Trip Reports
The team arrived at their high camp at the toe of the nearly extinct Arrow Glacier today. It’s a short day of hiking to move up to this high camp, but they’ll only get a few hours to rest before taking off for the summit tonight at around 1am. The route they are taking is…
Jason called in for the team from Moir Camp this evening at 13,600ft on the flanks of Kilimanjaro. They had a nice trek up from Shira 1 camp today and stopped for lunch at “Fischer Camp”, a camp named for the legendary American mountaineer Scott Fischer from his many trips to Kilimanjaro. They’re all doing…
Phillip called in the evening dispatch from the Kilimanjaro team from Shira Camp 1. They were woken up early by the local monkeys, and got off to an early start to the day, climbiing up out of the forests and jungle down on the lower flanks of Kili and up into the drier Moorlands today. …
The team is finally on the move today and they began their trek up Kilimanjaro! They passed through some dense forest and jungle today, enjoyed seeing monkeys in the trees above them. They arrived in camp for tea time and a chance to relax before dinner. Here’s Jason checking in with the dispatch from the…
The team is going to start on the trek up Kilimanjaro today! They’ve had a couple of relaxing days enjoying the wildlife and the lodges around the base of the mountain and they’re excited to be on their way up. They’ll hop in the Land Cruisers this morning and drive to the trailhead where they…
Our Kilimanjaro team is enjoying some pre-trip luxury and relaxation before beginning their trek. Tonight they are staying in one of our favorite game camp/lodges where they’ll enjoy luxury tented accommodations that are famous in Tanzania. The Ndarakwai Ranch and Camp is a private game ranch where they’ll be able to take an evening game…
Welcome to the trip dispatches for our October 2021 Kilimanjaro Trek! We’re excited to be venturing out into the world again and our team has all arrived in Tanzania a few days early to enjoy and relax before their trek begins. The team will be ascending the Lemosho route and through the Western Breach to…
Hello to all of those who have been following us up the mountain! The June 22nd team, also known as “Team Big Knots”, is back from our expedition on Denali. We had a fun last dinner in Anchorage the other night where we all got to laugh and share some of our favorite stories from…
Dear Friends and Family, Several climbers have had to overcome the unknown, suspense and challenges posed by a COVID-19 outbreak at Everest, and/or traveling to the United States in order to get a chance to climb on Denali this year. We had a very diverse team with interesting backgrounds, stories and pictures to share. Even…
“Hey Folks! It has been a week since we flew off of the mountain and I wanted to double-back with an update. As our trip wrapped up in speedy and tiresome fashion we enjoyed trekking out to basecamp overnight in order to rip a flight back to TKA before incoming weather. Overwhelmed with summertime smells and…