Well I now have all my kit and after using everyone else's ideas it all fits into my bag! The big day looms large but I think I'm as ready as I can be. I have managed to lose two stone in weight (alas not the three I'd hoped for) but I'm consoling myself that I've done lots of training and my fitness level is as good as it has been for many a year.
Tonight my thoughts have turned to a favorite topic of mine: the weather. I found a great website that shows the weather on Kilimanjaro (bottom, midle and top) http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Kilimanjaro and from a quick perusal I learned that it has been raining at Kilimanjaro airport now for quite a few days(it is unusual at this time of year) though it is not too cold at the summit - minus 16 degrees with windchill.
For those doubting thomases that don't believe that Africa gets rain in their summer months - just have a read of the Apline Ascent blog on http://www.alpineascents.com/kilimanjaro-cybercast.asp Here you will see that during a climb just a few days ago they had 4 hours of continuous hail stones such that the mountain turned white !!! Actually this is a great website all around to be honest and worth a read. The good news for us however is that the weather is forecast to be drier for when we get there.
I can sense from the increasingly frequent emails between the team that the excitement is building. Can't wait to be honest! This is a great challenge, being undertaken by group of fantastic and determined people - and I truly believe that it will be the adventure of a lifetime for all of us. Roll on the 6th Feb !
Tonight my thoughts have turned to a favorite topic of mine: the weather. I found a great website that shows the weather on Kilimanjaro (bottom, midle and top) http://www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/Kilimanjaro and from a quick perusal I learned that it has been raining at Kilimanjaro airport now for quite a few days(it is unusual at this time of year) though it is not too cold at the summit - minus 16 degrees with windchill.
For those doubting thomases that don't believe that Africa gets rain in their summer months - just have a read of the Apline Ascent blog on http://www.alpineascents.com/kilimanjaro-cybercast.asp Here you will see that during a climb just a few days ago they had 4 hours of continuous hail stones such that the mountain turned white !!! Actually this is a great website all around to be honest and worth a read. The good news for us however is that the weather is forecast to be drier for when we get there.
I can sense from the increasingly frequent emails between the team that the excitement is building. Can't wait to be honest! This is a great challenge, being undertaken by group of fantastic and determined people - and I truly believe that it will be the adventure of a lifetime for all of us. Roll on the 6th Feb !
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