So begins the longest day of my life. After leaving Horombo Huts you travel across the lunar lanscape called "the saddle". Its a cross between the surface of the moon and the place where the Grizwold's car broke down in the first 'Vacation' movie. Your goal is Kibo Hut. Its a long, slow ascent - a nice walk, but dry as a bone.
Made it to Kibo hut in the late afternoon. The advice from the guide is to sleep now until about midnight. Pssshh...please. I didn't sleep and not many people around me did either. At midnight, we climb again. Six hours straight up, on through the night and pole pole (slowly) so we don't pass out.
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