Entries Posted in April, 2006
April 30th, 2006
Plane Tickets to Tanzania and Kilimanjaro
Holy cow were the plane tickets expensive. I’ve been searching for over a month now, and we finally decided to buy tickets. We went the multi-city route so that we could be sure and have some time, on the way back, in Amsterdam. (On the way there we’re wanting to get to Tanzania and Kilimanjaro directly.) After looking for separate tickets everywhere, and looking for multi-city options, we finally found one that was, what seemed like, a good deal. (That’s not to say that it wasn’t a good deal, it just wasn’t as good as we were hoping.) But, now that we have safely spent over $2000 per person on airline tickets alone, we are all set to go.
And, they issued us paper tickets! Can you believe that? I haven’t been issued a paper ticket since I was in 5th grade (which was 13 years ago). I didn’t even know that they still did that. I guess I’ve just been spoiled traveling in the age of e-tickets so you don’t have to worry about forgetting them, losing them, having them stolen, spilled on, etc. But we’ve got them. So, as Jonathan says, “I guess we’re really going aren’t we.”
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April 24th, 2006
Climbing Kilimanjaro – Are You Ready
Probably the most common question we are asked about going to Kilimanjaro is “Are you ready?” I can see by our countdown clock on the web site that we have only 44 days until we leave for Kilimanjaro, and I can safely say that I absolutely, positively am 100% NOT AT ALL ready! But we’re working on getting ready.
We’re also in the process of making changes to the web site… so stay tuned for that…
Carrie said the other day to someone we were talking with that “Climbing Kilimanjaro is the kind of thing that you really can’t be completely ready for. No matter how much you do, you can always say you wish you had done more preparing.”
April 18th, 2006
Quick Kilimanjaro Conference Reminder
Hey!
This is just a quick reminder that we are going to be detained and questioned about our Kilimanjaro climb tonight!
Today, 14 auction spots are gone, which means only 8 spots remain.
We look forward to answering questions on the call!
The Call-in # is 212-990-8000 and the PIN Code is 4418#. again, at 6PM Mountain (8 PM Eastern).
Talk to you then!
April 17th, 2006
New Sponsors & Why Climb Kili Conference Call
Here we find ourselves, training and getting ready for what my uncle called “The hardest thing I have ever done in my entire life.”
Sounds like fun, doesn’t it?
So why are we climbing Kilimanjaro?
Why not jump on our conference call on Tuesday evening and find out!
There are currently a VERY LIMITED number of lines available, so you will want to call right on time to get in to the call…
It’s Tuesday, April 18 at 6 PM Mountain (8 PM Eastern)
The Call-in # is 212-990-8000 and the PIN Code is 4418#
We will also be talking about the progress of our eBay auction! Speaking of which, here are the awesome companies who have sponsored our Kilimanjaro climb so far!
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April 11th, 2006
New Video and New auction
Because so many people requested it, we decided to open the auction to everyone, by making it only $100 to participate.
In other words we will promote your company on Kilimanjaro for only $100.
Watch the video below for more information (Let us know what you think too).
You can get to the auction by going to http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=9508930999
April 7th, 2006
Changes to auction and video discovery!
Hi everyone!
A quick update on the auction.
People kept asking us how they could get involved in the auction without acutally paying more than the current bid to win. So, we’ll be re-opening the eBay auction listing shortly, and we’ll be doing it in a way so that EVERYONE can take part in the opportunity to promote their business/web site on us.
There will be a limited # of spots however, and four of them are already gone. So, if you’re not already signed up, (or if you know of someone who would be interested in a unique sponsorship opportunity), be sure to put your name in and sign up for the newsletter, because it’s where we’ll announce the time of the eBay auction launch first.
Also, here is a video of
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April 3rd, 2006
Video describing our Kili climb
So here’s the challenge…Conveying to people who don’t know, what the real opportunity is for them when it comes to winning our auction! We have this great opportunity for any company that wants to be the #1 bidder, but we haven’t had the kind of traffic to the auction that would warrant their spending a ton of money on the auction itself. So, to help the winner understand what they’re getting, and to help us promote the auction, we built a video! Want to check it out? Press Play below.
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