The final descent was around 10km to the gate. Before we set out the ranger approached us asking if we wanted to take the jeep rather than walk. Anthony laughed saying "She won't allow us to do that!" as he looked at me for confirmation. He was right as I replied, "Let's finish this properly, we've got this far" as he nodded approvingly. We walked through the forest as monkeys and baboons went about their daily routines. The route was caked with mud from the recent rain and

The team had decided that after my 11 hour epic summit day, I deserved a lay in and Ramaa wouldn't deliver me tea until 9am. We relaxed at camp for the morning as Anthony and Nasibu taught me how to prepare a local dish called ugali. Saidi explained that him and Anthony were a little concerned regarding the teams that had ascended through the night. A group already had returned, failing to safely pass the snow in the dark and by now it was 11am and the other teams hasn't retu

A gentle knocking on my door with the sound of Ramaa's voice woke me up. I'd been reminded the previous evening that "There's no alarms in Africa, we need you to wake up peacefully and happily - Ramaa will come with tea" It was 6am as he began the morning ritual of questions to assess my wellbeing; "How did you sleep Amy?" and "How are you feeling?" He gave me a bowl of warm water and soap for washing and a cup of tea, telling me to come for breakfast whenever I was ready. To

There was instant commotion as I stepped off the bus, following a 6 hour journey from Nairobi to Arusha. As my eyes adjusted to the bright sunlight I saw 2 familiar smiles as Saidi and Ramaa waved excitedly. “Jambo, jambo!” they greeted me in Swahili simultaneously rushing over frantically to hug me and before I could even attempt to lift my bags they were already loaded onto their backs. “Ay up duck” Saidi said through uncontrollable laughter, remembering the Nottingham gree