{"id":18472,"date":"2017-12-24T10:14:01","date_gmt":"2017-12-24T18:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=18472"},"modified":"2017-12-24T16:58:32","modified_gmt":"2017-12-25T00:58:32","slug":"kili-team-back-down-in-moshi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2017\/12\/24\/kilimanjaro\/kili-team-back-down-in-moshi\/","title":{"rendered":"Kili Team Back Down in Moshi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>December 24, 2017<\/p>\n<p>Well that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a wrap. Phunuru just checked from the hotel in Moshi with a group of very happy, healthy, and (now) clean climbers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18473\" style=\"width: 942px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kili-from-descent_dustin_balderach.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[18472]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18473\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18473\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kili-from-descent_dustin_balderach.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"932\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kili-from-descent_dustin_balderach.jpg 932w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kili-from-descent_dustin_balderach-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kili-from-descent_dustin_balderach-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kili-from-descent_dustin_balderach-620x411.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kili-from-descent_dustin_balderach-195x129.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 932px) 100vw, 932px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kilimanjaro from the forest on the final descent (Dustin Balderach)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s evening in Tanzania, and the team was just about to sit down for a celebratory dinner with their Chagga guides. They will have some tremendous stories to share after a challenging summit day where not all groups on the mountain were able to summit due to unseasonal weather. But with an IMG guide at the helm, they were able to have 100% of their team stand together on the summit. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s quiet an accomplishment, and it simply doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get any better than that!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-18472 gallery-columns-3 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\/12\/team2017-mweka-gate_phunuru.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[18472]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/team2017-mweka-gate_phunuru-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/team2017-mweka-gate_phunuru-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/team2017-mweka-gate_phunuru-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/team2017-mweka-gate_phunuru-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/team2017-mweka-gate_phunuru-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-1-18482'>\n\t\t\t\tSuccessful IMG team back down to the Mweka Gate (care of Phunuru Sherpa)\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\/12\/team2017-summit-certificates_phunuru.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[18472]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/team2017-summit-certificates_phunuru-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/team2017-summit-certificates_phunuru-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/team2017-summit-certificates_phunuru-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/team2017-summit-certificates_phunuru-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/team2017-summit-certificates_phunuru-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-1-18483'>\n\t\t\t\tThe IMG Kili team with their summit certificates (care of Phunuru Sherpa)\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\/12\/team2017-dinner_phunuru.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[18472]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/team2017-dinner_phunuru-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-18481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/team2017-dinner_phunuru-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/team2017-dinner_phunuru-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/team2017-dinner_phunuru-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/team2017-dinner_phunuru-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-1-18481'>\n\t\t\t\tThe IMG Kili team at their celebratory dinner (care of Phunuru Sherpa)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now they have all showered, packed up and will probably celebrate with a few Kilimanjaro beers! Some climbers will be leaving for safari tomorrow morning, while the others will be flying home. I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think of a better Christmas gift. On behalf of IMG, we wish this strong team a hearty congratulations and happy holidays to all!<\/p>\n<p>Dustin Balderach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 24, 2017 Well that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a wrap. Phunuru just checked from the hotel in Moshi with a group of very happy, healthy, and (now) clean climbers. &nbsp; It&#8217;s evening in Tanzania, and the team was just about to sit down for a celebratory dinner with their Chagga guides. 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