February 24, 2018 IMG guide Tye Chapman just checked in from Karanga Camp over on Kili. He reported that everyone really enjoyed the the Barranco Wall today and that everyone is happy and healthy. That’s great news. And the weather continues to cooperate too! After a steep hour and a half climb to the top […]
February 23, 2018 Tye Chapman just checked in from Barranco Camp over on Kilimanjaro. The team had a big day today. This is always a long day as you really cover some terrain and pop up to 15,000 feet before descending down to camp. Its good trail though and not very steep, just slow […]
February 22, 2018 IMG Guide Tye Chapman just called in from Shira Camp over on Kilimanjaro. He reports that the team had a great hike up from Machame camp this morning. They saw some of Kilimanjaro’s very unusual plants today and got their first view of the upper mountain – always a nice site! This […]
February 21, 2018 Tye Chapman and team checked in early this morning, our time. First day on the trail is ‘in the books’. A couple of hours of drizzle today but everyone’s staked out their tent and settled in. Snacks, hot drinks, dinner and more hot drinks will round out their day. Good first […]
February 20, 2018 Second half of the winter Kili season has begun. Tye Chapman is leading and the team is gathering. Here’s the message we received from Tye this morning: “Great day today! The team (and their bags) all arrived safely over the past couple days, but today was our first official day together. […]
December 24, 2017 Well that’s a wrap. Phunuru just checked from the hotel in Moshi with a group of very happy, healthy, and (now) clean climbers. It’s evening in Tanzania, and the team was just about to sit down for a celebratory dinner with their Chagga guides. They will have some tremendous stories to […]
December 23, 2017 Phunuru called from Mweka Camp to report that everyone is down safe and sound. Sounds like a cold and windy climb. Phunuru said that many other teams did not reach Uhuru today due to the conditions. Well done team! That’s why we require a warm parka for our IMG Kilimanjaro climbers! Eric […]
December 22, 2017 IMG guide Phunuru just called on the sat phone from the summit of Kilimanjaro with the news we have been waiting for. He reports that all of the team members have summited, and they are now making their way down. They had a great climb and were elated to be standing on […]
December 22nd, 2017 It is just about ‘go-time’ over on Kilimanjaro. We just heard from IMG guide Phunuru who is up at Barafu High Camp with a very excited team. As expected, they made easy work of the 3-hour hike up to high camp this morning. The Team is now packing up for summit […]
December 21st, 2017 IMG guide Phunuru just checked in over on Kilimanjaro from Karanga Camp. The Team had just enjoyed a hot lunch at camp after a great hike this morning. The Barranco Wall was challenging yet fun and the Team made excellent progress today. It was a relatively short day (around 4 hours) and […]
