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Over the last year, we've enjoyed several great trips, including Kenya, Thailand, Morroco & two trips to Kilimanjaro. We are now gearing up for a return to Nepal. Follow our adventures here...
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Written by Brad Clement
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Saturday, 17 October 2009 23:09 |
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Hello from Moshi, Tanzania. I arrived last night after traveling overland from Nairobi, Kenya. Kilimanjaro was out in full view as I pulled into Moshi, with stunning sunset views of the summit ice cap and glaciers!
I am picking up Bayard, Jamie and Alex today at the airport and we will then spend the next two nights in the scenic village of Marangu before heading onto the mountain via the remote Rongai route. The village of Marangu is a quiet, pastoral town, located away from the noise and traffic of the city - situated at an elevation of almost 8,000ft.
More updates to follow as we begin our journey to the roof of Africa.
-Brad
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David Sheldrick orphanage in Nairobi |
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Written by Tonya Clement
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Friday, 16 October 2009 03:14 |
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Today we are off to the David Sheldrick elephant orphanage for a tour. The elephants are amazing and so human. Looking forward to coming home Sunday. Ton  Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry more info
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Written by Tonya Clement
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Wednesday, 14 October 2009 09:39 |
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No internet yet. Yesterday saw cheetah's, rhinos and elephants, giraffes, lions, zebras in the Masai Mara. Tomorrow we climb at Hell's Gate. Val should be going for the summit tonight. James and Karsten should both be home. We miss everyone. Wait till you see our photos. Ton Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry more info:
Masai Mara on Wikipedia
Hell's Gate national Park on Wikipedia |
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Written by Brad Clement
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Sunday, 11 October 2009 22:28 |
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We are all now back in Nairobi. Tonya and I are staying in Kenya for a few days until she heads home, and I head over to Tanzania to lead a trip up Kilimanjaro. Everyone else on our team is getting ready to go home or continue journeys elsewhere. Overall, we had a tremendous expedition. Tonya and I had hoped to climb the famed Diamond Couloir, and even though the route ended up being out of condition, we are actually as excited as ever that this route is indeed climbable. For years we have heard that this route had disappeared forever, but there was substantial ice all the way to the base of the climb....just not quite enough to be deemed a manageable risk. However, now knowing the the route has potential to form we are psyched to keep trying and to return to climb this thin ribbon of ice on the equator. Everyone on our team got some fantastic - and dramatic - climbs in. The weather was horrible....snow, rain, ice, sleet...but we managed to do some gret alpine rock routes. Apparently, from all reports we can find, no summits were made this season on Mt. Kenya due to the bad weather conditions. It seems our teamates, Val and Karsten, set the high point on Kenya this season, climbing the North Face route to about 16,500ft before turning around due to iced over rock that was quite dangerous. Nobody else made it that high this season. After deciding not to attempt the Diamond route, Tonya and I turned our attention to nearby towers and pinnacles that rarely get climbed. It was a personal high point for me to climb some routes first done by climbing legends Bill Tilman and Eric Shipton. Once we get to an internet connection that is a little better than archaic, we will upload some photos and video from the expedition. Thanks...Brad
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Written by Tom
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Saturday, 10 October 2009 12:37 |
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The team is finally able to reach us via the Internet. Here are some comments and photos from Tonya's email: This was the morning of our departure. The last cup of real coffee at Vics. JP took us to the bus station at Table Mesa.  This is the route to Point Lenana. Our last day of sunshine. Usually this path is dry and you can see all of the snow. We left the Mintos camp 5:00 am and we were on top at 8:30 on October 5th. It was from here that we deemed the normal route out of condition due to too much snow. At this point we were still hopeful the Diamond would be in especially with these wet snowy days. Our spirits were high. So we headed on to the American Camp.  All of us on the equator. 
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