We did it!

Highest peak in Africa, originally uploaded by matreshka.

4 January 2006. 6.05am East African time.

After 6 days of trekking and some scrambling, we managed to summit the highest peak of the African continent, Mt Kilimanjaro.

At 11.30pm on 3 Jan, we started off from our campsite on our journey to the summit. It was a slow uphill climb and with the altitude, it was necessary that we didn't go too fast. But our consistent pace ensured that we arrived to the summit on time to see the sunrise atop the peak, surrounded by beautiful glaciers.