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Day 8: At High Camp Resting for Tomorrow’s Summit

The “High” camp (aka Barafu Camp) is the last stop before the summit attempt tomorrow (Sunday). They are going to eat early and hit the sack. Then after a quick rest they’ll gear up at midnight and head on up to Uhuru Peak, the tippity-top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The voice dispatch cuts out mid-sentence at 2:47.

Lead RMI guide JJ Justman is also leaving satellite phone voice dispatches on the RMI blog.

Day 6: Thru the Barranco Valley

The sun was out as they popped out of the forest zone as they ascended the Shira Plateau past the Lava Tower and down into the Barranco Valley. Lots of people on the trail. The weather is cold tonight. The last 25 seconds of the voicemail is illegible due to poor signal.