July 5, 2018 After celebrating the 4th of July around the campfire on the Serengeti, Phunuru Sherpa and his team woke up to a wonderful breakfast followed by an awesome day on safari. “The animals were too many to count,” is how Phunuru described the day. Once back at their luxury safari camp, the […]
July 3, 2018 IMG Guide Phunuru Sherpa checked in from Moshi. He said the team enjoyed their hike down to the trailhead and the awaiting pizza back at the hotel. After a some pizza and a beer (or two) they settled into their rooms for showers before the big celebration dinner and summit certificate presentation. […]
July 2, 2018 I received two calls from Phunuru in the past 9 hours. The first call came in at about 11:30PM PST, it was the call I was waiting for… 100% on the summit of Kilimanjaro! The second (and most important) call came in just a few minutes ago at (8:30am PST) when Phunuru […]
July 1, 2018 All the winter workouts and spring training hikes will be put to the test tonight when Phunuru and his team leave Barafu Camp on their summit attempt of Kilimanjaro! When Phunuru checked into today he said the team did really well on the hike up to Barafu Camp and were eager to […]
June 30, 2018 “Another great day on Kilimanjaro” is the report I got from Phunuru Sherpa today. The team absolutely loved the climb up the Barranco Wall this morning. It’s truly a fun climb and a great way to start the day. Once on top of the wall they took a nice break and then […]
June 29, 2018 Phunuru called in this morning my time here in Seattle, after dinner his time in Tanzania. He reports that all continues to go well for him and his team. Today they departed Shira Camp and made it up to the base of the Lava Tower (14,500ft) and then descended down to Barranco […]
June 28, 2018 Phunuru checked in again this morning (7am PST / 5pm Tanzania) reporting all continues to go well with his team on Kilimanjaro. Today they left Machame Camp (10,000ft.) and climbed through the zone of weird plants and up onto the Shira Plateau. The zone of weird plants has been compared to […]
June 27, 2018 IMG Guide Phunuru Sherpa checked in this morning (10:30am PST / 8:30PM Tanzania) reporting all is well. The team enjoyed a nice hike in good weather up to Machame Camp (10,000ft.). Once at camp they got settled and walked around a bit exploring their new surroundings. Dinner was pumpkin soup followed […]
June 26, 2018 Phunuru Sherpa checked in reporting that the team’s gear checks are done and that they’re all packed up and ready to go. The hardest part will be getting some sleep tonight! Their private transportation to the trailhead is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 8:00am. Once at the Machame Gate, they’ll get […]
June 25, 2018 IMG Guide Phunuru Sherpa checked in from Moshi, Tanzania this afternoon (1am local time) reporting that all climbers have arrived with their duffel bags! Just the way we like to start a Kilimanjaro program. The team is in bed sleeping and doing their best to adjust to the time change. Tomorrow is […]
