Comments on: Irish Red Cross on Kili http://www.markkalch.com/2009/10/irish-red-cross-on-kili/ Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:12:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Darin Rumgay http://www.markkalch.com/2009/10/irish-red-cross-on-kili/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Darin Rumgay Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:02:25 +0000 http://www.markkalch.com/?p=913#comment-45 Mark, Congrats on getting the Visa Sorted - another expedition for you. Best of luck and take care. You obviously wont make the reunion in Dublin on the 28th November now, we will have a few beers for you and will ensure that you are there in spirit (Like Gin or Jack Daniels.. Seriously Man - Best of Luck.... Just remember to chillax as much as you can before you go !... Darin. Mark,

Congrats on getting the Visa Sorted – another expedition for you. Best of luck and take care. You obviously wont make the reunion in Dublin on the 28th November now, we will have a few beers for you and will ensure that you are there in spirit (Like Gin or Jack Daniels..

Seriously Man – Best of Luck…. Just remember to chillax as much as you can before you go !…

Darin.

]]> By: Mark Kalch http://www.markkalch.com/2009/10/irish-red-cross-on-kili/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Mark Kalch Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:18:23 +0000 http://www.markkalch.com/?p=913#comment-42 Hey folks, Shucks, thanks for the kind words. No problem at all with a group like you guys. It was one of my all time favourite trips to be on. I had some mad craic myself. I think I said at the airport that it was just like being on a trip with a big group of my mates (except I was getting paid, just, for the pleasure). I have my Iran visa and am set to go on 20th Nov. Very real now, so will have to see how it goes. You can follow on my website if you like. Hope to see you all soon enough. Cheers. Hey folks,

Shucks, thanks for the kind words. No problem at all with a group like you guys. It was one of my all time favourite trips to be on. I had some mad craic myself. I think I said at the airport that it was just like being on a trip with a big group of my mates (except I was getting paid, just, for the pleasure). I have my Iran visa and am set to go on 20th Nov. Very real now, so will have to see how it goes. You can follow on my website if you like. Hope to see you all soon enough. Cheers.

]]> By: John Casey http://www.markkalch.com/2009/10/irish-red-cross-on-kili/comment-page-1/#comment-41 John Casey Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:57:54 +0000 http://www.markkalch.com/?p=913#comment-41 Alright Mark, Hows things in London? Just thought id repeat what Aoife said there, you did a top job getting us up and putting up with our Ironic cheers at your briefs! Sorry I mean real cheers of course! Seriuosly though it was good to have someone with an attitude like yours bringing us up, always approachable and knowlegable, it relaxed all the nervous energy we had before we set out. You were serious when you had to be serious, but most of all you were good craic and were well able to answer our banter! Thanks again. Did you get sorted for Iran? Ill be expecting my 20 bucks in the post by the way, making you look good doesnt come cheap you know! Alright Mark, Hows things in London? Just thought id repeat what Aoife said there, you did a top job getting us up and putting up with our Ironic cheers at your briefs! Sorry I mean real cheers of course! Seriuosly though it was good to have someone with an attitude like yours bringing us up, always approachable and knowlegable, it relaxed all the nervous energy we had before we set out. You were serious when you had to be serious, but most of all you were good craic and were well able to answer our banter! Thanks again.
Did you get sorted for Iran? Ill be expecting my 20 bucks in the post by the way, making you look good doesnt come cheap you know!

]]> By: hilary o farrel http://www.markkalch.com/2009/10/irish-red-cross-on-kili/comment-page-1/#comment-40 hilary o farrel Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:20:55 +0000 http://www.markkalch.com/?p=913#comment-40 hey mark, only just got wind of your surname, and was able to look up your site.... how are ya? heard you got the whole group up on the second climb!!! well done..... what a leader! alan sends his love! drop us a line, Hilary hey mark,
only just got wind of your surname, and was able to look up your site…. how are ya?
heard you got the whole group up on the second climb!!! well done….. what a leader!
alan sends his love!
drop us a line,
Hilary

]]> By: Aoife Cooney http://www.markkalch.com/2009/10/irish-red-cross-on-kili/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Aoife Cooney Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:43:54 +0000 http://www.markkalch.com/?p=913#comment-39 Well it's much easier for us mere mortals to dig deep and make it to new heights when under the guidance of someone like Mark Kalch! Mark, you were to perfect leader on this trip. Thank you for all your help, all the laughs and for your ability, as a people person to strike the right balance between leader, helper and just one of the guys. You gelled with the group so well and yet still managed to take charge of every situation that required it. (Nairobi airport!) I know your leadership skills played a huge part in all 19 of us reaching the summit of Mt.Kilimanjaro. And we made it to the summit with a smile on.... well... nearly:-) Big thanks Mark! Well it’s much easier for us mere mortals to dig deep and make it to new heights when under the guidance of someone like Mark Kalch!
Mark, you were to perfect leader on this trip. Thank you for all your help, all the laughs and for your ability, as a people person to strike the right balance between leader, helper and just one of the guys. You gelled with the group so well and yet still managed to take charge of every situation that required it. (Nairobi airport!)
I know your leadership skills played a huge part in all 19 of us reaching the summit of Mt.Kilimanjaro. And we made it to the summit with a smile on…. well… nearly:-)
Big thanks Mark!

]]> By: Mark Kalch http://www.markkalch.com/2009/10/irish-red-cross-on-kili/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Mark Kalch Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:13:54 +0000 http://www.markkalch.com/?p=913#comment-36 I had totally forgotten about that undulating terrain Daz. Perhaps it was my briefings which were the real test! I had totally forgotten about that undulating terrain Daz. Perhaps it was my briefings which were the real test!

]]> By: Darin Rumgay http://www.markkalch.com/2009/10/irish-red-cross-on-kili/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Darin Rumgay Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:32:48 +0000 http://www.markkalch.com/?p=913#comment-34 Mark, You never mentioned the fact that there were undulations in Kili to test the resolve of all who walked them !!! Darin. Mark,

You never mentioned the fact that there were undulations in Kili to test the resolve of all who walked them !!!

Darin.

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