September 15, 2014 10 members on the summit early this morning, September 15. Well done, gang. Weather was good, everyone stayed healthy and strong. Pretty much a perfect day. Team should already have completed their descent to Mweka Camp at 10,000 ft. It’s a long descent but getting down minimizes chances so many potential problems […]
September 14, 2014 Team’s at Barafu, high camp. Midnight start tonight for the summit. All members are acclimatizing well, walking well, healthy and ready to summit Kilimanjaro. Weather remains quite good. Knock on wood – the trip’s been going about as smooth as possible. Phil Ershler
September 13, 2014 Andy Politz left us a voice mail at our office early this morning. Â Keep in mind that it’s 10 hours later on Kilimanjaro than out here at Mt. Rainier. Â News was that everyone’s in good form and spirit and that they were sitting on top of the Baranco Wall. Â In a couple […]
September 11, 2014 Woke up at 6 am to a satellite phone call from Andy Politz and the IMG team on Kilimanjaro. Hiked today from Machame Camp at 10000’ to Shira Camp at 12500’. All good, everyone did great and the weather’s been super. About all you can ask for, I guess. Shira Camp is […]
September 10, 2014 And they’re off!! The team is already at the Machame Camp as we make this blog post. Bridget, one of our climbers, sent us this group photo. A couple of flight delays on the way over, and a couple of delayed bags, but all arrived in time (both people and luggage) to […]
August 29, 2014 We periodically have customers request to speak with some of our past clients about their experiences with us. International Mountain Guides’ customers are notoriously happy to tell others about their trips. We’re happy to provide references as much as possible. When Kira inquired about joining us for a climb of Kilimanjaro and […]
August 2, 2014 Final check in (or check out) from Sheldon and the Kili group. It’s a wrap, they’re done. Everyone’s on flights home. The end of one trip just means that we’ll be beginning the next soon. Stay tuned for September dispatches by our team led by Andy Politz. And, there are still a […]
July 31, 2014 There are a few spots left for the Kilimanjaro Holiday climb and Safari, Dec. 20 – Jan 1st. Come join lead guide Max Bunce for an exciting climb up Kilimanjaro followed by a spectacular safari in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro crater. One of the famed 7 summits, Kilimanjaro is non-technical but it […]
July 30, 2014 Shopping in Arusha and a nice buffet lunch at the Arusha Hotel today for the Kili team. They’re now heading to the airport and their private flight to the Serengeti. It’s safari time! Phil Ershler
July 29, 2014 This email in overnight from Sheldon and the Kilimanjaro team: Phil, Our team made it to Mweka camp at 4:30 last night and had a well-deserved dinner and night of rest. We departed camp at 6:30 this morning and were at the Mweka gate by 10:00am. Â The entire team re-united for lunch […]
