January 25, 2012 Kurt, Russ, Romulo and Jorge just emailed from the town of Banos to let us know that they all stood on top of Chimborazo this morning. Heck of a job, gang. This is a long, serious climb and the gang did well. They’ll head back to Quito tomorrow and fly home early […]
January 25, 2012 Craig John called in from safari. After an exciting flight to Serengeti, they were treated to some pretty great viewing right off the bat. Leopard and lion sightings almost immediately. Not too shabby! They’ll stay in the Serengeti area tonight before moving to the Ndutu area tomorrow. Lot’s of well deserved R&R […]
January 25, 2012 Staying In Shape In The Off Season By Jess Culver Lets face it, it’s hard to stay in shape between seasons. It starts when the Halloween candy comes out, gets even worse come Thanksgiving, and hits its peak somewhere between Christmas and New Years. Then, the 1st of the years rolls around […]
January 24, 2012 Josh Tapp called in from Camp 1 today with good news – they carried to C2 without issue. Their feathers were ruffled a little in last night’s storm that handed them 50mph+ winds, but in the end everything held up nicely. They’re a fit crew. They’ll move to C2 tomorrow. And Eben […]
January 24, 2012 Phil called from Houston, TX today. Almost home. We lost an email in cyberspace over the weekend but suffice it to say that through some persistence and route finding, most of the team tagged the top of Cayambe. A quick photo, and like horses to a barn, they cruised downhill to the hut. […]
January 23, 2012 Craig John called in this morning from Mweka Camp (10,000′). Everyone is safely down and content. They’re super tired from the cold and windy climb and ready for a well deserved rest. A few family members are arriving in Moshi today to join the team for safari. Tomorrow they’ll drive to the […]
January 22, 2012 Craig John just called in from the summit of Kilimanjaro. This was his 19th summit, and he reports the coldest and windiest conditions that he’s ever seen on Kili. They climbed in down parkas pretty much the whole way. Nice work team! They’re heading down now, and eagerly anticipating a hot lunch […]
January 22, 2012 We received some good news from Aconcagua this afternoon. Eben called in from High Camp after he and most of his team summitted. Cold temps but generally a nice summit day. They’ll rest up tonight and head down to Plaza de Mulas tomorrow, then it’s just an 18 mile hike out to […]
January 21, 2012 Craig John just called in from breakfast at Karanga Camp, and said that the group had a great night’s sleep and are gearing up for the short climb to high camp (Barafu, 15,000′). They’ll go to sleep as early as possible and try to get a few hours of rest before they […]
January 21, 2012 Josh Tapp reports that he and his team had a great rest day and are fired up for the carry to C1 tomorrow. Eben called in from High Camp and aside from the bitterly cold temperatures, they’re all doing just fine and are looking forward to givin-it-a-go tomorrow. They’ll likely get a […]
