The next morning we leave the Kosovo camp heading down. We do not go down the way we came up. We are going down the Mweka Route, which is trail that is too steep for ascending and only is used to go down. We hike for about 4 hours, at a very fast pace, until we reach the Mweka camp at about 10,000 feet. While going down is easy on your lungs, it is very hard on your legs and feet. It is hard to keep your toes from continually banging into the end of your boot. We reach the Mweka camp around 2:00 p.m. and take it easy for the rest of the day. It is very nice to be able to breathe deeply. Sleeping is easy at 10,000 feet. The next morning we are up at 6:00 a.m. Everyone, including the guides and porters, is ready to get down the mountain and into town. We arrive at the park gate at about 10:30 a.m. and sign out. We get in the Tusker truck and drive back to the Keys Hotel for lunch and a short award ceremony where everyone gets their certificate for reaching the summit of Kilimanjaro.