While I chose to primarily shoot photos on Mount Kilimanjaro, one of our trekkers, Yan, brought a GoPro with him. Yan does extensive trail running throughout the world, but particularly in the back yard Pyranees mountain range outside of Barcelona in Spain. He clearly was the most fit of all Read more…
Of the Seven Summits (highest peaks on each of the seven “traditional” continents), the easiest to achieve (even though it is not the lowest) is Mt. Kilimanjaro. Yet, at 19,341 ft (5,895 m) it’s no slouch either. What makes it easier, perhaps, is that it requires no technical gear. One Read more…
After months of planning and a healthy dose of Divine Providence I made it to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. This was the point of this website and blog. I wanted to draw attention to the spiritual needs of my parishioners at Holy Rosary in Portland, Oregon, as well as Read more…
I’ve never found camping to be a very restful experience. Oh yes, I can be extremely exhausted and then crash in a sleeping bag and tent. But that’s more out of necessity than the normal day-to-day rest that we all get from regular sleep. There’s also the fact that there’s Read more…
I am fond of saying that I enter the wilderness as a Dominican and exit the wilderness as a Franciscan. This is a sort of inside joke that only religious would get. It refers to the fact that Dominicans wear white and Franciscans usually wear brown. White is somewhat incompatible Read more…
Mt. Kilimanjaro is one of the famed Seven Summits, a collection of the highest mount peaks on each of the seven continents. So while Kili (as the locals are apt to call it) doesn’t rank up with all those peaks in the Himalayas or the Andes, it is still quite Read more…