October 12, 2024
Good news from Kathmandu, all climbers and trekkers have arrived safely with all their luggage – great start to their adventure! They’ll relax at the hotel and have their team meeting tomorrow.
All is well!
Kilimanjaro and that’s a wrap!
October 1st, 2024
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- Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Max Bond)
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- African Savannah (Max Bond)
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- Large giraffe close to the safari road. (Max Bond)
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- Oldupai Gorge (Max Bond)
The Kili team has all made it back stateside after a fun and relaxing safari in the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater! Along the way they encountered the “Big 5” animals: lions, elephants, leopards, buffalo, and even the elusive black rhino. They also observed giraffes, crocodiles, hippos, zebras, gazelle, several monkey species, and many of the colorful bird species inhabiting the African Savannah. They even witnessed a 20-minute-old Thomson’s gazelle take its first steps.
Between game drives, the team enjoyed the luxurious “glamping” at Serengeti Wilderness Camp, followed by a stay at a five-star hotel just outside Ngorongoro Crater before their flights home. On their drive to the airport, the adventurous team opted to visit Oldupai Gorge, a famous archeological site, and a Maasai Village to learn about the indigenous cultures of the Serengeti. This concludes the September Kilimanjaro Climb + Safari!
It’s safari time!
September 26th, 2024
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- Getting ready to take off for Serengeti (Max Bond)
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- Landed at Seronera (Max Bond)
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- Big elephant in Serengeti park (Max Bond)
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- Giant crocodile at Seronera (Phunuru)
Max reports the team had a great start to their safari yesterday, with a flight to Seronera out in the middle of the Serengeti Park. Landing at Seronera sometimes requires the pilot to buzz the runway at low altitude first, to chase off the animals which are everywhere! Once on the ground (dirt runway) the team met up with their safari drivers, for a game drive that eventually took them to their super luxurious safari camp. Along the way they saw hippos, giraffes, elephants, lions and cubs, and much more! This is the dry season so the wildlife is localized in the vicinity of the water sources (like the Seronera River) which makes for some fantastic game viewing.
IMG Manaslu climbers all down and the camps are cleared
September 25, 2024
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- Looking up from camp 4 (Phunuru)
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- Steep spot below the summit (Phunuru)
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- Heading to the summit on a starry night (Phunuru)
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- Summit of Manaslu Sept 24 2024 (Phunuru)
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- Base Camp toast (Phunuru)
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- Entire Manaslu team celebrate after summit
Phunuru reports that all the climbers are back to Base Camp and all the gear and camps have been pulled down. Perfect timing, as this afternoon it started snowing up high with some light rain at Base Camp! The team are all doing well and enjoying a celebration dinner tonight, with their plan to descend to Samagaon tomorrow. If all things go smoothly, they hope to be back to Kathmandu in the next few days. In the meantime, Phunuru has sent some great shots from their summit day. Enjoy!
Kili climbers back to Moshi; safari up next
September, 25 2024
Happy September Kili climbers with their summit certificates (Max Bond)
Max Bond reports that yesterday the team had a nice hike back down through the forest to the Mweka Gate. After paying off and tipping their Chagga crew, they headed back to Moshi for showers, beer, repacking, and a team celebration dinner. This morning the team departed to the airport for the flight to Seronera out in the middle of the Serengeti. They will spend three nights in the Serengeti and Ngorongoro area for some fantastic wildlife viewing. All’s well in Tanzania!
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100% on Manaslu!
September 24th, 2024
Summit of Manaslu Sept 24, 2024 (Phunuru)
The IMG Manaslu team departed Camp 4 with all seven team members, and reached the top at dawn. Congrats to Phunuru, Annemie, Dean, JC, Ang Karma, Chhiring Tendi and Mingma Sonam! They have now descended to Camp 2. The weather was very good for the summit day, but now it is changing so their timing was excellent. On the descent Phunuru was able to send out a summit photo, and we’ll look forward to seeing some more shots and getting all the details when they get down to Base Camp. Well done team!!
Kilimanjaro Summits!
September 23, 2024
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- Sunrise over Mawenzi (Max Bond)
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- Summit shot (Max Bond)
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- Descending towards Barafu Camp (Max Bond)
Max Bond called overnight to report that the team had reached Uhuru Peak, the true summit of Kilimanjaro and the highest point in Africa. They had a sweet climb with perfect weather. The team has now descended to Barafu Camp for a rest, some food, and to repack their porter duffels before continuing their descent to Mweka Camp at 10,000 feet. It’s been a long day, but the team did an excellent job and will sleep well tonight in the thicker air. Well done, team!
Kilimanjaro climbers ready for summit day
September 22, 2024
On the way to Barafu (Max Bond)
Barafu Camp is located on the ridge ahead at 15000 ft (Max Bond)
Max checked in from Barafu Camp to say that the team are doing well. The benefit of doing the 7-day ascent of Kili is that today (moving to high camp) is a short one (3.5 hours), so the team had all afternoon to relax and get ready to the climb tonight. They had an early dinner and went to bed, planning to get up at about 11pm for a midnight departure. If things go well, they should be near the summit at dawn tomorrow!
Manaslu climbers on the way up
September 22, 2o24
Camp 1 on Manaslu (Phunuru Sherpa)
Camp 2 (Phunuru)
Camp 3 (Phunuru)
Manaslu climbers departing Base Camp (Phunuru)
Phunuru checked in from Camp 3 to say that the team are moving up and doing well. They departed yesterday from Base Camp and went to Camp 1, then today they moved up to Camp 3. They will wake up early tomorrow and check the weather, hoping it will be possible to move to Camp 4. Fingers crossed for the weather to cooperate!