The first day was mostly driving to the gate, registering, and a short hike to the Big Trees Camp near…
GOAL!!! On October 5th I made my first goal for this trip to Africa: The Summit of Mt Meru! 14,980…
Not much going on today. Transferred to Arusha from Moshi in prep for starting my Mt Meru trek tomorrow. Speaking…
I had my fill of shopping in Moshi yesterday (plus the street hawkers were really persistent and would actually follow…
After some very long flights, I landed at Kilimanjaro international airport. Later, got my first views of Kilimanjaro from Moshi.
In Tanzania!! Reached Mt Meru Summit on October 5th, 2019!!! (14,980 feet) Reached Mt Kilimanjaro Summit on October 13th, 2019!!!…
In what may be my last major warmup/training hike before leaving for Tanzania, I decided to do a moderate hike…
So with my Kilimanjaro trek starting in three weeks, I decided to do a big hike at Mt Diablo. I…
So the plan for this hike was to start at the Shepherd Pass trailhead down west of the small town…
Last year, I tried to climb White Mountain Peak late in the season, but came up short when faced with…