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Last Updated - 19 September, 2011 10:00 AM est
BASE CAMP
3 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.
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BASE CAMP
2 Day before Climb
- Arusha, Tanzania -
@ 850 metersToday, 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.
( Cultivated land on the slopes of Mt. Meru )
( Mike, the Xpedition Leader, stops for a much needed drink on Mt. Meru )
- Xpedition Polar Trec LIVE Webinar -
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
LIVE event with PolarTREC alumni Barney Peterson
from Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa
( 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.
( Head Guide Julius talks to the Xpedition Team about his expectations for the climb )
The Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater
Hey, Don't just hang out on the Mountain all day!!!!
Visit the Serengeti and the wild of Africa
Check out the Virtual Safari
( Click on the Image above to go on the Virtual Safari )
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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.
( Sunset over the Serengeti )
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