September 25, 2018 IMG Senior Guide Andy Polloczek checked in from Moshi, Tanzania today reporting that his next team of Kilimanjaro climbers all arrived with their duffels, the best start to any expedition! Today was reserved for gear checks and an afternoon visit to Moshi to see the market and run a couple errands. With […]
September 21, 2018 That’s a wrap for our current Kilimanjaro Program. They enjoyed their third day of safari inside the Ngorongoro crater. The crater is bigger than most people think. It is roughly 16km by 19km and home to almost all of the animals of the Serengeti. There are 5 prides of lions in the […]
September 20, 2018 IMG Guide Andy Polloczek checked in from the Serengeti after another incredible day on safari. The team has seen most of the big mammals already and they haven’t even been to the Ngorongoro Crater. Day 2 on safari started out with a gourmet breakfast followed by a morning game drive. They returned […]
September 19, 2018 IMG Guide Andy Polloczek checked in from the Serengeti this morning (his evening) reporting that the team had a nice flight from Arusha to the Serengeti. The roughly 1 hour flight puts them down on a dirt runway right in the middle of the Serengeti. The Team hopped in their awaiting pop-top […]
September 18, 2018 The IMG Kilimanjaro Team wrapped up their climb with a nice hike out to the trailhead at the Mweka Gate. Once they were checked-out of Kilimanjaro National Park they were picked up and back in Moshi for lunch. The afternoon was spent showering, relaxing and preparing for their safari adventure tomorrow. […]
September 17, 2018 IMG Senior Guide Andy Polloczek called in last night (10pm Seattle / 8am Tanzania) from the summit of Kilimanjaro! He said the team had an excellent summit night. The weather was mostly clear with a slight breeze, but cold! The cold part shouldn’t be a surprise; summit day on Kilimanjaro, more often […]
September 16, 2018 Andy checked in from Barafu Camp on Kilimanjaro today. The team had a great day on the trail today and made it to High Camp in just a few hours. The team is feeling strong and looking forward to their summit attempt. The plan is to wake up at 11pm, have some […]
September 15, 2018 IMG Guide Andy Polloczek checked in this morning (his evening) from Karanga Camp on Kilimanjaro. He said the team had a blast climbing the Barranco Wall and made it to Karanga Camp in good form this afternoon. They’ll move to high camp tomorrow. If all goes as planned they’ll try for […]
September 14, 2018 “All is well at Barranco Camp” is the report I received by satellite phone from IMG Guide Andy Polloczek. The team had another great day on the trail despite the snow/grauple/rain that shortened their lunch break at the Lava Tower (14,500ft.) this afternoon. The team powered through the hiccup in the […]
September 13, 2018 Andy checked in this morning (his evening) and reported that the team had another great day on the trail! They dodged the rain by just a few minutes today. “It poured just after we got to camp” is how Andy put it. The clouds had already started to dissipate by the time […]
