Photos from Nancy Sutherland's ascent of Kilimanjaro, a fundraiser for Susan G. Komen for the Cure, with Tusker Outfitters in January 2010.

1. A JOURNEY TO THE SUMMIT OF MOUNT KILIMANJARO

2. HIGHEST PEAKS ON EARTH’S SEVEN CONTINENTS KILIMANJARO – AFRICA’S TALLEST AT 19,340 FEET

3. COMPARATIVE HEIGHT OF THE SUMMITS KILIMANJARO IS FOURTH HIGHEST SUMMIT

7. A DOLLAR A FOOT = $20,000

8. FROM OVER 200 CONTRIBUTORS

9. REACHING THE SUMMIT AT 19,340 FEET

11. MOSHI TANZANIA – LAUNCHING POINT FOR THE CLIMB

12. SNOW-COVERED KILIMANJARO AS A BACKDROP

13. TEAM’S FIRST MEETING FOR THE CLIMB ORIENTATION AND GEAR CHECK

14. ORGANIZING GEAR DUFFLES FOR 10 DAYS AND FINAL CHECK OF DAY PACKS

15. THE TEAM -- FILLED WITH ANTICIPATION –ON DRIVE TO NATIONAL PARK

16. REGISTERING AT WESTERN LONDOROSSI GATE OF THE NATIONAL PARK WITH OUR TUSKER TRAIL GUIDES

19. RAIN-DRENCHED RUTTED ROADS AS WE DRIVE TO TRAIL HEAD

21. MEETING UP WITH THE 74 PORTERS AT THE LEMOSHO GLADES TRAILHEAD

23. 4 TO 5 HOUR HIKE THROUGH RAIN FOREST

24. UNTOUCHED VEGETATION GROWS ACROSS NARROW TRACK

25. BIG TREE FOREST CAMP 9,170 FT / 2,800 M

26. THE DAY’S TREK OF 6 TO 7 HOURS BEGINS IN REMAINING RAIN FOREST

27. GIANT MOORLAND ZONE –GAINING ALTITUDE OF 2,400 FEET

31. TRANSITION FROM THE RAIN FOREST TO ALPINE ZONE – THE LAST WARM DAY

32. SHIRA CAMP AT 11,500 ft / 3,505 m

34. DELICIOUS HEARTY MEALS AND ALWAYS SOUP -- CHEF LOOKS ON

35. SHIRA CALDERA—HIGH ALTITUDE DESERT PLATEAU—FIRST CLOSE VIEW OF KIBO

36. GOAL TO REACH UHURU PEAK ON KIBO

38. 7 HOUR HIKE ACROSS THE SHIRA PLATEAU AND SHIRA CATHEDRAL

40. PORTERS’ RHYTHMIC SONG ON ARRIVAL AT MOIR CAMP 13,650 ft /4,160 m

43. CLIMBERS APPEAR LIKE A TRAIL OF ANTS ON ASCENT TO LAVA TOWER

46. WE’LL TREK UP TO LAVA TOWER AT 14,950 ft / 4,566 m –ACCLIMATIZATION

47. TREKKING THROUGH THE GIANT SENECIO FOREST TO BARRANCO CAMP

48. BARRANCO CAMP AT 12,950 ft / 3,950 m -- AT FOOT OF BARRANCO WALL

49. 500 FOOT LAVA FLOW -- NOT TECHNICAL WALL BUT STILL CHALLENGING

50. BARRANCO WALL – FANTASTIC VIEWS OF CRAGS AND CREVASSES

56. PORTERS ASCEND ON THE SAME ROUTE UP THE BARRANCO WALL

57. KARANGA CAMP AT 13,200 FT / 4,023 M –BEAUTIFUL VALLEY SUNSETS

59. ACCLIMATIZATON HIKE TO 14,500 ft / 4,420 m –RETURN TO KARANGA CAMP

60. THE TEAM – ON ROCKY, CRAGGY SLOPES TO BARAFU CAMP

64. BARAFU CAMP 15,200 ft / 4,633 m * BARAFU MEANS “ICE” IN SWAHILI

65. RETURN PAST OTHER CAMPSITES AFTER AFTERNOON ACCLIMATIZATION TREK

66. SUMMIT DAY –RISING AT 4:00 AM JUST BEFORE SUNRISE

67. HEADLAMPS LIGHT THE PATH AS THE TEAM HEADS FOR THE SUMMIT

71. STELLA POINT -- JUST 200 FEET FROM UHURU PEAK

72. AMID THE CLOUDS AS WE APPROACH UHURU PEAK

76. THE SIGNPOST FOR UHURU –A SMALL DOT AT THE TOP OF THE RISE

79. SUMMITED TO UHURU PEAK AT 19,340 FT / 5,895 M HOLDING A LIST OF 221 CONTRIBUTORS -- $20,730

81. THE SUN CAME OUT AND WE ALL CELEBRATED

82. ON UHURU PEAK – THANKFUL FOR MY TUSKER PORTER

88. ON THE DESCENT TO BARAFU CAMP –LATE IN THE AFTERNOON

89. DAY AFTER SUMMITING -- ON ROUTE TO MWEKA CAMP – IN THE RAIN

90. A TRIBUTE TO THE PORTERS AT MWEKA CAMP 10,400 ft / 3,170 m

92. WHATEVER YOU DREAM . . . CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED