Edge of a cliff

Its amazing to watch these clouds roll directly into us. As we sit on the edge of a cliff at 14,000 ft. 

Today was a challenge. We climbed from 12,000 to camp at 14,000 through steep ascents and over large boulders. 

Camp is by far the most beautiful that we have stayed at with a little pond only feet away from our tents and a picturesque view of Mawenzi peak.  We look forward to the last push to base camp for our final ascent to the summit.

Day four

Day four about to start and the weather should be about the same as yesterday - sunny and warm until around lunchtime and then cloudy in the afternoon then raining at night.

The food has been amazing. There are a couple picky eaters in the group and they are finding plenty to eat. 

So far the days are following the same pattern. Breakfast at seven. Get moving at eight. Hike three to five hours. Eat lunch in the camp for the day then rest for a couple of hours the hike up for a thousand feet them back down camp for dinner. Bed around eight. 

Yesterday acclimation hike was particularly hard for Margie who was really tired from the last three days of hiking. She only made it to the top of the ridge because of generosity of her companions.  

Cell Service!

We are having the experience of our lives. We are doing well and taking it all in. Writing this from day three camp at 12,030 feet.  

We have to keep this short, we are connecting through a cell tower in Kenya so the photos will be low res and we will add narration when we get back.

Getting ready to climb!

Watch this site - soon we will be posting the links to track us live while climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro!  We also hope to post lots of photos and maybe some video!