It takes a village to get a man to the top of a mountain
In my limited research about summiting Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania I found it described more as an advanced trek vs a true mountaineering experience. Now that I have completed it I would categorize it as a intermediate mountaineering experience. I'm far from an expert and only have 1 real alpine summit (14k Rainier in Washington State) under my belt and a 21 day Denali expedition in Alaska as a reference. My categorization shouldn't take anything away from this very special place and challenge. Getting to the top was VERY VERY HARD. My group described it as the hardest and coolest thing they've ever done. The group consisted of members of a business organization I'm part of. Here is a pic of us with our guides at the top. This adventure was Jim's idea and after an initial 8 folks that expressed interest in April the 5 of us pulled the trigger and signed up with Thompson Safaris for this 2 week adventure. No previous climbing or moun