October 4th, 2011 Eben checked in one final time today. Porter tip ceremony – check. Showers – check. Lunch – check. Celebratory dinner – check. Bed time – check. Tomorrow, Eben will escort our team to Arusha and say good-bye. They’re heading off on private safari while Eben will be heading to Nepal to lead […]
October 3rd, 2011 Fourteen hours after leaving high camp and it’s all done. Great weather, great climb, great summit and even better descent. You can’t believe how much thicker the air is at 10,000 ft. when compared to what you’re breathing at 19,340 ft. World of difference and so much warmer, too. A beer or […]
October 2nd, 2011 Just off the phone with Eben from our high camp at Barafu (15,100′) . All is well. It rained for 8 hours last night at Karanga, with thunderstorms, but is looking good today. Early to bed tonight and early to rise for their shot at the summit. The goal is to hit […]
October 1st, 2011 Just spoke with Eben Reckord from Karanga Camp at 13,500 ft. Relatively easy day, no rain and skies are clear as they prepare for bed. With a 7 day climbing itinerary, the move up to high camp tomorrow is fairly short. Simply means that the team will be at high camp early […]
September 30th, 2011 It’s always nice to start out the morning with a sat phone call from Kilimanjaro. Eben Reckord reported in this morning that they had a sweet day going up to and around the Lava Tower at about 14,500 ft. before heading down to camp at Baranco (13,000 ft). They’re moving so well […]
September 29th, 2011 Fresh from a trip with 100% of the team reaching the roof of Africa and an amazing safari – IMG Senior Guide, Eben Reckord, is at it again. Machame Camp at 10,000 ft. yesterday and moving well. That’s great news as I’ve always thought the first day on the trail was one […]
September 24, 2011 The Serengeti was generous yesterday, giving a great day of game viewing. We started our day with cape buffalo just outside the lodge property, followed up with a pride of fifteen lions, more leopards, cheetahs, elephants and we even came quite close to a collision with a giraffe. We also added a […]
September 22, 2011 You can tell you’ve shifted gears when a day after walking out of Kilimanjaro National Park you are sitting in the Arusha Hotel, eating a buffet that must have been created for kings and queens, and your biggest concern is making your flight out to the Serengeti. After landing at the Seronera […]
September 19th, 2011 IMG guide Eben Reckord reported by sat phone that 100% of the team reached Uhuru Peak, the top of Africa. Now, they are on their way back down from the summit, with the goal being to reach the Mweka Camp (about 11,000 feet, at the edge of the forest). Everyone will feel […]
September 18, 2011 IMG guide Eben Reckord checked in by sat phone from the 15,000 foot Barafu Camp on Kilimanjaro. He says they had a bit of rain earlier in the day, but that it is clearing up now and everything is looking good for their summit climb tonight. After an early dinner, everyone is […]
