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LEARN TO APPRECIATE CHANGE Change is an inevitable part of life and can be a scary thing causing many concerns. During times of change most of us tend to focus on the negative. We are set in our routines and don’t want to embrace change. Although there are people who have a natural tendency to adapt more easily to change, there are many more who absolutely hate it. Change can have a significant impact on your psychology, especially when our social environments change, such as when you need to change schools. This type of change can be drastic and impactful and you may need some coping mechanisms. Coping mechanisms are constructive, healthy approaches to adjusting to change. EXERCISE Exercise is an example of a coping mechanism that can be implemented in new circumstances to help our bodies and mind in a healthy way to adjust to changes. REACHING OUT Another healthy coping mechanism is to reach out to others such as friends, family or someone you trust. When we talk about our concerns and fears it becomes easier to process them because the external support of others helps us to process the changes around us. JOURNALLING You may also consider journaling. Writing things down will help you to rethink the impact of the change and is a great exercise to help you understand how the change affects you. Dr Ora Marx Photo and quote credits: Aneska Joubert Photography #copingskills #exercise #reachout #journal #journalling (at Johannesburg, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoKyJTxM63S/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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DETERMINE WHAT YOU REALLY WANT Everyone has dreams, but many of us are putting them on hold because we don’t have the confidence to move forward in the direction of our dreams. Too frequently, we doubt our abilities to accomplish them. Have confidence in your own capabilities and potential. Never allow self-doubt to keep you prisoner. All of your goals and desires are attainable. Make a decision regarding what you truly desire and consider the following: What would you want, and hope for if you had complete faith in your ability to succeed at anything you set your mind to? What would you dare to dream if you could have complete confidence in yourself and have zero fear of failing? Bear in mind what is important to you and give yourself some time to reflect about your identity, values, and priorities. Frequently ask yourself what would you love to accomplish in your life if you knew you could not fail? After that, create a strategy for achieving it. When you have complete faith in your ability to move from where you are to where you want to be, you will feel confident for the long run. Then play the part of someone who is confident and acts as though you can't fail. Whatever your response, remember that you can have anything if you can dream it and have the self-assurance to go after it. Dr Ora Marx Photo and quote credits: Aneska Joubert Photography #confidence #believe #normanvinventpeale (at Johannesburg, South Africa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CncJwVEscdw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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May 2023 be the year where you vividly experience beauty, nature, love, friendship, and growth! https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm4qJ_oLxC_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Kilimanjaro Uhuru Summit Part 8: Final The wind picked up, and the temperatures dropped between -9°C and -15°C. Pushing on from Stella Point to Uhuru peak, we continued to move our fingers, trying to fend off the pins and needles, numbness and pain, and rub our noses. It was still dark, and thoughts of Paul, Erin, Ross, Mom Linda, Dad Pieter, Retha-Mari, our guides, and porters, all of whom have sacrificed much for me to be at this point. It provided the motivation for the final 800 to 1000 meters final push. And indeed, the words of Paulo Coelho were so apt, "The darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn." The signs of the sun peaking on the horizon started showing, and the overwhelming hope it brought difficult to put into words, but I'll try. Heat, life, hope, grace, mercy, and love of the Creator for us, part of the Creation, was palpable. I felt close to the Creator, wanting to experience the holiness, vastness, and magnitude while humbled by the privilege. The sun started to rise on our right, and we walked on an icy singletrack section with the ice on the rocks next to the path sparkling like diamonds. I joked with August that we don't even pick up the diamonds next to us and the always witty and sweet August answered," Yes, I need to start collecting these diamonds." The first group reached Uhuru peak with congratulatory hugs up ahead, still dark to take photos, while we covered the final few hundred meters. We passed large glaciers on our left, and the thickness surprised me. Sadly the glaciers, although appearing big when one stands next to them, have shrunk in size. It was at that point that we could see Uhuru peak and the first group gathering in front of the Kilimanjaro sign. After another final push and after months of preparation and days of walking, we reached the destination. We did it! Successfully summiting the highest peak in Africa. The first group waited for us to take a photo of them. Benni and August took theirs, and their guides took our photos, an unwritten courtesy. @malentsoe_adventurous now it is your turn. Look forward to 2023. Go for it! #uhuru #uhurupeak #tanzania #tanzania🇹🇿 #adventure #hiking (at Kilimanjaro, Tanzania) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm13mTNMe1b/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Kilimanjaro Uhuru Summit Part 8: Final The wind picked up, and the temperatures dropped between -9°C and -15°C. Pushing on from Stella Point to Uhuru peak, we continued to move our fingers, trying to fend off the pins and needles, numbness and pain, and rub our noses. It was still dark, and thoughts of Paul, Erin, Ross, Mom Linda, Dad Pieter, Retha-Mari, our guides, and porters, all of whom have sacrificed much for me to be at this point. It provided the motivation for the final 800 to 1000 meters final push. And indeed, the words of Paulo Coelho were so apt, "The darkest hour of the night comes just before the dawn." The signs of the sun peaking on the horizon started showing, and the overwhelming hope it brought difficult to put into words, but I'll try. Heat, life, hope, grace, mercy, and love of the Creator for us, part of the Creation, was palpable. I felt close to the Creator, wanting to experience the holiness, vastness, and magnitude while humbled by the privilege. The sun started to rise on our right, and we walked on an icy singletrack section with the ice on the rocks next to the path sparkling like diamonds. I joked with August that we don't even pick up the diamonds next to us and the always witty and sweet August answered," Yes, I need to start collecting these diamonds." The first group reached Uhuru peak with congratulatory hugs up ahead, still dark to take photos, while we covered the final few hundred meters. We passed large glaciers on our left, and the thickness surprised me. Sadly the glaciers, although appearing big when one stands next to them, have shrunk in size. It was at that point that we could see Uhuru peak and the first group gathering in front of the Kilimanjaro sign. After another final push and after months of preparation and days of walking, we reached the destination. We did it! Successfully summiting the highest peak in Africa. The first group waited for us to take a photo of them. Benni and August took theirs, and their guides took our photos, an unwritten courtesy. Now it is your turn. Start your preparation, contact G2G Adventures, and go for it! #uhuru #uhurupeak #tanzania #tanzania🇹🇿 #adventure #hiking (at Kilimanjaro, Tanzania) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm13Iposnf6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Kilimanjaro Uhuru Peak Summit Part 7 What caused much delight and exhilaration for me was the thin air and the challenge of climbing at altitudes I'd never been at. One never knows how the body will react to climbing at high altitudes, which is different and unique for each person. Each step higher is moving into the unknown, and every hiker hopes that their bodies will acclimatize to the lower level of oxygen. We can predict that climbing higher than Kilimanjaro Uhuru peak can cause more severe altitude sickness, but even 4000 meters can stop a hiker from progressing higher. There have been many rescue attempts to move hikers as quickly as possible to lower camps by using Kilimanjaro ambulances. I have to share a picture with you of how the ambulance looks! The guides and porters rush down with the hiker lying on a stretcher with wheels. "Thirty minutes to Stella Point, we are moving very well," came the encouraging words from August. A short while after, we could hear the excitement from the first group arriving at this crucial point on summit night, and next was our turn after a steep and rocky climb. We took a brief stop of 5 minutes at Stella Point. It was still dark, and photos were not possible, although we did stop for photos on returning past Stella Point. Even if it was lighter, taking gloves off to take pictures is risky due to the extreme cold. We were taking a sip of steaming hot tea in our Kilimanjaro cups that Retha-Mari engraved for us to remember our Kili trip, and adding more layers of clothing where possible was essential. #uhuru #uhurupeak #tanzania #southafrica #adventure #Kilimanjaro #kilimanjaro #hikersofinstagram #hike #hikers #hiking #write #writer #blogger #bloggerstyle https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm1vwWDM_MR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Kilimanjaro Uhuru Peak Summit Part 6 The two hours before reaching Stella Point were challenging, just as our guides said in the briefing. I walked with our watch, which beeped every kilometer, and to be honest, the final kilometer before Stella Point felt like an eternity when we looked at the clock. I suggested to Benni, "Let's not look at the number. We will reach Stella Point soon. Metrics are valuable, but when it becomes more arduous, the mental battle requires more than time, kilometers, and heart rate data. To climb summit night requires mental toughness. A head-down, grit, and resilience that surpasses numbers, and that was what we did. Another group of hikers who progressed very fast overtook us. Every 45 minutes or so, we took a very short break because once we sat down or stood still for too long, it became colder and more challenging to move the joints, especially the fingers and toes. We were feeling the iciness even through the layers. I was thirsty and took sips of water but not too much to avoid nausea. Tiredness crept in, fingers freezing but upward and onward we went, a four-man (two males and two females) team moving closer with every step toward the roof of Africa. At that point, we were aware of the clouds below us, and I recalled how beautiful the sight of the clouds was at Kosovo camp, where we were standing above the clouds, which looked almost candyfloss-like. #uhuru #uhurupeak #kilimanjaro #Tanzania #tanzania🇹🇿 #southafrica #mountains #adventure #hike #hiker #hiker #blogger #write #writersofinstagram #writer (at Kilimanjaro, Tanzania) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm1vvFVMeDj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Kilimanjaro Uhuru Peak Summit Part 5 Steady, "polly polly" meaning slow, slow, step by step, we moved forward, passing the group of hikers in front of us. Forty minutes later, we were behind the first group and passing them. Up to this point, we had a group to chase, although it was not a race, and everything happened at a slow pace. Now it was totally dark ahead—humbling and exhilarating stuff. To one side, when I dared to take my eyes off August'a boots ahead, the sight of the bright moon. The stillness at that moment was deafening. I wondered how the guides knew the way so well in the dark and how fast they knew to pace the hikers—experience, knowledge, training. Getting to know their climbers being a priority in the days leading up to summit night allows the guides to get to know each climber's temperament, strengths, weaknesses, and fitness levels. Taking our saturation measurements every night after dinner to track and document blood oxygenation was a ritual. A critical metric per climber. They also asked how we felt and allowed them to screen us for altitude sickness symptoms. We moved forward step by step. Slowly but a bit faster than expected. Benni and August probably knew our capabilities and guided the pace with that knowledge. As the steepness of the terrain increased, the pace slowed and vice versa. It was not easy to look ahead at what was to come, but our ankle dorsiflexion degrees told a story of steepness. Our feet in our steady and trustworthy hiking boots felt the rocks underneath foot and it was clear that we were getting higher and higher. There were some very, very steep sections we covered before Stella Point on summit night. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm1fcmxsl4Z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Kilimanjaro Uhuru Peak Summit Part 4 The concentration mainly aimed at following the feet and the hiking boots of August in front of me, made possible with a slight downward tilt of my headlamp. I focused on covering my nose with a buff pulled up from my neck to the lower part of my face. Allowing enough air to move from my nose and mouth to my lungs for oxygenation at increasingly more demanding altitudes while trying to keep warm - is a challenge. We passed 5000 meters above sea level. Another piece of advice we were offered from friends was to rub the point of our noses and ears to fend off frostbite. It may sound a bit extreme, but we did exactly that. We were rubbing, especially the tip of our noses. The challenge was that breathing in the buff caused the moisture from my breath to condensate and form a thin ice layer, causing more of a chill on the nose and face areas. So rubbing ensued, and the regular pulling of the buff down under my lower lip helped with breathing. Doing all this with two pairs of gloves, with the top one a bulky glove, was tricky. The headlamp around my head was another aspect playing on my mind. I have this pet peeve of not having anything too tight around my cranium. Not a hat and not a headlamp. So I moved my headlamp a bit higher on my head towards the crown to loosen it. It didn't work because the lamp's position was not lighting the path or August's feet in front of me enough for me to see where I should walk. From my head, the headlamp moved to my hand, after that, my wrist, and then back to my head when I needed my hands free to hold onto rocks and for climbing. #uhuru #uhurupeak #Kilimanjaro #kilimanjaro #tanzania #tanzania🇹🇿 #southafrica #adventure #friendship #hikersofinstagram #hike #hikers #hiker #bloggerstyle #blogger #bloggersofinstagram #writer (at Kilimanjaro, Tanzania) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm1H9M-s5px/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Uhuru Peak Summit Part 3 Preparations were in full swing as we ensured our headlamps worked by inserting new batteries, water in our bottles, and bladder pack, which would ultimately freeze in the pipe because I forgot to blow the water back out of the pipe after taking a sip (helpful tip) and advice I will surely remember to use in future adventures as chilly as Kilimanjaro. The water bottles should also be placed upside down as it freezes from the top, and we could still take a sip of water when turning the bottle the correct way up. Benni and August encouraged us to make one water bottle full of hot tea for the road. An oxygen cylinder was placed in my bag, with emergency medical supplies in Retha-Mari's bag, should we need it. Our bags were carried for us by Benni and August, our trusted guides who have climbed to the summit on many occasions, successfully. "You can only guide others to a summit if it is a road successfully journeyed before." We were set to start and received these final words of advice, "follow the steps and feet of the guide or person in front of you! Hakuna Matata - no worries. Let's eat this piece of cake!" Questions of concern followed the advice, "Are you warm enough? Do you have another buff?" It was always comforting to know that our guides, although it was their primary goal to walk alongside us to summit Uhuru peak, put our safety and good health through careful preparation first and foremost. G2G "Good to Go," and we started walking towards what I could imagine was the direction of Uhuru peak, but our approach was from the side in a zig-zag steep climbing angle. It was pitch dark with only the stars in the sky, closer than I'd ever seen them, and our own and the headlamps lights of other teams in front and behind us giving light. Behind us, the lights of Moshi, the town closest to us, glittered. We were the third group on the ascend. Every 30 to 40 minutes, we would hear an excited hiker shout something encouraging or cries of fun and sheer delight, followed by stillness and focused concentration. #uhuru #uhurupeak #tanzania #tanzania🇹🇿 #southafrica #Kilimanjaro #hikersofinstagram #hiking #hike #hikers #adventure #blogger (at Kilimanjaro, Tanzania) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmy-WnnsY8q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Uhuru Peak Summit Part 2 Even though many more humans will scale mountains as high as Kilimanjaro Uhuru peak and even daily attempts above 8000 meters, it was scintillating and thrilling to await the summit start! Our guides advised us to eat well. "Don't lose your appetite," Benni cautioned. It is normal to lose appetite while ascending to heights that challenge human physiology to its extremes. "You have to eat. If you have something in your stomach, you will feel better, and there is something in your stomach when you feel nauseous," he advised. We ate and continued to sake regular sips of water. After dinner, we washed and started dressing in base layers, tracksuit pants, and a t-shirt. On top of that, a fleecy top or two, a wind and water-resistant layer with two pairs of socks, one very thick pair of socks, a beanie, a buff, and a scarf. Some climbers add a balaclava. Thank you, Rosie Hanley, for your kit. I used my down jacket as a pillow, trying to get four hours of sleep. It wasn't easy to sleep and use the four hours before the alarm went off at 23:00. A permit to camp at Kosovo, a private campsite secured by Albert, the G2G Adventure owner, allowed us to walk the first 700 meters from Barafu Camp in the afternoon. We were very grateful for this. At 23:00, David, our faithful porter and waiter woke us up with a friendly "hello." He took such great care of us. The wake-up call, although appreciated, was not necessary as we were already awake. The icy cold weather and the summit challenge awaiting us were super efficient antidotes to sleep. The adventure and task ahead dawned on us with a kind of weight that I was thrilled by. Climbing from our tent, we moved to our nes tent, where we had our meals. In the tent prepared for us was hot popcorn with sweet vanilla cookie pieces between the popcorn and boiled water for tea, coffee, or milo. #uhuru #uhurupeak #tanzania #tanzania🇹🇿 #Kilimanjaro #southafrica #hikersofinstagram #hike #hiking #hikers #mountain #adventure #bloggerstyle #blogger #bloggersofinstagram #writerscommunity #writer #write (at Kilimanjaro, Tanzania) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmy9XVNsWOt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Uhuru Peak Summit Part 1 Chef Marimotto prepared a tasty dinner. Salty soup, stew, and rice. The air was cold while we ate our meal under the watchful eye of Benni and August, our guides. We knew that in a few hours, we'd start our summit attempt, and this brought with it a mixture of excitement, concern, planning how many layers of clothes to put on, will two pairs of gloves be enough, or even how many gloves will fit over each other. Moments like these, where adrenaline rushes through the human body, make life sparkle, and I now know that I live for these exact moments. Such are the moments that make life worth living. Embarking on challenges past the comfort zone is where the magic happens. It is a personal point I am sharing with you, and I am not suggesting that climbing at high altitudes should be on everyone's bucket list. Your health and safety should be the first consideration. But stretch your comfort zone. Read a book that challenges you, one that you would not usually feel comfortable with but still speak to your values. Have conversations with people you would not typically have in a safe environment, of course. Make a new friend while loving your group of friends. Make the circle a bit bigger in your community and welcome those on the outer edges to share in fellowship. Boundaries need to, of course, be set and values kept but stretch your comfort zone to make your kind of magic happen. Do you know how short life is? I was born in 1980. Forty-two years passed so quickly, and there I was, eating dinner with one of my dearest friends, listening to the brief, and planning for the Uhuru peak summit in a tent on a mountain in the heart of Tanzania. #uhuru #uhurupeak #tanzania #tanzania🇹🇿 #Kilimanjaro #hikersofinstagram #hike #hikers #adventure #southafrica #bloggerstyle #blogger #bloggersofinstagram #writer https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmy8kBeMlvd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Where you are celebrating this beautiful time of the year, we wish you a wonderful (a bit late) Christmas. May you rest fully, sleep a bit later than usual, eat something healthy and also enjoy a guilty pleasure snack. May you find joy in spending time with friends and family, or if you are by your merry self, enjoy time with yourself by listening to your favorite music, reading, writing a few lines on a piece of white paper with a pen, painting something, play that recorder or instrument that are in the back of the cupboard with a thin layer of dust. Reflect on life, your life, and how far you have come since you thought I could not go on another day. Think about grace, the grace of another sunrise, and waking up to witness it. Most of all, may you and your loved ones experience a measure of blessing and inward joy that will fill you up so that no outside source can come close to the inward knowing that you deserve the fullest measure of this life and that you will allow yourself the strength to never search for this kind of inner peace anywhere else than your heartbeat. With all our love, #christmas #love (at Hibberdene, KwaZulu-Natal) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmn_CIAMKNx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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The Heart of Christmas Part 2 Paul was left blind for a period after his encounter on the way to Damascus before his sight was restored and his life's purpose changed 180°. You see, Paul, who was called Saul, his Roman name, life changed on the way to Damascus. His former life was, we would say, not a life of faith, a Christian life, or even a good human, but Jesus saw him through a different lens. Disciples that feared Saul, who persecuted them and ordered the killing of Christ's followers, did not initially understand. Misunderstood! Let's be honest with each other. I am not perfect. I have done some stupid things. What are the things we have done that nobody knows about or even everyone knows about that keep us away from a life of faith, love, depth, and a close relationship with Jesus? Let us not misunderstand Jesus' heart and purpose. A big question for you! Will you use someone that persecuted you as a leader in your business? Jesus looks through a different lens. How often has blindness affected us with the still small voice or consciousness telling us to act, but we don't, can't, won't, causing us to learn the same lessons repeatedly? It does not matter who you are, what you have done in the past, where you come from, your sexual orientation, or who you love. Jesus was born, God incarnates, to walk on the earth to experience hunger, sadness, disappointment, sweating blood, and so much more, for you and I to live an abundant and overflowing life. Let this Christmas stir up our hearts the desire to learn more about Jesus' true purpose on earth, his heart of kindness, and how much He loves you! #christmas #christianbloggersofinstagram #christianity #heart (at Hibberdene, KwaZulu-Natal) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmmgihmrYjo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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The Heart of Christmas Part 1 Could we possibly misunderstand Jesus Christ's purpose, ministry, and heart for us as humans? His fellow Jews indeed wished He'd come to free them from the Roman empire, where they, on Palm Sunday, threw palm branches on the ground to commemorate the triumphant entry so that Jesus on a donkey could enter Jerusalem with a king's welcome. Disappointment! Jesus did not come to free them from the Romans, and the Cross followed. Also, did they not believe that Jesus resurrected from the dead and went into the realms of the departed to teach the gospel to generations who lived in times past because, indeed, our souls are eternal? Jesus, the Son of the almighty God, will not exclude anyone by the period of their birth. They again misunderstood! What I want to zoom in on is the life of the Apostle Paul, born in a Jewish family in Tarsus but also a Greek-speaking Roman citizen. Paul, then known as Saul, persecuted and consented/murdered Christians until Jesus intervened. Paul recounts his conversion to the commander after being arrested in the Temple in Jerusalem, as documented in Acts 26:12-18. “While thus occupied, as I journeyed to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests, at midday, O king, along the road I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who journeyed with me. And when we all had fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me and saying in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’ So I said, ‘Who are You, Lord?’ And He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But rise and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will yet reveal to you. I will deliver you from the Jewish people, as well as from the Gentiles, to whom I now send you, to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.’ #christmas (at Hibberdene, KwaZulu-Natal) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmmgIhVrBxj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Kilimanjaro Day 5 Karanga via Barafu to Kosovo Camp Part 3 We didn't spend much time at Barafu, simply taking a nature break in one tourist long drop. Retha-Mari handed me a "buff" to cover my nose, and I tried to squat with tired Quadricep muscles. I can echo that I have learned to appreciate what I often take for granted. I can also advise you, in planning to climb the highest peak in Africa, that you ask your traveling company to hire a portable toilet. Your own place of sanity and serenity with an extra porter traveling with the team to carry the portable toilet and the cover tent will cost you, but it is worth it. The porter carrying our sanctuary deserves the utmost respect, and we tried our best to show our appreciation. The porter sought the most level area to pitch the overarching tent and provided water for flushing—enough about toilets. Let's continue sharing that we didn't camp at Barafu camp but continued. Our G2G Adventure owner secured a permit for us to camp at High camp "Kosovo" camp, 200 meters closer to Uhuru peak and away from Barafu camp. The rock face we climbed as we left Barafu was a challenge, and we were most grateful not to climb this section in the dark. Kosovo, a serene and quieter camp, is situated at 4876 meters altitude, and walking to High camp saved us substantial distance and time during our summit attempt. The views looking back to Barafu, were spectacular, literally breathtaking. At Kosovo, we washed and enjoyed popcorn and tea, after which we tried to rest. Day 5 on Kilimanjaro is unique for one reason. It was the day with little sleep, as we woke up at 23:00, after a short rest period, to start the summit attempt. #Kilimanjaro #kilimanjaro #camping #camp #tanzania #tanzania🇹🇿 #hikersparadise #hikersofinstagram #hike #uhurupeak #uhuru #southafrica #kosovo #barafu (at Kilimanjaro, Tanzania) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmeFSOjMuVj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Kilimanjaro Day 5 Karanga via Barafu to Kosovo Camp Part 2 The hike, starting at an altitude of 3963 meters at Karanga camp, took us past the hustle and bustle of the base camp, Barafu, at an altitude of 4640 meters. The road is a trek across desolate terrain. With little to no vegetation across the scree slopes, we walked one foot in front of the other ever upwards for 3 kilometers which took us 3 hours to cover. Hydration is crucial, and taking regular sips of water helps in combating altitude sickness. We carried 1.5 to 2 liters of water, provided by our G2G Adventure porters, who often walked back and forth at the higher altitude camps ensuring the team and we had enough water for cooking, drinking, washing, and cleaning. No water sources can be found above Karanga camp, and porters had to take the load up to the camp and then go back to Karanga camp to gather water and return it to where we camped. Walking on Kilimanjaro's soil instilled a deep appreciation of life-sustaining gifts like water, quickly becoming an expectation. Water must just flow out of the tap with a short turn with the hand—no carrying water over kilometers at altitude. Reaching Barafu, the base camp, reminded me of a small town with hundreds of tents and people. Eager hikers were preparing for their summit attempt. Some hikers even enjoyed the luxury of a generator providing air-conditioned comfort in their tents and dining area. #kosovo #kilimanjaro #Kilimanjaro #tanzania #tanzania🇹🇿 #hike #hikersofinstagram #barafu #uhurupeak #uhuru #kosovo #camping #camp #camp (at Kilimanjaro - Barafu Camp @ 4,900m) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmeEhTCsDlV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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