Archive for February, 2007
Picture of the week 9
Date: February 26th, 2007 |
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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 Johnsell Point. We scaled Klute Peak on our acclimatization day and I equaled my personal altitude record of [read more]
Moshi Town: Town At Base of Kilimanjaro
Date: February 21st, 2007 | No Comments
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, which sits right at the base of the mountain.
It’s a pretty small town, with a bustling [read more]
Mt. Kilimanjaro Forum Threads for the week of February 12, 2007
Date: February 16th, 2007 | No Comments
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. The responses so far are that there’s no reason to worry about it, although it might [read more]
Would Jesus Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro?
Date: 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 things, but they are also responsible for decimating many indigenous religions that survived for thousands of years, probably long before Christianity.
I stumbled [read more]
Join Kilimanjaro Group Climb
Date: February 9th, 2007 | 7 comments
If you are looking to join a group to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, I will update this webpage each week, adding dates that groups have offered their climb for others to join. Generally most trips to climb Kilimanjaro are private, but from time-to-time, people open them to others. Below are some current public group options [read more]
Women Porters on Kilimanjaro
Date: February 22nd, 2007 | No Comments
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, taking care of all the children, and going to the market, and to fetch water. But this woman, Esther Crispin, has managed to [read more]
Kilimanjaro Picture of the week 8
Date: February 20th, 2007 | No Comments
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 lunch break I had already lost my appetite at the 9000 ft. level.
Kili had taken the first swing [read more]
Kilimanjaro Porters - Picture
Date: February 16th, 2007 | No Comments
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 days, are always moving to the next camp - Barafu, Shira, Barranco, Karanga, Barafu - and then go home with the least amount [read more]
Kilimanjaro Picture of the week 7
Date: February 13th, 2007 | No Comments
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 can see our porters dotted along the trail that snakes up the crotch of the raising valley. The [read more]
Safari - Lions Mating
Date: February 8th, 2007 | No Comments
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 walk by them, or they might be seen doing this. [read more]
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