A girls perspective
By Jodi Unsworth and Kirsten Payne

After what has been an epic adventure, we thought it necessary to give you a girls perspective of a once in a lifetime experience to trekking up mount Kilimanjaro. This final blog is dedicated to two men who have enabled each one of us to reach our full potential on this giant mountain.
First doctor Jim! We want to thank you on behalf of the team…
For waking up at 5.40am each morning to ensure us novices are fit and well for the day ahead.
For Reminding us to drink lots of water and eat lots of snakes.
For filling us girls with envy when you talk about your lovely wife Julia.
For the times you’ve missed a hot washy-washy to do your medical rounds.
For missing your lunch breaks to encourage those who are feeling weak to carry on their climb.
For having the bedside manor to allow us girls to talk about pooing and weeing and quite a bit more.
For going above and beyond the call of duty in trying to keep us all on the mountain.
For making us feel like we’re not your patients but rather your friends.
And finally for being the hotty doctor and always having your (tent) zip undone.
And now we would like to thank www.markkalch.com…
For not being BT which has helped us all to relax throughout the adventure.
For having the best smile on Kili.
For the way you interact and care for the guides and porters.
For signing us into camp each day so we can have an extra few minutes in our sleeping bags.
For your in-depth knowledge of the mountain and telling us what to expects each day.
For telling us we are one of the best teams you have worked with.
For your bear hugs when we needed them the most.
For allowing us to go to the summit sign even in the treacherous weather.
For getting me through the horrible rainy day by allowing me to follow your fit ass.
For giving us the best views each morning from our tents as you do washy-washy.
So on behalf of us girls and the rest of the team, thank you for being best guide and the best doctor we could of asked for.