September 5, 2010 Olivia called in via sat phone this morning to report that all is well at Karanga Valley Camp (13,000ft.). The weather continues to hold out for them with cool, clear morning and predictable clouds in the afternoons. They’ll move up to Barafu Camp (15,000ft.) tomorrow and head for the summit shortly thereafter! […]
September 4, 2010 Olivia called in from Barancco Camp this morning to relay a special hello to all the kids of the Kili climbers… A big “hello and I love you” to: Alexander, David, Emory, Elizabeth, Jack, Harrison, Windham, Katherine, Evans, Luke, Mary Ellis, and Madelyn! All is well at camp. They made good time […]
September 3, 2010 A little rain didn’t stop our Kili team from enjoying their move from Machame Camp to the Shira Plateau Camp. The rain has since passed which makes for a nice crisp & clear evening for the team rest and recover. Tomorrow they move to up to 14,500ft before dropping down to Barancco […]
September 2, 2010 IMG Guide Olivia Cussen, one of the few IFMGA fully certified guides here in the US, called in again this morning to report that all is well on Kilimanjaro. The group knocked out 4000 vertical feet of trail yesterday, one if the harder days on the mountain, so it’s great to have […]
September 1, 2010 IMG Guide Olivia Cussen called in from the Keys Hotel in Moshi, Tanzania to report that all is well. The team arrived on schedule and have already knocked out their equipment check. They’ll enjoy a nice dinner this evening (they’re +10 hours from us here in PST) before leaving the hotel tomorrow […]
August 16, 2010 IMG guide Andy Politz reports by sat phone that the team had a beautiful summit day reaching Uhuru Peak, the highest point on the continent shortly after dawn. The descent went smoothly, and the team is now back to Mweka camp, at the upper limits of the forest zone. Tomorrow they will […]
August 15, 2010 IMG guide Andy Politz reports by sat phone that the Kili team reached Barafu camp (15,000 feet) Â today by lunchtime. Â Everyone is doing well and the weather remains excellent. After lunch the team had plenty of time to get packed up for the summit climb tonight and have a good lazy afternoon […]
August 14, 2010 IMG guide Andy Politz reports by sat phone that the team had a great day of hiking today and all are doing well at the Karanga camp (about 13,000 feet). The weather has been great and they are above the clouds. Today they left the Barranco camp, climbed up and over the […]
August 12, 2010 IMG guide Andy Politz reported by sat phone that that the team members are all doing well. Today they climbed from Machame Camp to Shira Camp (about 12,500 feet) via a steep section of trail that winds up a ridge to the Shira Plateau. Again, they had no rain but cloudy skies […]
August 11, 2010 IMG guide Andy Politz reports from Machame Camp that the Kili team had a good day today and everyone is doing well. Yesterday they organized their gear in Moshi and this morning headed up to the trailhead in 4WD vehicles. There was no rain today, but enough clouds to keep it cool […]
