July 24, 2018
Phunuru Sherpa reports from Moshi that our next Kilimanjaro team members have arrived and are doing well, and that everyone is excited to start the climb. We’ve been having a good Kili season so far, but it has been rather unusual with significant snow up high on the mountain left over from the rainy season. For that reason, we’ve had our teams this summer bring microspikes for their boots, to give them better grip on the snowy and icy trail, and this group will do the same.
First up for the team are their gear checks and packing their backpacks and duffels, and then getting the porter loads weighed. Then, the team will be heading into Moshi to visit the town and hit the local market. Tomorrow morning they will be taking 4×4 vehicles up to Machame Gate to start the climb. So far, so good!
Eric Simonson