When the people of our country were celebrating 75 years of India’s Independence here, a few adventure enthusiasts from India also thought of celebrating it differently. So as part Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, about four men and three women went to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro — highest mountain in Africa and single free standing mountain above sea level in the world.
The team left for the expedition on Aug. 8 from Bengaluru and they had acclimatisation followed by climbing from Machame Gate to Machame Camp via Rain Forest, Shira Cave Camp, be ready for the coldest times, followed by Barranco Camp. While reaching this camp, you will pass through Lava Tower which is at a height of 4,630 mts and sends the trekkers dizzy with the height as few get into AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness) but after lunch we descend back to Barranco Camp which simply mesmerises the trekkers with the clouds formation just in front of it. The altitude of the Lava Tower sends the trekkers dizzy and from a distance, you can see the Camp but the ups and downs to reach the Camp sends the shivers in spine, says Punitha Nagaraj, a housewife from Mysuru city.
