Archive for March, 2011

Chief Guide: Deodatus Na’alli
Route: 6 Day Machame -

Latest guide report received at 1243 BST on Thursday 31st March 2011:

All 3 climbers are doing well and we are on the way to Machame Huts. The weather is quite variable as expected, but we are ready for it.

Chief Guide: Jonas Gerald
Route: 7 Day TK Rongai

Latest guide report received at 1253 BST on Sunday 27th March 2011:

We arrived at Horombo huts @ 1430 and all 4 climbers are doing well, tired but happy. Overcast weather since the summit.

Chief Guide: Jonas Gerald
Route: 7 Day TK Rongai

Latest guide report received at 0643 BST on Sunday 27th March 2011:

All 4 climbers successfully reached Uhuru Peak this morning @ 0630 and had brilliant weather all the way. They are all very happy.

Chief Guide: Jonas Gerald
Route: 7 Day TK Rongai

Latest guide report received at 1910 GMT on Saturday 26th March 2011:

All 4 climbers have prepared well and are ready to start to Uhuru Peak @ midnight. They are looking forward to the final ascent to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Chief Guide: Jonas Gerald
Route: 7 Day TK Rongai

Latest guide report received at 0845 GMT on Saturday 26th March 2011:

We arrived at School Hut @ 1115 and all 4 climbers are doing well. It is cloudy here now.

Chief Guide: Jonas Gerald
Route: 7 Day TK Rongai

Latest guide report received at 0607 GMT on Saturday 26th March 2011:

All the climbers are doing OK, despite having lots of rain yesterday evening. We are on the way to School Hut and are enjoying lovely clear views of Kibo. This afternoon we will take an acclimatisation trek towards Hans Meyer Cave before resting and preparing to head to the summit at midnight.

Chief Guide: Jonas Gerald
Route: 7 Day TK Rongai

Latest guide report received at 0542 GMT on Friday 25th March 2011:

We had lots of rain last night, but all 4 climbers are doing well. Today we are on the way to 3rd Cave Camp and the weather this morning is great.

Chief Guide: Jonas Gerald
Route: 7 Day TK Rongai

Latest guide report received at 0858 GMT on Thursday 24th March 2011:

All 4 climbers are doing excellently. We arrive at Mawenzi Tarn Hut @ 1101 after short burst of rain for 45 minutes before we arrived at camp. It is foggy and snowing now. This afternoon we will take an acclimatisation trek towards Mawenzi Peak.

Chief Guide: Jonas Gerald
Route: 7 Day TK Rongai

Latest guide report received at 0507 GMT on Thursday 24th March 2011:

The climbers are all doing well and we are on the way to Mawenzi tarn Hut under a cloudy but dry sky.

Chief Guide: Jonas Gerald
Route: 7 Day TK Rongai

Latest guide report received at 1159 GMT on Wednesday 23rd March 2011:

All 4 climbers are doing great despite the rain we have had this afternoon once we left the lunch stop at 2nd Cave Camp. The weather is better now and we arrived at Kikelewa Camp @ 1445.