December 29, 2011 Mike Hamill just checked in from Arusha. Last night the whole team celebrated their achievements on the mountain with a huge dinner and toasts all around. Today they are flying to Serengeti to begin safari. Time for some well deserved R&R. They’ll ring in the New Year from the Rim of Ngorongoro […]
December 26. 2011 Mike Hamill just called from the summit, Uhuru Point, at 8:25 AM Kili time. Congratulations Team! They are beginning their descent, and should be back at high camp in about 4 hours. From there, they’ll continue to descend into the thick air of their forest camp at 10,000′. Nice work everyone! Adam […]
December 26, 2011 Mike Hamill just called in with an update from Barafu. Everyone is content and bedded down for a few hours of rest before the big effort. If they time it just right (which we usually do) they’ll step onto the crater rim as the sun peeks over the horizon tomorrow morning. We’ll […]
Decmeber 25, 2011 In between handing out presents and making coffee this morning we got a sat phone call from Mike and the team at Karanga Camp. They finished up another rewarding day, had a huge dinner, and are getting ready for one more full night’s sleep before heading up to Barafu High Camp. The […]
December 24, 2011 After the steep climb to Shira Camp, the entire team tackled the long and rewarding day to Baranco Camp at 13,000′. This was the team’s first foray over 14,500′. As the old mantra goes, “climb high, sleep low.” Mike called in on the sat phone this morning to give us an update […]
December 15, 2011 There is more to a Kilimanjaro climb than simply standing on the roof of Africa.  No doubt the mountain is impressive, but there is also a vibrant and organic quality to the whole experience. In 2012 we are furthering the experience by hosting our own Private Safari Camps. There are many huge […]
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 […]
