Saturday, September 1, 2007

Day#4: Shira Camp to Barranco Camp

Finally, leaving Shira Camp (12,461 ft)


I understand you guys are a bit circumspect, but we are moving up from Shira Plateau…


…we just need to climb faster than the clouds below us…


Getting closer to the fork that separates the trail to Lava Tower (15,140 ft) from the trail that leads directly to Barranco Camp (13,066 ft)


Keep smiling…it seems we beat the clouds

Hi Kirsten!


Keeping an eye on the clouds gathering up on the Kibo…


Getting very close to Lava Tower (15,140 ft). At this point I had to cut short all conversations and concentrate on breathing...


Liz, I still don’t understand how you were able to sing Piano Man and in the same time you continued to breathe normally at that respectable altitude (15,560 feet)



Descending from Lava Tower after a short lunch break...


Sometimes is good to have long legs, it helped me descend quickly and I had time to take all these pictures below:







Traffic on your left!


Hi Liz!

...clouds caught up with us…



“Here comes the sun, here comes the sun, and I say it's all right”, …and the smiles are back too...


Barranco Camp just below us








Good job, Godfree! We are almost there

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