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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Saturday, September 8, 2007

131 Days to go

After Kloof last week, we didn't find time to walk at all during the week and only managed 7 km today. We Dropped Michaela off at school to play Soccer and took 90 minutes to walk 7km in a round trip from the school, over the hill in Umhlanga Rocks Drive and down nearly to the Mall before walking back up to the school. It was a fast walk but enjoyable none the less. Tomorrow we will need to do something more strenuous.

I have found some pictures on Kilimanjaro that I will post on the side of this blog. They show the receeding snowline. This is the reason I need to do this now. When Michaela wants to climb Kilimanjaro there probably wont be any snow on top.
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