Tag Archives: inspiration

Mission complete: Update 10

February 25, 2014 · by · in inspiration, Kilimanjaro, safari, the summit · 2 Comments

Erich Ellis stepped on an Improved Explosive Device (IED) in Afghanistan.  He came home and spent thirty days in a hospital bed being poked and prodded night and day.  He endured ten operations during that month. Nick Perales also stepped on an IED in Afghanistan.  Since he was “in cover” during that time in a […]

The story of the summit: Update 9

February 18, 2014 · by · in hiking, inspiration, Kilimanjaro, The route, the summit · 21 Comments

As told by Kilimanjaro Warriors’ founder Steve Connolly As we departed Barafu Camp at 11 p.m. on February 15th, snow began to fall from the shadowy sky. With only our headlamps to light the way, the guides and our team of 11 formed a line and began the arduous trek from 16,000 feet to the […]

Summit attempt: Update 8

February 16, 2014 · by · in hiking, inspiration, Kilimanjaro, The route, the summit · 4 Comments

I have yet to receive confirmation that the Warriors successfully summited the mountain, but stay tuned and I should know more information tomorrow. This is what their day should have looked like.  Today the Warriors face their greatest challenge and their goal. At twilight, they left Barafu Camp and hiked several miles up to Uhuru […]

The why behind Kilimanjaro Warriors

February 5, 2014 · by · in inspiration, Kilimanjaro · 10 Comments

A guest blog by Kilimanjaro Warriors’ founder, Steve Connolly As we are about to embark on our journey to summit Africa’s highest mountain, I wanted to explain what this journey means to me and why I wanted to begin a project like this. I want this project to be about our team, but I think […]