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First climb day. We started at Machame Gate (app 5,300 ft) and hiked to Machame Camp (app. 9,750 ft) but considering we were in Moshi this morning (at 2,400 ft), that’s 7,000 of vertical and our heads are spinning a … Continue reading →

We got an early start today. Breakfast at 8 at The Keys Hotel in Moshi. Craig, our lead guide, took us thru the hike along with what to expect. We learned how to look for signs of cerebral and pulmonary … Continue reading →

It’s midnight but we are here. Will post more tomorrow.

So far so good, we’ve arrived in Amsterdam (an hour before schedule) without much fanfare. The plane was on schedule, the ambien works, and we even got moved forward to an emergency exit row because their was vomit on my … Continue reading →

We decided to start quasi-officially packing last night, just to get a sense of how much space we had in the duffels for the climb.  (We’re then going to mix all of our gear up across 3 bags for the actual flights–we’ve … Continue reading →

Check out this update we received from the trip today…looks like it’s gonna be freakin cold!! ****************************************** From: “Eric Simonson” Date: January 27, 2009 9:13:19 AM EST To: “‘Eric Simonson’” Subject: Kili update Team, I talked to Craig John who … Continue reading →

Because I’m me, I’ve put together a 3 week countdown Kili prep plan.   Last Sunday, James and I pulled out all of our hiking gear to go through our checklist and ensure we had everything we needed, or a … Continue reading →