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Friday, January 1st, 2010

Happy New Year to all of you! This is Achim writing. You guys must wonder what’s going on. Basically no network in the middle of Africa. Just got a call from Jaimi for a couple of minutes. 3rd day of climbing or shall we say hiking? They are now up on 3900m (for the Americans, please figure out yourself what this is in feet). Everything is great: legs work great (no surprise to me. I keep telling Jaimi that she has strong legs), they get a lot of good food, multiple times tea per day, and even more often the opposite of drinking .. not to mention the air release (you know what I mean). This is a sign that they are adjusting very well to the altitude and almost no headache. Well, no surprise too as they are not getting any booze up there.

So, no worries. I will update the blog as soon as I hear back from them.

False Start

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

2:30 am and we are ready to go…. I guess we should have taken that melatonin last night.  Plus we have been up 3-4 times to pee already.  In these early hours we are second-guessing the new route proposed by our guide.  Does he have our best interests in mind, or some other motivation?  Juli, we wish you were here, too, but hopefully thoughts of you rushing us up the mountain will keep us going when it starts to get tough.

Well, I guess we will try to go back to sleep if we can get our minds to quiet down (and Jill’s incessant chatter.)

Last preparations

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
We are in bed.  It has been a busy day and I have to say I’ve been amazed at Jill’s energy; after such a horribly long trip, I expected today to be more filled with siestas than ... [Continue reading this entry]

Hakuna Matata

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
And yes, they do actually say that here, so now we know 5 words! Today is a great day.   We are finally getting our traveling legs back, I think.  This morning  we woke up before our alarm went off, thanks ... [Continue reading this entry]

Moshi, Tanzania – trying to complete another posting before Jill passes out (again…)

Monday, December 28th, 2009
Wrapping up our first day in Tanzania, and the end of a very long travel day, we’re eating chocolate and trying to stay awake just a bit longer.   The flight of delirious giggling from Nairobi to ... [Continue reading this entry]

Nairobi

Sunday, December 27th, 2009
We are sipping hot cappuccinos in the humid jomo kenyatta airport in nairobi, kenya after a very long travel itinerary with just 1 more short flight to go (to kilimanjaro).  The sun is just now coming up.  Our travel was ... [Continue reading this entry]

Luggage overflow and insomnia

Saturday, December 26th, 2009
So while everything was listed in my excel planning file, it seemed harmless enough: sleeping bag, inflatable mattress, hiking boots, sticks, 2 hiking pants, 2 fleeces.... etc.  Now that I've tried to cram it all into suitcases, I am feeling ... [Continue reading this entry]

Final itinerary

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
The countdown has been on for the past 6 weeks, and we are now only days away from the start of this adventure.  I have now banned myself from reading any more blogs about Kili climbs (a couple days ... [Continue reading this entry]

Training

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
We've got the boots and sticks - now the training REALLY begins! dsc00132.JPGdsc00133.JPG[Continue reading this entry]

The updated itinerary (to be updated again later)

Thursday, August 20th, 2009
26 Dec, Sat - Jill's travel starts!  PDX - FRA, 13:30 - 8:55 27 Dec, Sun - Jaimi's travel starts!!  STR - FRA 11:35-12:30. After meeting up at frankfurt airport, Summit Sistas continue on together FRA - CAIRO, 15:10 - 20:15 ... [Continue reading this entry]