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On the way to Uhuru Peak on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

by Dean Wickham April 23, 2013 Africa

After struggling up the tough climb to Stella Point to watch the sunrise on Mount Kilimanjaro, it was time to start heading to the very summit of the mountain at Uhuru Peak. By this point I was standing at well over 5700 metres above sea level, and the air was so thin that I simply [...]

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Mawenzi Peak from Barafu Camp on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

by Dean Wickham February 19, 2013 Africa

As we hiked along the gradual climb from our lunch stop at Karanga Camp on Mount Kilimanjaro, we slowly made our way up a ridge as the air became thinner and thinner towards our base camp at Barafu Camp. As we got to the top of the ridge, I had my first view of the [...]

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Mount Meru above the clouds on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

by Dean Wickham January 15, 2013 Africa

On day two of my trek to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, we climbed up from Machame Hut to the Shira Plateau. We had climbed out of the clouded rain forest the day before, but it wasn’t until this point that it really felt like we were way above the clouds. I took this [...]

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Hiking towards the Lava Tower on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

by Dean Wickham December 16, 2012 Africa

On day three of my trek to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, we hiked up to the “Lava Tower” which is the large dark section of rock in the photo above. The Lava Tower was the highest point of the trek so far at 4600m, and it was here that many people really started [...]

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Sunrise from the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro | Panorama

by Dean Wickham November 9, 2012 Adventure

Some of the most beautiful places that I have seen in the world have been while hiking. From the lush forests and mountains of the Milford Track in New Zealand, to the high altitude of the Himalayas on the Mount Everest Base Camp trek in Nepal, my love for hiking has taken me to places [...]

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Photo of the week: Snow Capped Mount Kilimanjaro from Shira Plateau

by Dean Wickham October 14, 2012 Africa

This week’s travel photo is of the barren and rocky Shira Plateau with the snow capped Kibo Peak rising above it on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. I took this photo in the morning of day three of the trek before climbing up to the lava tower, located at the base of the snow capped peak ahead.

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Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – Conquering the Summit

by Dean Wickham August 23, 2012 Adventure

This is the fifth and final part of my Mount Kilimanjaro Climb. If you missed part 4, you can read it here. I awoke suddenly from a restless sleep. It was pitch black in my tent as I fumbled around in my sleeping bag to find my phone. Sleepily, I turned it on and squinted [...]

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Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro – The Great Barranco Wall to Barafu Camp

by Dean Wickham August 14, 2012 Adventure

This is part 4 of my Mount Kilimanjaro climb. If you missed part 3, you can read it here. I looked up at the huge imposing rock face as I slowly walked out of Barranco Camp. The shadow of the Great Barranco Wall kept the temperature low, the icy air numbing the exposed skin on [...]

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