Climbing Memories Week 1
As I climb the world to end Alzheimer’s, I have taken literally thousands of photographs. I am posting many on Facebook over the […]
Category: Kilimanjaro 2011
Kilimanjaro 2011 Final Trip Report
Glacier from Kili’s Summit Kilimanjaro was all I expected and much, much more. The climb itself was not the hardest but the […]
The Serengeti Big 5
Appreciating the opportunity to let my ankle rest after the severe sprain high on Kilimanjaro, I looked out the window of our […]
World Alzheimer’s Day from Kilimanjaro
As I leave our climb of Kilimanjaro, I wanted to send this special message today, World Alzheimer’s Day, September 21st. November is […]
Brief KIlimanjaro Summit Recap
While climbing Kilimanjaro was not the most difficult of my climbing life, getting down was perhaps in the top three! We made […]
Summit: Audio Dispatch from Mt. Kilimanjaro
I summited Kilimanjaro on September 19, 2011. It was a great climb. Read the full trip report for all the details. This is […]
Leaving for Kilimanjaro summit in 9 hours!
Barafu Camp, 15020 feet; the last camp before the summit. The team pulled into camp in good style around 1:00.During a lunch of watermelon, oranges, grilled cheese sandwiches and soup; Eben reviewed the summit plan. We will wake up and have ‘breakfast’…
The Rains of Kilimanjaro
Yesterday ended with low clouds and today was full of rain. However we successfully climbed the Baranco Wall, 800 feet of moderate […]
Audio Dispatch from Mt. Kilimanjaro
This is the latest audio dispatch live from Africa's Mt. Kilimanjaro; the sixth of Alan's 7 Summits climbs. These climbs are to […]
Higher on Kilimanjaro
Day 2 on Kilimanjaro. We left the protection of the rain forest for the in-between land between trees and rock. The clouds played with us all day giving us a teasing glance at our ultimate goal.As the low clouds moved across the Shira Plateau, it becam…