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On the 3 November Stuart & Marie Curran, Kim & Vincent Maher will be embarking on a 6 day trek to reach the Uhuru Peak of Kilimanjaro reaching an altitude of 5,896 metres on behalf of The Good Life Orphanage.
Day 1 – The group will hike for 5 hours to reach 2,700 metres.
Day 2 – The group will make a steep ascent for 6 hours, through a forest to reach 3,720 metres.
Day 3 – A day will be spent to acclimatise in order to avoid altitude sickness.
Day 4 – The group will climb towards the Lunar Desert where the terrain becomes high altitude wilderness to reach 4,700 metres.
Day 5 – The group will start the ascent at 1.00am to reach 5,685 metres at sunrise, those willing can reach Uhuru Peak at 5,896 metres. The hike will take around 15hours.
Day 6 – The group will start their descent back down to where they began on Day 1.
The Good Life Orphanage, founded in 2008 by Mary & Kevin Maguire, has 3 houses which provides a safe and secure home for orphaned and abandoned children within Kenya.
100% of all donations go directly to the Orphanage.
If you would like to see The Good Life's progression and to meet the children please click on the video on the left, or, click onto;
Thankyou For All Your Donations!!!
Kim, Vincent, Marie and Stuart
