From Sean: What a great day! When we signed the register into the Park, I noticed that there were only two other climbers on the mountain. We met them as we ascended to Nyabitaba Hut. They are two Japanese guys who skied down the glacier. Skiing on the equator – what next! But that sums up […]
Message just in from Sean: “Equatorial foothills of the Rwenzoris are lush, with misty pinnacles in the distance. Everyone is chuffed. Andrew splashed out on chinese floral brolly.”
Last night the guys were amped to see the lunar eclipse but no such luck as the clouds had moved in. This morning they will drive for 25kms from Kasese to the […]
Message from Sean is that all is well and on track. After an early breakfast at Sunset Motel in Entebbe, the group was collected by their driver, Moses and are now on their way to Kasese via Fort Portal for lunch. They’ll pass captivating attractions en route, perhaps have a brief stop at the Equator and be in both hemispheres at once, […]
Sean, Scott, Nikki, Remo and Ian are on their way to the airport to fly from Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar where they’ll be staying at a 5 star resort – a far cry from camping on the slopes of Kili. Scott is no doubt looking forward to his brussel sprout smoothie – a ‘reward’ for summiting. They will return […]
After spending as long as possible on the summit before the biting cold forces them down, the group will descend to Barafu camp, have a short sleep, reluctantly wake up for lunch and then carry on descending to Mweka camp. They’ll feel like supermen and women with the extra oxygen in the air and fly down to […]
