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 […]
December 20th, 2017 Another great day on the trail is the report from IMG guide Phunuru over on Kilimanjaro. They were just about to sit down to a nice hot dinner when Phunuru checked in to say that everyone was happy and healthy. Thats what we like to hear! The Team had a big […]
December 19th, 2017 Phunuru just checked in from Shira Camp over on Kilimanjaro and reports that the Team had a great day on the trail and are now resting comfortably in camp. Situated on a broad plateau at 12,600 feet, the views from Shira are simply terrific. To the north looms Kilimanjaro’s upper reaches […]
December 18th, 2017 IMG guide Phunuru Sherpa reports that the team had a good day today and that everyone is doing well.  They are on their way! First was a jeep ride from the Hotel in Moshi up to the Machame Gate (about 6000 ft) where they got checked in with the National Park. […]
December 17, 2017 IMG guide Phunuru Sherpa is over in Tanzania leading our holiday Kilimanjaro climb. He just called in and reported that all the clients are packed up and ready to hit the trail tomorrow. They were just finishing up with dinner and about to head to bed. (Tanzania is 11 hours ahead of […]
