February 21st, 2024– Phunuru reports the team had an early flight from Arusha to the Central Serengeti this morning, arriving in time for some first-class game viewing today. This is an incredible ecosystem, with millions of animals and pristine conditions, all part of the Serengeti National Park . The team did a morning game drive […]
February 20th, 2024– Phunuru reports the team had a nice descent back to Moshi, arriving back to the hotel in time for lunch and a presentation of their summit certificates. Then, they had a fun afternoon hanging out, getting packed up, and enjoying a few well-earned liquid refreshments. Tonight they all got together with their […]
February 19, 2024 The Kilimanjaro climbers had a perfect summit day, with everyone making the top of Uhuru, the highest point. They left Barafu Camp a little after midnight and hit Stella Point on the Crater Rim at dawn. As they traversed around to Uhuru they were treated to a glorious sunrise with the sun […]
February 18, 2024 Phunuru reports the team had a nice hike this morning up to the Barafu Camp at 15,000 feet. It’s great to get up to the high camp early in the day, so the climbers can prepare. After a leisurely lunch, an afternoon spent resting, getting packed up, and an early dinner, the […]
February 17, 2024 Phunuru reports that the team had another day of great weather and fun hiking. They got an early start at Barranco Camp, climbing the steep trail up to the top of the Barranco Wall in the morning light. Then, with beautiful mountain views to their left, they then made a long traverse […]
February 16th, 2024– All’s well with the team at Barranco Camp. Today marked a new high point for many of the members, when they reached Lava Tower (15,088 ft), the lunch stop. There they had a nice meal prepared by the cook team, before making the gradual descent into the Great Barranco, a wide canyon […]
February 15th, 2024– The team emerged from the forest zone and climbed today up to the Shira Plateau, at over 12,000 feet. This is a perfect elevation for acclimatization! They are now in the middle of the “zone of weird plants” that live at high altitude on the Equator, only on Kilimanjaro and Mt Kenya. […]
February 14th, 2024– Phunuru Sherpa reports that the team had a very nice day hiking up through the forest to the Machame Camp at about 9400 ft. They started out with a one hour ride up the lower slopes of the mountain from Moshi to the Machame Gate (5400 ft) where they checked their permits […]
February 13th, 2024– IMG leader Phunuru Sherpa reports from Moshi, situated at the foot of Kilimanjaro at about 3000 feet. The February Kili team have all arrived, are doing well, and are excited to get started. Today the team did their gear checks, got the porter duffels packed and weighed, and had a nice walkabout […]
December 31, 2023 Happy new year IMG family and friends. I hope this year is full of happiness new experiences and joy for you. Hope we have an amazing year ahead. Together, we had a fantastic Safari seeing more than 100 species including 4 of the Big 5, only missing the leopard. We did […]
