{"id":17264,"date":"2017-07-03T08:07:37","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T16:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=17264"},"modified":"2017-07-03T08:07:37","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T16:07:37","slug":"kilimanjaro-summits-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2017\/07\/03\/kilimanjaro\/kilimanjaro-summits-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Kilimanjaro Summits!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>July 3, 2017<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17264 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Chagga-staff-celebratory-song-at-Mweka-Gate-Dustin-Balderach.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[17264]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Chagga-staff-celebratory-song-at-Mweka-Gate-Dustin-Balderach-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Chagga staff celebratory song at Mweka Gate (Dustin Balderach)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Chagga-staff-celebratory-song-at-Mweka-Gate-Dustin-Balderach-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Chagga-staff-celebratory-song-at-Mweka-Gate-Dustin-Balderach-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Chagga-staff-celebratory-song-at-Mweka-Gate-Dustin-Balderach-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Chagga-staff-celebratory-song-at-Mweka-Gate-Dustin-Balderach-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17265'>\n\t\t\t\tChagga staff celebratory song at Mweka Gate (Dustin Balderach)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Descending-into-the-clouds-Dustin-Balderach.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[17264]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Descending-into-the-clouds-Dustin-Balderach-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Descending into the clouds (Dustin Balderach)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Descending-into-the-clouds-Dustin-Balderach-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Descending-into-the-clouds-Dustin-Balderach-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Descending-into-the-clouds-Dustin-Balderach-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Descending-into-the-clouds-Dustin-Balderach-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17266'>\n\t\t\t\tDescending into the clouds (Dustin Balderach)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Congrats to the Kilimanjaro Team on being 100% successful on reaching Uhuru, the highest point of Kilimanjaro.\u00c2\u00a0 Also, congrats to IMG guide Craig John, for his 25<sup>th<\/sup> \u00c2\u00a0Kili summit.\u00c2\u00a0 That is quite a milestone! The Team had perfect weather and conditions for their climb up to the summit and then back down to Mweka Camp (~10,000 feet).\u00c2\u00a0 Everyone did well\u00e2\u20ac\u201dtheir training and hard work paid off as they stood on the Roof of Africa this morning!<\/p>\n<p>They will sleep soundly tonight down in the (relatively) thick air of Mweka Camp.\u00c2\u00a0 The trees and humidity of the forest are welcome after many days spent above tree line. There will be no difficulty falling asleep tonight for the Team. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be a quick, 3-hour walk out to the Mweka Gate tomorrow morning where our shuttle bus will be waiting to take the Team down to our hotel. Lunch and then showers &#8211; or maybe the reverse &#8211; and then they will turn their attention to the next prize &#8211; the safari! Conversation during the celebratory dinner tonight will be equal parts talking about the extraordinary climb they just had and the anticipation of the upcoming safari. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s all good over in Tanzania. Congrats again to the Team on a successful summit of Kilimanjaro and enjoy the safari! You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve earned it!<\/p>\n<p>Dustin Balderach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 3, 2017 &nbsp; Congrats to the Kilimanjaro Team on being 100% successful on reaching Uhuru, the highest point of Kilimanjaro.\u00c2\u00a0 Also, congrats to IMG guide Craig John, for his 25th \u00c2\u00a0Kili summit.\u00c2\u00a0 That is quite a milestone! 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