December 24, 2012 “We are at Barranco camp. We started with a decent morning but it started to rain as we were approaching Lava Junction and rained most of the afternoon. Rains have left us now but still a heavy mist. Everyone did extremely well pulling into camp. Couple of minor headaches but no major […]
December 23, 2012 Ang Jangbu Sherpa called to report that the team had a good day moving up to Shira Plateau camp, at about 12,500. Now they are above the forest line, moving into the “zone of weird plants†that grow at high altitudes near the Equator (Kili is about 3 degrees south latitude). Sounds […]
December 21, 2012 Just in from Ang Jangbu and team on the Christmas Kilimanjaro trip: “We had a good start this morning. Everyone did really well and reached Machame camp just before 4 pm. Perfect temperature hiking up today – cloudy, drizzled a bit but it didn’t pour on us and it wasn’t too hot. […]
December 21, 2012 Ang Jangbu Sherpa sent us a team photo of his crew from the courtyard at the Keys Hotel this morning. The Christmas Kilimanjaro team has now arrived and going through final prep/packing in anticipation of heading up the mountain in the morning. Pretty cool way to spend Christmas and New Year’s. The […]
October 31, 2012 More Oxygen Please! By Clarissa Morford It was about 4:30AM, and I was on the side of a dusty mountain at 17,000 feet with chilled feet and tingling hands, feeling generally miserable. This was my first time above 14,410ft., and I was really starting to feel the altitude. What was I doing […]
October 3, 2012 Chris just called in from camp near the Ngorongoro Crater. This is their last night. They’ll be driving back to Arusha tomorrow, getting in some final shopping and having an early supper before their flight. Here’s what he had to say: “During this morning’s game drive, our safari guides delivered the highlight […]
October 2, 2012 From: Chris Meder Date: October 2, 2012 9:40:31 PM PDT To: Phil Ershler, Eric Simonson Subject: Sunrise in the Serengeti After saying goodbye to some of the Kili climbers, we had a nice flight into the Serengeti with a great preview of the Ngorongoro crater from above. The afternoon game drive yesterday […]
September 30, 2012 Chris called in Sunday morning from the Keys Hotel in Moshi to let us know everyone summitted and was safely down and off the mountain. They had way too much for lunch and dinner and were heading for bed. A few rounds of beers and the handing out of summit certificates rounded […]
September 28, 2012 IMG Senior Guide, Chris Meder, and team should be waking up shortly and beginning their push to the summit of Kilimanjaro. One of the benefits of doing the climb in seven days is that the team gets to high camp at Barafu quite early in the day, allowing them time to organize, […]
September 27, 2012 From: Chris Meder Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 5:39 AM (Tanzania) To: Phil Ershler; Eric Simonson Subject: Grandeur of Kilimanjaro Another spectacular day of hiking here in Tanzania. The morning challenge of the Barranco wall led us to an up close look at the southern glaciers of Kilimanjaro. Always a stunning sight. […]
