Kilimanjaro Trek - Day 3
Late post: Day 3 into the kilimanjaro trek, it was from Shira 2 camp 3800m to Lava tower 7km/4600m (a 300ft tall volcanic rock formation - see the background in 2nd picture) to Barranco camp 3km/3970m, this aids in acclimatising to lower oxygen levels at the higher altitude. Landscape was primarily alpine desert and the weather was gloomy and it rained intermittently. By the time we reach lava tower we were all soaked nicely. Lava Tower in the back drop I had mild headache while having hot lunch, just before lava tower, which is pretty much normal at high altitudes and usually due to dehydration, so indulged myself with lot of hot fluids like honey+hotwater, hot water plus milo with milk powder. Headache disappeared by the time we reach the tower, unfortunately we were not allowed to go up the tower due to risk of rock fall so after clicking few pics we started our descent to barranco, it started with steep and rocky down slope that levelled out to flats as we reach ba...