The Latest info from Summits Africa, this is the Nov launch press release timed with WTM (World Travel Market). Some detailed information here on Summits Africa operations.
In summary for those that have not encountered Summits Africa before – we are an East African based professional outfitting company started by Kilimanjaro expert and guide Ake Lindstrom. This email is our first travel industry mail out to stimulate interest in our professionally run trips from Kilimanjaro climbs to mountain biking in the rift valley. Please feel free to pass on our information to others that may be interested and we look forward to hearing back from you in due course. By the way, our success rate for all clients ascending Kilimanjaro in 2008 was 98.3%. |
In this release 1. The Summits 2. NEW! - 3. 2009 Trips and rates 4. Meet the team |
Experience and time are among the best tutors. Summits Founder Ake Lindstrom’s approach is simple – training and learning must be built into all business processes. Data on heart rates and oxygen saturations from all high altitude trips are collected and used by our teams to monitor and assess our clients at least twice a day and as much as every few minutes to ensure that every client is as safe as they can be. We provide oxygen / emergency stretchers / pulse oximetry and altitude monitoring scorecard systems on all high altitude trips. Data from 7 years of trips is used in our bi annual training and complements in depth training on all manner of topics from glaciology to history. 6 of our guides are community first aid instructors. As you read this email teams of our porters are being given basic first aid training. Every single porter we use will have received basic first aid training at least once in the last year. Training our teams builds moral and is part of our career progression framework. Many future guides will have started with Summits Africa. The best will remain with us. All trips we run are highly systemized. Professionalism comes from adherence to well designed and applied systems. On a ascent of Kilimanjaro to extreme altitude it’s reassuring to know that at base before the trip left the emergency oxygen canisters will have been checked, our own rescue stretchers ticked off on page 4 of our 18 page trip preparation document and that the guides will already know that Mrs X is allergic to Sulpha based drugs. Pre trip briefings with senior managers (not just a driver guide or walking guide), post trip feedback forms and a no quibble approach to any complaints are all part of the Summits Africa service. PLEASE NOTE: Summits |
NEW! – Summits Africa Summits Our Kenyan operations are now headed up by seasoned Mt To find out more about our Kenya climb trips offered please take a look at our website and all our Kenyan services from airport meet and greets to a range of Mt Kenya routes can be booked through our existing central email – info@summits-africa.com. Our flagship climb for Mt |
2009 Trips and rates Summits Africa has a range of set departures for Kilimanjaro, Mt Meru and Mt You can request our 2009 FIT rates by contacting Ake Lindstrom on info@summits-africa.com or, if you use a local ground handler in |
Meet the team All bookings and enquiries should come into our central email address: info@summits-africa.com All of our team members have climbed all main peaks in General Manager: Ake Lindstrom – rates and media requests, central contact Operations Director: Emanuel Motta – in country default contact Operations Director: Paul Kanja – in country default contact Our Sales & Systems: Frank Castro – currently in Sales & Marketing: Laura Hartstone – in |
I look forward to hearing back from you in due course.
Kind regards,
Åke
[Åke Lindstrom – General Manager]
SUMMITS see http://www.summits-africa.com/ for East African Adventures see http://www.summits-africa.com/summits-africa-newsletter-ON-TOP.htm to see what’s up at Summits see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgRrg57KreA for our new short YouTube reel “Tourism & Development in Partnership” |
2 comments:
You are blogging now. Karibu!
You can find personal and informative travel journals of East Africa and beyond here: http://frankparadigm.blogspot.com
Cool blog! Looks awesome, I still really want to climb Mt K!
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