If Day 1 climbing Kilimanjaro’s Lemosho Route had any of us thinking this trek would be easier than expected, shit got real on Day 2. We were awoken just before dawn to what sounded like a rooster. I thought aloud,…
Today’s the day! After weeks of training, anticipation, and getting things organized, we began climbing Kilimanjaro! We packed up all our things at the hotel, loaded onto a bus and drove for around 2-hours out to the mountain. The road…
It’s 4 o’clock in the morning and we’ve been on the trail since midnight, still hours to go before we reach the summit. Our headlamps illuminate only about 4 feet of the path in front of us. Darkness envelops the…
It’s crazy to think that I’m off to climb Kilimanjaro today! Departure day has come so quickly. The past few weeks have been a crazy blur getting ready and preparing for Kilimanjaro. I’ve been doing a lot of research about…
In January 2008, I found myself on a mountain climbing in the pouring rain for days. I was tackling the Inca Trail on route to visit Machu Picchu. I figured, if I was going to visit this ancient city, what…