Hey, this is John Hauf, the Alpine Ascents Guide with the August 22nd Kilimanjaro climb. We’re sort of finishing our day here. We’re sitting in our nice domed tent which serves as our dining tent and social area. Gosh, the thing’s probably 20 feet across, got a nice light glow and we’ve got some candles on the table, and some flowers, thanks to Peter and Living (name spelling?) our two waiters.
Had a nice hike today. Started off pretty early from the Machame Gate and hiked up just over a thousand meters. Took it a relatively slow, as most groups we went a little quicker today than we’ll be able to in other days, but everybody moseyed along just fine and got to camp just great.
So we’re sitting here just enjoying some hot drinks. Everybody’s doing well and sends their greetings. We’re about to get some soup to start off dinner and after dinner we’re going to chat about tomorrow’s climb up the ridge towards the Shira Camp.
A good first day and we’ve got a pretty good international representation here. (“You all want to shout out from where you’re from?” asked of Team Members in background. Team Members respond by calling out the various locations they call home.)… Canada, California, USA. Alright. And we have Aparna from India, but she went out to grab a jacket or something.
Well, we’ll give you a call tomorrow from our camp up top there. That’s all for now.
