Mount Kilimanjaro

Climb Kilimanjaro and Conquer Alzheimer’s

Alzheimer's is something that I hold close to my heart. My Grandmother had the disease in her old age and it basically destroyed her mind. In the end she had no idea who any of her family were. When I went to visit her, it was like she was looking at a stranger. She didn't [...]

By |2016-02-02T12:38:16+10:00January 30th, 2016|Africa, Destinations, Motivation, Tanzania|2 Comments

Shadow on the Snow on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Today's travel photo is of my shadow on the snow at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. At this point, I actually wasn't quite at the summit just yet, but I was almost there at over 5800 metres above sea level. Each step was difficult. The air is so thin that I had to stop [...]

By |2016-02-06T11:30:41+10:00September 25th, 2014|Africa, Destinations, Photos, Tanzania|0 Comments

The Barranco Valley on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Today's travel photo is a view of the Barranco Valley on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. We reached this point on day three of the trek along the Machame Route on Mount Kilimanjaro, where we had to climb up to the Lava Tower at 4600 metres, before trekking down into the Barranco Valley to our camp for [...]

By |2016-02-25T10:26:52+10:00March 5th, 2014|Africa, Destinations, Photos, Tanzania|0 Comments

Long Path Across an Alpine Desert on Mount Kilimanjaro

Today's travel photo is a view of the long trail across the desolate alpine desert landscape on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. I took this photo on day four of my trek to the summit of the mountain. We had stopped for a short break on a rocky ridge, which gave me this view of the path [...]

By |2016-02-27T11:49:26+10:00October 23rd, 2013|Africa, Destinations, Photos, Tanzania|0 Comments

Porter Silhouette at the Shira Plateau on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Today's travel photo is a silhouette of a porter watching the sunset at Shira Hut on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. I took this photo while taking a short acclimatization walk from our camp on the Shira Plateau. The sunset from here was amazing, and this porter seemed to be enjoying it as well. The porters on [...]

By |2016-03-19T10:19:10+10:00August 12th, 2013|Africa, Destinations, Photos, Tanzania|0 Comments

On the way to Uhuru Peak on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

After struggling up the tough climb to Stella Point to watch the sunrise on Mount Kilimanjaro, it was time to start heading to the very summit of the mountain at Uhuru Peak. By this point I was standing at well over 5700 metres above sea level, and the air was so thin that I simply [...]

By |2016-05-21T10:53:39+10:00April 23rd, 2013|Africa, Destinations, Photos, Tanzania|2 Comments

Mawenzi Peak from Barafu Camp on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

As we hiked along the gradual climb from our lunch stop at Karanga Camp on Mount Kilimanjaro, we slowly made our way up a ridge as the air became thinner and thinner towards our base camp at Barafu Camp. As we got to the top of the ridge, I had my first view of the [...]

By |2016-06-12T16:13:09+10:00February 19th, 2013|Africa, Destinations, Photos, Tanzania|0 Comments

Mount Meru above the clouds on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

On day two of my trek to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, we climbed up from Machame Hut to the Shira Plateau. We had climbed out of the clouded rain forest the day before, but it wasn't until this point that it really felt like we were way above the clouds. I took this [...]

By |2016-06-12T16:22:43+10:00January 15th, 2013|Africa, Destinations, Photos, Tanzania|2 Comments

Hiking towards the Lava Tower on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

On day three of my trek to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, we hiked up to the "Lava Tower" which is the large dark section of rock in the photo above. The Lava Tower was the highest point of the trek so far at 4600m, and it was here that many people really started [...]

By |2016-06-12T16:29:45+10:00December 16th, 2012|Africa, Destinations, Photos, Tanzania|3 Comments
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