Our Baker team has safely arrived in Sedro-Woolley, and after gear checks and a guide briefing with CTSS guide Dallas Glass, they are now en route to their base camp for the next 5 days at Squak Glacier. They should arrive at camp later today after making the trek from the trailhead.

On the Roof of Africa, Star Guide Pega Sherpa checked in with our team from Shira Camp. The team made good time moving up today and arrived at camp before lunch.

Today, the team got a full taste of the heather moorland zone with panoramic view of Kibo’s snowcap, Mawenzi’s jagged spires, and Mount Meru to the West. Once on the Shira Plateau, an ancient caldera, the views didn’t stop. There, the team took in the open plains and sweeping views of Kibo’s slopes with the outline of the Western Breach (a trekking route that is currently closed) looming in the background.

In the photos below, you can get a sense of the dramatic shifts in the landscape from the lush rainforest to the panoramic moorland.