Start: Barafu Base Camp; 4,680 meters
End: Mweka Hut; 3,100 meters
Hiking time: 2:25
We got up from our post-summit naps to have lunch and then hit the trail once more. We had another fifteen hundred meters to descend before the day was done. It was a steady and steep downhill hike that took us out of the arid conditions of high altitude. We saw our first trees in the past couple of days! I realized I was dehydrated because my Camelbak had frozen over while summiting so it felt great to have some shade as we hiked.
Once we got to our camp, I took another nap and joined the group for our last dinner on the mountain! Bob, our beloved waiter, had obviously worked hard to fold our napkins and even brought us a bottle of Coca-Cola! Too bad none of us were really pop drinkers, but we appreciated the gesture nonetheless.
