We successfully arrived at Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson Airport this afternoon and we were greeted by some of our biggest supporters, our families. It was an unbelievable journey and we want to thank everyone very much for all the support! We will be sure to keep everyone updated with any future media Mission Kilimanjaro gets!
Kyle, Dan, Takashi, Sandra, and Joey arrives in Amsterdam and have a 2 hour lay over before heading home. We are enjoying some much loved Starbucks for the first time in about a month!
We just boarded the KLM 777 and everyone is anxious to get home! We have a quick layover in Amsterdam, but should arrive in the US on the 26th at 2:45 pm. If anyone wants to track us our flights numbers are KL0569 and KL0057.
Yesterday was Day 2 of the safari. We first were privileged to visit a Mosai Camp: see their houses, how they live and learn more about their culture. Then we went down into the Ngorogoro Crater and immediately saw a lion being chased by a group of water buffalo. It was quite intense, but that [...Click Here to Read More]
Kyle, Dan, Joey, Geneva, Sandra, and Takashi all went on a three day safari. Day 1 included seeing monkeys, gazelle, zebras, giraffe, bison, warthogs and elephants. We spent about 15 minutes watching a herd of elephants walk by our truck, which was absolutely amazing! We arrived late to the Ngorongoro Crater and had a beautiful [...Click Here to Read More]
The whole team enjoyed an absolutely amazing visit to a local school in Moshi. We got to hang out with the wonderful kids and Kyle gave a short presentation. Kevin and K2 Adventures Foundation do some amazing work in Tanzania! Five members of Team Kili are going on a three day safari starting on the [...Click Here to Read More]
It’s 3 am and 0 degrees. We are eating a little breakfast and having some hot tea before we depart!
After our rest day Team Kili is getting ready for bed. We’ve decided to wake up at 2 am and push for the crater rim. Everyone is extremely excited and anxious for our toughest climb yet. Our target is to climb to 18,500 feet in 10 hours.
A key component of Team Kilimanjaro is the two man camera crew dedicated to capturing Kyle’s amazing story on film. Takashi Doscher, the director, keeps everything on an even keel with his unflappable calm, sharp eye and keen wit. David “The Stache” Pergolini, camera ops, keeps the team in stitches with his extensive repertoire of [...Click Here to Read More]
We apologize for the lack of communication. It’s been difficult to get service. The team just arrived at 15,800 feet at Arrow Glacier Camp. It was a short day and everyone is feeling good. Dan seems to be making a full recovery from his stomach bug and we are all anxious for our push in [...Click Here to Read More]
