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Cinematographer Jim Whitney was part of the American film crew, with Jim Becket, who took part in my September 2011 climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro. He carried a video camera and shot most of the footage for the documentary Sons of Africa.I have profound respect for anyone who has to carry a video camera during a climb and has to rely on only one hand for support through some of the difficult sections of the climb. Climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro is difficult enough even while using two two hiking poles.
Jim Whitney becomes the 14th member of the Kilimanjaro Club. The updated list is:
No.
|
Name
|
Nationality
|
Age
|
Point
Reached*
|
Summit
Date
|
1.
|
Madaraka Nyerere
|
Tanzanian
|
48
|
Uhuru Peak
|
24th August 2008
|
2.
|
Le Huyhn
|
Vietnamese
|
Unknown
|
Uhuru Peak
|
25th August 2008
|
3.
|
Markus Geiger
|
Swiss
|
Unknown
|
Uhuru Peak
|
2009
|
4.
|
Gerald Hando
|
Tanzanian
|
Unknown
|
Uhuru Peak
|
6 October 2009
|
5.
|
Notburga Maskini
|
Tanzanian
|
49
|
Stella Point
|
6 October 2009
|
6.
|
Dmitry
|
Russian(?)
|
Unknown
|
Uhuru Peak
|
13 December 2010
|
7.
|
Jaffar Amin
|
Ugandan
|
44
|
Uhuru Peak
|
13 December 2010
|
8.
|
William Rutta
|
Tanzanian
|
Unknown
|
Uhuru Peak
|
10 December 2010
|
9.
|
Mary Kalikawe
|
Tanzanian
|
Unknown
|
Uhuru Peak
|
10 December 2010
|
Steve Kamau
|
Kenyan
|
25
|
Uhuru Peak
|
26 September 2011
|
|
Jim Becket
|
American
|
74
|
Uhuru Peak
|
26 September 2011
|
|
Andrea Wobmann
|
Swiss
|
39
|
Uhuru Peak
|
26 September 2011
|
|
Zulfa Fadhili
|
Tanzanian
|
Unknown
|
Uhuru Peak
|
26 September 2011
|
|
Jim Whitney
|
American
|
Unknown
|
Uhuru Peak
|
26 September 2011
|
*A
climber is awarded a certificate for reaching one of three elevations: Uhuru
Peak (5,895 AMSL), Stella Point (5,745 AMSL), or Gillman's Point (5,685 AMSL).
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