{"id":30269,"date":"2026-09-21T09:54:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=30269"},"modified":"2026-09-21T09:54:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:54:26","slug":"summits-on-kilimanjaro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2026\/09\/21\/img-news\/summits-on-kilimanjaro\/","title":{"rendered":"Summits on Kilimanjaro!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 21, 2026<\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">IMG leader Max Bond reports that 100% of the team reached Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa \u00a0(19,341 feet, 5,895 metres)!\u00a0 They started climbing at midnight and reached Stella Point on the crater rim at dawn.\u00a0 From there it was another 40 minutes to the highest point, Uhuru Peak. On the way down the team stopped at Barafu Camp for a nice rest break before continuing down to the Millenium Camp at about 12,000 feet where the team had the camp all set up for them. \u00a0After a good sleep in the thick air, they will get up early and hit the trail for the remainder of the descent down the Mweka Route.\u00a0 Well done team!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30270\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Looking-across-the-crater-from-Uhuru-Phunuru-Sherpa.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[30269]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30270\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30270\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Looking-across-the-crater-from-Uhuru-Phunuru-Sherpa-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Looking across the crater from Uhuru (Phunuru Sherpa)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Looking-across-the-crater-from-Uhuru-Phunuru-Sherpa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Looking-across-the-crater-from-Uhuru-Phunuru-Sherpa-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Looking-across-the-crater-from-Uhuru-Phunuru-Sherpa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Looking-across-the-crater-from-Uhuru-Phunuru-Sherpa-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Looking-across-the-crater-from-Uhuru-Phunuru-Sherpa-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Looking-across-the-crater-from-Uhuru-Phunuru-Sherpa-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Looking-across-the-crater-from-Uhuru-Phunuru-Sherpa.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-30270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking across the crater from Uhuru (Phunuru Sherpa)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_30271\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Looking-west-at-sunrise-with-Kilis-shadow-and-Meru-Peak-Phunuru-Sherpa.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[30269]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30271\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30271\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Looking-west-at-sunrise-with-Kilis-shadow-and-Meru-Peak-Phunuru-Sherpa-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Looking west at sunrise with Kilis shadow and Meru Peak (Phunuru Sherpa)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Looking-west-at-sunrise-with-Kilis-shadow-and-Meru-Peak-Phunuru-Sherpa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Looking-west-at-sunrise-with-Kilis-shadow-and-Meru-Peak-Phunuru-Sherpa-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Looking-west-at-sunrise-with-Kilis-shadow-and-Meru-Peak-Phunuru-Sherpa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Looking-west-at-sunrise-with-Kilis-shadow-and-Meru-Peak-Phunuru-Sherpa-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Looking-west-at-sunrise-with-Kilis-shadow-and-Meru-Peak-Phunuru-Sherpa-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Looking-west-at-sunrise-with-Kilis-shadow-and-Meru-Peak-Phunuru-Sherpa-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Looking-west-at-sunrise-with-Kilis-shadow-and-Meru-Peak-Phunuru-Sherpa.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-30271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking west at sunrise with Kili&#8217;s shadow and Meru Peak (Phunuru Sherpa)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_30272\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Traversing-the-crater-rim-from-Stella-Point-to-Uhuru-Peak-Phunuru-Sherpa.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[30269]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30272\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30272\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Traversing-the-crater-rim-from-Stella-Point-to-Uhuru-Peak-Phunuru-Sherpa-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Traversing the crater rim from Stella Point to Uhuru Peak (Phunuru Sherpa)\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Traversing-the-crater-rim-from-Stella-Point-to-Uhuru-Peak-Phunuru-Sherpa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Traversing-the-crater-rim-from-Stella-Point-to-Uhuru-Peak-Phunuru-Sherpa-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Traversing-the-crater-rim-from-Stella-Point-to-Uhuru-Peak-Phunuru-Sherpa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Traversing-the-crater-rim-from-Stella-Point-to-Uhuru-Peak-Phunuru-Sherpa-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Traversing-the-crater-rim-from-Stella-Point-to-Uhuru-Peak-Phunuru-Sherpa-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Traversing-the-crater-rim-from-Stella-Point-to-Uhuru-Peak-Phunuru-Sherpa-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Traversing-the-crater-rim-from-Stella-Point-to-Uhuru-Peak-Phunuru-Sherpa.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-30272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Traversing the crater rim from Stella Point to Uhuru Peak (Phunuru Sherpa)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 21, 2026 IMG leader Max Bond reports that 100% of the team reached Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa \u00a0(19,341 feet, 5,895 metres)!\u00a0 They started climbing at midnight and reached Stella Point on the crater rim at dawn.\u00a0 From there it was another 40 minutes to the highest point, Uhuru Peak. 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