June 29, 2014 After five days of gradual acclimatization, our Kili team are ready to climb! Craig John reports a nice hike today up to the high camp at Barafu (15,000 feet) and a lazy afternoon of eating, hydrating, and resting. The team will be up at 11pm and walking by midnight, and hopefully will […]
June 28, 2014 Sounds like it was a perfect day on Kilimanjaro. Craig John reports by sat phone that the team are all doing well, and they were also able to send a photo. The weather has been superb, with the persistent low clouds of the past week finally burning off so they can see […]
June 27, 2014 Craig John called on the sat phone to report that the IMG team are doing well, and had a good day of hiking today. Their route from Shira Camp climbed to over 14,500 feet near the Lava Tower, before dropping back down to the Barranco Camp at about 13,000 feet. This makes […]
June 26, 2014 IMG guide Craig John reports that the team had a good hike today up to the 12,500 foot Shira plateau. They left the trees shortly above Machame Camp and worked their way up a rocky spur ridge, before finally emerging on the giant lava plateau that defines the west side of the […]
June 25, 2014 IMG guide Craig John called on the sat phone to report that his next Kilimanjaro group were doing well. After a day of prep in Moshi, today they hit the trail and had a nice climb up to Machame Camp, at treeline, about 10,000 feet. They had a bit of rain this […]
June 15, 2014 Time to say good-bye to Denise and Dylan. Pretty cool when a mother/son team comes with us to Kilimanjaro and raises a bunch of money for a good cause at the same time. They both pretty much ‘cruised’ the entire trip. Who knows? Maybe they have other climbing adventures in store down […]
June 14, 2014 Only great news from Africa. Denise and Dylan stood on top of Kilimanjaro yesterday with IMG Senior Guide, Craig John. Craig reported the two did a super job. And, they were fast. Weather didn’t clear until high on the mountain but no matter. They pulled it off in style. The decent went […]
June 12, 2014 Spoke with IMG Senior Guide, Craig John, this morning. All news continues to be good. Short, relatively easy day to high camp. They’re already eaten, packed and are climbing into bed early, anticipating a midnight start for the summit. Team’s feeling good and weather is cooperating. By the time Craig next calls […]
June 11, 2014 “Another really good day” was the word from Africa today. Good weather made for a pleasant walk after a fun climb of the Baranco Wall. The crew arrived early at Karanga Camp (13,500’) and had a big, hot lunch there. Barafu (high camp) is tomorrow’s goal. Taking 7 days for the climb […]
June 10, 2014 IMG Senior Guide, Craig John, was able to call in again today via sat phone. This time from Baranco Camp. Weather was good today and is expected good tomorrow, too. Craig reported that Denise and Dylan had a good day. From 12,500 ft at Shira Camp, up to about 14,500 ft before […]
