CHARITY Well the photo says it all. Regardless of your politics, we feel that the men and women of the armed forces fully deserve our support, and the few painful moments we will have on Kilimanjaro, as least show that we are willing to make the effort.. however small. 'Lead your own life, dont let someone lead it for you' To date - 17th September 2009 - We have so far raised £1045.00. www.justgiving.com/aimhighchallenge

Well i didn't have any photos of the gear just yet, so you got a Deer instead.. The most common mistake that climbers make is that they over pack and bring way too much gear. So here is our cut down list !!!!! BAGS and EQUIPMENT Day pack, 35 litre Waterproof inner lining for day pack Hip bag for items need in a hurry Rain cover for outside pack Kit bag (Duffle bag) or a rucksack/backpack with a lock. Your porter will carry this bag. - Maybe 100 litres ...

IN PRAISE OF GOOGLE DOCS (no not Dogs !! Picture of Freddy Mountain Dog) When you have a team of people that you are getting together for a single event, and there is loads of preperation and information that you need to share together.. The answer is Google docs - The great thing with it, is that to set up a Google account is FREE. And with it you gets all sorts of other FREE stuff, including Google Docs - Which is basicaly collaboration software. i.e. you ...

OUR TEAMS SCHEDULE RONGAI Schedule for Kilimanjaro - Rarely used, spectacular views over Maasai plains of Kenya. Flights from Sydney Our flight into Kili arrives at 8.00am on the 1st October 2009. We will have flown 19 Hrs 5 min and waited in Airports 10 hours 55 min, so nearly 30hr from leaving Oz. Though of course we leave Oz at 10.00am on Wednesday and arrive at Kili on Thursday at 8.50 the following morning…. Flight...

Getting equipment ready for our training trip to Snowdon this Saturday. It will be an early start at 5.30am.. a stop for breakfast half way up and then a little warm up walk once we find out if we can put a tent up!!!! I did cheat a little and tried the tent in the backgarden last Sunday.. It worked rather better when the girls decided to read the instructions..