Back to the top - Climb Kilimanjaro and help provide clean water to those in need
POSTED BY Rick Latona IN Featured

In March of 2010 ICANN will stage an event in Kenya. Being that it's only a reasonable drive from Kilimanjaro a climb needs to happen. Want to join us?

We'll be raising awareness and hopefully a lot of dough for The Water School in the process, a non-profit organization supported by Internet businessman extraordinaire Gregg McNair and an organization that Gregg is slowly but surely getting the whole domainer community to support.

Besides an incredible 6 day workout, you would be spending time with me, Jeff Eckhaus (the president of eNom) and surely many other high-profile individuals.

Fraser Edwards (he runs The Water School) will be coordinating the event. Please hit me up if you would like to join us on the climb and I will put you in touch with him.

I've already climbed the mountain once and can attest that it is a game chaning experience that you will never forget. I blogged about it afterwards here.

  • http://MyCreditScore.us Robbie

    Good Luck Rick!

    Please let us know if you set up a donation account for this I would like to offer some cash for your charity of choice.

    Regards,

    Robbie

  • http://wwww.iphones.ws Nicholas Kamau

    The one time you are in my home country i cant make it sh%^t lol.

    Kenya is a blast - the only country after south africa if not on the same advanced It level in africa.

    Man Rick have a fantastic time down there.

  • http://www.balilotussuite.com robert epstone

    Would love to join you Rick as I regularly (well every two years almost) trek to raise money for the 'Teenage Cancer Trust'. One thing I would like to know is if there will be any climbing involved as I recently went to what I thought would be a strenuous but enjoyable trek up Mt Agung in Bali where I have semi-retired to (thanks to domaining altho I have only been at it for four years and now building my business from Paradise). My other main activity is building wells as project leader for the Rotary Club Seminyak Bali on a nearby (one hr flight) very poor and remote island of Sumba which will give much needed water to over 4,500 villagers who's children and women have to walk daily to a spring approx 2.5km away to collect water. Unfortunately it is contaminated by water buffalo and mainly horses peeing and poohing in it. So it seems there is some synergy between what you and Gregg are doing and my project. Hope maybe there could be a way to work together!

    The reason I ask if any climbing will be involved is re my trip up Mt Agung the most sacred Volcano in Bali which reaches to 3,000 m see http://www.sacred-destinations.com/indonesia/bali-mt-agung.htm

    Problem is that 'Lonely Planet' stated there are two ways to trek, a relatively easy one but longer and a tougher one but shorter, starting out from different sides of the volcano. The problem is they got them mixed up and we ended up on the toughest one which was more for experienced climbers not 'weak-end' trekkers! The trek/climb up was 6 hours in almost total darkness from midnight so, apart from our guide telling us to take very great care all the time, we were unable to see how dangerous it was till dawn broke. It was positively the most terrifying and perilous thing I've ever experienced (apart from a terrorist attack in Peru!) especially on the five and a half hours downward journey where we could in daylight experience the severe drops on both sides of the narrow muddy path which quite often dropped away and was slippy in parts! This accounted for around 85% of the journey :(

    I really believed there would be a strong possibility of either one of us not making it back alive, especially slipping on a particularly steep part and sliding backwards unable to grab anything as there was nothing to grab. Luckily for me my friend was a little way behind and able to catch me, so apart from very little grazing I avoided slipping on down over the edge into the rocky ravine way below!

    NEVER AGAIN and if you know anyone visiting Bali thinking of 'trekking' up Mount Agung, please let them know to be sure of which way they tackle this Volcano!

    After all that I would very much like to join you guys going up Kilimanjaro as long as no perilous climbing will be involved?

    Hope you don't mind also considering sponsoring me as am approaching sixty-one in a few weeks and will be trekking up Mount Mulanje, Central Africa's highest mountain, rising up to over 3,000 metres to raise money for Teenage Cancer Trust.

    I'll be following along trails intersected by deep-forested ravines tracing the footsteps of prodigy explorer David Livingstone who reached Lake Malawi in 1859.

    All funds raised will go directly to the charity devoted to improving the lives of teenagers and young adults with cancer. Each day in the UK, 6 teenagers will find out they will have cancer. Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity

    Please sponsor me it's really easy - you can donate online by credit or debit card at the following address:
    http://www.justgiving.com/robert-epstone

    Many thanks for your support

    Robert
    "Charity Registration No. 1062559"
    money raised will go directly to my trek in support of Teenage Cancer Trust
    To read more about the trek and TCT please see http://www.teenagecancertrust.org

  • Nico Zeifang

    Count me in buddy! Should I contact Fraser directly about this? I am in regular contact with him.

    Cheers
    Nico

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