5th Day
Barafu Hut - Uhuru Peak (5895 m)

This day started at midnight. This is nescessary since we havce to reach the top and halve the way down the standard route before dark.
When the sun rised over Mawenzi at 6 o'clock, we had reached 5200m. To hours later, at 5500 m we reached the famous glacier. Here we had to split up. Ove had to return, Runar reached Gillmans Piont and Trond Reached Uhuru Peak later this day.
At the evening we met again at Horombo huts.
The 6th and last day we went down the rest og the Marangu Route, passing the huts of Mandara. Tired we reached the village og Marangu in the evening, and our hotel Babylon Lodge.
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