June 29, 2013 IMG guide Sheldon Kerr called from the top of the Barranco Wall to report the team were all together and doing well. The weather was great and they were having a very nice day. Leaving the Barranco Camp, they had climbed the steep trail up the wall, and were getting ready to […]
June 28, 2013 IMG guide Sheldon Kerr and her team called in from Barranco camp where the team brings a good report. Their trek today involved about eight hours of walking to move from Shira Camp (12,000’) to over 14,500’ on their acclimatization hike after which they finished off the day by arriving at Barranco […]
June 27, 2013 Sheldon Kerr checked in to report that the team had reached Shira Camp and everyone is doing great. The weather was cooperative as they hiked out of the forest and into the zone of “weird plants” on the Shira Plateau.   Tomorrow they’ll head to Barranco camp. Everyone extends greetings to their […]
June 25, 2013 IMG guide Sheldon Kerr reports that the Kili team had a good day today. After a team meeting to get things rolling, they headed into the town of Moshi to check out the local scene. They walked around town a bit, visited the market, and stopped off at the Kilimanjaro Porter […]
June 24, 2013 IMG guide Sheldon Kerr checked in from Moshi, Tanzania at the foot of Kilimanjaro to say that she and the rest of the IMG June Kili team managed to fly halfway around the world without losing any luggage. That’s the way to start the trip! Right now everyone is off to […]
February 26, 2013 Bragging about family’s OK once in a while, right? A couple of years ago, my cousin, Lew (Hook) Ershler, went with me to climb Kilimanjaro. As usual, we had a great trip. And, as usual, the entire team was extraordinarily impressed by the work done and friendship shown by our entire Chagga […]
February 20, 2013 The latest (and last) report from Tanzania includes a busy but rewarding day for Team Kili yesterday. Jenni Fogle says that the team enjoyed some great wildlife viewing in Ngorongoro Crater after visiting Olduvai Gorge and one of the local Massai villages. It was a full day but the team rolled into […]
February 19, 2013 Jenni called from the Serengeti where she was experiencing a fantastic sunset from the vantage of the private IMG safari “glamping†camp. The team enjoyed a gourmet meal prepared by the camp staff and will shortly be bedding down for the evening in their cozy cots for some peaceful sleep under the […]
February 17, 2013 Kilimanjaro team will enjoy showers and a big dinner tonight. Flying to the Serengeti tomorrow. Phil Ershler
February 16, 2013 IMG guide Jenni Fogle called on the sat phone to report that 11 of 12 of her team were able to reach Uhuru Peak, the top of Africa! She said it was quite cold and windy today, and that they were very glad they had their warm parkas with them. After the […]
