Good Stuff Happens in 1:1 Meetings: Why you need them and how to do them well
Tusker Trail
1.
2. - 38TH Year on Kilimanjaro
- 48 Personal Climbs
- Established Guide Course
High Altitude First Responder
- High Altitude Consultant & Trainer
for US Army Special Forces
- Member
WMS
Int’l Society for Mountain
Medicine
3. Contractor - U.S. Department of Defense
High Altitude Trainer and Consultant for
U.S. Army Special Forces
4. - 60% Of Tusker Income Spent in Tanzania
- 2,275 Porters
- 14 Professional Guides
- 18 Moshi Operations Crew
- Over 13,000 Tanzanian family members live on
income earned from Tusker climbs
5. • . . .A walk in the park
• A simple hike
• No preparation needed
• No consideration for altitude – 19,340 ft.
• No regard for austere conditions
7. Tusker Trail – 3%
Kilimanjaro Overall - 55%
• Due to fast ascent (3.5 days)
• Hypothermia prevalent
• HAPE frequent
• HACE common
• Volume Shock extensive
8. • 1977 - Eddie Frank’s First Kilimanjaro Climb
• His First Harsh Lesson in Preparedness
9. • He did minimal preparation
• Hired a local guide with no knowledge
• Wore cotton clothes, steel-toe work boots
• At 24, he felt young and immortal
• He believed the “KILIMANJARO MYTH”. . .
11. • At 3 a.m - 17,000 ft. encountered a blizzard
• No visibility
• Extremities numb
• No knowledge of how to fix unfolding problems
• The guide was lost
12. • 1 Personal Climb
• 12 climbers
• First year on Kilimanjaro
13. • 48 Personal Climbs
• Over 6,000 Tusker Climbers
• 37 Years on Kilimanjaro
14. Template
• Probability of Disaster – Low
• Consequences of Disaster – High
• (Lesson = Prepare for Consequences)
20. Safety – Comfort – Food
• 14 Highly Trained Expert Guides
• 1,000 Kilimanjaro Climbers per Year
21. Template
HIGH ALTITUDE FIRST RESPONDER
• 50-hour Annual Guide Medical Course
• Designed by Eddie Frank
• WFR level
--The Only Medical Course on Kilimanjaro
– Vetted by Physicians
• Focus: High Altitude & Environmental
23. Template
HIGH ALTITUDE FIRST RESPONDER
• Most Highly Trained Guides on Kilimanjaro
• Frequently Assist National Park Rescue
• Often Perform Rescue for Other Outfitters