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A Hard Way of Life Thursday, March 2, 2000 "Everyone had the chance to go inside the villages and really sort of experience what these folks go through. On one hand it's a very hard way of life, but on the other, a very happy and engaging and neat way to experience these folks..." Porters: An Inspiration Tuesday, February 29, 2000 "...oftentimes without the best equipment, it is just unbelievable to watch the porters cruise around on the mountain with very little on their feet, cotton clothing..." Summitting in Super Style Sunday, February 27, 2000 "We all hung together; we did this thing as a group. We moved well as a group and everyone was very supportive of one another and it was just a phenomenal morning. We made pretty good time..." Preparing for Summit Sunday, February 27, 2000 "We'll be waking up at approximately 11:00 for a 12:30am departure and anticipate about a 6-7 hour climb to the summit of Uhuru..." Team Strong After Long Day Saturday, February 26, 2000 "Yesterday was a big day for the group, because we broke a lot of altitude records for everybody, cresting at 14,500ft, and then sleeping last night at 12,800...." Surreal Landscapes Thursday, February 24, 2000 "...the brush fire that I have been talking about has really made the atmosphere very photogenic as the sun is setting and it's presented itself as just absolutely fantastic, surreal landscapes...." Canopy Forests Wednesday, February 23, 2000 "We had a wonderful, successful hike and trek through the canopy forests this afternoon and everyone is very healthy and happy to be in camp. I think the main reason everyone is so happy..." Wildfire Haze Tuesday, February 22, 2000 "...it's the dry time right now and the mountain, just sort of west of here, has experienced a pretty big wildfire that's been burning for about the last four days...." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||