Heard from Sean at 0650 this morning saying all was on track and they were walking to the Mango international boarding gates.  They land in Zanzibar at 1200 today and then have a few hours to have lunch at the water’s edge before departing Zanz at 1700 this afternoon for Kilimanjaro via Dar es Salaam.  […]

Sean and the Buchan/Deane family are in the last stages of gear packing before departure from Durban to Joburg this afternoon.  Overnight at the O R Tambo Protea  and then off to Kilimanjaro tomorrow with a stop over for lunch in Zanzibar.  This is Sean’s 24th Kili expedition and the highest mountain in Africa is […]

Summit!!  They made it.  Sean’s just phoned from the summit (3pm their time).  Excellent conditions he said.

Sean’s just called to say they are at Colera (5900m).  All good and strong and preparing for the summit attempt tomorrow.  They will depart at about 4am (9am SA time).

Sean phoned from the satellite phone last night (Thurs) to say that they were all safely ensconced at camp Nido (5500m).  Everyone was doing well. The wind wasn’t as strong as predicted.  Today they climb to camp Colera (5900m) and tomorrow they will depart very early for the summit.

From Sean – Today is our rest day in preparation for the summit push.  We had a good taste of the size of the mountain yesterday when we pushed up to Nido de Condores 5500m.  We are a good, light and fast team and if the weather is favourable we hope to […]

Monday was a rest day at BC after Sunday’s trek up to the nearby peak Bonetti. They spent the day sorting and packing their gear for Nido. Everyone is well and they’re having tons of fun. The weather is beautiful says Sean.  Today the group are heading up to Camp Nido (5500m) […]

Change of plans.  Instead of caching their loads at Camp Canada or Nido on Sunday, the team climbed to the peak of Cerro Bonetti, a 5100m cone of scree standing five kilometres from Base Camp.

Molly finally got her gear bag delivered to Base Camp yesterday.

Today is a much needed rest day at Plaza de Mulas (Base Camp) before they load carry up to Camp Nido des Condores (the condor’s nest) at 5200m tomorrrow or Plaza Canada (4900m) and then descend to Base Camp by tomorrow evening.  They’ll carry tents and food in their backpacks for caching […]