For some years I have wanted to climb Kilimanjaro. Being the highest point in Africa and the highest stand alone mountain in the world has its attraction, but for me it's just the challenge. At first I had the time but didn't have the money, then when I had the money I didn't have the time, now that I have neither I must make the time and find the money.

Richard Mulvey

I was delighted to be able to persuade Sheila my wife and later my close friend John van der Horst to join me. We are doing this climb to raise funds for The Reach for a Dream Foundation (www.reachforadream.org.za) and hope to raise R100,000, and with your help we should make it.

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Monday, September 24, 2007

115 days to go



Discovered a great walk today. We went to Giants Castle in the Drakensburg and walked to “World’s View” 5 Hours (14km). The weather wasn’t great but the walk was very exhilarating with fantastic panoramic views and plenty of flora and fauna to keep us interested. We are getting a lot fitter now and I am sure we will make the main climb. Reading the other Kili climbers Altitude Sickness is the main thing to worry about and it will be difficult to know if that will affect us or not. We will need to get to higher altitudes in our training soon.


This picture shows where we were going to end up on the walk. We didn't know that when we started of course!
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