June 21, 2024 After yesterdays rainstorm, the weather cleared and today was gorgeous for the team. The old adage for acclimatization is “climb high, sleep low” and the team’s hike today fits that bill perfectly, climbing to a high point at Lava Tower (4600m/15000ft) before descending back to 13000 ft at the Barranco Camp. From […]
June 19, 2024 Phunuru called to say that the team were safe and sound up at Machame Camp (nearly 10K, at treeline) after a good dinner and under clearing skies. Earlier today was quite wet for their trip up from Moshi, through the forest. It was a good reminder for why we take the time […]
June 18th, 2024 Phunuru had a couple days between his June Kilimanjaro climbs so he took a quick jaunt over to Zanzibar to check out the beaches on the Indian Ocean, and was happy to get a great view of Kilimanjaro from the airplane! The team is now all together and doing well in Moshi. […]
June 12, 2024 Phunuru reports that the team had a nice climb today to Uhuru Peak, the true summit of Kilimanjaro. They departed Barafu Camp about 1am as planned, reaching the Crater Rim at dawn. It’s good to see some snow up on the summit, which made everything looks very alpine for their traverse around […]
June 11, 2024 Phunuru reports that the team made it up to the Barafu Camp today in time for some well-deserved rest this afternoon. After getting packed for tomorrow and an early dinner, they all bedded down for a short sleep, with the plan to be up at midnight and walking at 1am. This should […]
June 10, 2024 Phunuru checked in this evening and said the team was doing well and they were all settled in for the night at Barranco Camp! On their way to Barranco Camp today they ascended to Lava Tower which sits just about at 15,000′ for a hot lunch and rest for acclimatization. Tomorrow the […]
June, 9th 2024 Phunuru reports that the team had a nice hike today up to Shira Camp about 12,300 feet. After leaving the Machame Camp they climbed out of the forest into the moorland zone, where they start to see the “weird plants” like Lobelia and Groundsel that only live at high altitude near the […]
June 8, 2024 Phunuru checked in this morning reporting that the team had a great day trekking through the jungle to Machame Camp, the first stop on their adventure to the summit of Kilimanjaro! All’s well for the team, now all they have to do today is eat a lovely dinner and have a good […]
June 7, 2024 Phunuru Sherpa reports from Moshi Tanzania that our June custom team all arrived with their luggage and that everyone is doing well. Today the team explored town, did some shopping, and got all packed up to start the climb tomorrow. They will be heading out at 8am for the Machame Gate (trailhead) […]
Feb 23, 2024 – The Kili team wrapped up their safari today with a final spectacular day, starting with a morning game drive through the shortgrass plains west of Ngorongoro Crater. This is the epicenter of the Great Migration, with vast number of animals, and predators. After that, the team visited the famous Olduvai Gorge, […]
