First Stop: Amsterdam
Red Light District? Nope, that’s my tiny room at the beautiful Toren Hotel. Perfect for the solo traveler. It’s an efficient little space with a great expresso maker. Such a […]
Category Archives: Countdown
12 Days of Kili – Day 12: Mweka Gate/ Moshi
Day 12 falls on January 8, 2014 Mweka Gate: 5,500-ft/1,676-m • 4-5 hours Moshi: 3,000-ft/914-m • 30 minute drive Last day on the mountain…and just a few hours more until […]
12 Days of Kili – Day 11: Mweka
Day 11 will fall on January 7, 2014Mweka10,400-ft/3,170-m • 8-9 hours Ah, it’s all downhill from here, right? Fatigue, scree (loose rock debris) and the steep incline can still carry […]
12 Days of Kili – Day 10: Summit/ Crater Camp
January 6, 2014 Summit: 19,340-ft/5,895-m • 9 hours Crater Camp: 18,700-ft/5,600-m • 2 hours Today is summit day! Needless to say, the push to the summit will be our longest […]
12 Days of Kili – Day 9: Barafu
January 5, 2014: Barafu 14,950-ft/4,556-m 3-4 hours This will be our last day of climbing before tomorrow’s ascent to the highest peak of Kilimanjaro known as Kibo. I’m sure there […]
12 Days of Kili – Day 8: Karanga
Day 8 falls on January 4, 2014 Karanga 13,200-ft/4,023-m: Acclimatization Day Today will be spent in Karanga Valley, overnighting at the same camp to give our bodies more time to […]
12 Days of Kili – Day 8: Karanga
January 3, 2014 Karanga 13,200-ft/4,023-m • 4-5 hours Today promises to be the most challenging so far. Shortly after breakfast, we must face the famed Barranco Wall – an elevation […]
12 Days of Kili – Day 6: Barranco Camp
Day 6 falls on January 2, 2014 Barranco Camp 12,950-ft/3,950-m • 7 hours On this, the second day of the New Year, we venture further ahead on the outer edge […]
12 Days of Kili – Day 5: Moir
Day 5 will fall on January 1, 2014, Moir 13,650-ft/4,160-m • 7-8 hours Well, what a way to start the New Year !!! Truly amazing. Some of us may be […]
12 Days of Kili – Day 4: Shira Plateau
Day 4 will fall on December 31, 2013 Shira Plateau 11,500-ft/3,505-m • 7-8 hours Today will be our first long day of trekking and getting accustomed to exerting ourselves as the […]
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