January 23, 2013 George just called from the bush to let us know that the team’s first day on safari has been hugely successful. The weather is fantastic and the team is getting ready to sit down to dinner at their private camp. George said the team had seen practically every kind of animal in […]
January 22, 2013 George and Jenni report that the team’s descent to Moshi went smoothly, and that everyone is doing well. Tonight the team enjoyed a big celebration BBQ dinner, before heading to bed for some well earned rest. Tomorrow morning they will travel to Arusha, for the 45 minute flight out to the Serengeti. […]
January 21, 2013 George called on the sat phone to report that the whole team made it to Uhuru Peak, the true summit of Kilimanjaro. The weather was good and they were getting ready to start their descent. First they will go back down to Barafu for some rest and lunch, then continue on down […]
January 19, 2013 George and Jenni called from Karanga Camp at 13,000 ft to report that the team was doing well. Today they will move up to Barafu Camp (15,000 ft) and prepare to climb to the summit tomorrow.   After reaching the Camp and having a meal, the plan calls for getting off the feet […]
January 17, 2013 George called from about 12,600’ on Kilimanjaro at Shira camp. The team did very well moving up to camp keeping a nice steady pace. The weather has been cooperating for the most part, though, they’ve experienced a bit of rain in the afternoon the last two days. In spite of the damp […]
January 15, 2013 IMG guides George Dunn and Jenni Fogle report that the IMG team have all made it to Moshi and are doing well. Today they did equipment checks, packed up their duffel bags and took a trip into town to look around and pay a visit the Kilimanjaro Porter Assistance Project office.  George […]
January 2, 2013 Ang Jangbu reports from Kilimanjaro airport that the final day of the safari went smoothly and that everyone made their flight connections. They started with a 7:30am departure from Ngorongoro crater, then headed back to Arusha for lunch, repacking, and some shopping, and finally continued on to JRO airport later in the […]
December 31, 2012 Ang Jangbu reports: “We had an amazing day. Visited Olduvai Gorge, Masai village, and saw all the animals that live in the Crater. Our Safari guide/driver surprised us just before climbing up from crater to the rim – they pulled out a couple bottles of wine!  We celebrated the good safari and […]
December 30, 2012 Just in from Jangbu and our Kilimanjaro team. Here’s what he had to say: “We had a great day today. Left the Serengeti Sopa at 8 am and arrived at the Ndutu Safari Lodge at 3 pm, seeing countless numbers of animals, as usual. Saw leopard twice, one in Seronera and one […]
December 29, 2012 Jangbu was able to email us today with the following message: “Our flight landed at Seronera at 4 pm. We were on the Regional Air flight and left Arusha at 3 pm. Started our game drive right away and continued on our way to the Serengeti Sopa Lodge. Saw lots of animals […]
