December 25th: Christmas Day! We arose, wished everyone Merry Christmas (Krisimasi Njema!), ate breakfast, and began the trek to Barrafu Camp, or the Kili base camp at 4600 metres. As we climbed above 4200 metres, the altitude headaches set in again, but the constant reminder to one another to drink water, aided in the reduction of pounding temples. The landscape on this day was barren and resembled broken and cracked shale. Due to the incredibly pole pole pace, it took us 3 hours to climb the 600 metres to camp, which is nestled atop the open, exposed side of a cliff.Kerri and Ryann awaited the remaining group members, ate lunch, and then retired to our tents for a few hours of rest before dinner. The sun came out today, heating our tent and alowing for 1.5 hours of warm sleep before our next meal was served and the last 4 hours of sleep were to be had before the biggest of all climbs.
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