February 28th, 2018 Busy over in Tanzania but, as Tye relayed, ‘solid’ first day on safari. Up early, finish packing, drive to Arusha, lunch, flight to the Serengeti, rendezvous with safari vehicles and drivers and then start seeing all East Africa has to offer when it comes to game viewing. Text from Tye said…..lions, […]
February 27th, 2018 The team’s down and relaxing at the hotel. A quick 3 hour hike brought them to the Mweka Gate where private transportation was waiting. Once at the hotel they were able to shower, eat, pack, and soon were heading to their celebratory dinner. And they do have something to celebrate! 100% […]
February 26th, 2018 100% on top of Kilimanjaro is always good news. 100% down at Mweka Camp and safe is even better. We received two messages from Tye Chapman last evening and early this morning – one from the summit and one from their final camp. Mweka Camp is at 10,000 ft and there’s […]
February 25, 2018 The team is at Barafu (high camp), and all is well. Light lunch, early dinner, get packed for summit attempt, rest/sleep as much as possible — done or in process of ‘getting done’. Everyone’s planning on taking a shot in the morning, very early in the morning. It’s game day, and […]
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 […]
