Mt. Kilimanjaro Family Adventure: Night 2

Our climbers made it safely to 11,500 feet and their resting point for night 2. They are currently resting on a sheer plateau, it is chilly since the sun has gone down, but they are all staying warm. Today was a bit more challenging than yesterday, with a lot more up and downs. They made it out of the rain forests though, and got some nice warm sun. They also got their first shot in full of the whole Mountain, and its beautiful. There is some, but not much snow left now up on the glacier.
Jeff waves goodnight to all and says it was a great day.

Mt. Kilimanjaro Family Adventure: Night 1

Mt. Kilimanjaro Family Adventure Team:
Rick, Helen, Anna (12), Taylor (14), Christopher (16) Sweitzer
along with Whitney (17) and her father Jeff Bradford.

Today our team of adventurers started out at approx. 5500 feet in elevation and hiked 4 hours through the rain forest to Camp 1 at approx. 9,000 feet. Tomorrow they will venture upward to about 11,000 feet.
In the words of their fearless leader, Rick Sweitzer: "Today was a pretty day, we were up in the clouds most of it. Just finished a delicious dinner and are getting ready to rest up for another big day. There are numerous other teams at Camp 1 currently."
Jeff would also like to add: "Today was a great climb in a beautiful country. It's beautiful, monkeys all around, pure Africa."
Talk at you tomorrow.