September 19, 2024 Max Bond reports the team had another beautiful day for their climb from Machame Camp up to the Shira Plateau (about 12,500ft). This expansive flat area extends to the west of Kilimanjaro and is actually the remnant of one of the ancient volcanos (as is the peak of Mawenzi to the east […]
September 18, 2024 Max Bond checked in from Machame Camp to report that the team had a good first day on the trail. They departed the Hotel at 8am and drove up through the coffee, tea, and banana farms on the slopes of Kilimanjaro to the Machame village and Park entrance. While the team was […]
September 17th, 2024 IMG leader Max Bond reports from Moshi Tanzania that the Kilimanjaro team members have all arrived on schedule with their luggage. Yay! The team completed their gear checks this morning, then headed into Moshi town to check out the local scene. After a tour of the town center with a visit to […]
July 16, 2024 The team had a nice hike down through the forest today to the Mweka Gate, where they paid off their porters and camp staff and said goodbye to them. Then, it was time to get in the vehicles and head down through the tea, coffee and banana farms on the slopes of […]
Ang Jangbu reports that everyone is down to the Mweka Camp at treeline, tired, safe and sound. Tomorrow the team will be heading back to Moshi to wrap up the climb with a barbeque dinner with their Chagga guides. Well done team!
July 15th, 2024 Ang Jangbu called on the sat phone from Uhuru Peak to let us know that everyone was standing on the summit of Kilimanjaro. Well done! They had a nice climb up and are now in the process of descending to Mweka Camp. Additional summit photos will be forthcoming, but in the meantime […]
July 14th, 2024 The team spent last night at Karanga Camp (13000 feet) the third night in a row at that approximate elevation, as they have traversed around the south side of Kilimanjaro. Now they are ready to push higher! Today they climbed up to Barafu Camp (about 15000 ft) which left the afternoon […]
July, 13th 2024 Ang Jangbu reports that the team had a nice day, with good weather and everyone doing well. This is one of our favorite days of the trip, first climbing the steep trail up the Barranco Wall, and then traversing for several hours below the Southern Glaciers (or what is left of them) […]
July 12th, 2024 Ang Jangbu reports that team had a good hike today, ascending to 15000 feet at Lava Tower (where they took their lunch break) and then descending down to 13000 at Barranco Camp. This is the perfect acclimatization profile: “climb high, sleep low”. The day started clear as a bell, but on the […]
July 11, 2024 Ang Jangbu reports that the weather was great today for the team to continue climbing to the Shira Camp, located on the edge of the Shira Plateau. After leaving the forest at Machame Camp they ascended through a “forest” of giant heather bushes, and along the way got their first views of […]
