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Posts for Kilimanjaro from 01/2013

Kilimanjaro: Grom & Team Nestled in at the Base of the Barranco Wall

Posted by: Casey Grom | January 31, 2013
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Kilimanjaro
Elevation: 12,800'

We departed the Shira Plateau this morning in a light mist.  Last night brought significant precipitation and muddied the trails a bit.  However, the night rain afforded us a beautiful view of the mountain and its new snow.  The day’s traverse provided great views of the landscape and curious vegetation.  About five hours from the onset, we walked down through rolling fog to our camp nestled underneath the Barranco Wall.  Spirits are high and bellies are full.  Tomorrow, we wake up early to traverse beneath the Southern Breach Wall.

Stay tuned,
RMI Climber Dan C.

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Kilimanjaro: Grom & Team Navigate Their Way to Shira Camp

Posted by: Casey Grom | January 30, 2013
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Kilimanjaro
Elevation: 12,200'

All is well here in Africa and the team is doing great.

We started early again today to stay ahead of the massive group that is climbing alongside us. We recently heard that it is the largest group ever allowed to climb together on Kilimanjaro. However they are doing a good job of staggering themselves on the trail.

We started out under cloudy skies which made for comfortable hiking but didn’t help with the drying out. However, since we have arrived at camp the sun has come out and it looks like everything will dry in time for tomorrow. We hiked for about four hours today and chose not to have a sit down lunch as we were a little worried it could rain, and luckily for us it didn’t.

We are relaxing here at Camp 2 on top of the Shira Plateau that overlooks the Great Rift Valley. It’s incredibly beautiful and we even have a nice view of the upper mountain too.

RMI Guide Casey Grom and crew

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Kilimanjaro: Grom & Team at Machame Camp

Posted by: Casey Grom | January 29, 2013
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Kilimanjaro
Elevation: 9,800'

The team was up by 6:30 and out the door by 7:30 after a quick breakfast. We loaded up all the gear and food then drove for just over a hour to Kilimanjaro National Park. Once we were at the park entrance we registered our team and picked the 20+ porters to help us along the way. We were the first team to start walking thankfully, as a team of 100 showed up and began picking their 300+ porters. It was busy at the gate but we managed to stay out front all the way to camp. It was far from a perfect day here on Kilimanjaro. We encountered a very heavy rain after about two hours of hiking that soaked us almost to the bone. Everyone did great and remained positive despite the less than ideal weather.

We are currently relaxing in our tents now that the rain has subsided and are getting ready for dinner. Tomorrow we’ll have more than a few items hanging from our pack to dry in the sun.

Enjoying the adventure!

RMI Guide Casey Grom and crew

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Kilimanjaro: Casey Grom and Team Arrive in Africa

Posted by: Casey Grom | January 28, 2013
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Kilimanjaro

Jambo (Hello) from Africa,

The team arrived late last night after some very long flights (18hrs). We wasted no time getting back to the hotel and called it a night after a quick dinner. This morning we had our team meeting and discussed the upcoming climb and gear needed. We then took a break and enjoyed a little sunshine by the pool. Its basically summer here and most of us are on vacation after all. After lunch we took a short ride into Arusha and did a little sightseeing. Arusha is busy city of 300’000+ with a very rural and simple feeling. The team has just finished a wonderful 5 course meal provided by the Dik Dik Hotel and are headed off to bed.

We’ll be getting up early and headed for the trailhead tomorrow so that all for tonight.

RMI Guide Casey Grom & Team

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