Trip Blogs: Kilimanjaro Climb 2014

Date: Wednesday, January 29
Location: Lake Manyara and Karatu

The picture is out our window on our drive to work. Similar to your view today?

Yes, you guessed it, we are on safari . Left at 8:00 am so
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Date: Tuesday, January 28
Location: Moshi, 2500 feet

Only yesterday we were on the summit. Today we sip beer, shower, celebrate. The picture is a shout out to the incredible Africans who worked so ha
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Date: Monday, January 27 - AUDIO POST
Location: The summit of the highest point in Africa,Kilimanjaro, 19,340 feet

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Date: Monday, January 27
Location: The summit of the highest point in Africa,Kilimanjaro, 19,340 feet

Yes, at 6:30 am,after 7.5 hours of very slow hiking we all reached the summit. Beautiful night! Stars, shooting stars, incredible sunrise lighting t
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Date: Sunday, January 26 AUDIO POST
Location: High camp, Barfu, 15,000 feet.

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Date: Sunday, January 26 1:00 PM
Location: High camp, Barfu, 15,000 feet.

Sunny 60 degrees, cloudy 50. 25 last night. Light wind. 3 hour walk.

Wow! We are here. All still feeling well. Charlie still blowing on
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Date: January 25, Saturday
Location: Karanga Camp, 13,000 feet.

Off and on rain. Arrived at 1:00 PM

Arrived to more singing and dancing. Joined with morraca and harmonicas. Africans lead the singing
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Date: Friday, January 24, AUDIO POST
Location: Barronco Camp. 12,900 feet.

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Date: Friday, January 24, 4:30 pm
Location: Barronco Camp. 12,900 feet.

Sunny, cloudy. When sunny 65, cloudy 55. Night 28 degrees.

Yes, we rocked it to 15,000 feet. Some feeling some altitude today but overa
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Date: Thursday, January 23
Location: Moira camp. 13,400

Sunny, then cloudy, night 25 degrees, day 40 to 55 degrees Notes to the studio audience. Paul G, Hemed says hi and is extremely grateful. He is
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Date: Wednesday, January 22 - Audio Post
Location: Shira 1, 11300 feet

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Date: Wednesday, January 22. 5:00 pm
Location: Shira 1, 11300 feet

We rock! Great hike. All is well. We have risen above the trees, bushes and are on the great Shira Plateau. Feeling the sense of the splendor and m
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Date: Tuesday, January 21. 6:00 PM
Location: Mti Mkubwa, Big Tree Camp. 9,100 feet.

Jambo. Mambo. poa. Today everything is poa. The trail is in better shape then the road is. Some serious 4 wheeling to the start of the trail. We s
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Date: January 20, 2014 3:00 PM
Location: Yusuf's house. Moshi, Tz.

We all safe in Tanzania. Lots of experiences already. Got thrown out of meat market for taking a picture. Learned the various meanings of chia. How
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