14 February 2016, Sunday
Day 7
Final Climb Day
Mweka Hut – Mweka Gate
3100m (10 170ft) - 1828 m (6,000 ft)
3hrs
I woke up very stiff, and very sore. I somehow managed to ease my
boots on without putting too much pressure on the blisters. Deep heat applied
on my legs, and anti-inflammatories taken, I steeled myself for the pain to
come...
The route down was beautiful, but tough, as the day before. At one
point I discovered that jogging down put less strain on my legs than walking.
So, I would let the group go ahead, then jog and catch up, then walk slowly and
let the group go ahead, and catch up again. It still hurt, but it was better.
With about 1-1.5hrs to go, the path changed to wide forest track. I
wish they supplied mountain bikes; it would have taken 30 minutes to make it to
the gate.
When we got to the gate, I managed a quick photo, stumbled to some
chairs, and flopped, my feet throbbing. They gave us a packed lunch (fried
chicken, fruit and a muffin), which went down incredibly well!
Now it was just a case of resting and waiting for our certificates.
I was tired, dirty, stank, hurt, but I had climbed a mountain. It
felt like I had been away for months. And my achievement hadn’t quite sunk in.
It still hasn’t.
Happy Valentines Day!
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| I was put in Room 14 back in the hotel |
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