Kilimanjaro: Grom & Team Arrive at High Camp, Ready for Summit
Jambo everyone back home.
Well we’ve finally arrived at our high camp, after a good nights rest and a short hike up to 15,000ft. It has been mostly sunny all day with great views of Kilimanjaro and our route for tomorrow.
Everyone is doing well and feeling good at this new altitude which is a good sign for things ahead.
The team just wrapped up another fantastic lunch and discussed in great detail the plan for tomorrow’s climb. The team knows what we’ll be wearing, the packing list, as well as the schedule.
Our game plan will be to wake at 10:30 pm and have a quick breakfast at 11 pm, then hopefully hit the trail right around 11:30 pm. Normally we try to leave a touch later, but there are quite a few climbers here tonight so we’re going to try and get a jumpstart on most of them.
I’m expecting the team to reach the summit in 7 to 8 hours if things go according to plan.
There have been several rounds of trivia with the winner getting a chance to make a satellite phone call from the summit. So everyone back home please keep your phones handy and if you receive a call from a strange number please answer.
That’s all for now. And keep your fingers crossed for us!
RMI Guide Casey Grom and the Kili crew
Comments (9)
Soak it all in! Congrats!
Posted by: Heidi Heidrich on
Dena with the poses! Congrats on the summit! Miss you lots, Mom and Dad!
Posted by: Lindsey Frishmuth on
Go Team!!!
Can’t wait to see the summit photo!
Posted by: Tracy on
Love you guys!! So proud, can’t wait to see your summit pics!! Don’t worry if your eyes start to sweat
Posted by: Andrea Frishmuth on
Amazing accomplishment so far! Big shout out to the Dietz/Snow/Scott group! JR and I are doing the Wayne’s World “We’re not worthy!” bow!!
Posted by: Janice Reuther on
Awesome work everyone!!! Enjoy that summit air!!!! Excited to see the pics!!
Posted by: Marci Meyer on
You got this! All the preparation is paying off. What an incredible opportunity. Looking forward to seeing photos. XO
Posted by: Steffie Coffey on
Good luck all!! So excited to hear all about it!!
Posted by: Kendall Snow on
Good luck to everyone on summit day!!
Posted by: Christopher Stout on