YES! JAE HAS MADE IT TO THE TOP OF KILIMANJARO!
At 8am this morning she texted:
“Done it. With Dan and Sharon. Jez and Reuben turned back at Stella Point. Bloody hard – comparable to childbirth (well Ivor – not Osc!). Much love. Jx”
So she made it to the top, but only three out of the original seven got to the very top! We are SO PROUD that one of them is our Jae. Well done Jae, you legend.
Exodus trip notes: Summit day
We will start our ascent by torchlight around midnight so that we can be up on the Crater rim by sunrise. The steep climb over loose volcanic scree has some well-graded zigzags and a slow but steady pace will take us to Stella Point (5735m), in about five or six hours. We will rest there for a short time to enjoy the sunrise over Mawenzi. Those who are still feeling strong can make the two hour round trip from here along the crater rim to Uhuru Peak (5,895m), passing close to the spectacular glaciers and ice cliffs that still occupy most of the summit area. The descent to Barafu is surprisingly fast, and after some refreshment, we continue to descend to reach our final campsite (3800m) at Millenium camp. Most of us will be too tired to notice the beauty of the forest surrounding the crowded campsite. This is an extremely long and hard day with between 11 and 15 hours of walking at high altitude.
Well done Jae!!!! Brave girl and I love your ‘can do’ spirit. You deserve a really good rest when you have reached your Mum and Oscar. What an amazing experience for you and I look forward to reading all about it eventually.
Well done jae . I knew that you would do it xx
Too right, Linda. I am absolutely thrilled – and she has all the making for a book right there now.
Hooray!!! Well done Jae!! Amazing to think of her on top of Kili!! We’re so proud of all 3 of you, can’t wait to see you and hear all about it. Lots of love, Louise xxx
Many congratulations, Jae! It must have been hard to continue without Sheila and Oscar but it’s great that you did it on behalf of Team Millikins. Hope you have had a great night’s rest since reaching the summit and will be able to fully enjoy the descent and a nice break at the bottom before your return.
Lots of love from Pat, Martin and all.
She was at the top at dawn two hours ago. Has to walk for seven hours now before a night’s sleep!
Congratulation Jae in making it to the top! The only person we know who climbed a mountain and moved house at the same time! X
Brilliant!!!
How absolutely fantastic! I had tears in my eyes when I read about Sheila and Oscar as they had both worked so hard. I had more tears in my eyes when I read about Jae. What stamina and determination.
YIPPEEEEEE!!!! Whoooooo well done!!! You guys have all been amazing! So chuffed she did it!! Xxx
Jae, that is just amazing, well done you. I hope you had “Grannie” with you!. Good luck on the way down, and to a big reunion xx So proud of you.x
Yay! Very pleased.
Big congrats Jae!!
Look forward to seeing you back in the UK soon.
Safe travels!
/Guys@Aqueduct
You made it,what a hard challenge Jae,was thinking about you all last week.well done 😀🍸