... we did it!
Wow -- what an amazing four days. We all made it to the summit with no injuries. I'm a little tired and sore, and I've got a bad sunburn on the backs of my hands (seriously, who remembers to put sunscreen on the backs of their hands?), but I'm honestly a little surprised at how good I'm feeling today.
This is us at the summit of Point Lenana -- 4895 kilometers (16,060 feet) above sea level.
Point Lenana is the one in the middle of this photo. (You can't reach the top of the larger peak on the right w/o serious climbing experience and serious climbing gear.)
More details and more photos to come in the next few days!!
posted by Erica at
2:17 PM
4 Comments:
Go you! That is great. We only hike up 4,000 foot mountains around here--way to quadruple that! (By the way, you're on malaria meds, right? I bet that's why you got sunburned on your hands. For some reason the malaria meds make you more susceptible to getting burnt and that exact thing happened to a bunch of us in Madagascar. Random.) Yay Mt. Kenya! --Jessica
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Anonymous, at 8:04 PM
Erica, I am SO glad that you are back safely. Can't wait to see the rest of your picts!!!
Take care,
Anuradha
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Pritilata, at 9:56 PM
Congratulations on what sounds like a "peak experience". Can't wait to see more photos.
Love you,
MOM
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Mom, at 11:34 PM
Definitely could be the malaria meds -- I normally don't burn very easily and the backs of my hands are still really red.
Glad you liked the pictures guys -- stay tuned, the best ones are from Days 2, 3, and 4!
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Erica, at 8:19 AM
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