February 15, 2013 Weather’s good, team’s good, high camp is good and it’s game day. Nice thing about spending 6 nights/7 days on the mountain is that the team has a fairly short day going to high camp at Barafu and they arrive just after noon. Gives them plenty of time to pack, eat and […]
February 14, 2013 From: Michael Marker Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 7:01 AM To: Eric Simonson Subject: Which way to the summit? Â All is well at Karanga camp. Everyone sends love to their families for Valentine’s Day. Â -Mike Marker
February 13, 2013 Lead IMG guide Jenni Fogle called in from Barranco Camp after the team enjoyed some better weather today. Jenni reports that everyone is very strong and doing well with the altitude so far. Plus she says that they’re just a fun crew to hang out with. This bodes well for the team […]
February 12, 2013 Jenni Fogle checked in at 5:50am PST (4:50pm Kili time) to report that the team had reached Shira Camp and all are doing great. They had good weather for the hike today, just missing the light rain that has just started to fall. All are snug in their tents for now and […]
February 11, 2013 IMG guide Jenni Fogle reports that the team had a great first day on the trail. Starting from Moshi, they rode up in jeeps to the Machame Gate (about 6000 feet). Then, they had a nice 4000 foot climb up through the forest to the first camp, arriving a little after 4pm, […]
February 11, 2013 IMG guide Jenni Fogle reports that the February 9 Kili team arrived on schedule and that everyone is ready to climb. Good news, as some of the team flying from the Northeast USA had to divert to other cities due to the big snowstorm. Yesterday a number of the members, spearheaded by […]
February 9, 2013 IMG guide Jenni Fogle reports that the team wrapped up a great safari with an overnight visit to Ngorongoro Crater. This famous Tanzanian Park has a large population of animals living in the old volcano. The team camped near the rim, at over 8000 feet, and were treated to an evening campfire […]
February 5, 2013 IMG guide Jenni Fogle reports that the Kili team wrapped up the climb with their big celebration dinner back in Moshi,  then caught the flight to Serengeti the next day. Sounds like the animal viewing has been excellent so far, including the elusive leopard which made a guest appearance (this is the […]
February 4, 2013 You come down from 7 days/6 nights on the mountain and then it’s a cold, adult beverage, showers, a change of clothes and then a nice, sit-down dinner. Jenni sent this photo last night of a seriously happy group. Phil Ershler
February 2, 2013 IMG Senior Guide, Jenni Fogle, called in on Friday, February 1, to let us know that her entire team and she were standing on the summit of Kilimanjaro. Way to go! She also reported a light dusting of snow on the ground which made for a simply beautiful morning. What a great […]
