Feb 7, 2010
All to the top on Summit On The Summit-Kilimanjaro
Morning light on Kilimanjaro
Summit On The Summit-Kilimanjaro was a great success with every member of the expedition and film crew reaching the summit of Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa at 19,341′ and one of the famed Seven Summits, on January 12, 2010. The logistics and planning for this shoot were no small feat with 45 members making up the expedition including film crew. In addition to the team I was working with shooting content for Summit On The Summit, Radical Media was also on board with four DP/sound crews in place to shoot a MTV documentary about the climb which will air on MTV March 14th. Thomson Safaris did an incredible job of putting the infrastructure in place to handle the group size and provide for a great trip. This certainly had to be one of the wettest trips I have been on in recent years with daily rainfall which turned to snow as we moved hire up the mountain. Our summit day was cold, snowy, and wet with limited visibility though despite the conditions everyone made it to the top.
Our equipment quiver consisted of a Sony EX-3 HD camera and the Canon EOS 5D MKII and 7D DSLR’s with a variety of lenses. All of the gear performed very well considering the less than ideal weather conditions we had to contend with as well as the cold temps at high altitude. Tune into MTV on March 14th to learn more about the expedition
It was a fantastic project to be a part of and kudos to Kenna and the production team for pulling off what was certainly no small feat.
Mt. Meru as seen from Kilimanjaro