Archive for March, 2007

Kilimanjaro Blog - Day to Day Account

By Donovan | March 1st, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Here is a great Kilimanjaro blog, on a day-to-day account climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. He has some great pictures going up the mountain and a nice crisp story.

Read Robert Barta’s Blog

I remember when I saw the woman puking and crying, ... [read on]
 

Tanzania Hip Hop

By Donovan | March 29th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

I apologize for the lack of posts lately, been busy planning tons of our adventure trips for the 2007 travel season. Although this doesn’t have much to do with climbing Kilimanjaro, it does relate to the thousands of children ... [read on]
 

Kilimanjaro Picture of the week 13

By Ed | March 26th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Along the final ridge as we approached Moir Camp we could see this B-Movie Spaceship like structure standing juxtaposed among the volcanic topography.

Some Norwegians built it in the 80’s. It was certainly no light task as it ... [read on]
 

Climber Dies on Kilimanjaro

By Donovan | March 26th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

It’s always sad to see this happen, but a climber on Kilimanjaro died. This seems to happen a few times per year, but it should not discourage you from going to climb the mountain yourself. There is a small handful, ... [read on]
 

Kilimanjaro Podcast on NPR

By Donovan | March 23rd, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I discovered this interesting Kilimanjaro link today. It’s an audio podcast of an NPR journalist’s climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2004. It’s good to hear his take on climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro - and finally making it to the top. The ... [read on]
 

Summit Beer at Kilimanjaro Summit

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

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Picture of the week 12

By Ed | March 19th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

This photograph shows the remote Moir campsite as we arrived. The knob on the upper right is the place we hiked to the second day to continue our acclimatization program.

The slog to Moir Camp was my toughest ... [read on]
 

Picture of the week 11

By Ed | March 14th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

After the acclimation hike to Klute Peak our hunger had vanished for the first but not the last time on the mountain. This was our third dinner on the trail at Shira 1 Camp. The green stuff is ... [read on]
 

Picture of the week 10

By Ed | March 12th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Our acclimation hike to the top of Klute Peak offered this panoramic view of the Shira Plateau and Kibo (the center volcano of the three that make up Kilimanjaro i.e. Shira, Kibo and Mawenzi) around 24 miles ... [read on]
 

Mt. Kilimanjaro Forum Threads for the week of March 5, 2007

By Jessica | March 9th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

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

• While a bottomless purse might seem ideal for doing a Kilimanjaro trek, not everyone who wants to climb the mountain has a big budget. What kind ... [read on]