Archive for August, 2007
Picture of the week 35
Date: August 27th, 2007 |
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Dawn, at Arrow Glacier Camp, the morning we would finally attempt our assent of the Western Breach. It was very cold, but the early departure would minimize our exposure to rock fall.
The shadow of Mt. Kilimanjaro is draped atop the 12,000-ft cloud layer stretching all the way to Mt.Meru some 30+ miles away.
Although I had the [read more]
Cheap Air Tickets to Tanzania
Date: August 16th, 2007 | No Comments
Lots of people are planning climbing trips up Kilimanjaro these days, so it’s no surprise that there are some cheap air tickets to Tanzania right now. The allure of the mountain is strong, apparently, and more and more people are making their way to the top every year.
BootsnAll has a fantastic adventure trip up Mt. [read more]
Mt. Kilimanjaro - How dangerous is it, really?
Date: August 7th, 2007 | No Comments
OK, you’ve been warned…
“But when I say that our sport is a hazardous one, I do not mean that when we climb mountains there is a large chance that we shall be killed, but that we are surrounded by dangers which will kill us if we let them.” George Mallory
Mallory’s comments are in reference to [read more]
Picture of the week 31
Date: August 1st, 2007 | No Comments
This is Arrow Glacier Camp and the Western Breach with our yellow Eureka Scorpion Tent sitting ready and waiting. The line up the Breach is directly above the orange tent although it did zigzag to the left out of the photograph occasionally.
We weren’t afraid exactly but were overcome with a thunderous anticipation of the, as [read more]
Picture of the week 34
Date: August 21st, 2007 | No Comments
For the acclimation run up the Western Breach, Steven our head guide produced some very cool Sherpa glasses to combat the increasing UV levels at 17,000 feet. My son on the other hand wore dime store aviator shades over his regular glasses. Both strategies worked just fine and remember, big checks don’t always have to [read more]
Picture of the week 33
Date: August 13th, 2007 | No Comments
This image still invokes awesome emotions three years after it was captured.
Upon our arrival at Arrow Glacier Camp, our head guide and my son & I continued part way up the Western Breach Route as part of our acclimatization program.
As our head guide, Stephen, and my son descend, both Arrow Camp (middle left) and Lava Tower [read more]
Picture of the week 32
Date: August 6th, 2007 | No Comments
This is a second image of Arrow Glacier Camp as cloud came in and hid the upper sections of the Western Breach. As I study the photo now I count 16 tents, 3 dinning tents, 4 black public outhouses and our own orange loo (just for my son and I). This represented three teams from [read more]
Picture of the week 30
Date: August 1st, 2007 | No Comments
This picture was taken as I stood in oxygen starved amazement at an altitude of 16,000 feet. This is one of my favorite photographs because not only is it a spectacular image of our hard working porters cresting the last rock strewn ridge into Arrow Glacier with the Shira Plateau and Mt. Meru in the [read more]
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