TOP OF THE WORLD
Sep 03, 2019
3 minutes
WORDS SARAH BAXTER @ sarahbtravel
START: Machame Gate
END: Mweka Gate
DISTANCE: Approximately 59.5km
DURATION: Six to seven days
THE wake-up call came a little before midnight – but I didn’t need it. I’d barely slept a wink. Part of me was relieved the moment had finally arrived: I wanted to get this over with. Another part could think of nothing worse. I didn’t want to get up because, beyond the safety of my sleeping bag, outside those tent flaps, the air was bitterly cold, perishingly thin, and thick with impending doom.
Finally, steeling myself, I unzipped
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