Kilimanjaro Climb
Creating this blog to keep our family updated while we climb Kilimanjaro and explore Africa for half of a month with Gabe and Luke Ervin.
Pre Mountain Climb
Day 1 getting there Gary 3:04 a.m., Amsterdam layover. "See that mountain over there, yeah, one of these days I'm going to climb that mountain" I heard this on the…
Day 3 5:30 am writing from Mandara Hut
Day 3 5:30 a.m., writing from Mandara Hut Yesterday we started our climb after a wonderful night’s, sleep, hot shower, and meal (the last for 6 days). We met our…
Day 4: Posted from the Horombo huts 12,000 ft
Finally out of the rainforest, breakdowns, and Mr. Chow joins us. Start of the day, the sky cleared and we could see the stars and the rest of the camp.…
Day 5: Zebra Rock from Horombo
We have been eating a lot of Ibuprofen and little food. Sore muscles and headaches. We had a great day today as we climbed to Zebra Rock at 16,000 ft.…
Day 6 Horombo to base camp Kibo Hut
We get to the hut at 2 p.m. It is cold and windy/ Gabe is really feeling bad. The last few hundred yards take forever. Kibo is a hard place.…
Day 7: The Climb, pole pole
Day 7 The Climb, pole pole Our time finally comes. We get ready quickly, since we slept in most of our clothes already. All we had to put on was…
Days 8-10: From 19000 ft up to 19 meters under water
Got a little carried away so next 3 days will be short with pictures. We landed in Zanzibar amongst the disorganized chaos that I have learned to love about Africa. …
Day 11 Bike, Barbeque, and the Crater
We return to the mainland for our last three days. We stay in a lodge, The Manor at Ngorongoro, outside the rim of the crater. The lodge is on a…