Ain't No Mountain High Enough

B- and are back from our honeymoon in Tanzania. One word: Awesome!

Our plan to scale Mt. Kilimanjaro had two purposes:
1) Do something really, really memorable together.
2) See the glaciers before they're gone.

As B- is the in the climate change mitigation business and it's a particular hot button issue for me, I suspect that reason no. 2 weighed a little heavier.

Not only did we summit Kili, but we also spent the night in the crater. This itinerary afforded us an opportunity to explore the ash pit and nearby fragments of the remaining glacier fields. It was incredibly beautiful and terribly sad. The bit of glacier near our camp was melting right in front of us.





For anyone considering a trip to the roof of Africa, we can't recommend our outfitter enough. Definitely check out Kiliwarriors. They are by far the best guide service on the mountain in terms of quality of gear, treatment of porters, eye on safety, and quality/quantity of food. Our crew was like a big family for the 9 days we were up there.