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Madeline, Eddie! It’s Daddy. You will know by now, that we made it to the top. We started walking at midnight and we reached the very top by about half past nine! I thought of you both every step of the way, Madeline, just like you said in your beautiful note and Eddie, I was [...]

Nobody said it would be easy – and it wasn’t. 8 hours of climbing from Kibo Camp to Uhuru Peak starting at midnight tested the resolved of the whole team. With snow on the group, we made slow progress, eventually reaching Gillman’s Point some time after sunrise. On route we were regaled with “motivational” singing [...]

Message from the whole team: We are feeling elated at completing the climb, which for many of us has been the toughest thing we have ever done. What really added to our jubilation at Uhuru Peak was the enormous moral support for us individually and the corporate and personal support for FARM-Africa. All in all [...]

We did it, all of us! It was incredibly tough but the views from the summit were absolutely spectacular. There are aches and pains but everyone is pleased and frankly a bit shell-shocked. We’ve an hour’s rest before a 4 hour walk downhill to Horombo Campsite for tonight. We’re on our way home! Share this [...]

They did it! The whole team reached the peak of Kili. More information will follow shortly….Congratulations to all of the team, what a huge achievement. Share this page with others:

A message was received from the team at 6.15 this morning, they were elated to have reached Gillman’s Point at 5,896m. We’re all thinking of you for the final push. Share this page with others:

Well, we’ve made it to Kibo Huts at 4,700m! It’s been a slow 5 hour plodding slog from Mawenzi Tarn across the Kibo saddle which is a featureless lunar desert, most of it in driving hail. We all now know what cold to the bone means. Now for the big one! Setting off at midnight [...]

Team Kili, we’ve just learned that so far you have raised an incredible £220,000. The total is still going up which is just what you’re doing too! We can’t wait to hear your news from the top. Share this page with others:

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