December 28, 2018 Reaching high camp is always exciting, regardless of the expedition. You know that it’s now ‘Game Time’! The months of training, the work of putting your kit of personal equipment together, the travel to East Africa and meeting the Chagga, not to mention the thrill of having one of the most active […]
December 27, 2018 Phunuru got a few photos out from Karanga Camp after a great day of trekking. The team is doing great and the weather was very nice for the climb from Barranco to Karanga Camp (13,066 ft). It was a short day of climbing up the Barranco Wall and onto Karanga. This is […]
December 26, 2018 IMG Guide, Phunuru Sherpa checked in from Barranco Camp (13,000 ft) on Kilimanjaro overnight. The team had a great day of trekking and are now ready to climb the Barranco Wall in the morning. The team trekked up to the Lava Towers (15,000 ft) before dropping down to camp. This is […]
December 25, 2018 Phunuru got 3G reception today from Shira Camp (12,500 feet) and was able to send out some photos. He reports the team had another very nice day for the weather, and that everyone are all doing well. Today’s climb took them out of the montane forest zone into the heath and moorlands. […]
December 24, 2018 It’s always a big relief to finally start walking, after all the travel. Today was a good day for the Kilimanjaro team. Phunuru checked in from Machame Camp (about 10,000 feet)  to report that they were all doing well. The weather was nice today for their hike up through the forest. Now […]
October 5, 2018 Andy Polloczek checked in from Tanzania this morning (his evening) reporting that the team had a great time in the Ngorongoro Crater. The size (16km x 19km) and the sheer diversity of wildlife in the crater surprised the team the most. After spending the bulk of the day in the crater […]
October 3, 2018 These guys clean up real nice! As you can see they’re all shined up and ready for their flight to the Serengeti. No word from Andy this afternoon, but it’s a pretty safe bet they had a heck of a day on their afternoon game drive before heading to our wilderness camp […]
October 2, 2018 IMG Senior Guide Andy Polloczek checked in today from the hotel in Moshi. He and the team had already showered up and were toasting to a great climb of Kilimanjaro. The festivities continued into the night with their celebration dinner…The 3+ days of rain are now a distant, though vivid, memory. […]
October 1, 2018 We’ve never missed on Kilimanjaro, but that doesn’t mean take summit day for granted! Just the opposite in fact, a big part of our our success is due to the respect we give the mountain. Our current climb is a great example, they toughed out 3 days of rain, stayed healthy and […]
September 30, 2018 Andy checked in this morning (his afternoon) reporting that the team had a great climb up to High Camp on Kilimanjaro. Once in camp they had lunch, did some summit-night packing, and generally did their best to relax and prepare for their big night/day ahead of them. They plan is to wake […]
