throughout though tiring nonetheless. What hit us during this walk was how lucky we have been to have traqvelled into the "real" Kilimanjaro and not been subjected to the touristic path that had been these last few hours. The BBC, sadly, in its comic relief efforts will be adventuring more via the touristy routes, though not entirely.