Sept 25, 2023 – IMG Guide Audrey Simonson called to report that all Kili climbers made the summit early this morning. The team enjoyed the climb under clear skies, cresting the rim of the dormant volcano as the sun peaked over the horizon. The team has successfully made it back to Mweka camp at 10,000ft […]
September 24, 2023 IMG leader Audrey Simonson reported that the team had a nice hike up to Barafu Camp (15,000 ft) today, and then spent the afternoon resting, eating, and hydrating. They are planning to get up at 11PM and be on the trail by midnight! Summit Day is a big push, but the team […]
September 23, 2023 IMG guide Audrey Simonson reports that the team had a nice day today on their hike from Barranco Camp, and everyone is doing well! The trail was steep at first as they went up and over the Barranco Wall, then a nice traverse after that, up and down into several small valleys. […]
September 22nd, 2023– IMG leader Audrey Simonson called in on the sat phone this morning (at IMG in WA, it was dinner time for them) to report that everyone on the team was doing well. Today they departed the Shira Camp at about 12,500 ft and climbed up to Lava Tower at about 14,500 ft, […]
September 21, 2023– IMG Guide Audrey Simonson noted the team successfully climbed through the forest to the Shira Plateau (12,000′) today. The team passed by unique ecology including Native Africa plants Lobelia and Groundsel.
July 24th, 2023– Ang Jangbu reports that the team had a very nice climb to the Top of Africa today, with 100% of the team reaching the true summit in perfect weather. The team climbed the Barafu Route to Stella Point (where they hit the Crater rim), then traversed left around to the highest point […]
July 23rd, 2023– Ang Jangbu checked in from the high camp at Barafu (about 15,000 ft) to report that the team had a nice hike today up from Karanga. They got an early start and arrived before lunch time, giving them plenty of time this afternoon for a nice rest break and getting organized for […]
July 22nd, 2023– Today was another great day for acclimatization hiking for the Kilimanjaro team. Ang Jangbu Sherpa reported that the team left Barranco Camp after breakfast and climbed nearly 1000 ft up a steep section of trail to the top of the Barranco Wall, where they got magnificent views of the Southern Glaciers (melting […]
July 21, 2023 Today was a perfect acclimatization day for the team, as they follow the adage “climb high, sleep lowâ€! They started at Shira Camp (12,500 ft) and then traversed to Lava Tower (14,500 ft) before dropping down to Barranco Camp (12,800 ft). Ang Jangbu reports that the weather stayed nice, though at these […]
July 20, 2023 Ang Jangbu reports that the team woke up to a beautiful morning at Machame Camp. The weather stayed good all day and they had a gorgeous five and a half hour hike up to the Shira Camp at about 12,500 feet, arriving in time for a late lunch. Along the way they […]
