Q. Did you climb the other mountains you mentioned through tour operators in the respective countries or how did you climb those mountains?
Normally I would climb by myself, self supported or accompanied by a ranger when necessary. This is actually my first experience with a tour company and it was a very positive one. Outside Tanzania I never climbed through any tour company.

Q. Is it a good thing that people climb Kilimanjaro and other mountains in Tanzania through tour companies unlike in other countries?
A lot of people are able to summit Kilimanjaro with help from tour companies because not everybody has the experience to climb alone. Me personally, I like adventure and the independence to climb by myself but given that one has to summit with a guide in Tanzania, I was very happy to climb with East African Voyage Company Limited. They allowed me the independence that I need to enjoy my trip as somebody who likes to do these things by myself.

Q. You biked from Arusha town to Arusha National Park. Then you climbed Mount Meru, the second highest mountain in Tanzania for four days. Next you biked from Momella Gate to Umbwe Gate from where you started a seven-day climb of Kilimanjaro. Where did you get that fascinating idea from?
Well, as I said I really enjoy putting together adventures for myself. I task myself physically especially in the outdoors and I got this idea because before I moved to Tanzania I lived in Colorado in the United States and I raced in duathlons (a single sporting event composed of two disciplines, in this case biking and trekking) which combined running and cycling. So I thought I should apply that concept to mountaineering and then basically ride my bicycle to the base of each mountain and then back and I wanted to do so continuously and wanted to do two mountains back to back. In short that is how I got the idea.