Because it is there: Kili the Right Way

Опубликовано 6 сентября 2016, 5:05

mountainmadness.com/intl/afric... hec.org/club/clothingbank2.htm It is midnight at 11,000 feet on Mount Kilimanjaro when a bedraggled figure of a man approaches through the darkness. Clearly hungry and cold he asks for a bite to eat and a tent in which to sleep; but he is not a beggar, nor is he a poor mountain villager. He is a porter, hired and paid for by high-end adventure travel companies who boost profits and undercut competition by mistreating porters. These porters often carry twice the standard load, and have marginal clothing, rain gear and tents - all for just 3 to 6 dollars a day. In December 2004, Mountain Madness is offering a six-day climb to the top of the 19,340-foot Mt. Kilimanjaro with ALL proceeds benefiting the IMEC Porter Assistance Project. Mountain Madness has been leading trips up Mt. Kilimanjaro for close to 20 years, and was the first adventure travel group to join the International Mountain Explorers Connection's (IMEC) Porter Partnership Program to ensure that porters are properly clothed and cared for.