Mt. Kilimanjaro Ed’s Pack

Kilimanjaro Picture of the week 15

By Ed | April 9th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

I love this photograph.

We are down climbing the ridge above Moir Camp we had ascended for acclimatization. It is quite straight forward as ridges go but it was the first time on our trek that we had ... [read on]
 

Kilimanjaro Picture of the week 14

By Ed | April 3rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »

This picture of our two outstanding Tusker guides; Stephen and Yusto was taken during our acclimatization climb above Moir camp. Behind them you can see the entire Shira Plateau which we had crossed as we ascended the ... [read on]
 

Kilimanjaro Picture of the week 13

By Ed | March 26th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Along the final ridge as we approached Moir Camp we could see this B-Movie Spaceship like structure standing juxtaposed among the volcanic topography.

Some Norwegians built it in the 80’s. It was certainly no light task as it ... [read on]
 

Picture of the week 12

By Ed | March 19th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

This photograph shows the remote Moir campsite as we arrived. The knob on the upper right is the place we hiked to the second day to continue our acclimatization program.

The slog to Moir Camp was my toughest ... [read on]
 

Picture of the week 11

By Ed | March 14th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

After the acclimation hike to Klute Peak our hunger had vanished for the first but not the last time on the mountain. This was our third dinner on the trail at Shira 1 Camp. The green stuff is ... [read on]
 

Picture of the week 10

By Ed | March 12th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Our acclimation hike to the top of Klute Peak offered this panoramic view of the Shira Plateau and Kibo (the center volcano of the three that make up Kilimanjaro i.e. Shira, Kibo and Mawenzi) around 24 miles ... [read on]
 

Picture of the week 9

By Ed | February 26th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Our second stop on the mountain became Shira 1 Camp. To the south east along the eroded edges of the Shira Cone you can see, in the center of the photograph, both Klute Peak on the left and ... [read on]
 

Kilimanjaro Picture of the week 8

By Ed | February 20th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

As we moved out of the rain forest and into the heather region, the foliage, although still over our heads, had airiness to it. It was completely different than the constant shade of the jungle. By our ... [read on]
 

Kilimanjaro Picture of the week 7

By Ed | February 13th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

The morning of our second day we transitioned out of the rain forest into the heather region. We stopped in this spot so the Cheeseheads from flatland could take a breather. If you look closely you ... [read on]
 

Kilimanjaro Picture of the week 6

By Ed | February 5th, 2007 | Add a Comment »

Every morning I’d hear the cooks moving around followed by the hiss of the kerosene burners. That meant breakfast in about half an hour. I could lounge in my nice warm sleeping bag a little longer.

I was ... [read on]