July 28, 2014 Sheldon called in from the summit of Kilimanjaro at midnight, Pacific Time, last night. Lots of hooting and hollering going on in the background.  All climbers were standing with her on the summit of Uhuru. She also called back later to let me know that everyone had made a safe and successful […]
July 27, 2014 It’s game day. The team reported in from high camp at Barafu. Team had a quick, reasonably easy day going to high camp. They’ve eaten, drunk a bunch, are packed and now trying to get a few hours of sleep prior to leaving for the summit about midnight. They have a challenging […]
July 26, 2014 Sheldon and team are happily ensconced at the Karanga Camp, altitude approx. 13,500’ Using this camp adds an extra day to the climb but that’s a good thing, all the way around. More time for acclimatization, shorter day going into this camp and also a shorter day to high camp. Also, they’ll […]
July 25, 2014 Just had a chat with Sheldon via satellite phone. At Baranco Camp (13,000’). Cloud deck kept them cool on this long day and it never sprinkled. Perfect. Cloud level will certainly lower this evening and they’ll have spectacular views of the mountain. With the Breach Wall directly above camp, this is probably […]
July 24, 2014 The Kilimanjaro team had a relatively easy day going up to Shira Camp. Overcast most of the day which made for a nice, cool walk. It’s a fairly short day which normally means an early dinner so the crew can get to bed early, too, in preparation for a longer day tomorrow. […]
July 23, 2014 Sheldon Kerr called in from Machame Camp today reporting that the team made it to camp in just under 5 hours. Feels like a strong team. The team spent a good bit of the day talking geography, geology, flora and fauna. Tomorrow they’ll head up through the ‘zone of weird plants’ on […]
July 21, 2014 Just in from Sheldon and our July Kilimanjaro team: “We are all safe and sound in the Keys Hotel. We had a great trip to Moshi – visited the Kilimanjaro Porter Assistance Project and a few artist’s shops. Enjoyed stone-oven pizza from the Key’s kitchen for lunch. Off early tomorrow to start […]
July 21, 2014 IMG Senior Guide, Sheldon Kerr, dropped us a note today from Moshi, Tanzania. Team’s arrived and all their luggage. How many times have we written about how big a deal that is?! Travel is tough. Climbing is easy. Gear checks, a walk around Moshi and shaking off a bit of jet lag […]
July 2, 2014 Craig John reports that the Kili team made it down safely, had a nice wrap up BBQ in Moshi after the climb, and after a well-deserved rest have now begun the safari. The little Arusha airport is the gateway to the vast Serengeti, and the Cessna 208 Caravan is the workhorse airplane. […]
June 30, 2014 The summit – again! Congratulations are in order to Craig John and his team of Chagga and climbers. 100% on the summit at Uhuru. Weather was perfect and the team’s already back at camp at Mweka (10,000 ft). Did you notice the Ice Terraces on the right side of the photograph? Pretty […]
