July 5, 2012 Eben called on the sat phone to report that the team had a fantastic day on the Serengeti. They started out by seeing a rhinoceros at sunrise, not far from their camp.  Then, during their game drive, they saw a leopard in a tree with two kills, lots of lions, cheetahs, and […]
July 4, 2012 IMG guide Eben Reckord called from the Serengeti on the sat phone to report that the team made a good start to their safari. After departing from the hotel in Moshi, they travelled to Arusha for a morning of shopping, then lunch, then on to the Arusha airport for the 45 minute […]
July 3, 2012 IMG guide Eben Reckord reports from Moshi that the team had a nice final day coming off the mountain.  After a great sleep at Mweka Camp, they had a few hours of pleasant hiking down through the forest to the Mweka Gate, where they tipped their Chagga crew and said their thanks […]
July 2, 2012 IMG guide Eben Reckord reports that the team did a great job today. They started from Barafu about midnight, with everyone reaching Uhuru Peak (the highest point on Kili). The weather was good and the team had a nice trip. He said there was some snow as they got up near the […]
July 1, 2012 IMG guide Eben Reckord reports that the team had a nice night at Karanga, including a spectacular sunset. Check out Mt Meru to the west (near Arusha) in the photo that Eben sent. Today the team hiked from Karanga (at 13,000 ft) to Barafu (at 15,000 ft) and reached the camp in […]
June 30, 2012 Eben Reckord reports that the IMG Kili team had a good night at the 13,000 ft Barranco Camp. Nice! The next morning it was time to ascend the famous Barranco Wall, which involves a steep trail and a little scrambling in a few places. The top of the Barranco Wall is one […]
June 29, 2012 IMG guide Eben Reckord reports that the team had another spectacular day today, hiking from Shira Plateau to over 14,500 feet near Lava Tower, before dropping back down to the Barranco Camp. Barranco camp is situated in a valley below the famous Breach Wall, with the glaciers hanging down. Everyone is acclimatizing […]
June 28, 2012 Eben Reckord reports that the IMG Kili team has been enjoying fantastic weather. Yesterday they had a nice hike up through the forest to the Machame Camp (just below 10,000’) and today they had gorgeous day hiking up to the Shira Camp (a little over 12,000’). Everyone on the team is doing […]
June 27, 2012 IMG guide Eben Reckord reports that our first summer season team is on the way to Machame Camp. For Kilimanjaro (3 degrees south of Equator) there is not really a summer and a winter, just two wet and two dry seasons a year (June-early Oct is one of the dry ones).  There […]
June 24, 2012 Well, my duffels are all packed and I can’t wait to get this show on the road. Kilimanjaro is one of my favorites. Not only is the sunrise on summit morning one of the best I ever get to see, we go on a real safari as well! I’m looking forward to […]
