Apart from summit night last year, today was easily the toughest day I've experienced on Kilimanjaro. The climb from Machame Gate is both beautiful and demanding as it meanders its way up through the equatorial rainforest. We have all made it safely, covering the 11 kms in around five hours. The critical factor today has been the rain. It has chucked it down virtually all day making for a very soggy camp scene this evening. With everyone feeling wet and a bit worse for wear, the doctors have administered the necessary sickness pills with remarkable effect and tonight we have feasted on a huge supper conjured up from what seems nothing more than a billy can and a stove.
Tomorrow we are hoping for fairer weather and a shorter ascent as we progress our way up this great lump of rock in eastern Africa.
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