Archive for February, 2007

Picture of the week 9

By Ed | February 1st, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Our second stop on the mountain became Shira 1 Camp. To the south east along the eroded edges of the Shira Cone you can see, in the center of the photograph, both Klute Peak on the left and ... [read on]
 

Women Porters on Kilimanjaro

By Donovan | February 22nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »

You don’t see or hear of many women porters on Mt. Kilimanjaro. It’s generally a man’s world on the mountain, as most of the women are at home, working on the farm, ... [read on]
 

Moshi Town: Town At Base of Kilimanjaro

By Donovan | February 21st, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Most people planning to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro usually end up staying somewhere near the base of the mountain - Marangu, Moshi, or sometimes Arusha, although it’s about one hour away. I would recommend my favorite little town of Moshi, ... [read on]
 

Kilimanjaro Picture of the week 8

By Ed | February 20th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

As we moved out of the rain forest and into the heather region, the foliage, although still over our heads, had airiness to it. It was completely different than the constant shade of the jungle. By our ... [read on]
 

Mt. Kilimanjaro Forum Threads for the week of February 12, 2007

By Jessica | February 16th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Check out the topics currently being discussed on the Mt. Kilimanjaro Forum at BootsnAll:

• Neesie is thinking of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro this fall, and is concerned that one should have previous trekking or altitude experience before attempting a Kili summit. ... [read on]
   

Kilimanjaro Porters - Picture

By Donovan | February 16th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

The porters on Mount Kilimanjaro are the people that get the least amount of credit - and yet have the hardest job. They pack all your gear up the mountain for seven ... [read on]
 

Would Jesus Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro?

By Donovan | February 14th, 2007 | 3 Comments »

I have to admit, I am not religious and personally don’t approve of missionary work in Africa. Sure, they build orphanages and hospitals in the community, which are wonderful and do great ... [read on]
 

Kilimanjaro Picture of the week 7

By Ed | February 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

The morning of our second day we transitioned out of the rain forest into the heather region. We stopped in this spot so the Cheeseheads from flatland could take a breather. If you look closely you ... [read on]
 

Safari - Lions Mating

By Donovan | February 8th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Well, this isn’t really about climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, it’s about lions climbing each other. When you see lions on safari in Africa, they are usually sleeping, sometimes times they are waiting patiently for the next dumb zebra or wildebeast to ... [read on]
 

Climber Profile

By Donovan | February 7th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

This is a picture of two BootsnAll’s Kilimanjaro climbers who summited the top of Kilimanjaro a few weeks ago. They managed to successful;y climb seven days on the Machame route, despite a significant amount of snow. ... [read on]