OUR CLIMB TOUR OPERATOR -- CLIMB KILI

I got my "registration packet" today in the mail from Climb Kili (www.climbkili.com), the climb tour operator that Shannon and I chose for the Climb...good success rate, good safety practices, reasonably priced and locally operated...and they limit climb teams to 6.

Our dates are set for the Climb: September 14 to 21 with our summit day being a full moon day on the 20th.  6 days up and 2 days down.

And then we will leave and go to Kager village from September 22 to 26.

I read the guide tonight and found a couple of the Trekking Tips pretty funny:

• NO COTTON on Kilimanjaro
• Staying positive while trekking can be a great indicator of success.
• Zip locks, Zip locks, Zip locks.
• Each night you Climb Kili chef can provide hot water for your hard cased water bottle...to use as a warmer in your sleeping bag
• Lost luggage happens.
• Lithium batteries work best at high altitude.  You will have to bring lithium batteries with you as they are not available in Tanzania
• Keeping a dry travel size bar of soap in your sleeping bag can combat musty smells
• Aluminum foil can add extra warmth to your boots
• Don't forget to fluff up your sleeping bag after laying it in your tent.
• Lifetime Deposit -- If you need to delay your adventure, rest assured your deposit is good for life.

Then I read on about High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) -- I think I will take this part of the information and throw it away before I let Melissa read it.

So with my $350 deposit in, I only have two words...Climb ON!

AND THEN THERE WERE THREE!

So good to add our brother John McKenzie to our Climb (Kilimanjaro) to End Poverty team.  John is the Housing & Shelter Global Partners of the Jubilee Village Project.  He has joined our Climb Kili team to help raise money for the Village Vehicle.  John and his wife, Jill, and their two girls, Megan and Molly, will be visiting Kager in July 2013 to work in the village and to hold a marriage conference for the husbands and wives of Kager village.



John McKenzie, Ned Campbell, Shannon Jones

 We are praying for a couple of more men that might join us for this awesome adventure!

At our Climb Team meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at Shannon's house (see pic above), we adopted Psalm 121 as our Song of Ascents:

I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
    where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot slip—
    he who watches over you will not slumber;
indeed, he who watches over Israel
    will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord watches over you—
    the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
the sun will not harm you by day,
    nor the moon by night.

The Lord will keep you from all harm—
    he will watch over your life;
the Lord will watch over your coming and going
    both now and forevermore.

Can't wait to recite this together on September 20 when we stand at the Rooftop of Africa together!

Ned