Barafu means “ice” in Swahili, and the camp lives up to it. At 4,673 m on an exposed rocky ridge, it is cold and windy, so climbers rest through the afternoon and set off for the summit around midnight.
Tent camp · Kilimanjaro
Barafu Camp
The base camp for summit night, on a rocky ridge below Kibo.

About Barafu Camp
Facilities
- Drop toilets
- Ranger station
- No running water: carried up by porters