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Heading to Inkisanjane 2020 Kili Initiative

February 12, 2020 – 9:01 pm

The 2020 Kili Intiative team has departed from the Kibo Lodge in Loitokitok for the Maasai Plains under the guidance of JM, Ma’we, and Fast Steve. The road down to the highway is so familiar from last year with Mount Kilimanjaro looming behind the group of Tanzanian and Kenya young adults. The valley stretches for […]

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Kili Intiative 2020 – TOP OF AFRICA – Go Fund Me

February 12, 2020 – 6:46 pm

I will be leaving New York on Monday February 17 to meet the 2020 Kili Initiative team in Marangu Tanzania. Originally, the first Mt Kilimanjaro climb was just going to be a one-off ascent, with the singular aim of raising a few US dollars for community projects and to offer 10 young Africans the opportunity […]

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The Border of Tanzania – 2019 Kili Initiative # 21

January 8, 2020 – 9:07 pm

That night I dreamed about Mount Washington. My father had driven us to the summit in summer of 1958. The wind ripped through our clothing and my father said, “Good thing is isn’t winter.” A rumble filled my ears and I feared an avalanche, but it was Preacherman grumbling the Wrath of God at 5:30 […]

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The Middle Of Nowhere # 12- 2019 Kili Initiative.

December 1, 2019 – 9:59 pm

The younger members of the 2019 Kili Initiative team were exhausted from the slog up Lolopange and were happy to depart from the thorny slopes of the arid hill. I asked the group, “What would rather do? Climb Lolopange or spend a night in jail?” “Jail,” they answered as one and we all laughed at […]

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2019 Kili Initiative # 10 – Another Night Walk – Illasit

October 15, 2019 – 3:33 pm

As the sun dropped to the west of Illasit. I stood on a hill to contact Tim Challen, the Kili Initiative director, in Geneva. Somehow a signal connected us and my friend asked, “How is everyone?” “Better than good. They made it here on their own. It’s not easy for anyone to read a map.” […]

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