We started the diamox this morning and I peed every two hours all day (nice side effect of the altitude drug). We started out about 8:30, and climbed about 2600 feet to the Lava Tower. A bit chilly, but clear and beautiful. Joe and Johnny climbed the tower, while the rest of us enjoyed a rest in the sun after a fabulous lunch of carrot and cucumber soup, grilled cheese sandwiches and incredible fried potato balls (yeah, carbs are the thing!). After the Lava Tower at 15,135 feet, we came down to about the same elevation as last night, about 13,000 ft, via a hard (I thought) descent to Barranco camp. A kind of long day of 9.3 miles, no clue how long it took us. Saw a lot of Dendrosenecio kilimanjarii, endemic here.
Pics: (1) Trail out of Shira 2 camp to the Lava Tower (2) Everyone enjoying that great lunch: Joe, me, Shane (structural engineer from San Francisco), Sean (lawyer from Dublin, Ireland), Kevin (behavioral therapist), and Jesse (nurse) (3) Joe and Johnny at the top of the Lava Tower (4) The bunch of us at the base of the Lava Tower (5) Part of the down-and-up after the Lava Tower (6) Coming into Barranco Camp
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