Message from Sean ‘Beaut day. Great views and loving the terrain. It’s a perfect starlit night. A big moon rose over the Baranco wall – it’s going to be full for summit night.  There is a low Swahili mumble in the background. Dry, crisp air is descending off the moonlit peak 2000m above’.

Many […]

 Sms from Sean last night ‘Lots of fun.  There were 500 climbers on the Machame route today. We never saw a footprint on our route – it’s all to ourselves. Brilliant. Weather perfect.  Tucked in now and reading a great book ‘No way down’ – the story of three fateful days on K2 […]

 Heard from Sean late last night – hellish travelling day with flight delays.  But happy days now at the hotel and everyone amped for the climb. 

This morning, after breakfast, the group will drive to Umbwe gate (1800m) passing through villages with coffee and banana plantations. At the gate, they will meet their guides and porters […]

Kili climbers at the airport

 Sean landed in Joburg last night and spent the evening reuniting with the Elbrus group. He had a brilliant time catching up and reminiscing with everyone.  It was not too raucous an evening as Sean had to meet 13 people on the Kili trip at 6am at OR Tambo this am.  Their 1time flight departed […]