Category Archives: Earth System Science

Xpedition Day Ten: Mweka Camp to Park Gate

Posted on 10/04/2012 by wordpressadmin

Monday, 1 October was the final day of The Xpedition. After an exciting summit day, the team continues on their descent and is picked up to head back to Arusha, where they will enjoy a well-deserved meal. Throughout the entire … Continue reading →

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Xpedition Day Nine: Special Crater Camp to Summit to Mweka Camp

Posted on 10/03/2012 by wordpressadmin

On Sunday, 30 September, the team made it to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The summit sits at 5,895 m (19,340 ft) above sea level. What a fantastic accomplishment for the team! After the team spendt time celebrating their success, … Continue reading →

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Xpedition Day Eight: Kosovo Camp to Special Crater Camp

Posted on 10/01/2012 by wordpressadmin

As you may have noticed, the Scientist Blog was quiet for the past two days.  As is to be expected, things can change rapidly on the mountain and the ability for the team to send us their daily blogs was … Continue reading →

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Xpedition Day Seven: Karanga Camp to Kossovo Camp

Posted on 09/28/2012 by wordpressadmin

Today the team continues on their journey to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro by traveling from the Karanga Camp, situated at 3,962 m (12,998 ft), to the Kossovo Camp at 4,877 m (16,000 ft). This leg of the journey takes … Continue reading →

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Xpedition Day Six: Lava Tower to Karanga Camp

Posted on 09/27/2012 by wordpressadmin

The team is now over halfway done with their trek to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.  The journey began on Sunday 23 September as the team left Basecamp and hiked to Forest Camp.  You can read all about … Continue reading →

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