Short update. We leave Mt. Kilimanjaro airport very soon for Nairobi and an evening flight to London.
For best update: go to laureus.com and click on blog. The photos are fantastic. You will get a good sense of how extrordinary this expedition turned out. My feet were so sore last night, they could hardly touch the lovely bed - first bed sleep in 7 nights!
Dave and I made it to 16,000 ft. We were so soaking wet, as well as our boots and all our gear, that we decided to sleep in our tent, raather than join the final push to the summit. The climbers were all much younger by decades, Olympic champions and they ended up crawling to the summit. Our leader was even thinking of cancelling the summit push due to an entire week of soaking rains and snow and cold.
Linda
You guys are amazing!
ReplyDeleteGetting to 16,000 ft was an amazing achievement for two oldies!
ReplyDeleteYou are both an inspiration.
We met you on a snowshoe at Sally Barber mine in Colorado and hope that one day we will chance to meet you again.
I'm 57 and was feeling a little on the old side. Now I can see that anything is possible if you have the will.
Great job!!!
Phil & Elaine Calderbank