The Summit on the Summit
Lupe, Santigold and a cross-section of celebrities made it to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro in the last day or so. Don't know exactly when, yesterday I'm guessing, but the press release only discusses time, not date.
The official site may say but after a few minutes of multimedia fun I gave up on information gathering. But the group, including Kenna, Lupe Fiasco, Isabel Lucas, Emile Hirsch, Jessica Biel, Santigold, Elizabeth Gore, Alexandra Cousteau, Bernise Ang, Kick Kennedy, Simon Isaacs, Michael Muller, Jimmy Chin, Melissa Arnot and Dr. Greg Allgood, sound like they've done well with the challenge.
From the press release:
"Fellow climbers Lupe Fiasco and Emile Hirsch shared their thoughts after summiting. Hirsch said, "The last 48 hours have been the most intense and physically grueling experience of my life, miraculously we all made it to the top together. To have such a complete success for such a worthwhile cause – the global clean water crisis – more than reaching the summit is what is really satisfying " Lupe added, "The thrill of conquering your fears especially in such a physically and mentally taxing environment can't really be done justice in words.""
"After six intense days of hiking and climbing, the group set out for their final trek at 1:30am local time and after nearly seven hours reached the Uhuru peak which generally has only a 75% success rate. Each participant battled a plethora of physical and natural elements over the past week to make the ascent. Between coping with weather ranging from rain, hail, snow and the effects of altitude, including headaches, dizziness and fatigue among other ailments all made the over 50 mile journey that much more arduous. Immediately after summiting, the group descended for an additional six plus hours of hiking to 12000 feet, where they will make their final night of camp."
Just couldn't get enough. I'd be grabbing a helicopter out of there if I was a celeb!
Over at Hip Hop Press:
KENNA AND THE ENTIRE SUMMIT ON THE SUMMIT TEAM REACH THE PEAK OF MT. KILIMANJARO
EMILE HIRSCH JOINS KENNA'S SUMMIT ON THE SUMMIT: KILIMANJARO ALONG WITH JESSICA BIEL, ISABEL LUCAS, LUPE FIASCO, SANTIGOLD AND MORE
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