Day 4 Horombo Hut -> Kibo Hut
It was drizzling all night last night. Unfortunately, the rain didn't stop in the morning. We hiked a good 4 hours in the rain. Till we got to Kibo Hut (4702m), we were wet.
Even worse, our porters didn't take good care of our backpacks and they got wet as well. Some critical items that got wet included Steven's sleeping bags, my book, passport, down jacket, etc. Good news is that my shoes remain dry inside. It's a new pair of Gore-tex hiking boots before I left China and good investment.
Kibo Hut has very shabby facilities, as there's no water supply. We get to stay in a 10-people room, with double-layer beds. Everyone who got here today was soaking wet and tried to dry up their stuffs. A group of old dudes from Austria were using cooking stove to dry up their shoes – a very funny scene.
The rain continued and at the altitude of 4700 m, it became snow.
By 8PM everyone finished dinner and went to bed. But almost nobody fell asleep. Two Australian guys kept talking and there were people going to toilet from time to time. Around 10:30PM, a guy who went out for the toilet brought back good news – it stopped snowing.
I actually fell asleep for a while, perhaps 1-2 hours in total. We got up a bit past 11PM and got ready for the summit hike. After refreshing tea and cookies, we started off.
It was drizzling all night last night. Unfortunately, the rain didn't stop in the morning. We hiked a good 4 hours in the rain. Till we got to Kibo Hut (4702m), we were wet.
Even worse, our porters didn't take good care of our backpacks and they got wet as well. Some critical items that got wet included Steven's sleeping bags, my book, passport, down jacket, etc. Good news is that my shoes remain dry inside. It's a new pair of Gore-tex hiking boots before I left China and good investment.
Kibo Hut has very shabby facilities, as there's no water supply. We get to stay in a 10-people room, with double-layer beds. Everyone who got here today was soaking wet and tried to dry up their stuffs. A group of old dudes from Austria were using cooking stove to dry up their shoes – a very funny scene.
The rain continued and at the altitude of 4700 m, it became snow.
By 8PM everyone finished dinner and went to bed. But almost nobody fell asleep. Two Australian guys kept talking and there were people going to toilet from time to time. Around 10:30PM, a guy who went out for the toilet brought back good news – it stopped snowing.
I actually fell asleep for a while, perhaps 1-2 hours in total. We got up a bit past 11PM and got ready for the summit hike. After refreshing tea and cookies, we started off.
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Hiking in the rain
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Mess in Kibo Hut - 10 people in a room - everyone is trying to dry up their stuff
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Kibo Hut - snowing - porters and guides live in tents
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