Hopefully the start of 2014 will be hugely memorable and successful for everyone taking part.
So, not long now! Only a week to go until our first group departs from Heathrow to Tanzania - Thursday 9th January. Then the second group follows a week later - Thursday 16th January.
Below is the itinerary that both our groups are due to follow in case anyone wants to follow our progress.
There is likely to be lots of individual Facebook updating during our trips (dependent on phone and internet connectivity), but we can't guarantee that this blog will be updated until our return to the UK.
Thank you for everyone's efforts so far. Our friends and colleagues at Macmillan Cancer Support are very grateful. In fact, all the fundraising, fitness training, and general preparations have been exceptional.
Good luck to one and all.
Date
group 1 or 2 |
Day
|
Activity | Kilimanjaro heights |
| 9th/16th | Thurs | Depart UK (Heathrow Terminal 3 Ethopian Airlines) | |
| 10th/17th | Fri | Arrive Tanzania. To hotel | |
| 11th/18th | Sat | Transfer from hotel to Machame Gate. Climb to Machame Camp | Hotel to 1,800m to 3,000m |
| 12th/19th | Sun | Machame Camp to Shira Gate | 3,000m to 3,800m |
| 13th/20th | Mon | Shira Camp to Barranco Camp | 3,800m to 3,900m |
| 14th/21st | Tues | Barranco Camp to Karanga Valley | 3,900m to 3,963m (afternoon acclimatisation to 4,200m) |
| 15th/22nd | Wed | Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp | 3,963m to 4,600m (early dinner and bed by 8pm latest) |
| 16th/23rd | Thurs summit day |
To the summit, having climbed all night. Summit 06:30-09:00am depending on progress | rise
at 11pm (yesterday), set out by midnight. Stella Point 5,750m; Uhuru Peak 5,895m descend to Barafu Camp (3hrs) 4,600m, short rest, descend to Millennium Camp (2hrs) 3,700m |
| 17th/24th | Fri | Descend to Mweka Gate. Transfer back to hotel | 3,700m to 1,800m |
| 18th/25th | Sat | Free morning at hotel. Transfer to airport | |
| 19th/26th | Sun | Arrive back in UK (Heathrow) |
Both our trips are led by Discover Adventure: www.discoveradventure.com  Neil Jones |
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