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Mission complete: Update 10
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 […]
Personal updates & Shira Camp: Update 4
The Kilimanjaro Warriors have completed day two on the Lemosho route. While they avoided precipitation today, yesterday’s rain left heaps of mud. From the rainforest, they hiked for 4.5 miles along the Shira Ridge. After 8 hours, they entered high altitude on a desert plateau, finally to arrive at Shira Camp, 11,500 feet. With thick mud, […]
Londorossi Gate: Update 3
As the Kilimanjaro Warriors embark on this monumental goal for recovery, we would like to send well wishes and encouragement to RB Helterbrand as he begins to tackle a mountain of his own. We are rooting for you, RB! The Kilimanjaro Warriors had an early and wet morning as they departed their hotel for Mount […]
Here we go! Update 1
6 February 2014 The Kilimanjaro Warriors had several early obstacles to overcome as we began our journey. Unfortunately a snowstorm hit the DFW area the day before everyone’s scheduled arrival. The first obstacle involved Steve Martin’s flight from Phoenix….it was cancelled! Luckily through our great American Airlines representative, Toni Russell, the AA Veterans Initiative Program […]
The why behind Kilimanjaro Warriors
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 […]
Cold weather training in North Carolina with the All Veteran Parachute Team
Last weekend, The All Veteran Parachute team hosted the Kilimanjaro Warriors in Fayetteville, North Carolina. We were invited to do our first cold weather training hike to help prepare for our upcoming expedition. With the journey to Mount Kilimanjaro beginning in just three weeks, this was our last session to test our equipment and our […]
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