点评:I haven't hiked a major mountain in a while, and honestly, I was a little sceptical of my capabilities going into Mt. Meru. I shouldn't have been though, don't get me wrong, Mt. Meru was (as we say in Kenya) HARD small. Having hiked with Xtrym on all my previous major mountains, going with them was an easy choice, and the best decision. We were a small group, that worked so well together, the unity of purpose and focus from everyone made it such a memorable experience.
We were so well taken care of by the xtrym team. From the day one trip from Nairobi to Arusha to the last day back to Nairobi. The guides, porters, chef, waiter, everyone was so so good to us. We had such good nourishment, such good support overall, but especially on summit night.
I can't say enough, how encouragement from the guides as we turned that final false summit, (FINALLY! Because tell me why that mountain has so many false summits!!) was the additional wind we needed beneath our wings.
Here are some other Honourable mentions: the bone broth soup in Arusha on day one....10 over 10; the hot ginger tea on summit night - after rhino point - I mean nothing like warm tea to calm the nerves when you're questioning your life's choices; the pride from the guides, dancing, the smiles and energy from everyone - seeing that energy at the summit you wouldn't know what we'd been through barely 5 minutes before😅.
Overall 10 over 10 experience.
翻译:我已经很久没有攀登过大型山峰了,说实话,在挑战梅鲁山之前,我对自己的能力还有些怀疑。不过,我的担心完全是多余的,别误会,梅鲁山(用肯尼亚人的话说)其实很小。之前我攀登的所有大型山峰都是和Xtrym一起的,所以这次选择他们毫不犹豫,而且是我做过的最正确的决定。我们是一个小团队,大家配合得非常默契,目标一致、专注投入,这让这次旅行成为了一段难忘的经历。
Xtrym团队对我们照顾得无微不至。从第一天从内罗毕到阿鲁沙的行程,到最后一天返回内罗毕,向导、搬运工、厨师、服务员,每个人都对我们非常友好。我们得到了很好的营养补充,整体上也得到了很好的支持,尤其是在登顶之夜。
我无法用语言来形容,当我们翻过最后一个假山顶时(终于!告诉我,为什么这座山有那么多假山顶!!),向导们的鼓励给了我们莫大的鼓舞,让我们得以继续前进。
还有一些其他值得一提的:第一天在阿鲁沙喝的骨头汤……满分10分;登顶当晚在犀牛点之后喝的热姜茶——没有什么比一杯暖茶更能抚慰你因人生选择而产生的焦虑;向导们的自豪、欢快的舞蹈、每个人脸上洋溢的笑容和活力——看到我们在山顶上展现出的那种精神,你根本想象不到我们五分钟前经历了怎样的艰辛😅。
总而言之,这是一次满分体验。