Mt Kilimanjaro Full Moon Climb (Sep 2023) – 8 Days Lemosho Route.

Описание: My bucket list destination to climb one of the 'Seven Summits' – Mount Kilimanjaro. This is a video of my full moon climb (on summit ascent) via the Lemosho Route in 8 days. It covers the entire trip from lodge to lodge, capturing the descent too (unlike most videos that don't) and passing through Moshi town. Find out if I made it or not...

While I initially intended to vlog the climb, I decided to 'live the journey' and enjoy the trek instead of narrating/reporting every step of the way. Hence, there is minimum live narration. Some commentary are post-production. No stock footage/photos used in my video.

In composing this video, I resisted chopping too much off the tons of original footage as this also serves as a personal record/memory of the climb. I believe a long journey could not be condensed in a short 15mins video.

A big shout-out to my amazing climber friends in the team featured in the video!

_Also check out my photo video of my Everest Base Camp trek in 2018, witnessing the Mani Rimdu Festival at Tengboche:
   • Everest Base Camp Trek 2018 (18 days)  

TOUR OPERATOR:
Many thanks to the fantastic team from ‪@FollowAlice‬ for their awesome service from pre-climb planning to on-the-ground crew support.

TIME REFERENCES:
I don't like the idea of the restrictive time stamps/intervals, as a journey is meant to be experienced from start to finish. But for reference:

00:42 Day 1 - Lodge to Lemosho Gate.
02:08 Day 1 - Lemosho Gate to Mti Mkubwa Camp.
03:29 Day 2 - Mti Mkubwa Camp to Shira 1 Camp.
07:17 Day 3 - Shira 1 Camp to Moir Hut, and acclimatisation hike.
13:54 Day 4 - Moir Hut to Lava Tower; then to Barranco Camp.
19:58 Day 5 - Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp via the Barranco Wall.
30:23 Day 6 - Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp.
33:20 Day 7 - Summit ascent to Uhuru Peak via Stella Point.
36:26 Day 7 - Descend from summit to Mweka Camp via Stella Point.
37:54 Day 7 - Crew tipping ceremony, thank-you speech and song.
40:45 Day 8 - Final descent to Mweka Gate.
42:34 Day 8 - Bus ride to Lodge via Moshi town, certificate presentation and final thoughts.

MUSIC CREDITS:
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_Tracks by Purrple Cat: Lost Paradise, First Snow, Equinox, Timeless.
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