January 2, 2019   After all the hard work of climbing Kilimanjaro, Phunuru reports that our team are having a fun safari!  Their trip back in time started with a flight to the Serengeti and spending New Years at the lodge.  From there they moved on to Ndutu and now they are heading to Ngorongoro.  […]

December 30, 2018   Phunuru reports that the Kilimanjaro team had a nice hike this morning down to the Mweka Gate trailhead, followed by a mini bus ride back to the hotel in Moshi.  After lunch, showers, and some beers (not necessarily in that order) everyone was cleaned up and feeling good.  They kept the […]

December 29, 2018   Received two texts early this morning.  The first was from Phunuru saying that the team and he were on the summit.  A few hours later we received a second, this one saying that everyone was back down in high camp.  Just the news we wanted to hear! The team will be […]

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 […]