Dan Adams '07

“Men really need sea monsters in their personal oceans… An ocean without its unnamed monsters would be like a completely dreamless sleep. The true biologist deals with life, with teeming, boisterous life, and learn something from it, learns that the first rule of life is living.”-John Steinbeck

With a little over 24 hours until our departure to Tanzania, I wanted to share our tentative itinerary with the Holy Cross family! We are very thankful to all of our donors that enabled us to get to this point and are excited to share the experience! I hope that this initiative will inspire you to follow your passions and take accountability for the direction of your life.

I will be sharing personal blog posts on this website while in Tanzania for those that wish to follow. To follow our entire team, please visit www.MissionKilimanjaro.com! Be Your Own Hero!

January 3 – 24, 2012

Day 1 – January 3:  Fly out of US through Amsterdam

Day 2 – January 4: Arrive in Tanzania in the evening (19:00-21:00)

Day 3 – January 5: Community Service and Interaction With Local Community

Day 4 – January 6: Gear check, Packing, Getting ready for the mountain, etc.

Day 5 – January 7: Machame Gate (6,800′) to Machame Camp (9,840′) approximately 12-14 hours

Day 6 – January 8: Complete Rest Day at Machame Camp

Day 7 – January 9: Half way to Shira Camp (11,800′) approximately 6-8 hours

Day 8 – January 10: Arrive at Shira Camp (12,450′) approximately 4 hours

Day 9 – January 11: Complete Rest Day at Shira

Day 10 – January 12: Shira to Lava Tower (14,300′) approximately 6-8 hours

Day 11 – January 13: Lava Tower to Barranco Camp (13,000′) approximately 4 hours

Day 12 – January 14: Complete Rest Day at Barranco Camp

Day 13 – January 15: Barranco half way to Karanga Camp (13,000′) approximately 4-6 hours

Day 14 – January 16: Arrive at Karanga Camp (13,400′) approximately 4 hours

Day 15 – January 17: Complete Rest Day at Karanga

Day 16 – January 18: Karanga Camp to Barrafu Camp (15,400′) or Kosovo Camp (16,000′) approximately 8-10 hours.

Day 17 – January 19: Complete Rest Day at Barrafu Camp or Kosovo Camp

Day 18 – January 20: Move up as high as we can towards summit.  Sleep up high or at Crater Rim (18,700′) put in approximately 8 hours and camp

Day 19 – January 21:  Move to Summit (19,340′) and down to Millennium Camp (12,300′) approximately 6-8 hours to summit and 4-6 down to Millennium Camp

Day 20 – January 22: Millennium Camp (12,300′) to Gate (6,800′) and back to the lodge, Celebration Dinner at the lodge, team party

Day 21 – January 23: Leave for states or community service, safari, etc.

Arrive Back In The US: January 25th-26th

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