Snowcover continued to
decrease during the last 5 days of August, as the image below reveals
relative to that from 26 August (previous post). Change appears most
evident in the northwest corner of the caldera. Nonetheless, the extent
of snow at the summit remains more than average - with perhaps two
months remaining in the extended dry season.
Tourism on the mountain remains minimal, as the new Coronavirus pandemic
continues. For example, the Machame register book shows only 58
climbers departing for the normally-busy months of July and August.
Our friend Simon Mtuy and a large SENE team have been assisting in a
large clean-up operation. Over just two days, SENE staff collected 45
kilos of trash from the Machame Camp area. Simon reports that this week
there will be 400 crew from 16 companies helping in the clean-up, which
will include the Western Breach route and the Crater Camp area. Asante
sana!
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