Articles tagged ‘Podcasts’
Kilimanjaro Podcast on NPR
By Donovan | March 23rd, 2007 |
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I discovered this interesting Kilimanjaro link today. It’s an audio podcast of an NPR journalist’s climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2004. It’s good to hear his take on climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro - and finally making it to the top. The podcast is brief, and makes the one week climb seems like it’s really fast.
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Video of Porters Singing on Kilimanjaro
By Donovan | October 2nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
We are going to post videos of Kilimanjaro from time to time. Here is a classic porters signing on the mountain. This usually happens at the end of the trip.
Kilimanjaro Climber Interview - Podcast
By Donovan | March 2nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Jonathan Liberman was in great spirits on his climb up Kilimanjaro. On the morning of Day 2, at Machame Camp which sits at 10,000 ft, Jonathan reflects on this next day.
Listen to Jonathan at Machame Camp.
This interview was done on Mt. Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro Climber Interview
By Donovan | March 1st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Tracy Benham talks about her first day climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. In less than two days, Tracy flew from Florida to Europe and onward to Tanzania, and started climbing the mountain with little sleep - arriving the night before she started her ascent up Kilimanjaro. It’s not recommened for sure, but Tracy managed to summit.
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Day 4 Interview - Podcast Interview
By Donovan | February 18th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Kilimanjaro Climber Jonathan Liberman reflects on his fourth day climbing Kilimanjaro. He is about to climb the Great Barranco Wall.
Listen to Jonathan
This interview was done on Mt. Kilimanjaro
Stomach Virus - Podcast on Kilimanjaro
By Donovan | February 16th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
It can happen to anyone. You have prepared for one year to climb Africa’s highest mountain. You are fit, have all the right gear, bought your ticket and flew to East Africa. You are ready to start your climb and are at the base of the mountain. Now, all of a sudden, you feel really [...]
Interview with Daisy - Podcast Interview
By Donovan | February 11th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Daisy Ko shared with BootsnAll her perspective on climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro on her second day on the mountain.
Listen to Daisy discuss her second day
On a seperate note, after this interview, Daisy did make it almost to the top of Kilimanjaro. She made it about 3 hours from the top, but was forced down because [...]
Kilimanjaro Song
By Donovan | February 10th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Here is a great song that Chuck and his friends recorded before Chuck’s climb up Kilimanjaro. No - it’s not the Toto Africa song, “I blessed the rains down in Africa,” but rather some lyrics that were made up on the spot. The more you listen to it, the better it gets. Chuck’s playing bass.
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Cold, Wet and Pissed - Kilimanjaro Podcast
By Donovan | February 9th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
On Day 1 of our climb hiking up to Machame Camp, the rain started to pour. After an hour of solid rain, we ran into our first big issue on Kilimanjaro. It wasn’t with our group, it was another. There were two girls, wearing nothing more than shorts and tank tops, in the pouring rain. [...]
Morning Before Summit
By Donovan | February 2nd, 2006 | 1 Comment »
After five days of hiking, Court Ries is starting to feel the difficulty of the sporadic mountain weather. Listen to Court’s remarks about her perspective on climbing Kilimanjaro. The mountain was starting to beat her down.
Listen to Court
This interview was done on Mt. Kilimanjaro
