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 […]
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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 […]
12 Days of Kili: Day 3 – Mti Mkubwa (Big Tree) Camp
Day 3: December 30, 2013, Mti Mkubwa (Big Tree) Camp 9,170-ft/2,795-m • 3-4 hours Today, we finally get underway!!! I’m sure there will be a lot of excitement and nervousness as […]
12 Days of Kili – Day Two: Moshi
Day 2: December 29, 2013 This is the second day in Moshi. It will be spent acclimatizing, getting to know team members and fully assessing what lies ahead. What I […]
12 Days of Kili – Day One: Moshi
Day One falls on December 28, 2013 I will spend the first day of my planned Kilimanjaro excursion with Tusker Trails in the town of Moshi. It is approximately 35 […]
Do you hear what I hear?
Do you hear what I hear? Could that be reindeer bells signaling one month until an all-too-important date? For many that means the arrival of the white-bearded jolly old elf […]
The Moment One Definitely Commits Oneself…
Until you are truly committed to taking action, your thoughts are nothing more than a well-intentioned plan, not a goal. Once the commitment is made to take action – even […]
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