by Marybeth Bond | Apr 25, 2011 | Adventure, AFRICA
Our friends at Thomson Safaris interview Marcus Shapiro, the founder and CEO of Fit For Trips Q: What are some of the concerns your clients have before climbing Kilimanjaro? A: I commonly get asked about altitude. Although altitude issues can affect anyone, being...
by Marybeth Bond | Apr 25, 2011 | Adventure, AFRICA
From our friends at Thomson Safaris Guest blogger Helga Ausman on climbing one of the world’s great peaks–at 78. Five years ago when I was climbing Mt.Shasta (14,162 ft) I found myself surrounded by experienced mountaineers who had climbed just about...
by Marybeth Bond | Apr 25, 2011 | Adventure, Tanzania, AFRICA
From our friends at Thomson Safaris: Professional photographer Andy Biggs just returned from leading two back-to-back Africa Through the Lens trips in Tanzania. He searched out the large herds of the Great Migration in the southern plains of the Serengeti and was...