We hit the daily-double again — a satisfying night’s sleep and amazing morning weather! Sleeping on the ground for seven nights in a row was a top concern prior to the trip, but hasn’t been a problem at… Read More
Happy 4th of July! As advertised, today we will tackle the Baranco Wall… and we are ready to light it up like a fireworks display! Most of us got a pretty good night’s sleep following yesterday’s 2,000 ft… Read More
After our third night tenting under the stars on Kilimanjaro, we are doing great. The temperatures dropped below freezing again, but we are well-prepared with plenty of layers and our rental Mountain Hardwear Lamina -30F sleeping bags are… Read More
Last night we faced our first chilly temperatures on the mountain — dropping into the upper 20s. We layered up, made sure our sleeping bags were zipped, and were perfectly warm in no time. Besides the temperatures, last… Read More
Good morning! First night in our new tent home was pretty good. After years of hammock-camping, we had a concern that a return to the ground level in the Mountain Hardwear Trango 3 might be tough for the… Read More
Today the real adventure begins! We started with an early wake-up call to give ourselves enough time to make any last-minute packing adjustments to the holy trinity of bags we needed to prepare… 1) our day packs, 2)… Read More
Good morning Moshi! Today’s schedule featured a hike briefing with Ultimate Kilimanjaro at 4pm, but otherwise, the order of the day was “take it easy!” As such, the morning was nice and relaxed. Our group filtered down to… Read More
Our adventure to Tanzania began in the typical fashion: an Addison bus and a Blue Line to O’Hare. The rides went smoothly and we made it to Terminal 5 with plenty of time to spare. We attempted to… Read More
What do you do when your friends have been joking about climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro for 20 years? You invite them to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro of course! After some research and recommendations, we decided to book with Ultimate Kilimanjaro… Read More
