{"id":1230,"date":"2019-11-12T20:24:26","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T04:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wandering.earth\/?p=1230"},"modified":"2022-01-29T20:15:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-30T04:15:05","slug":"mt-meru-and-mt-kilimanjaro-elevation-profiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2019\/11\/12\/mt-meru-and-mt-kilimanjaro-elevation-profiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Mt Meru and Mt Kilimanjaro Elevation Profiles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I finally went over my GPS tracks and came up with some elevation profiles and data on elevation climbed and descended during my Mt Meru and Mt Kilimanjaro climbs. Data is approximate based on my own GPS tracks, some fixes I had to do to make up for lost data\/forgotten recording of tracks, and elevation looked up when creating the profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most surprising was that (if the calculated data is accurate) I almost climbed 19,000 feet going up Kilimanjaro due to the gains and losses along that long trail. Which means that I did climb the equivalent of the height of Kilimanjaro&#8217;s Uhuru Peak&#8217;s elevation above sea level. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mt Meru&#8217;s total elevation climbed is also close to the actual height of Mt Meru&#8217;s elevation above sea level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suddenly, I feel even more tired than I was. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"1233\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2019\/11\/12\/mt-meru-and-mt-kilimanjaro-elevation-profiles\/mt-meru-elevation-profile-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mt-Meru-Elevation-Profile-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"864,576\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mt-Meru-Elevation-Profile-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mt-Meru-Elevation-Profile-1.png\" src=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mt-Meru-Elevation-Profile-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mt-Meru-Elevation-Profile-1.png 864w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mt-Meru-Elevation-Profile-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mt-Meru-Elevation-Profile-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Mt-Meru-Elevation-Profile-1-552x368.png 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MT MERU TRACK STATISTICS<\/strong><em><br>(approximate mileage, elevation data, and times)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Gate to Miriakamba Huts<\/strong><br> distance: 6.871 mi<br> time: 4:34<br> min\/max elev.: 5201&#8217;\/8176&#8242;<br> elev. gain\/loss: 3455&#8217;\/-512&#8242;<br> <strong>Miriakamba Huts to Saddle Huts<\/strong><br> distance: 4.125 mi<br> time: 4:29<br> min\/max elev.: 8157&#8217;\/11706&#8242;<br> elev. gain\/loss: 4362&#8217;\/-842&#8242;<br><strong>Saddle Huts to Little Meru UP<\/strong><br> distance: 1.477 mi<br> time: 1:22<br> min\/max elev.: 11619&#8217;\/12399&#8242;<br> elev. gain\/loss: 1006&#8217;\/-281&#8242;<br> <strong>Little Meru to Saddle Huts DOWN<\/strong><br> distance: 1.477 mi<br> time: 1:02<br> min\/max elev.: 11619&#8217;\/12399&#8242;<br> elev. gain\/loss: 281&#8217;\/-1006&#8242;<br><strong> Saddle Huts to Mt Meru Summit UP<\/strong><br> distance: 4.188 mi<br> time: 7:04<br> min\/max elev.: 11665&#8217;\/14934&#8242;<br> elev. gain\/loss: 4065&#8217;\/-805&#8242;<br><strong> Mount Meru to Saddle Huts DOWN<\/strong><br> distance: 4.045 mi<br> time: 5:01<br> min\/max elev.: 11666&#8217;\/14964&#8242;<br> elev. gain\/loss: 643&#8217;\/-3891&#8242;<br> <strong>Saddle Huts to Miriakamba Huts<\/strong><br> distance: 4.125 mi<br> time: 2:29<br> min\/max elev.: 8157&#8217;\/11706&#8242;<br> elev. gain\/loss: 842&#8217;\/-4362&#8242;<br><strong> Miriakamba Huts to Gate<\/strong><br> distance: 4.090 mi<br> time: 2:40<br> min\/max elev.: 5181&#8217;\/8095&#8242;<br> elev. gain\/loss: 76&#8217;\/-2963&#8242;<br> <strong>TOTAL<\/strong><br> distance: 30.40 mi<br> time: 28:45<br> min\/max elev.: 5181&#8217;\/14964&#8242;<br> elev. gain\/loss: 14731&#8217;\/-14664&#8242;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1399\" height=\"845\" data-attachment-id=\"1232\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/index.php\/2019\/11\/12\/mt-meru-and-mt-kilimanjaro-elevation-profiles\/kilimanjaro-elevation-profile\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wandering.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Kilimanjaro-Elevation-Profile.png\" data-orig-size=\"1399,845\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kilimanjaro-Elevation-Profile\" data-image-description=\"\" 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1399px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>KILIMANJARO TRACK STATISTICS<\/strong><br><em>(approximate mileage, elevation data, and times)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> Lemosho Gate to Mti Mkubwa<\/strong><br> distance: 2.940 mi<br> time: 1:36<br> min\/max elev.: 7851&#8217;\/9140&#8242;<br> elev. gain\/loss: 1531&#8217;\/-243&#8242;<br><strong> Mti Mkubwa to Shira 1 Camp<\/strong><br> distance: 5.133 mi<br> time: 5:07<br> min\/max elev.: 9138&#8217;\/11597&#8242;<br> elev. gain\/loss: 2965&#8217;\/-628&#8242;<br><strong> Shira 1 Camp to Moir Huts<\/strong><br> distance: 6.371 mi<br> time: 4:58<br> min\/max elev.: 11476&#8217;\/13663&#8242;<br> elev. gain\/loss: 2431&#8217;\/-256&#8242;<br> <strong>Moir Huts to Pofo 2 Camp<\/strong><br> distance: 6.597 mi<br> time: 6:02<br> min\/max elev.: 13074&#8217;\/14422&#8242;<br> elev. gain\/loss: 1547&#8217;\/-2109&#8242;<br> <strong>Pofo 2 Camp to Third Cave Camp<\/strong><br> distance: 3.935 mi<br> time: 3:11<br> min\/max elev.: 12894&#8217;\/13148&#8242;<br> elev. gain\/loss: 817&#8217;\/-1011&#8242;<br> <strong>Third Cave Camp to School Hut Camp<\/strong><br> distance: 2.901 mi<br> time: 3:20<br> min\/max elev.: 12898&#8217;\/15485&#8242;<br> elev. gain\/loss: 2639&#8217;\/-81&#8242;<br><strong> School Hut acclimatization hike<\/strong><br> distance: 0.7493 mi<br> time: 1:11<br> min\/max elev.: 15447&#8217;\/15905&#8242;<br> elev. gain\/loss: 504&#8217;\/-510&#8242;<br><strong> School Hut Camp to Uhuru Peak UP<\/strong><br> distance: 3.874 mi<br> time: 7:14<br> min\/max elev.: 15446&#8217;\/19259&#8242;<br> elev. gain\/loss: 5419&#8217;\/-1621&#8242;<br> <strong>Uhuru Peak to School Hut Camp DOWN<\/strong><br> distance: 3.490 mi<br> time: 4:09<br> min\/max elev.: 15449&#8217;\/19258&#8242;<br> elev. gain\/loss: 684&#8217;\/-4484&#8242;<br> <strong>School Hut Camp to Mweka Camp<\/strong><br> distance: 8.746 mi<br> time: 5:09<br> min\/max elev.: 10088&#8217;\/15448&#8242;<br> elev. gain\/loss: 258&#8217;\/-5612&#8242;<br> <strong>Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate<\/strong><br> distance: 6.065 mi<br> time: 3:19<br> min\/max elev.: 5361&#8217;\/10102&#8242;<br> elev. gain\/loss: 154&#8217;\/-4896&#8242;<br> <strong>TOTAL<\/strong><br> distance: 50.80 mi<br> time: 45:21<br> min\/max elev.: 5361&#8217;\/19259&#8242;<br> elev. gain\/loss: 18948&#8217;\/-21453&#8242;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"post-excerpt\">I finally went over my GPS tracks and came up with some elevation profiles and data on elevation climbed 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