点评:Over the New Year's vacation, our group of family and friends climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with Alpine Chat Company. This was an amazing experience! Even though we're all fairly fit, the hike was still pretty intense, and I definitely couldn't have done it without our guides and the entire crew of the Alpine Chat. We were well taken care of every step of the way. Our guides, porters, Cook, and other members of the crew took care of us, not only during the actual hike, but also when we got to the campsite where our tents, sleeping bags, and luggage were awaiting for us, and shortly after arriving at the campsite, a few courses hot meal would be served. Our guides were helping us along the way adjusting our pace of the hike (pole pole!), helping us with our light day packs (despite having their own full loads), and even making sure we stayed hydrated and had snacks- which included unwrapping them and opening my thermos when my hands were too number in the icy night of final climb.
I also felt these guys genuinely cared how we felt, how we were... They worked extremely hard long days, carried such heavy loads, always with smiles and positive attitude, laughter and songs. A fantastic group of people. We are forever grateful they made our dream possible.
翻译:新年假期期间,我们一家人和朋友与 Alpine Chat 公司一起攀登了乞力马扎罗山。这是一次了不起的经历!尽管我们身体都相当健康,但徒步旅行仍然非常激烈,如果没有我们的导游和 Alpine Chat 的全体工作人员,我绝对不可能完成。一路上我们得到了很好的照顾。我们的导游、搬运工、厨师和其他工作人员不仅在实际徒步旅行期间照顾我们,而且在我们到达营地时也照顾我们,那里有帐篷、睡袋和行李在等着我们,到达营地后不久,就会提供几道热餐。我们的导游一路上都在帮助我们调整徒步旅行的节奏(非常快!),帮助我们携带轻便的日用背包(尽管他们自己已经装满了东西),甚至确保我们保持水分充足并有零食——包括在最后攀登的冰冷夜晚,当我的手无力时,他们帮我打开保温瓶并解开它们。
我还觉得这些人真心关心我们的感受,关心我们的处境……他们每天工作非常辛苦,肩负重担,但总是面带微笑,态度积极,欢声笑语,歌声不断。他们是一群了不起的人。我们永远感激他们让我们的梦想成真。