June 25, 2016   Charlotte checked in from Karanga Camp (13,500’) after a beautiful day on Kilimanjaro.  Blue skies and warm weather for the team as they climbed through the Barranco Wall.  The team is feeling great and moving well; so well that they had lunch in camp! Tomorrow is another short day in preparation […]

June 24, 2016 Anyone who is in the mountains long enough gets to celebrate a birthday up there.  I remember one of my birthdays spent on Denali at 11,000’ digging out of a snowstorm and sharing a Toblerone candy bar with my tent mate. It is Charlotte Austin’s birthday today on Kilimanjaro at Barranco Camp […]

June 23, 2016 The Kilimanjaro Team broke out of the forest and onto the Shira Plateau today and the clouds parted.  This was their first look at the mountain this trip. “We saw the mountain for the first time today.  It looks so fun!”  Charlotte checked in from the Shira Camp (12,000’) with relatively dry […]

June 22, 2016 Our Kili Team just finished up spaghetti and meatballs with a delicious marinara at Machame Camp.  The team is doing great in spite of the rain they got today.  They were protected by the jungle and, in Charlotte’s words, “all the colors of Gore-Tex.”  Getting on the trail after those long flights […]

June 21, 2016   Charlotte Austin checked in from Moshi today.  It is the first day of summer and there’s no better way to kick it off than with a climb of Kilimanjaro! Our Team, led by Charlotte and our veteran team of Chagga Guides, will be out the door early tomorrow morning.  There has […]

February 18, 2016 Dustin reports: “We are spending the morning relaxing at the Lodge and after lunch will head towards the airport doing some shopping in route. After numerous early mornings waking up to view wildlife everyone appreciated a leisurely morning before the flights back home tonight. Everyone is all smiles after an incredible day in the […]

February 16, 2016 Perfect weather, tons of wildlife viewing and of course the warthogs.  Dustin just called in as he was going to dinner to say that the Team had a fantastic day in the Serengeti. I stumped him with my question, “Give me the highlight of the day?”  Dustin said he just couldn’t pin […]

February 15, 2016 After 100% success on Kilimanjaro, it is nice to kick back and enjoy the safari.  We jump right into it with a flight to the Serengeti.  Landing and getting into the safari vehicles is pretty exciting.  The pop top roofs and warm weather is an automatic. Let the wildlife viewing begin!  Our […]