Ramblers Association - Monklands Group
Liz Hunt's Kilimanjaro Expedition
Club member Liz Hunt climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in June 2010 to raise funds for St. Andrew's Hospice, Airdrie.
Below is an account of her adventure.....
UPDATE - THURSDAY, 15 JULY 2010
Liz's journal containing a detailed account of her adventure can now be viewed HERE (NB large file, may take up to 1 minute to download)
UPDATE - MONDAY, 28 JUNE 2010
See some more pictures of Liz's adventure on FACEBOOK
UPDATE - FRIDAY, 18 JUNE 2010
Some more pictures (Figs. 8 - 12) of Liz's adventure can now be found below :-
Fig. 12 - Liz and Pascal - Liz writes : 'he walked with me to Stella Point and kept me alive' - Fri. 11 June 2010
Fig. 11 - Barafu Camp (4700m / 15400ft ASL) with the summit in the background - Thurs. 10 June 2010
Fig. 10 - Walking through the Alpine desert - Weds. 9 June 2010
Fig. 9 - Climbing up Baranco Wall - Weds. 9 June 2010
Fig. 8 - Looking out over to Mount Meru - Mon. 7 June 2010
UPDATE - TUESDAY, 15 JUNE 2010
See Liz's Kilimanjaro Certificate HERE
EMAIL FROM LIZ - TUESDAY, 15 JUNE 2010
"Hi Guys, I just want to say a massive thank you to all my buddies at Monklands Ramblers for all your support over the last 6 months - both through fundraising and moral support. It is because of your wonderful support that I achieved one of my dreams - to reach the top of Kilimanjaro!! I missed the sign by 100 metres due to a bad case of AMS causing cerebral endeima. In other words, I went even more gaga than I am normally! The doc doped me up with steroids and Diamox and I got back to base camp safely with a little support from the wonderful porters and guides who accompanied us on our adventure. The total figure raised by our trek will take a few weeks to confirm but it could be as much as £90,000 for St Andrew's Hospice. That is just amazing! After all, that was the reason we put ourselves through all the pain, flatulance and dirty underwear!! (All will be explained in due course!) Over the next few weeks, I hope to write up my adventure with loads of photos to illustrate the incredible journey we took. When done, I hope Jim will post it on the website so you can all see it. In finishing, I would just like to clarify a little detail which I only found out when we got to Kilimanjaro. Regarding the celebrity climb last year, they took 12 days to summit, had over 400 support team, walked less than 4 hours a day, had oxygen blown into their tents every night and not all of them made it to the summit!!! Wish I had known that before I started!!!! Thanks again guys. There will be a night out in the next few weeks which I hope you can all make to help me celebrate my success and also help me catch up on 4 months of not drinking!!! Lots of love, Liz."
LATEST NEWS - FRIDAY, 11 JUNE 2010
Liz texts on Friday morning to say that by making it to Stella Point she has actually made it to the summit ridge so qualifies for a summit certificate
*** WELL DONE LIZ - A FANTASTIC ACHIEVEMENT! ***
LATEST NEWS - THURSDAY, 10 JUNE 2010
Liz texts at 11.50am East African Time (9.50am UK time), Thursday, 10 June 2010 : "Got to 2 Stella Point @ 5700m (18700ft) then collapsed wiv AMS. Ok now but v shaky. Got helpd down. X"
LATEST NEWS - WEDNESDAY, 9 JUNE 2010
Liz texts at 4.45pm East African Time (2.45pm UK time), Wednesday, 9 June 2010 : "Am at base camp - 4700m (15400ft). Push 4 summit at midnite. Exhausted."
Fig. 7 - At the lava tower, 4600m ASL (15080ft ASL)
Fig. 6 - With Nelson at Shira Cave - used for spiritual sacrifice by local tribe!
Fig. 5 - Above the clouds at 3800m ASL (12460ft ASL) with Mount Meru in the background - Monday evening, 7 June 2010
Liz texts at 7pm East African Time (5pm UK time), Monday, 7 June 2010 : "Arrived at 2nd camp - sunshine. Am ok. Hard but amazing. Now at 3800m! X"
Fig. 4 - At Machame Camp, Tanzania - Monday afternoon, 7 June 2010"
Fig. 3 - Hot and humid in the jungle! - Monday morning, 7 June 2010
Fig. 2 - Final briefing at Moshi, Tanzania - 5pm, Sat. 5 June 2010
Fig. 1 - Breakfast at 'Base Camp' in Moshi, Tanzania - Sat. 5 June 2010
Last updated on 20 March 2011.
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