Kilimanjaro2006 http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/ In June/July 2006, we will hike Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, Africa! This trip, to climb Kilimanjaro, is a huge undertaking. We will climb to the top of the mountain! en Copyright 2007 Tue, 01 May 2007 10:41:26 -0700 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Kevin's climbing Everest - right now! Kevin Cherilla, our leader when we climbed Kilimanjaro, is on Everest now. He put together a blog so that we could read about his experiences while trying to summit the tallest mountain in the world. It really is a fun (and funny) read. If you'd like to check it out, here's the link: www.kcsummits.com/Everest_2007_Blog.html

Definitely go check it out if you've ever had even a little curiosity about what it's like to climb the highest mountain.

]]> http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2007/05/kevins_climbing_everest_right.html http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2007/05/kevins_climbing_everest_right.html News Tue, 01 May 2007 10:41:26 -0700 An Opportunity to Help A Kilimanjaro-Related Charity I received this email today, and thought I could do the most good with it by sharing the information about it with visitors to our site.

Please read below.

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Dear Jonathan

My name is Howard Chinner and I work in a voluntary capacity, assisting the trustees of Village Education Project (Kilimanjaro) - a charity which has benefited from your support.

If you would like to help the charity at no cost whatsoever, then I wonder if you would consider using 'everyclick' as your search engine for your internet searches.

This can be set up as your website search 'homepage' or you can just put 'everyclick' in your 'Favourites' list and use it as and when you like.

If you select Village Education Project (Kilimanjaro) as your chosen charity, then every time you use Everyclick the charity will receive a donation (a percentage of Everyclick's profit). This will paid monthly using Charities Aid Foundation.

If you would like to do this, and thereby help Village Education Project (Kilimanjaro) to get some extra income, please just click on the link below. You will then see a page with various blue icons. The easiest is to select the first from the left ["Become a registered supporter"] and become a registered supporter. You just enter the details requested and that is that. The only other thing is to start using Everyclick when you search on the internet - and the charity will benefit.

Many thanks indeed, and please copy this to your friends and colleagues to help Village Education Project (Kilimanjaro) even more.

Howard Chinner
Volunteer Assistant to the Trustees

EveryClick's Village Education Project at Kilimanjaro support page

]]> http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2007/04/an_opportunity_to_help_a_kilim.html http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2007/04/an_opportunity_to_help_a_kilim.html Sun, 29 Apr 2007 13:03:01 -0700 Want to learn about Kilimanjaro? You kind of have to speak German, but if you do, this is a truly AWESOME site about Kilimanjaro.

The reason I'm linking to it from here is because even if you don't have any knowledge in German, you can still check it out and get a look at some great pictures from the mountain and Tanzania.

Check it out here:

http://www.bernhard.flack.de

]]> http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/12/want_to_learn_about_kilimanjar.html http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/12/want_to_learn_about_kilimanjar.html Kilimanjaro Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:22:17 -0700 Britten and Chris return from the mountain Jonathan and Carrie,

We are home safe and sound (even with all the London Terror that held us up). Thanks for your info on the hiking poles. We found some that we rented and were very thankful for them (especially on the way down, my knees were killing me and we were sliding everywhere in the mud in the rainforest). We were sooo sore for a few days afterwards too! We did make it to the summit just at sunrise and it was absolutely breathtaking. We took about 600 photos and video too. Actually we took more photos but somehow managed to lose one of our digital cameras on the mountain :( We had pretty good weather although we did see rain, snow and hail. We both loved to see the clouds roll into camp! It all just seemed like a whole different world (besides the coca cola that was everywhere!) We took the Rongai route (known as the Coca Cola route) up and came down the Marangu route. Thanks again for all your help! We were very prepared and thankful for your packing tips!

Britten and Chris =)

]]> http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/08/britten_and_chris_return_from.html http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/08/britten_and_chris_return_from.html News Tue, 15 Aug 2006 22:28:41 -0700 Kilimanjaro Climb Questions Jonathan and Carrie - we leave in 3 weeks for Kilimanjaro! We are overwhelmed, and my crew has a few questions we'd like to ask of the experts from Colorado:

1) at night, in the tents, how cold did it get for you and Carrie? We're going a month or two after you did, so it may be warmer, but 'just how cold was it'? We have great sleeping bags for the cold, and plan to rent the mats when we get there.

2) I'm carrying water bottles, but my wife is taking a 'camelback' to sip the water from. Which would you recommend for the others?

3) Is it better to take big duffle bags for the porters to carry your stuff in, or use the ones they have there? Same for walking poles ....... ?

4) Was tipping your guides and porters an issue? I mean, did you just hand over cash to the guides at the end to distribute, or did you separate it out for them?

5) Do they have open fires at the campsites at night??

6) Of course we all plan to summit Uhuru peak - nothing less. You two made it. Any advice on that? (open ended question ....!)

7) What do you wish you had done differently (or not done) - in retrospect?

]]> http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/08/kilimanjaro_climb_questions.html http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/08/kilimanjaro_climb_questions.html Questions - FAQ Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:13:14 -0700 Do we need hiking or trekking poles? Jonathan and Carrie,

Thanks so much for answering the clothing question for us! I did think of another question of course. We read somewhere that there are usually hiking sticks for sale near the gate of the mountain. Did you find this to be true? Also, do you recommend hiking poles? We're packing our stuff and its really starting to hit us now! Thanks again for all of your advice! =)

Britten (and Chris)

]]> http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/07/do_we_need_hiking_or_trekking.html http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/07/do_we_need_hiking_or_trekking.html Questions - FAQ Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:44:26 -0700 How to pack for Kilimanjaro and clothing to wear Hi Jonathan and Carrie,

My name is Britten. I just came across your website and found it very helpful!

My boyfriend and I are leaving on Tuesday to Africa for a Mount Kilimanjaro climb. This is definitely the most extreme adventure either of us has ever taken. I have been researching and reading up on everything I can find to prepare us for the trip and I was really thankful to come across your site.

I was wondering if I could ask you a few questions and get any advice that the two of you have to offer. One of my main questions is how to pack for the weather changes as you advance up the mountain. I keep reading that we should pack light but I'm afraid we won't pack enough of what is really needed. Should we pack more light clothing to keep cool or heavy clothing to stay warm?

If you could answer this question it would be so helpful to us! So far that's the one thing I haven't been able to get answered. If there is anything else that you think would be helpful advice that would be much appreciated as well.

Thanks in advance for any information you can give us and Congrats on your engagement!

]]> http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/07/how_to_pack_for_kilimanjaro_an.html http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/07/how_to_pack_for_kilimanjaro_an.html Questions - FAQ Sun, 30 Jul 2006 01:28:13 -0700 Kilimanjaro2006 in the news! Carrie is from a town in the NorthEastern part of the state called Holyoke. The Holyoke Enterprise did a full story on us and our climb, and we thought it was a really nice article!

We've linked to it, or you can click to continue reading and read the article right here on our site!

]]> http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/07/kilimanjaro2006_in_the_news.html http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/07/kilimanjaro2006_in_the_news.html News Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:00:04 -0700 Kilimanjaro Questions and Answers about the water Jonathan -
I hope you don't mind if I occasionally ask you a question about your climb, we are climbing (my wife and 3 grown kids) in September. We're going up the Machame route - I think you did the same. Are there places to buy bottled water, at the bottom, along the way …… or do you have to get it from the guides / streams, and boil it and purify it? Do you then have to carry all 4 litres with you, each person, for the day?

Having recently done it - You are the expert of course - and I'm thrilled to know someone who we can ask a question to now and then (we're a bit nervous at this point). We just got our visas back from the Tanzania embassy yesterday - thank goodness.

Thanks Jonathan!
Scot

]]> http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/07/kilimanjaro_questions_and_answ.html http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/07/kilimanjaro_questions_and_answ.html Questions - FAQ Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:59:57 -0700 A Few Kilimanjaro Favorites So, we have some news, and some pictures to share!

Our news:

1. We're in Orlando, leaving for home in Colorado, and we are delayed. We may or may not make our connection in Chicago. Time will tell.

2. We're going to be on the news again! It might happen tomorrow morning. We say might because, well, #1. We might not make it on time.

So, because we're sitting here in an (another) airport, with annoyed people around us, we decided to use the free wireless internet access to do something positive with our delay.

So, here are a few of our favorite pictures.


A shot of the awesome mountain just seven days before our summit.


Jonathan as a cape buffalo.


Fiber Optic Flowers in Africa.


Carrie of the Frosty Hair.


Adam of the "I haven't showered in 8 days" hair.


Zebra Love
(A.K.A. You scratch my back; I'll scratch yours.)


The Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge (where we stayed the first two nights and our last night in Africa)


Carrie and Jonathan on Mount Kilimanjaro


Sunset over Mount Meru (Camp 2 - with Mount Kilimanjaro behind us)

]]> http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/07/a_few_kilimanjaro_favorites.html http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/07/a_few_kilimanjaro_favorites.html Sun, 16 Jul 2006 16:01:12 -0700 Pictures from Kilimanjaro summit We have over 1,000 pictures that we are currently cataloguing and organizing, putting into an easy-to-navigate and fun format.

But, a couple of people have asked us for pictures from the summit, so instead of having you wait for the next days' postings (from DC, NYC, and NJ, as well as our safari), here are just a few of our pictures from the summit.

Thanks for all your support! We have more to share, MUCH MORE, and it will be coming very soon!

]]> http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/07/pictures_from_kilimanjaro_summ.html http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/07/pictures_from_kilimanjaro_summ.html News Thu, 06 Jul 2006 15:56:51 -0700 We Made it! To the top of Kilimanjaro! We made it to the top of Kilimanjaro! And we're back safe and sound. We don't have much time right now, but wanted to let everyone know that it was absolutely amazing, both Jonathan and Carrie summited the mountain, and we've got some exciting news to share as well!

From here, we leave for Amsterdam in 3 hours, where we will spend a couple of days. We're very excited about this next leg of our trip, and are glad to have the time to rest on the plane!

We've taken over 700 pictures, and have 2 1/2 hours of video to share with everyone, which will start appearing on the web site shortly, as soon as we're able to get everything put together into a format that will be accessible for everyone online.

Stay tuned!

]]> http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/07/we_made_it_to_the_top_of_kilim.html http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/07/we_made_it_to_the_top_of_kilim.html News Sat, 01 Jul 2006 05:49:39 -0700 Kilimanjaro: Climbing and Camping on Day 3 Day 3 on Kilimanjaro was amazingly beautiful, incredibly windy, and phenomenally scenic. The two videos below are from the climb, and you can also see all of our pictures from Day 3 of the climb up Mount Kilimanjaro by clicking here.


Again, the video may take a minute to load after you click play, and you may have to click play twice, depending on your computer. So please try clicking play twice... and then wait for a minute to see if the movie will load. If it doesn't, please try clicking play again.

Video 1 of Day 3 on Kilimanjaro



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You can watch our first two days of climbing the mountain (in our video summary below) and then you can see all of our pictures from our first day climbing Mount Kilimanjaro!

You can also see all of our pictures from Day 2 of the climbing Mount Kilimanjaro by clicking here.


Video 1 of our first two days on Mount Kilimanjaro!




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]]> http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/06/kilimanjaro_climbing_and_camping.html http://blog.kilimanjaro2006.com/2006/06/kilimanjaro_climbing_and_camping.html Kilimanjaro Sat, 24 Jun 2006 00:34:58 -0700 Africa - Safe and sound! We're in Africa! Jambo! (Hello in Swahili)

We made it safe and sound, flying on KLM Airlines, which we have absolutely come to love in the last 48 hours. All of our flights were on time, and the planes are amazing. More on that will come in another posting.

We spent our first day on safari in Arusha National Park. IT WAS INCREDIBLE!

Our hotel is amazing too! It's the Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge. It's more of a resort than a hotel, on a coffee plantation, with a golf course, and it backs right up to Arusha National Park!

We have pictures and video, of course (over 200 pictures from today alone), which we will be sharing on kilimanjaro2006.com.

One challenge... The Internet costs $5/hour at our hotel, and we're completely out of range of email once we're on the mountain. We're acutally leaving from our hotel at 7:30 A.M. tomorrow. So... this will be the last posting until July 5th.

Until then, if you're worried, don't be. Hakuna Matata, and send lots of positive thoughts our way. We look forward to sharing more our our travels with you then!

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