Building a "rock house" with Eric and Charles!

Shira Camp--Reaching New Heights.

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September 3rd 2014
Here I am in our RMI tent drinking tea after getting a personal history of some of the land with our guides Eric and Charles. It feels like our team is so spoiled by everyone here on the mountain. Every night we have multi-course meals in this tent, and today we even had a hot lunch of macaroni! Hot macaroni on a cold day in a tent...never thought it was possible. The altitude really got the be ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Mount Kilimanjaro

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more