John Holland Seven Sumits Challenge

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'Dear All, just got back from skiing in La Grave, 5 days off piste with the boys, fantastic. However, having summited Vinson on my return i had managed to tear the ligaments in my ankle by falling down stairs and wreck my back skiing off a cliff, so i think it's back to the mountains for my own personal safety, which is the reason i have booked with AC to do Cho Oyu in September this year as preparation for an Everest attempt in 2011....... watch this space guys.
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Approaching Mt Kilimanjaro through beautiful Tanzanian countryside	Entry gate to the national park	The Rules!	BBC Celebrities	Recruiting Porters	James checks the rules	Time to start walking

50 yards later, Time for lunch	David Marchi, Our Guide discusses our lunch menu	The toilet tent	Our first evening’s luxury accommodation	Doctor Livingstone I presume	Our intrepid local guide’s Charles and prosper	Stage 1, the forest

The view over Tanzania	Thomas carrying out toilet	Our fist view of the magnificent Mount Kilimanjaro	Kimba to the natives	A group of Geordies, look on in awe	Hiking though the scrub towards Kili the intrepid James protecting us from roving lions	Camp 2

The support team	Our first view of the western breach, THE ONLY WAY IS UP!	Our last camp	The western breach	The night before	3am ready to go	Prosper and David Machi

Hang loose	Day break and still only a third of the way	Top of the western breach	Looking towards Kenya	A rapidly receding glacier	The big man at the top	The long way down

Another African glacier	A well earned beer with my wonderful guides

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