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Audioblogging From Kilimanjaro Via Satellite Phone

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the got-any-hot-chocolate? dept.

GlucoPilot writes "Apparently a charity called Cops On Top is climbing Kilimanjaro as a memorial to the late Officer Isaac Espinoza of the SFPD. That in itself is pretty amazing, but the /. amazing thing is that they are AudioBlogging the whole thing via Satellite Phone by calling to an audioblogging site and having their MP3s automatically posted to their dasBlog (open source blogging system) at www.copsontop.com/climblog. Cool stuff. Their latest blog post is at 15,500 ft."

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  1. I've climbed Kili. by haeger · · Score: 4, Informative
    Most amazing thing I've ever done. It seems that the glaciers on the top (at 5895m) are melting, probably because of global warming.

    If You want to see what the "Cops on top" are seeing, have a look at these photos.

    Monkeys.
    Mandara Hut
    Our porters.
    Long way to walk.
    Kilimanjaro from a distance.
    Mountainrat.
    The summit.
    The summit.
    The crater.
    The Glacier.
    Gillmans point.
    Our feet after walking for a day

    .haeger

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  2. Re:Ambitious by ozbird · · Score: 1, Informative

    Obligatory Python sketch link for those who don't get the joke.