Former Province staffer ready to tackle Kilimanjaro for Alzheimer’s charity
Climbers who go to extreme highs — and we’re not talking here about choice of recreational drug — can feel disoriented as oxygen-deprivation takes its toll. This unpleasant side-effect is said to be...
View ArticleLife comes full circle before Kilimanjaro ascent
MARANGU, Tanzania — A magical symphony from the dark outside my window stirs me from my first real sleep in several days, although the clashing cacophony of the hotel’s first kitchen shift soon wins...
View ArticleTeam for Kilimanjaro ascent is coming together in Africa
MARANGU, Tanzania — The Devjis came back to Marangu last night, and now our 2013 Ascent for Alzheimer’s team begins to come together. Jane Devji and her sons, Salim and Aly, are the backbone of the...
View ArticleTomorrow we begin our ascent of Kilimanjaro
MARANGU, Tanzania —The long wait is almost over. After months of training and mental preparation, the team’s all here and tomorrow the 2013 Ascent for Alzheimer’s volunteers set off on their seven-day...
View ArticleDay 3 on Kilimanjaro: Oldest and youngest team members both experienced hikers
MAWENZI TARN, Tanzania — Day Three of our Ascent for Alzheimer’s dawned spectacularly as the sun painted Kilimanjaro’s twin peaks, Mawenzi and Kibo, glorious tones of red and orange. As our nine-member...
View ArticleDay 4 on Kilimanjaro: Making tracks for the summit
Tuesday, Oct. 1 TOWARD KIBO CAMP, Tanzania — Today we make tracks for the summit. First, we set off from Mawenzi Tarn, our campsite for the past two nights, on a six-hour trek to Kibo, from where at 11...
View ArticleAt Kilimanjaro’s summit: A surprising winter wonderland
KILIMANJARO, Roof of Africa — We expected toil, sweat and grit. None of us expected a sudden snowstorm that blanketed our campsite and obliterated the trail to the summit of Africa’s highest and...
View ArticleAfter Kilimanjaro: All downhill from here, but Alzheimer’s team forms lasting...
TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK, Tanzania — It was all downhill from there. Even exhilaration at reaching the roof of Africa couldn’t spare our intrepid 2013 Ascent for Alzheimer’s team the agony of the long...
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