Machame-Route – 6 Tage

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Die „Whisky-Route“: einer der schönsten Wege auf den Berg, mit Zelten und rund 80 % Gipfelerfolg.

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Höhepunkte

Tagesablauf

1. Tag 1Machame Gate to Machame Camp

   A rainforest trek on a winding trail up a ridge. The lower sections may be muddy and slippery — gaiters and trekking poles are recommended.

   1,830 m → 3,000 m11 km5–7 hoursMontane forestÜbernachtung: Machame Camp

2. Tag 2Machame Camp to Shira Camp

   Leave the rainforest and climb through a small valley and up a steep, rocky ridge covered in heather, then turn west into a river gorge to the Shira campsite.

   3,000 m → 3,840 m5 km4–5 hoursMoorlandÜbernachtung: Shira Camp

3. Tag 3Shira Camp – Lava Tower – Barranco Camp

   Climb east along a ridge past the Kibo junction, then south-east to the Lava Tower (“Shark's Tooth”) before descending to Barranco. A critical acclimatisation day.

   3,800 m → 4,630 m → 3,986 m11 km5–7 hoursSemi-desertÜbernachtung: Barranco Camp

4. Tag 4Barranco Camp to Barafu Camp

   A steep climb up the Barranco Wall, through the Karanga Valley and on to Barafu, completing the Southern Circuit with views of both Mawenzi and Kibo.

   3,900 m → 4,600 m9 km8 hoursAlpine desertÜbernachtung: Barafu Camp

5. Tag 5Barafu Camp – Summit – Mweka Camp

   A pre-dawn ascent through heavy scree to Stella Point, sunrise views, then the snowy final climb to Uhuru Peak (5,895 m). Rapid descent to Mweka Camp for the night.

   4,600 m → 5,895 m → 3,100 m5 km up / 12 km down6–8 hours up / 3 hours downStone scree and ice-capped summitÜbernachtung: Mweka Camp

6. Tag 6Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate

   Descend through the forest to Mweka Park Gate — lower down it may be wet and muddy — and receive your summit certificate.

   3,100 m → 1,830 m10 km3–4 hoursForest

Routenkarte

KiboMawenzi 5,149 mShira PlateauHeath & moorlandAlpine desert⚑Machame Gate · 1,800 m1Machame Camp · 2,835 m2Shira 2 Camp · 3,850 mLava Tower · 4,630 m3Barranco Camp · 3,960 m4Barafu Camp · 4,673 mStella Point · 5,756 m★Uhuru Peak · 5,895 m5Mweka Camp · 3,100 m⚑Mweka Gate · 1,640 m5 km

1. ⚑Machame Gate · 1,800 m
2. 1Machame Camp · 2,835 m
3. 2Shira 2 Camp · 3,850 m
4. 3Barranco Camp · 3,960 m
5. 4Barafu Camp · 4,673 m
6. ★Uhuru Peak · 5,895 m
7. 5Mweka Camp · 3,100 m
8. ⚑Mweka Gate · 1,640 m

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