Today was a really beautiful day. Unlike the rest of the group hiking from Shira I directly to Shira II, we took a detour with

The nightfall approaching and the temperature rapidly dropping (I asked Ori what the temp is and his answer was simply ‘cold’) I have some concerns

Saw two animals along the way. The first was the beautiful black ravens with white collars swooping and circling our lunch area waiting for our

אתם לא מאמינים כמה קר כאן. אנחנו רק בגובה 3500 מטר, אני לובש שתי שכבות על הרגליים, ארבע בחלק גוף עליון שני כובעי פליס כרגע

This was a pretty amazing climb from the lush rain forest near our last camp through a kind of tundra of pine trees and other

Walked to the middle of camp and shut my head lamp off and the sky came alive. Stars that one just never sees. And then….swoosh,

These porters are amazing. Each one carries 35 lbs. A lot on their heads. They are the ones who work hard. Our job is easy.

זהו היום התחלנו את הדבר האמיתי. אחרי יום מאד ארוך אתמול שהתחיל בשעה שש בערב ביפתח ונגמר בשעה 10 בערב למחרת במרנגו שבטנזניה, היום התחלנו

After almost 5 hours of driving, a lot of it on the dustiest and rutted roads in the world we started our hike about a

That is Swahili (you pronounce the ‘e’) for slowly, slowly.  L’at, l’at in Hebrew. This is how you walk up the mountain. We are practicing