It has been quite the year so far for PSA in 2018. We had changes in our board configuration in the spring that have created openings for new members. We conducted a few presentations at local churches in an effort to increase awareness of the...
The descent from Mt. Kilimanjaro is almost as difficult as the ascent. Loose gravel called scree practically forces you to ski down the mountain. After arriving at the Mweka Gate, we received our certificates and began the celebration with our porters from Kandoo Adventures. The...
SUMMIT OR BUST!! At around 11 pm, we woke up, donned our headlamps and started the grueling 7-8 hour ascent to Uhuru Peak. We reached Stella Point (5,756 m) (18,885 ft) short before sunrise and we had another hour hike to the real summit point,...
We leave Karanga Camp and hit the junction which connects with the Mweka Trail. We continue up to the rocky section to Barafu Hut. At this point, we have completed the Southern Circuit, which offers views of the summit from many different angles. Very early in...
The first part of the day is spent climbing towards the Lava Tower to a height of 4640 m/15220 ft. We are now so high, the vegetation disappears altogether. ...
This is the day we climbed the dreaded Barranco Wall, a steep 800-foot wall with a trail so narrow that hikers and porters must travel along it in single file. I’ve always had a fear of heights and thinking about scrambling up this wall still...
The forest soon began to disappear and gave way to the giant heathers of the Moorland Zone. The trail is much steeper in the Moorland Zone. ...
The first day on the Machame trail leads through a dense fairy tale forest of tall trees with moss covered branches, tree ferns and dangling lichen. ...
A once-in-a-lifetime journey to summit Mount Kilimanjaro begins with Stephen Dunne; Robert Duffy; Gregory Duffy; Rob Noll and Benjamin Houck. Our collective goal is to ascend the world’s highest freestanding mountain to raise funds in order to help rural communities in Tanzania gain access to...
Kilimanjaro Challenge begins...