We’re currently sorting through about 400 images from the successful Expedition Hope/Mt. Kilimanjaro climb. As we get the photos organized and labeled, we’ll begin posting them on the “Photos – Mt. Kilimanjaro” page (link at right). Please check back soon; thank you!
I hope this message finds everyone doing well. After a long flight from Kilmanjaro, Tanzania (with stops in Dar Es Salaam, Amsterdam and Detroit), I finally returned home to Indianapolis from Africa and the Expedition Hope/Mt. Kilimanjaro climb on Monday afternoon, the 26th. We had a great trip and it was absolutely wonderful to stand [...]
After descending the mountain on Wednesday, Joe and his teammates finally traded their tents and sleeping bags for real beds at the Keys Hotel. Early Thursday morning, the group departed for a brief safari visit. They traveled from Moshi, west to Arusha, via 4-wheel vehicles, then took small bush planes to the Serengeti. They will [...]
Greetings from Africa! I hope this message finds everyone doing well. I am now off Mt. Kilimanjaro and back in Moshi, Africa, which is about a 45 minute drive from the base of the mountain. Our hotel has only one computer and limited Internet time, so I will have to be quick. I will post [...]
After stopping on the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro — Uhuru Peak — to celebrate, admire the view and take photographs (which will be posted later here on the site), Joe and the team began their descent back to 15,000 feet, which they reached approximately four hours later (2 pm Tanzania time; 5 am in Indianapolis). [...]
Click Here to hear Joe’s fifth audio report from Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa – a call from the Summit! Hi. This is Joe Lawson calling with Expedition Hope. We did it! Today is September 20th and we’ve reached the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro and the first for Expedition Hope. We started at midnight and climbed [...]
Covering more than 4,000 vertical feet on this climbing segment, Joe and his teammates reached the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro – Uhuru Peak, 19,340 feet, the highest point in Africa – at 9:00 am Tanzania time (1:00 am Indianapolis/Central time)! This marks the first successful summit for Joe and Expedition Hope’s quest: To climb the [...]
Beginning at midnight (Tanzania time), Joe and his teammates took their packs, which have been pared down to necessary survival items only, to begin their final ascent towards the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The trek usually involves 10+ hours of hiking, which is made even more strenuous by the effects of altitude and extreme cold. [...]
Click Here to hear Joe’s fourth audio report from Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa! Hi. This is Joe Lawson with Expedition Hope calling from 15,000 feet on Mt. Kilimanjaro. Today is September 19th and it’s the 5th day of our climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro. Yesterday was definitely the most challenging day of our climb. We crossed [...]
Today at 4 am Indy time (noon in Tanzania), Joe and his teammates reached 15,000 feet — High Camp at the Barafu Hut! “Today was brutal – 2,000 vertical feet,” says Joe. “And it’s freezing here now that we’ve stopped moving. I need to add another layer of clothes. But I feel great. I feel [...]