September 29, 2010 Another super Kilimanjaro expedition has come to an end, and what an end it was. The safari (almost) couldn’t have gone better. Weather remained perfect and did we see animals! The capper was at the end of our last day of viewing in Ngorongoro. We thought we were pretty much done and […]
September 24, 2010 “We finished our first full day on safari yesterday in the Serengeti, spending the night in Ndutu at the southern end of the Serengeti. This morning we’re on our way early to the Ngorongoro Crater for another full day of game viewing. We’ll stop at the Olduvai Gorge. Tomorrow we’ll be wrapping things up […]
September 21, 2010 Phil called in at 9:30 am (PDT) The group is down off Kili, it was a beautiful day for descending the mountain and now they are enjoying a beautiful sunset view of Kili from the Hotel. All are well and they are looking forward to departing on safari in the morning. Phil
September 20, 2010 Phil called in at 8:30 a.m. (PDT) All are well after a successful summit, and they are back down off the upper mountain resting at Mweka Camp. Everyone who departed high camp summitted, with 10 customers standing on the top of Uhuru Peak at 19,340’. It was a great day on top, […]
September 19, 2010 Phil called in to report that the team made it to High Camp in good form! The weather has been just shy of perfect so they’re set up for success tonight & tomorrow as they head for the summit. “Kind of a boring report, but that’s a good thing!” Tye Chapman
September 17, 2010 Phil called in at 8:30am (PST) More of the same, another good day today and the weather is still great! We’re at Barranco at 13,000’ the group is all doing well. Today was a 6 ½ hour day; a bit of up and down. Tomorrow we’ll cross the Breach Wall, a fun […]
September 16, 2010 Phil called in at 6:35am (PST) We had another good day today. We’re at Shira Camp at 12,500’. Weather was perfect again today, chapter two of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, not too hot, not to cold, it was just right! Today was a relatively short day and tomorrow will be a […]
September 15, 2010 Phil called in at 5:53am (PST) First day on the trail for us, we are at Machame Camp. We were up bright and early this morning and moving by 7:30, which enabled us to be the first group at the gate, the first group on the trail and we were so early […]
September 14, 2010 Phil called in via SAT phone to report: Everyone arrived in Tanzania with all their luggage and in good health. This is a good start to the trip. Having everyone in one place at one time with all their luggage is one of the toughest parts of any big expedition. Right now […]
Labor Day weekend has come and gone, hope it was enjoyed by all! Here’s a couple of updates from Kilimanjaro: September 7, 2010 We love hearing of another 100% successful trip!! Olivia just phoned the office and reported that all members stood today on the true summit of Kilimanjaro with Olivia and our Chagga guides. […]
