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Kilimanjaro 2004
Conquer Africa’s highest mountain
and help street children conquer mountains of their own
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26 tired but happy people are snuggled up in their sleeping bags at Shira Camp, hopefully wrapped up warm and protected from the chill of the night at 3800m. When today's mobile phone message crossed the miles to tell us that the Kili bunch are all well and retiring to their tents, it was only about 8 pm local time....but after 5-7 hours of strenuous walking and with the increasing altitude, an early night is well justified!
Today the climbers would have enjoyed magnificent views of the peaks of Mawenzi, Kiba and Shira, of Shira Plateau and the nearby towers and pinnacles. Having passed through a river gorge, they would have approached the Shira Plateau, where the vegetation thins out to clumps of grass, sparse bush areas and patches of bare sand and ash, reminding those who cross Kili's territory that it is, after all, a volcano they are climbing.
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