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 descent was amongst the toughest when I twisted my ankle and had to be carried down from 15, try 000′. In my normal manner for all my climbs I have added a few […]
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 national Alzheimer’s month for an urgent reason: Alzheimer’s is growing faster than we are making progress on a cure. When I first started the 7 Summits Climb for Alzheimer’s in December 2010, every […]
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 the summit is good time and style after leaving the Barafu Camp at 15, search 000′ around midnight. The climb to the summit crater rim was mostly in mild temperatures with clear skies […]
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 the audio dispatch I posted live from the summit; the 6th of my 7 Summits climbs. Click to listen: [audio:http://www.alanarnette.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/audio/Kilimanjaro 2011 Summit.mp3|titles=Kilimanjaro Summit Audio Dispatch|artists=Alan Arnette] These climbs are to raise Alzheimer’s awareness […]
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 rock scrambling made even more difficult with wet, smooth surfaces. The entire team took this on as a challenge and performed extremely well With the lack of sun all my normal tools – […]
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 raise Alzheimer's awareness and $1M for research. Please donate today. Climb On! Alan Memories are Everything
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…
Kilimanjaro’s Rain Forest
We had a great day trekking to the Machame Camp on Kilimanjaro today.The day began with a quick breakfast then about an hour drive to the Machame Gate. The slow drizzle at the hotel had increased to a driving rain as we checked in with the park officia…
Pictures in the Moshi Market – maybe
Stepping off the jet at Kilimanjaro airport, medicine it was dark. The night air was warm, try a bit humid but not too much. We moved like a long eel towards the immigration officers. They checked our documents, took modern scans of our finger prints, for what reason I am still unclear, and most importantly […]