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96kg
98kg
99kg
110kg
The guy who started it all :-)
4 clinically obese friends attempt to walk up a large mountain.!!!!!!!!
About Us
- Mark, Conor, Ash & Sullie
- 4 lads, not a pair of hiking boots between us, none of us under 96kg (3 of us in fact nowhere near 96kg!!), have decided to climb Kilimanjaro in aid of The Jack & Jill Foundation. A charity which provides in home nursing aid to families with very ill babies.
Amount Raised So Far....
€12,700
Sullie
96kg
Ash
98kg
Mark
99kg
Conor
110kg
Conors Little Nuggets
Conor is a subtle mix of poet and philosopher. Here are some of his more profound lyrical outbursts, some inspired by the trek others (mostly) random!!!!!
1. "If you're not hurtin' you're not working!"
2. "Pain is just weakness leaving the body!"
3. On getting to the top of Corrin Hill after our first little attemt at walking he said I now know why Alexander wept and said "what now?, I have no more worlds to conquer"
4. "Burger King.... Oh dear God, Burger King"
5. "Pressure Makes Diamonds"
6. "Sorry cant make climb Lads 'cos I'm dosing cattle"
7. "There are no atheists in foxholes"
8. "You don't need to push water downhill"
9. "I'm good looking, I just don't photograph well"
1. "If you're not hurtin' you're not working!"
2. "Pain is just weakness leaving the body!"
3. On getting to the top of Corrin Hill after our first little attemt at walking he said I now know why Alexander wept and said "what now?, I have no more worlds to conquer"
4. "Burger King.... Oh dear God, Burger King"
5. "Pressure Makes Diamonds"
6. "Sorry cant make climb Lads 'cos I'm dosing cattle"
7. "There are no atheists in foxholes"
8. "You don't need to push water downhill"
9. "I'm good looking, I just don't photograph well"
MOVIES WE'VE WATCHED... (instead of training)
- Brokeback Mountain
- Deliverance
- The Snows of Kilimanjaro
- Alive
- Cliff Hanger
- Touching the void
DONATE TO JACK & JILL
Mt. KIlimajaro - Overview
KILIMANJARO is the highest mountain in Africa and the tallest freestanding mountain known to man. It is a mountain where you can hike for more than 90 kilometers, gain 4 000 meters in altitude, traverse rain forest, moorland, alpine desert, snow fields and ice cliffs, all virtually on the equator!
Who is least likely to make it???
ROBERT
The guy who started it all :-)
WILL THIS BLOG EVER END??
THE ITINERARY
Tuesday 7th Oct 2008:
Depart Cork at 06.10 and arrive in Kilimanjaro at 19.45 then we are transfered to our hotel. I'm sure it'll be lovely.....
8th Oct 2008:
Spend day farting around, doing God knows what to try and avoid pubs....
9th Oct 2008:
Up at 07.00 followed by 2hr drive to Marangu Gate to register. Another 2.5hr drive later we arrive at trek starting point 1996m. We trek 6.7km to Simba Camp 2626m. 5hrs!
10th Oct 2008:
Simba Camp 2626m to 1st Caves 3482, 5.8km. Lunch... Then onto Kikelewa Camp 3678m, 6km. 6-7hrs!
11th Oct 2008:
Kikelewa Camp 3678m to Mawenzi Camp 4303m, ONLY 3.7km. 3-4hrs!
12th Oct 2008:
Mawenzi Camp 4303m to Horombo Camp 3714m via a high point of 4614m. In total 10.1km and 6-7hrs!!
13th Oct 2008:
Horombo Camp 3714m to Barafu Camp 4681m.. Apparently a gentle days climb of 9km 5-6hrs!!!
13th/14th Oct 2008:
Up at around midnight for assualt to Summit. Its a full moon too....So chancess are we'll finally learn the truth about Ash!!!!! Barafu Camp 4681m to Uhuru 5895m aiming to get there for sunrise. Then its a lovely descent to Horombo Camp 3714m. All in all its 5km up and 15km down... thats about 7hrs up and 8hrs down. Fun Fun Fun....
15th Oct 2008:
Horombo Camp 3714m to Marangu Gate 1860m, only 19.7km a leisurely 6hrs!! and then 2 hrs in jeep back to hotel,.... Beer, shower, beer and more beer... maybe some sleep..
16th Oct 2008:
More farting around, until transfer to airport for 20.40 flight.
17th Oct 2008:
Arrive back to Cork at 10.15 and sleep for 5 weeks.....
Depart Cork at 06.10 and arrive in Kilimanjaro at 19.45 then we are transfered to our hotel. I'm sure it'll be lovely.....
8th Oct 2008:
Spend day farting around, doing God knows what to try and avoid pubs....
9th Oct 2008:
Up at 07.00 followed by 2hr drive to Marangu Gate to register. Another 2.5hr drive later we arrive at trek starting point 1996m. We trek 6.7km to Simba Camp 2626m. 5hrs!
10th Oct 2008:
Simba Camp 2626m to 1st Caves 3482, 5.8km. Lunch... Then onto Kikelewa Camp 3678m, 6km. 6-7hrs!
11th Oct 2008:
Kikelewa Camp 3678m to Mawenzi Camp 4303m, ONLY 3.7km. 3-4hrs!
12th Oct 2008:
Mawenzi Camp 4303m to Horombo Camp 3714m via a high point of 4614m. In total 10.1km and 6-7hrs!!
13th Oct 2008:
Horombo Camp 3714m to Barafu Camp 4681m.. Apparently a gentle days climb of 9km 5-6hrs!!!
13th/14th Oct 2008:
Up at around midnight for assualt to Summit. Its a full moon too....So chancess are we'll finally learn the truth about Ash!!!!! Barafu Camp 4681m to Uhuru 5895m aiming to get there for sunrise. Then its a lovely descent to Horombo Camp 3714m. All in all its 5km up and 15km down... thats about 7hrs up and 8hrs down. Fun Fun Fun....
15th Oct 2008:
Horombo Camp 3714m to Marangu Gate 1860m, only 19.7km a leisurely 6hrs!! and then 2 hrs in jeep back to hotel,.... Beer, shower, beer and more beer... maybe some sleep..
16th Oct 2008:
More farting around, until transfer to airport for 20.40 flight.
17th Oct 2008:
Arrive back to Cork at 10.15 and sleep for 5 weeks.....
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