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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Sunday, January 13, 2008

10 Days to the Summit

Our last training walk and we are at Shongweni on an overcast but beautiful Sunday. The trail here is closed so we have had to make our own hike through the bush. Actually it has been great fun and are now half way round and testing the blog update system.

The principle is that I email this message to my daughter, Cherri, as we break for lunch and she updates the blog. Lets see how that works.

We will break for a few days and then off on Wednesday.
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Unknown said...

WELLDONE TO ALL OF YOU.
MAY THIS BE THE BEST CLIMB EVER.MAY GOD RICHLY BLESS YOU FOR GIVING THIS WAY.
HUGS SUE LICHTER

January 16, 2008 at 7:35 AM

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