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Daily Video Log of Mt. Kilimanjaro climb to 19340 ft
Daily Video Log of Mt. Kilimanjaro climb to 19340 ft Brief daily recaps of the climb to 19340 ft. The daily video snips recapping the journey get better as the week progresses. First 5 days are about 45 seconds each - the last emotional recap runs a bit longer. Watch the whole thing and you will get a sense of the emotion involved.
August 31st, 2011 - 21:23
Thanks for uploading! Planning on doing the climb in 2013!
September 5th, 2011 - 13:46
@trosenthal – Awesome to hear you’re headed to Kili. Good luck with it. I’m sure it will bring you a lifetime memory. It’s a magical place. My one piece of advise is to prepare for the COLD on summit night! Let me know how the trip goes.
November 27th, 2011 - 21:53
I assume you were on Diamox, which I just got a prescription from my PCP? I am climbing on Sept 3rd 2012 and can’t wait! Seeing how cold it was on you, I am camping out in the Smokies this winter on LeConte to get acclimated to the bitter cold, not that it will be anything compared to there. I just got some more of my gear.
November 27th, 2011 - 23:49
Diamox from PCP – I only took 3 pills, 8 hrs apart, the last one as I began my summit push at midnight. Most of the climb was typical AT hiking until summit night. That was the crux & it was COLD. About 15F & 25 mph wind. Chemical hand warmers and they helped a lot. I was too hot, sweated early, pushing me toward hypothermia. I’ve since climbed Mt Rainier twice and have found having the right gear in light layers is the key. Good luck. Kili is amazing! rbergevine at gmail.