MY TOP 10 TIPS FOR KILIMANJARO
Aloise Price climbed Kilimanjaro with her son in September 2014. Here's her insider tips that helped them reach the top.
THE KILIMANJARO TONTINE
In 2001 on Tusker’s first charity climb, eight acquaintances became life-long friends and hatched a plan involving a really good, and really big bottle of Cognac. ‘The Kilimanjaro Tontine’ came out this year and 7 glasses were poured.
TEARS AND TRIUMPH ATOP KILIMANJARO
I thought about my dad. I imagined what our conversation would have been like had he still been alive. The stories I would share with him of Kilimanjaro – of how 25 of us came together in an attempt to
A LIFE CHALLENGE
An hour or so into the climb, I noticed I was breathing hard and I was falling further behind. The climb became silent and serious.
REDEMPTION ON KILIMANJARO
Any hope of relief presented by the rainbow was dampened by the fears created by the massive Barranco Wall. It was hard to ignore this looming obstacle as it cast a dark shadow over camp.
THE KILI KIND OF DIRTY
We’re down. And we’re dirty. But it’s a clean kind of dirty. It’s the kind of dirt that reaches deep down into your soul, and cleanses your spirit.
CLIMBER ACHIEVES KILIMANJARO DREAM
In seventh grade, the dream took shape. A geography teacher painted Africa’s tallest mountain in such tantalizing hues that young Nick Follger was entranced.
THE MOST MENTALLY DRAINING DAY OF MY LIFE
I was about 30 minutes away from reaching Moir Camp when I had officially run out of steam – for the third or fourth time.