Uhuru Peak, Tanzania
We were woken around 9:45pm, and after checking our day packs one last time, and dressing in our warmest of clothes (I was wearing layers and layers) we assembled in the mess tent for a last warming cup of tea before we set off with our head torches glowing. It is hard to explain just how slow our pace was when we set off, "polé polé" (slowly, slowly), which had been our motto the rest of the trek, suddenly took on a whole new meaning, and we literally ...