A post to mark the passing too soon of a great young man we met on our Mount.Kilimanjaro climb. Kalebu was part of our amazing climb crew, the younger brother of our Head guide Chacha. He was full of life, always smiling, really living and enjoying life.
Kalebu would be one of the boys who always came out to meet us as we neared the end of our climb day, congratulating us, fist bumps, smiles and hugs. He'd insist on carrying a day pack back to camp, a truly wonderful lad who although we knew only briefly made an impact on our lives.
Laughing and smiling at us as we learned the words to our daily Jambo song, dancing away with us each and every morning on that amazing mountain. So full of life and energy.
We were so excited when Kalebu came with us on summit day, he climbed to the summit for his very first time with us and we loved it. It felt special and magical that we also got to share his experience for the first time as he did ours.
RIP Kalebu - I wish for you to be off climbing your mountain up there in the clouds and looking down on us all with a fond smile and a shout of Jambo Jambo!
Kalebu 3rd from left.
Summit day
One day maybe we'll meet again
RIP Kalebu
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