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Kilimanjaro Day 7: Summit!!! On top of Africa!
Jambo from the roof of Africa and the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, Uhuru Peak at an altitude of 5895m/19,340ft. We made it to the Summit and safely back to Millenium Camp after a long and arduous journey. We left high camp shortly after midnight in unusually cold and windy conditions. As we worked our way […]
Kilimanjaro Day 6: Kosovo Camp & Summit Push
Hello everyone! Today marks the beginning of our Summit push making for an interesting and physically demanding upcoming 36 hours. We left Karanga Camp early this morning and made our way to our high camp called Kosovo Camp at an altitude of 4800m/15,750ft. We chose to climb a bit higher to Kosovo Camp instead of […]
Kilimanjaro Day 5: Karanga Camp
In contrast to yesterday’s long day, today’s ascent to Karanga Camp was our shortest day of the expedition. Shortly after breakfast, we broke camp and headed up the Barranco Wall. The climb was very interesting and far different from our earlier hikes. It was a mixture of Rock Climbing, Scrambling, and weaving our way in and out […]
Kilimanjaro Day 4: Lava Tower & Barranco Camp
As has become customary on every morning our trip, the 6:30 AM wake-up call consisted of two of the cooks knocking on our tent and greeting us with an in-tent service choice of coffee, tea or hot cocoa. After the warm drinks, we packed up our equipment in the duffle/boundary bags, readied our Daily backpack […]
Kilimanjaro Day 3: Shira Camp
We left the Machame Camp early this morning and headed across the mountain to Shira Camp. On our way, the landscape dramatically changed from the heath forest to moor lands littered with two species of giant groundsel, Senecios and Lobelia. As we continued to ascend to the Shira plateau, we crossed a little valley while walking […]
Kilimanjaro Day 2: Machame Camp
Today was one of the longest days of the trip. We got up at 6:00 A.M. and after an early breakfast we traveled by Land Cruiser from our Arusha hotel for about two hours to the Machame Gate located at the southern base of the mountain and the entrance to Kilimanjaro National Park. It is […]
Kilimanjaro Day 1: Pole Pole!
After an early wake-up call (on only 5-hours sleep), headed down to the hotel restaurant to meet our Kilimanjaro Team and guides. After a sumptuous breakfast buffet, we gathered around in one of the large ballrooms for a detailed orientation and gear check. We have a team of 15 members with ages ranging from 16 and all […]
Kilimanjaro Day 0: From Russia to Tanzania!
Having just completed the Mt. Elbrus expedition and a relaxing day sightseeing the beautiful city of Moscow, it was time to embark on the next expedition to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest peak on the African continent. The journey from Moscow to Arusha, Tanzania was a long and frustrating one due to several flight delays […]
Elbrus Summit Celebrations!!!
The Mountain Czars on the Summit of Mt. Elbrus, the roof of Europe!