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Aug 11 Lemosho Team

Hi friends and family, Our team of eight climbers is currently heading out of Arusha on our way to the base of Kilimanjaro. We spent the day yesterday making final preparations, organizing our gear, taking a tour of the town, … Continue reading

Team Kili Drips back to Arusha and onwards

Hello Everyone,
Sorry for the delay in this post! Team Kili drips ended safely back in Arusha with a fun celebration dinner and then onwards to Safari the following day. Thanks for following along this season!
Ben Jones

Back safely to Arusha!

Hello Everyone, This morning we had an excellent last hike down through the forest to arrive at Mweka gate with a fun celebration with our entire crew. After some lunch and fun, we headed back to Arusha. Now, we’ve just … Continue reading

July 14 8 Day Lemosho team heads to Kilimanjaro

Hi everyone,
We are all prepped and off to the Lemosho Route on Mt Kilimanjaro! Stay tuned for more from the mountain.
Eric and the team

Thanks
Eric Murphy

Team Boomer-rang makes it to Karanga

Hello Everyone, The team had a nice hike to Karanga camp which is at 13,300ft. It is a short hike but one of my favorites as we first encounter the Barranco wall and then continue climbing up and down making … Continue reading

Bouka family trip wraps up

Hi everyone, We had an amazing 7 days on Kilimanjaro with Zouzar, Catherine, Rais and Raj-Alexandre! Everyone was successful in reaching the summit of Kilimanjaro at 5895m and did so in great style! My thanks and congratulations to the family … Continue reading

Team Boomer-rang climbs to Barranco camp

Hello Everyone, We’ve had another fabulous day here on Kilimanjaro today! We have had perfect weather and have been making great time to each camp. The team is strong and doing very well with adjusting to our new elevations. Today … Continue reading

Team makes it to Shira camp

Hello Everyone, Today we had great weather for our hike to Shira at 12,500ft. The team was so efficient we decided not to have lunch on the trail but to continue hiking to Shira for lunch which was the first … Continue reading

7 day Machame team heading to Kili!

Hello Everyone,
After a busy day yesterday of gear checking, orientation and city touring we are ready to head to the mountain! I will be reporting in from the mountain here each day. Thanks for following along!
Ben Jones

TEAM EMPANADAS

Tuesday July 10 ECUADOR TEAM EMPANADAS H 65B16DFA-8BAB-4B3B-A763-F0E7311BC340.jpeg 17F48874-4AD1-4A28-BBF6-C9833C1BB308.jpeg 138958EB-29D2-4470-9309-22536F3B2622.jpeg Here Diego with an update from the Ecuadorian volcanoes. We were in our base camp at Antisana. we took a hike up to the base of the glacier and we … Continue reading

Volcanoes of Ecuador BLOG

  • Ask A Guide: Top 4 Questions About Climbing in Ecuador

    Here are the top 4 questions our guides are asked, and their answers. Submission by AAI guide Juliana Garcia. What is it like to climb so close to the equator? Ecuador is the only country on the equator that has glaciers over 20,000 feet, though it is hard to imagine what that might feel like. […]

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