Peak Climbs - Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa

I get addicted to this internet thing.  After this moment I will be going 10 days without internet.
We had our trip meeting last night.  Our climb is 11 people and a pretty diverse group.  We were introduced to our lead guide and he was very nice.  He explained our itineraries for each day and gave [...]

Ok, a quick trip report before I go to sleep.  They actually have wifi here at the hotel!!  It’s 12am and I arrived in Tanzania about 10pm.  It took me 1 hour to get my visa.  Then I was met by a guy holding up a sign with my name from Africa Walking Company.  He [...]

Ok, this is why I brought my Netbook.  It’s because I have a 5 hour layover here in Amsterdam.  I’m sitting at a McDonalds where I just paid $12 for a 6 piece nuggets, fries and a Coke!  It’s 6am over here.  Flying this far is weird because your sense of time gets so screwed [...]

Well the day has finally come and I’m about to head for the airport in 6 hours.  I just finished packing and I am carrying a small Camelbak day pack and a larger Osprey backpack.  Together they weigh in right at 29 lbs.  This is not including water.  I think this is considered pretty light, [...]

Travel insurance was required by my outfitter Peak Planet.  Of course, this is another added cost on top of the trip that anyone doing this trip should plan for.  I should make a post about the total expenditure on climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro because booking the outfitter is only the first step.
Anyway, back to the travel [...]