Climbing Sky High
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Team Hard Target at Arusha National Park against the backdrop of Mount Kilimanjaro before their first day of hiking. The team included former ex-solider Bryan Wagner; former Marine Ben Lunak; ex-solider Michael Wilson; former Marine Nancy Schiliro, New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi; Tennessee Titans coach and former Chicago Bears player, Jeff Fisher; and former Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams player Chad Lewis. (Dan Moses )
Bryan Wagner, (right) aka Wags, the jokster of the group, takes a break with Ben Lunak. The two lost a leg each during service in Iraq and climbed with prosthetic legs. (Dan Moses)
They're out of the gate, and get their first glimpse of Mount Kilimanjaro in the distance. (Dan Moses )
Ben Lunak and the team tackle a difficult ascent up the Barranco Wall. (Dan Moses )
An intense and challenging day for Bryan Wagner who climbed up slippery cliffs with one prosthetic leg. (Dan Moses )
A 5-hour hike day takes them west onto a river gorge and leads them to the Shira Camp. (Dan Moses )
From Shira Camp to Barranco Camp. (Dan Moses )
A rainy start doesn’t get Wounded Warrior Mike Wilson down. (Dan Moses )
The team heads east past a tower called “Shark’s tooth” to reach Barranco Camp.
The team climbs about 3,000 ft straight up an ascending path along a steep rocky ridge (Dan Moses )
The group takes on a steep cliff. (Dan Moses )
The trek continues on for Team Hard Target.
The group battles the elements. (Dan Moses )
Mount Kilimanjaro looms in the distance. (Dan Moses )
Team Hard Target sticks together to motivate and encourage each other. (Dan Moses )