<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">&nbsp;</span></span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a href="http://kilimanjarosummitnight.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Consolas; color: #800080; font-size: small;">http://kilimanjarosummitnight.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: small;"> </span></p> </span></span></p> <p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;"><span style="font-size: small;">For all the kind people who have generously donated to our charity,&nbsp;I would like to say a very big thank you and I wanted to send you a link to my webpage, which provides some details of our adventure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>There is a video montage, an account of our summit night that Jason has done and finally, a slightly longer than anticipated slide-show of photos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>I hope you get the chance to read or view some of the images, which will give you a flavour of our experiences on the mountain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Thank you once again for your kind donation, it is really appreciated.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Our Kilimanjaro Climb progress by Jason Brook</span></strong></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">More photographs to follow....</span></p> <p><span class="entry-content"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #000000;">21 Hours Ago - Had a lazy rest day including a nap this afternoon.&nbsp; Tired, but coming around now.&nbsp; So glad to be home.</span></span></span></p> <p><span class="entry-content"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="color: #000000;">6.52AM 11th September 2010 - Above the clouds, but still below the peak! </span><a href="http://twitpic.com/2n93yn" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;">http://twitpic.com/2n93yn</span></a><span class="entry-content"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="status-content"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span>&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span class="entry-content"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #000000;">3.21AM 11th September 2010 - 4am local.&nbsp; On route from Moshi to Kilimanjaro airport for flight to Nairobi.&nbsp; I ache!</span></span></span></p> <p><span class="entry-content"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="color: #000000;">8.20PM 10th September 2010 - Top of Africa!&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><a href="http://twitpic.com/2n3b7j" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;">http://twitpic.com/2n3b7j</span></a><span class="entry-content"><span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="status-content"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span><span>&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span class="entry-content"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="color: #000000;">8.20PM 10th September 2010 - Back at the park gate </span><a href="http://twitpic.com/2n3axz" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;">http://twitpic.com/2n3axz</span></a><span class="entry-content"><span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="status-content"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span><span>&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span class="entry-content"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="color: #000000;">8.19PM 10th September 2010 - Our support team! </span><a href="http://twitpic.com/2n3aq7" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;">http://twitpic.com/2n3aq7</span></a><span class="entry-content"><span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="status-content"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span><span>&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span class="entry-content"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="color: #000000;">8.18PM 10th September 2010 - Mum &amp; Dad - quite a way to go! </span><a href="http://twitpic.com/2n3aha" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;">http://twitpic.com/2n3aha</span></a><span class="entry-content"><span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="status-content"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span><span>&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span class="entry-content"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="color: #000000;">8.17PM 10th September 2010 - Camp 2.&nbsp; I am still smiling </span><a href="http://twitpic.com/2n3a3m" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Calibri; color: #000000;">http://twitpic.com/2n3a3m</span></a><span class="entry-content"><span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="status-content"><span style="color: #000000;"> </span></span><span>&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span class="entry-content"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #000000;">1.42PM 10th September 2010 - Last lunch. Done 7.5m this morning. 4.5m through rainforest to go</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">7.55AM 10th September 2010&nbsp;- <span class="entry-content">12 mile hike back to base. Everyone ok, but looking forward to a hot shower!</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">4.35PM 9th September 2010- <span class="entry-content">I cannot express the emotion you feel when you finally see the summit marker...</span></span></p> <p>4.32PM 9th September 2010 - <span class="entry-content">Thanks for support and texts. This has not been a walk in the park!</span></p> <p>4.29PM&nbsp;9th September 2010&nbsp;- <span class="entry-content">We have been walking today for 15hrs. 11 out of 15 of us made it. Everyone ok</span></p> <p>4.27PM 9th September 2010&nbsp;-&nbsp;We did it!&nbsp;Without doubt the hardest physical&nbsp;experience of my life.&nbsp;</p> <p>7.34PM 7th September 2010&nbsp;- <span class="entry-content">Nearly the end of my tweets. No signal once we leave this camp until perhaps the summit.</span></p> <p>7.31PM 7th September 2010&nbsp;- <span class="entry-content">Everyone getting ready for bed. From 6.30 am tomorrow the next 24 hrs will be brutal!</span></p> <p>7.03PM 7th September 2010&nbsp;- <span class="entry-content">Evening meal. Potato soup (they say) pasta with sauce. Note the lack of description</span></p> <p>7.03PM 7th September 2010&nbsp;- <span class="entry-content">Good spirits. Quite a few with headache now, but not too bad. People sleeping a lot!!!</span></p> <p>22&nbsp;Hours ago - <span class="entry-content">Climatisation day...4.5hr hike up to 4350m only to have to return to camp 2 at 3720m. Morale good</span></p> <p>4.40PM - 6th September 2010&nbsp;- <span class="entry-content">Arrived camp 2 after 6.5hrs. Distance 7.5miles which shows how slow it has to be - 3720m</span></p> <p>12.21PM 6th September 2010 - <span class="entry-content">First music as we pass 3500m Top Gun soundtrack- although I don't feel the need for speed</span></p> <p>12.13PM 6th September 2010&nbsp;- <span class="entry-content">3449m just had lunch. In the clouds now. Getting colder again. Could do with a pizza express here!</span></p> <p><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content">10.29AM - 6th September 2010 - <span class="entry-content">3239m mountain moorland. Nice gentle breeze. No need for rocky soundtrack yet! </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content">6.55AM - 6th September - <span class="entry-content">Day 2 -up at 6.30. Bumped into mum in her virgin atlantic sleepsuit ...he he. Warming up quickly</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content">6.55PM - 5th September 2010 - <span class="entry-content">Pitch black and very cold. Food was pretty good. Glad I brought the pepper sachets!</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content">4.08PM - 5th September 2010 - <span class="entry-content">Arrived first camp. Good day. rucksack too heavy. Will lose some gadgets. Noticably colder 2720m</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content">8.19AM 5th September 2010 - <span class="entry-content">First sight of kili....OH MY GOD!!!!!</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content">7.52AM 5th September 2010 - <span class="entry-content">Final picture before departure... <a class="tweet-url web" rel="nofollow" href="http://twitpic.com/2lf88t" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2fc2ef;">http://twitpic.com/2lf88t</span></a></span> </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content">6.19AM 5th September 2010 - <span class="entry-content">Final kit checks and preparations now. Good night sleep last night. Leaving in about 1 hr</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content">7.13PM 4th September 2010 - <span class="entry-content">First meal in Tanzania...conclusion? Won't have to worry about weight gain this week! </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content">1.37PM 4th September 2010 - At springlands hotel about 10 miles away from the hill. Sat by pool relaxing. Off in the morning.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content">7.54AM - 4th September 2010 - </span></span></span></span><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content"><span class="entry-content">Landed safe and sound in Nairobi. Awaiting connection to kilimanjaro - precision air (let's hope so!)</span></span></span></span></p> </p> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a href="http://kilimanjarosummitnight.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Consolas; color: #800080; font-size: small;">http://kilimanjarosummitnight.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: small;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-family: Consolas; font-size: small;"></span></span></span></p>