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Last Updated - 22 September, 2010 10:00 AM est

BASE CAMP
2 Days before Climb
- Arusha, Tanzania -
@ 850 meters


( Base Camp - Lush Garden Hotel, Arusha )

Everyone arrived safely to Base Camp at the Lush Garden Hotel in Arusha, Tanzania. All are in good spirits after long journeys, most climbers literally have come from half a world away. Tanzania is Beautiful and we have all been welcomed with open arms.


( Base Camp - The Gardens of Lush Garden Hotel, Arusha )

It's hard to travel all the way to Tanzania and not explore the Beauty of Africa. Several of our team members had the opportunity to visit some of the amazing treasures that Tanzania has to offer in the days before our climb.

Below are a couple pictures from their travels...

 

Olduvai Gorge

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( Olduvai Gorge )
( Click on the Image above to learn more about Olduvai Gorge )

One of the most important archaeological sites in the world, Olduvai Gorge is located in the eastern Serengeti Plains. Commonly referred to as "The Cradle of Mankind." The gorge is a very steep sided ravine roughly 30 miles long and 295 ft. deep. The gorge is named after the Maasai word for the wild sisal plant, commonly called Oldupaai.

Olduvai Gorge has been instrumental in furthering the understanding of early human evolution. Many hominid remains date from 2,100,000 to 15,000 years ago.

 

 

The Maasai

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You can't travel to the Serengeti and not visit the Maasai. Take a few minutes to explore the Maasai Village we stopped at and learn about these Amazing people.

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( Click on the Image above to visit a Maasai Village )

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( Students attending class in the Maasai Village School House )

 

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The Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater

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( Just a couple photos from the Serengeti, go on the Virtual Safari to see more )

 

One thing that never gets old is the sunset over the Serengeti. This was our view the last two nights outside our camp.

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( Sunset over the Serengeti )

 

 

 

BASE CAMP
1 Day before Climb
- Arusha, Tanzania -
@ 850 meters

Today, Xpedition Team Members went on a training hike to the foothills of Mount Meru. The hike took about 6 hours starting out moving through cultivated lands and farms cut into the side of the mountain and ending up at a beautiful waterfall that was at least 200 feet tall.

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( Cultivated land on the slopes of Mt. Meru )

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( Mike, the Xpedition Leader, stops for a much needed drink on Mt. Meru )

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( Xpedition Members make their way through the Rain Forest on Mt. Meru )

 


( Our Guide Frank, poses for a picture in the foothills of Mt. Meru )

 

Everyone is doing well, looking forward to the upcoming challenge of Kilimanjaro. Tonight there was an Xpedition briefing. You can feel the excitement in the air around Base Camp about starting our 9 day climb to reach the roof of Africa.

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( Head Guide Julius talks to the Xpedition Team about his expectations for the climb )

 

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