We’re at sitting at high camp at 16,000ft. It’s windy and, now that the sun has set, it’s getting cold. We’re ready. We’ll set out at midnight tonight and hopefully be waving the Canadian flag on the top of Africa around about 6am. Nerves are good and there are plenty around. We just need to [...]

-- Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:38:20 +0000

The ‘almost’ full moon is shining down on Karanga Valley,  our campsite destination at 13,255ft. Our superheroes have conquered the Barranco Wall, eaten platters of banana fritters, had a visit from the ‘summit man’  and now recharge in preparation for tomorrow’s night ascent. The night is cold. Our water bottles, full of hot water, now [...]

-- Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:41:55 +0000

Greetings to everyone and Jambo to Ms.Keswani’s 4K class! We’re sitting on a plateau at 13000 ft after a dinner of soup, mashed potatoes, curried beans, and vegetable stirfry. We’ve  taken our Malarone (to protect against malaria) and our Diamox to aid in acclimatization. We’ve had literally a day of up and down walking up [...]

-- Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:36:59 +0000