Climbing Mt Kilimanjaro, 1985



I arrived at the Mandara huts (which are 2,727 metres / 8,947 feet above sea-level) at 2:00 pm (two-and-three-quarter hours after leaving the park entrance). I’d hiked almost non-stop in order to give Philipp his lunch, and I was hot, hungry and tired. You can imagine my chagrin when I learnt that Philipp had already eaten – someone had shared lunch with him!