Hey guys! We made it here! It's boiling. Everyone gets on really well and I'm sure it'll be a top trip. It's cool to see Janet too. Karen from the Penarth hospice sent me some maltesers and hot chocolate! Thanks Karen. Didn't sleep on the plane as I was excited, looking forward to starting the climb. Its awesome to be climbing with friends, family and 737 Team members on this one!
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Richard Parks successfully reached the summit of Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro on Sunday 27th February 2011 completing leg 4 of his incredible world first 737 Challenge.

Hi Guys, well we left High Camp (Barafu Camp)at Midnight local time and summitted in just under 8 hours at 4.57am UK time, 7.57am local time. The best news is that the whole team reached the summit, despite temperatures of -19'c. It was a really tough…
Hey guys, arrived at Karanga camp, (13,300ft/ 4,005m) after 4hrs trekking. The Barranco wall was loads of fun today, a 300m scramble. Even the most apprehensive of the group enjoyed it! We spent most of the day deep in debate over picking our British…
Quick update today as I don’t have much battery and there is no sun to charge my solar panel. Been a long day today, 8 hours trek to Barranco Camp which is the most spectacular campsite at the foot of the Kibo peak. We did trek to 4600m as part of our…
I can't get signal in my house but I can at 3850m, Shira 2 camp on Kilimanjaro! Ha! There’s a rock that if you stand on it you can get signal! We had a 4hr trek to camp 3 – Shira 2 camp today, allowing the team an important afternoon to rest and…
We have just arrived at Camp Shira One (3485m) taking us 6hours and 34 minutes to get here from Camp Big Tree. It was a long and tough day for some of the team, but everyone is in good spirits. We have trekked above the Jungle now, and are in rough…
Hey guys, first update from Kili. Had a 4 hour trek yesterday through the Jungle following a 5 hour drive from the hotel to the park entrance. Tracy forgot her boots at the hotel! The porter carrying Jan Suart’s bag fell off the trail down the…
54-year-old Marie Curie Nurse Janet Suart from Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan will join former Welsh International rugby player Richard Parks tomorrow as he sets off to climb Africa’s highest summit
The 737 Challenge caught up with Janet Suart who works at the Marie Curie Hospice Penarth about her training so far and thoughts ahead of the big climb to Kilimanjaro with Richard on leg 4 of the 737
Hey guys, been re-packing and sorting all my stuff for Kili. There's been a lot of washing to do. Really looking forward to getting back on the mountain, we leave on Saturday and I can't wait to meet the team climbing with me.
