Jimmy Kaufman - Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

Chapter 4: The Path

TO ALL THE ‘GIVERS’

THAT’S WHAT I CALL YOU GUYS AND GALS

YOU GAVE WHAT YOU COULD

YOU COLLECTIVELY ADDED SO MUCH POSITIVE LIFE TO THIS WORLD

THIS IS ANOTHER OF THE MANY UPDATES AS WE GO ON THIS CLIMB FOR CHILDREN

I AM SO THANKFUL YOU ARE ALL WITH ME.

IF YOU HAPPEN TO IMAGINE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS JOURNEY, WHILE IT IS TAKING PLACE, WITH OUR BUDDIES, JEFF AND JEREMY IN THE PICTURE, WHO WILL BE WITH ME / US IN MIND AND HEART … WELL HERE IS A GUIDE FOR YOU:)

OUR SCHEDULE.

MARCH 4TH. SUNDAY FLY TO MOSHE, TANZANIA

MARCH 5TH EVENING. MONDAY ARRIVE IN MOSHE, TANZANIA

MARCH 6TH TUESDAY MORNING PREPARE IN MOSHE FOR 1/2 DAY

MARCH 6TH TUESDAY AFTERNOON STROLL AROUND IN THE BEAUTIFUL HEAT OF MOSHE (we escaped winter … yeah!!!!) TAKE PICS:)))))))

MARCH 7TH, WEDNESDAY MORNING DEPART FOR KILIMANJARO.
A 4 HOUR TRUCK RIDE TO , THE GATES OF KILIMANJARO, ON A DUSTY DIRT ROAD.
Temperature + 30 (PLUS)

JUMP OFF THE TRUCK AND HERE WE GO

MARCH 7TH, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 4 HOUR TREK … START AT 3000 FEET, GO TO 9000 FEET. I DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANY SNAKES!!!:)

MARCH 8TH. THURSDAY 8 HOUR TREK … TO 11,500 FEET

MARCH 9TH. FRIDAY 8 HOUR TREK … TO 13,650 FEET

MARCH 10TH. SATURDAY 7 HOUR TREK … TO 12,850 FEET … HOLY SHIT, WE WENT DOWN!!!! WHOSE DRIVING THIS BUS:)

MARCH 11TH. SUNDAY 5 HOUR TREK … TO 13,200 FEET

MARCH 12TH. MONDAY 5 HOUR TREK … MAINTAIN SAME HEIGHT TO ACCLIMATIZE TO LOW OXYGEN … RETURN TO CAMP AT 13,200 FEET

MARCH 13TH. TUESDAY 4 HOUR TREK … TO 14,950 FEET

MARCH 14TH. WEDNESDAY 9 HOUR TREK … TO 19,340 FEET … DEPART CAMP 5AM … ONWARD TO THE SUMMIT … PLEASE GIVE JEFF, JEREMY AND ME A THOUGHT … I WILL DO THE SAME TO YOU:)

TOP OF KILIMANJARO Temperature – 20 (MINUS)

WE GO IN FROM THE LEFT, THE LEMOSHO ROUTE AND DESCEND / DEPART TOWARD THE BOTTOM, THE MWEKA ROUTE

SEE YOU ALL THERE …

I WILL SEE YOU ALL IN MY MIND.

THROUGH PICTURES YOU WILL SEE WHAT I SEE.

THANK YOU:)

I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT ALL THE TREKKERS HAVE TAKEN CARE OF ALL THEIR OWN EXPENSES FOR THIS JOURNEY AND THAT ALL THE GENEROSITY OF YOUR DONATIONS GO TO THE DIRECT BENEFIT OF THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AT THE MONTREAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. SPECIFICALLY, YOUR FUNDS WILL GO TO CREATING THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE WITHIN THE NEW GLEN CAMPUS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. WHEN A CHILD IS DIAGNOSED WITH AN ILLNESS, PARENTS AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS ARE OFTEN LEFT WANTING TO KNOW MORE. THE STAFF AT THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE IS THERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, AND HELP BOTH PARENTS AND CHILDREN GET A HANDLE ON THE SITUATION THEY ARE LIVING, AND WHAT TO DO NEXT. IN SHORT , IT WILL BE A SHELTER IN THE STORM FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES COPING WITH THE ILLNESS OF A CHILD, AND IT IS BEING BUILT, THANKS TO YOU:)