Mt. Kilimanjaro Climber Profiles
Check out some of the people who have climbed Kilimanjaro.
Daisy Ko
When I’m not on the road, you’re most likely going to find me either in class at the University of Washington, at events featuring electronica music, hanging out with friends at coffee shops, or at work as a part-time sales associate. After graduating in March, I plan to go back to Tanzania to volunteer in a health-related field.
Date: May 16th, 2005 |
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Mark Horner
Mark Horner. Thirty-eight years old. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. Home is Big Bear Lake, CA when I am back in the states. I am currently working in Iraq for ‘THAT’ government contractor. I am currently involved in bringing water to the masses over here. Here being Al Taqaddum Airbase just west of Fallujah. I am really looking forward to this trip and the chance to see some snow. West Virginia University was the site of my misguided attempt to mix higher learning and large quantities of alcohol. Can’t wait to meet all of you.
Date: May 14th, 2005 |
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Chris Heidrich
Chris is from Brisbane, Australia and began his journey in 1996 with some friends on a trip to Chicago to pick up Sean, and then on to England to see the Euro ‘96 football tournament. Thus began a steep learning curve as he realised the folly in trying to haul 4 pairs of shoes wherever he went.
Date: May 13th, 2005 |
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Donovan Pacholl
After close to four years of public relations work, Donovan took a life-changing journey through 16 countries, where he concluded that the world of travel was his passion. At the age of 27 he embarked on his second journey to Tanzania, East Africa. There he established his own roots and began the start-up of a local office for an American based non-profit organization, the International Mountain Explorer’s Connection (IMEC). His goals were to help educate and clothe the porters of Mt. Kilimanjaro - the highest, most climbed, mountain in Africa.
Date: May 13th, 2005 |
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Marisa Umsawasdi
An adventure nut by nature — you’ll likely find me scaling rocks, abseiling down glacier-melt waterfalls, rafting in frigid waters, jumping out of planes, hanggliding over picturesque shark infested waters, kayaking past dolphins…and for the latest adventure, summitting Mt. Kilimanjaro! Hopefully… Yes, I love adventure and am an adrenaline junkie. But I’ll probably be the one panting and crawling my way all the way up the mountain.
Date: May 13th, 2005 |
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Madhu Reddy
I’m a dreamer.The day I saw Gregory Peck in the
Hemmingway novel about “Snows of Kilimajaro” I knew I
had to see this mountain. Don’t think I ever thought
about climbing it…but now I will.
Little ol’ me was born in the Deccan town of Hyderabad
in India. Grew up in Goa before it became a
backpackers have…landed in the concrete jungles of
Los Angeles one autumn day..made San Francisco Bay
Area home a year later. That was nearly 13 years
ago.My heart is spilt…a part in India and the other
in San Francisco.
I could tell you more about myself ..give more
details…send a pic along with this Bio…but I
really really can’t. This Libra girl comes out of the
witness protection program only in Dec. Till then…
Date: May 15th, 2005 |
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Sean E. Keener
Sean grew up in Chicago, Illinois and began his journey in 1994 with a year of study at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. His studies and travels there inspired him as he met travellers from all over the world. He quickly learned that a holiday can be more than 1 week next to the pool in warm weather. Following his return to Chicago and graduation from University, he departed 1996 on a whirlwind tour of England and Scotland with 3 Australian friends.
Date: May 13th, 2005 |
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Courtney Ries
Courtney “Tennis Court” Ries is the youngest brat of the BootsnAll bunch.
The midwest native was born in Milwaukee and moved all around the freezing cold Northern states before landing in Apple Valley, Minnesota, which, despite it’s name, has no apple trees. Tired of living in the ‘burbs half an hour out of ‘the city’, she went to school in Evanston, Illinois, a suburb that was physically closer but yet somehow demanded a longer commute into ‘the city.’
Date: May 13th, 2005 |
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Francesca Mazurkiewicz
My name is Francesca but I am better known in the BootsnAll community as Freesia. I have lived in Chicago just about my whole life and this is where I first met the Boot Boyz, Sean and Chris, back in 1997. I was lucky enough to be around for the beginning of BootsnAll, and I would do anything to help out my old friends. Taking part in this trip to Africa is just another way for me to support BootsnAll and all it stands for.
Date: May 13th, 2005 |
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