Day three began well, as we ascended towards Lava Tower (4600m) where we were to have lunch. The Machame Route that we were taking is favorable due to the fact that whilst you climb quickly, you sleep lower so that your body has a chance to adjust to the change in altitude. The surroundings were now more like a desert, and we took care to apply factor 50 at every opportunity as the group we met before we departed had horror stories of blistered faces and lips. As we got close to the highest point we would reach that day it was clear that the altitude was starting to affect some of the group…
A few had lost their appetite, some were feeling nauseous or had headaches, and a couple were just totally green in the face! Thank goodness, once we had reached Lava Tower, we descended to our camp at 3900m to recover. We had the moral victory however, as that evening whilst huddled in the mess tent, Herman informed us that Lava Tower was indeed the same height as Base Camp, our destination for the following day and the starting point from which we would attempt the summit the following night.
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