Start Date :
28/07/2014
End Date :
05/08/2014
Duration :
8+ hours
Style :
Leader / Supervisor
Type :
International Summer Quality Mountain Day
Weather :
Partially cloudy
Wind :
Strong wind
Camping Type :
Wild camp
Nights Camping :
9
Mountains :
Uhuru Peak
Flagged :
I led 17 students and 2 school leaders for World Challenge UK. Week 1 acclimatisation trek in Usumbaras Mountains. Week 2 climbing Mt Kilimanjaro 5895m (Rongai Route). 2 summit days were winter QMDs. 16 students summited, 1 developed cerebral oedema and had to be evacuated urgently. Week 3 building new classrooms at a local school during project phase. R&R safari in Ngorongoro crater and on beaches near Darasalam.
