Archive for December, 2006
Mt. Kilimanjaro Forum Thread for the week of December 25, 2006
Date: December 29th, 2006 |
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Carl Lindstrom doesn’t have time to go through the rigamarole of sending away for Kenyan and Tanzanian visas before he leaves… Can he count on getting one - easily - at the borders? Donovan provides the answer.
Chime in with your input! And [read more]
Kilimanjaro Picture From Airplane
Date: December 28th, 2006 | No Comments
A friend of mine, who pilots a 767, was flying between Johannesburg and Egypt when took this picture as he crossed over Kilimanjaro. You can kind of see the peak of Kilimanjaro and the Reusch Crater in the clouds and see that it is covered with snow. I was telling him that, during the day, [read more]
Mt. Kilimanjaro Forum Thread for the week of December 18, 2006
Date: December 22nd, 2006 | No Comments
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C.B. asked about foot care on Kili back in August… And while his trek might be complete, there will always be more climbers looking for advice about how to care fot those precious tootsies! They are, after all, your only ticket up [read more]
Chen Daddy’s Kilimanjaro Video Library
Date: December 22nd, 2006 | No Comments
I have to say, this is one of the funniest videos of some Kilimanjaro climbers. The main guy, known as “Chen Daddy” is hilarious with all his comments about NOT making it to the summit of Kilimanjaro on the easier Marangu route.
The first 10 seconds of the video is black, without any visual. [read more]
Kilimanjaro Traverse - Camps of the Lemosho and Mweka Trails - Part Five
Date: December 20th, 2006 | No Comments
Arrow Glacier Camp – 15,925 ft., one night
When the Western Breach was open only 5% of the annual trekkers used this route and camp. Closed in January 06, I recon very few souls will ever see it again.
Situated on the flanks of a gigantic debris field at the foot of the Breach, This camp, like [read more]
Want to feel like shit? Climb Kilimanjaro, mate.
Date: December 29th, 2006 | No Comments
Just because Mount Kilimanjaro is one of those well-known mountains that everyone likes to climb, you should be forewarned that it’s not always a happy experience. Climbing Kilimanjaro can, and will, kick your ass - and can make you feel like shit. You probably are wondering why I am on this rant about the [read more]
Missing Climber Body Found in China
Date: December 27th, 2006 | No Comments
Sorry folks, this is non-Kilimanjaro related story, but does go to show you the power of mountains - something you should consider when climbing Kilimanjaro. As many of you know, one of the owners of Mountain Maddness, Christine Boskoff, has been missing for the last few week in China, having not come home from [read more]
Kilimanjaro Traverse - Lemosho and Mweka Trails - Part Seven
Date: December 22nd, 2006 | No Comments
Millennium Camp 12.500 ft., one night
It took five days to ascend the distance we now covered in five hours.
Much of our descent was running down the scree slide and it did not take long for us to appreciate the increase in oxygen.
Millennium is an hour or so further down the mountain from Mweka camp and [read more]
Kilimanjaro Traverse - Camps of the Lemosho and Mweka Trails - Part Six
Date: December 21st, 2006 | No Comments
Crater Camp – 18, 370 ft., one night
Getting to the crater ascending the Western Breach with my son will remain as awesome a task as I have ever completed. The Breach is closed now but there are some outfitters that will guide you to Crater Camp climbing during the day from Barafu camp. Anyway you [read more]
Top of Mt. Meru, Looking At Kilimanjaro
Date: December 19th, 2006 | No Comments
Check out this Mount Kilimanjaro video. These climbers are at the top of Mt. Meru - Kilimanjaro’s little sister - at 4,566 metres or 14,980 feet. From above the clouds, the climbers look back at the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, which shows the flat top.
As you can see Mt. Meru is much more jagged and [read more]
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