Toto Mama climbs Kilimanjaro

Filed under: Tanzania — Katja at 11:27 pm on Tuesday, November 29, 2005

“Um…I can’t breathe…”

John the head guide….”pole, pole

“No…um…I really can’t breathe…and…I think I’m going to throw up…”

As John’s vice like grip held me up while I emptied my stomach for the second time on the way to the summit, I really had to ask myself, at what point had it seemed like a good idea to climb this mountain. …read more…

Kilimanjaro Poet Laureate

Filed under: Tanzania — Mags at 5:44 pm on Sunday, November 20, 2005

High above the Africa plain,
On Kili we had both pleasure and pain. …read more…

The Wisdom of Baba Omar

Filed under: Tanzania — Baba Omar at 5:33 pm on Sunday, November 20, 2005

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro put me in touch with my inner guru. My pearls of wisdom revealed to me while crawling towards the summit have been captured here …read more…