This video follows our family adventure as we attempted to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to Uhuru Peak at 19, 341 feet, the highest mountain in Africa and one of the Seven Summits, on the 7-day Machame Route with Kwesa Tours. We begin our adventure with a short stop in Frankfurt, Germany before landing in Arusha, Tanzania. Then, we spend Christmas Day volunteering at the Kilimanjaro Orphanage and then set out on our 7-day climb.
0:00 Introduction
0:52 Frankfurt, Germany
1:05 Addis Abba, Ethiopia
1:29 Arusha, Tanzania
2:07 Kilimanjaro Orphanage
3:25 Day 1 (Machame Gate to Machame Camp)
5:40 Day 2 (Machame Camp to Shira Camp)
8:47 Day 3 (Shira Camp to Barranco Camp)
13:30 Day 4 (Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp)
16:17 Day 5 (Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp)
18:08 Day 6 (Barafa Camp to Summit Ascent - Uhuru Peak)
19:50 Day 7 (High Camp to Main Gate)
21:20 Celebration
22:08 Serengeti
22:39 Doha, Qatar
23:01 Paris
Day 1 - Machame Gate to Machame Camp (Altitude gain: 5,380 ft to 9,350 ft; Hiking time: 5-7 hours, 7 miles
Day 2 - Machame Camp to Shira Camp (9,350 ft to 12,500 ft, 3 miles, approx. 7 hours)
Day 3 - Shira Camp to Barranco Camp (12,500 ft to 15,223 ft (Lava Tower), down to 13,044 ft, 7km, 8 hours)
Day 4 - Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp (13,044 ft to 13,123 ft, 3 miles, 5 hours)
Day 5 - Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp (13,123 ft to 15,288 ft, 2 miles, 5 hours)
Day 6 - Barafa Camp to Summit Ascent (Uhuru Peak) to High Camp - (15,288 ft to 19,341 ft to 12,467 ft, 3 miles ascent, 7 miles descent, 9 hours ascent, 8 hours descent)
Day 7 - High Camp to Main Gate (12,467 ft to 5,380 ft, 6 miles, 6 hours)
We end our trip with an adventure in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater and then make a stop in Doha, Qatar before a quick 24-hour stay in Paris before heading home through Dublin, Ireland to Chicago.
