Our Mt. Kilimanjaro climb was a huge success. All four climbers reached the summit on May 29, 2007 (click your refresh button twice to see the other two images on the homepage). The goal of our climb was to raise awareness of the 22q13 deletion syndrome (www.22q13.org) and raise money to help fund the 22q13 Deletion Foundation.
Kilimanjaro is the tallest free-standing mountain rise in the world, rising 4,600m (15,000 ft) from the base, and includes the highest peak in Africa at 5,895m (19,340 ft), providing a dramatic view of it's glaciers and the surrounding plains.
Here are two links to a 20 minute slideshow - Hopefully the slideshow provides you with a good idea of what we experenced. Please view our slideshow (with audio) in large format (640x480 - 35MB) or smaller format (320x240 - 8MB)
In November 2007, Cern was selected by the CFA Institute (a global organization of 100,000 financial professionals) as its Most Inspiring member for 2007: Most Inspiring Article (opens in a new browser window).
Here is an article that appeared in the June volume of Sycamore Living, a local publication in Cincinnati, Ohio: Sycamore Living Article (opens in a new browser window).
While we were in Tanzania, we visited the children at the Amani Children's Home. Please view our Amani Kids slideshow in large format (800x600 - 10MB) or smaller format (320x240 - 6MB)
And, finally, after our climb we enjoyed a five day safari in the Serengeti, Lake Manyara and the Ngorongoro Crater. We saw over 30 different animals and more birds than we could keep track of. Please view our Safari slideshow in large format (800x600 - 29MB)
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