guides was a Maasai, and took
us gathered there, we could
us to a Maasai village where
clearly see the summit at
we were educated on how this
Uhuru Peak, about a half mile
nomadic tribe lives, survives
away – it only takes a little
and thrives in the bush.
over one hour to walk that far
Overall, the most amazing
at that altitude. Over 19,000
thing I learned was how wonfeet, there was about 40% of
derful the Tanzanian people
the oxygen available to
are. They are so happy to have
breathe that there is at sea
peace now. They are happy,
level. It is suggested that one
generous, giving, and have
only spends about 20 minutes
Posing with the special treasures my
high goals of education along
on top and then start down.
grandkids had me take to the summit
with their great work ethic.
Some of us spent about one
to use in their school reports on
full hour at summit. I had to
Tanzania is a country to
Grandpa’s adventure.
take care of my promises –
watch, it is on the brink of
three different photos of items
greatness. I had some people
grandkids had me carry up so
begging me to be part of a dental expedition to treat their villages,
they could do reports at school and my cycling club t-shirt, which
I hope to find someone or some group that would be part of this.
was one of the five or six base layers I was wearing.
I have been asked, since I’ve successfully summited Kilimanjaro,
Lots of emotional variations from the team. Some climbed for a
one of the world’s seven great mountains, if I have the other six in
loved one, some of whom had recently died from MM, some
my sights… the answer is no! I might go back and climb Kili
climbed for other patients to give them strength and hope, and
with another group sometime for another great cause that this
some were just confused because they were hypoxic! When we
trip supported.
started down, we almost skied in our boots down a different trail
with loose dirt