Mt. Kilimanjaro Climber Profiles

Your Hardcore If You Arrive Before Sunrise!

By Donovan | October 6th, 2006 | 1 Comment »

Most Kilimanjaro climbers don’t arrive at the actual summit before sunrise. Most of them are very, very close to the top, within a few hundred yards (that could take an hour) or somewhere ... [read on]
 

Julie at Uhuru Peak – Kilimanjaro Summit

By Donovan | August 16th, 2006 | Comments Off

Julie O’Keeffe submitted this picture of herself at Uhuru Peak on the morning of July 29, 2006. Congratulations Julie!

Here is Julie’s advice on making it to the summit:

“I may not be the ... [read on]
 

WheelChair Up Kilimanjaro

By Donovan | June 14th, 2006 | 3 Comments »

Could someone in a wheelchair make it up Kilimanjaro was a questions that I received today.

Well, to be honest, I haven’t seen it or heard of it before, but Kilimanjaro is one of the mountains where can do about anything. ... [read on]
 

Hello, My Name Is Kilimanjaro

By Donovan | April 28th, 2006 | Comments Off

Mayor KilimanjaroMt. Kilimanjaro does strange things to people. Symbolically, anywhere in the world, climbing an enormous mountain like Kilimanjaro represents a Herculean task, creating many skeptics that the human body can climb ... [read on]
 

Climber Interview: Carrie

By Donovan | April 1st, 2006 | Comments Off

Name: Carrie Age: 24 State in the US: Colorado Route up the mountain: Machame How many days: 10 Number of people in your group: 17, I think

What was your reason for deciding to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro? It was really the ... [read on]
 

Climber Interview: Jonathan Kraft

By Donovan | March 30th, 2006 | Comments Off

Name: Jonathan Age: 26 State in the US: Colorado Route up the mountain: Machame How many days: 8 Number of people in your group: 17

What was your reason for deciding to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro? So many reasons. Because it’s there, because the ... [read on]
 

Summit Picture – Brian Gallagher

By Donovan | March 9th, 2006 | 1 Comment »

Brian Gallagher poses for his picture at Uhuru Peak on Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, East Africa. Brian Gallagher at Uhuru Peak

BootsnAll Tanzania Trip

By Donovan | January 30th, 2006 | Comments Off

On the first sunrise of 2006, on the top of the highest mountain in Africa, more than 20 BootsnAll members successfully made it to Kilimanjaro’s summit, Uhuru Peak. It was a tough grueling climb – one that had been planned ... [read on]
 

Sean Householder

By Donovan | May 18th, 2005 | Comments Off

Sean Householder is an only child born in Columbus, Ohio. He moved several times in his youth, living in various locations in Ohio, Indiana, and Arizona. During this time he and his family traveled to most states east ... [read on]
 

Cristee Campbell and Adria Walters

By Donovan | May 16th, 2005 | Comments Off

Adria Walters, 31 I’m a travel nurse that has spent the last 8 years in the Wasatch mountains and redrock country of Utah. I love the outdoors through activities and photography, and love life through my family and friends. Good food ... [read on]