"Sea Vixens and Sea Wolves" is the name of a WhatsApp group. The people in that group taught me to swim without actually teaching me how...

19 September 2017: By the third morning, we're starting to get the hang of things. The routines are dealt with almost automatically: wake...

18 September 2017: Most of us are up early. I didn't sleep well and am eager to escape the crowded camp. There are two routines to get...

17 September 2017: Day two breaks with the unpleasant news that three sizable kit bags didn't make it to Tanzania, having been left...

Something about the mountain: Kili isn't just Africa's highest mountain; it's also the world's highest freestanding peak. Standing tall...