Onto the next challenge

I can’t believe Vern and I will have been married 21 years this October. I still remember our first date and what I wore. We were married six months after our first date. The first time I heard about Vern’s…

Kili Summit Club: In the news!

A couple of weeks ago, Kili Summit Club made local news when Grand Rapids’ WXMI-Fox 17 News did a beautifully edited piece on the club and why we created it. Titled “Mt. Kilimanjaro climb turns into chance to pay it forward”,…

A thank you…

We finally made it! The Kili Summit Club (KSC) website is live. This site is the fulfillment of a vision I had while recuperating at the beautiful Gibbs Farm following our summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in August of 2014. While our site,…

Welcome to Kili Summit Club!

It was that climb in 2014 that led our group to begin the Kili Summit Club: A very special website dedicated to helping the many guides and porters who risk life and limb to help others – like us, and you! – to achieve our dreams.