Daily Journal

"This team has experienced Mount Kilimanjaro from its most glorious right through to devastating," reflected Dr. Danny Dibski, back with this year’s Ascent for Alzheimer’s team members in the comforts of the Marangu Hotel. "We encountered some pretty challenging conditions – but, in a couple of days, it probably won’t seem so bad!"

There’s something indescribable – utterly beyond words – about standing 19,340 feet up looking out over the world, a mountain beneath your feet and nothing but the sky above.

Indescribable…but the members of the 2007 Ascent for Alzheimer’s team will each have their own way of defining their triumph.

Taking deep breaths, Don Bulmer was the first to chat on the satellite phone, speaking from their camp at Mawenzi Tarn (14,200 feet) on day three of this year’s Ascent for Alzheimer’s. "At 14,000 feet, we’re definitely up there; every breath is kind of difficult."