"The journey began on June 26, 2009 when myself, Randy and 5 other climbers set out from Nairobi, Kenya to Moshii, Tanzania, on a 9 hour shuttle ride. The following day 2 Kenyans, 4 Americans , and one Canadian along with a team of porters and two guides started their ascent to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, also known as Kili. Kili is Africas tallest mountain, and the worlds largest free standing mountain, standing at over 19,200ft. The journey began in a rainforest, and ended atop a glacier, passing through moorlands and desert ecosystems, amongst many cliffs, steep walls and low valleys. We left for the summitt at 12am of the sixth day. With every ounce of energy and strength we pushed towards the goal of Uhuru Peak, the summit. It was an intense physical, emotional, mental and spiritual battle. With very little oxygen in the air, and frozen drinking water in our packs our group was victorious. We shared a prayer at the top and a few pictures before making our way back down the mountain. The severity of the conditions and hardship we endured was beyond ourselves. Randy said, "it was the hardest thing i have ever done." Our accomplishment was great but the cause we climbed for was better. The climb was in cooperation with the organization Dusty Feet, a non profit organization out of Nairobi, Kenya. The campaign was called "Conquer Kilimanjaro, Conquer Trafficking." It was designed to bring awareness to the problem of human trafficking in East africa. A documentary of the climb will be shown on Kenya National News later this summer, right before a informational news story on human trafficking and sex slavery. Overall it was a successful trip and every climber agreed that it was an experience of a lifetime, and the impact that we made was not only on our own lives, but on the issue of human trafficking in which we fought to bring awareness to. We conquered kili, now together we have to work to conquer human trafficking and sex slavery in all of the world. If you would like more information on Dusty Feet or would like to help the cause visit: www.hopestartsnow.com"
Monday, September 14, 2009
TO THE TOP OF KILIMANJARO.
"The journey began on June 26, 2009 when myself, Randy and 5 other climbers set out from Nairobi, Kenya to Moshii, Tanzania, on a 9 hour shuttle ride. The following day 2 Kenyans, 4 Americans , and one Canadian along with a team of porters and two guides started their ascent to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, also known as Kili. Kili is Africas tallest mountain, and the worlds largest free standing mountain, standing at over 19,200ft. The journey began in a rainforest, and ended atop a glacier, passing through moorlands and desert ecosystems, amongst many cliffs, steep walls and low valleys. We left for the summitt at 12am of the sixth day. With every ounce of energy and strength we pushed towards the goal of Uhuru Peak, the summit. It was an intense physical, emotional, mental and spiritual battle. With very little oxygen in the air, and frozen drinking water in our packs our group was victorious. We shared a prayer at the top and a few pictures before making our way back down the mountain. The severity of the conditions and hardship we endured was beyond ourselves. Randy said, "it was the hardest thing i have ever done." Our accomplishment was great but the cause we climbed for was better. The climb was in cooperation with the organization Dusty Feet, a non profit organization out of Nairobi, Kenya. The campaign was called "Conquer Kilimanjaro, Conquer Trafficking." It was designed to bring awareness to the problem of human trafficking in East africa. A documentary of the climb will be shown on Kenya National News later this summer, right before a informational news story on human trafficking and sex slavery. Overall it was a successful trip and every climber agreed that it was an experience of a lifetime, and the impact that we made was not only on our own lives, but on the issue of human trafficking in which we fought to bring awareness to. We conquered kili, now together we have to work to conquer human trafficking and sex slavery in all of the world. If you would like more information on Dusty Feet or would like to help the cause visit: www.hopestartsnow.com"
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