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Wilderness Guide Profiles
Wilderness guides are specialist
guides that accompany our Kilimanjaro treks and hiking
trips in places like West Kilimanjaro, Ngorongoro
Highlands, East Serengeti (Loliondo) among others.
Their specialist skills include Advanced First Aid
training and certification as well as area specific
training for trips that they join.
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Name:
Ake Lindstrom
Tribe:
Detribalised Dane / English of Kenyan birth!
Date of birth:
26/03/78
Lives:
Sekei, Nr Arusha Town
Worked for Hoopoe
since: 2000
Status:
Kilimanjaro Trip Leader / Wilderness Head Guide / Safari
Guide
Kilimanjaro Trips:
24
Hobbies:
Mountain biking, swimming, running, rugby, windsurfing,
hiking, culture vulture.
Marital status:
Living with long term partner
Why do you like
guiding? Being outdoors and close to nature
either on safari, walking some ancient volcano or a
stones throw from an elephant on foot is the way I love
to live my life. Being able to do it as a job and show
people how stunning this part of the world is, is a
privaledge that I enjoy greatly.
Other:
is also tied to his desk from time to time and heads
up Hoopoe sales in Tanzania. Involved in community based
projects such as Kahawa Shamba and West Kilimanjaro
and organises the ground handling for events such as
the 3
Peaks 3 Weeks Challenge. |
Suturing practise
At Uhuru with views of Furtwangler glacier
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Name:
Jonas Loiruk
Tribe:
Maasai (WaArusha)
Date of birth:
7/7/78
Lives:
Mula, Nr Arusha Town
Worked for Hoopoe
since: 2002
Status:
Kilimanjaro Head Guide / Wilderness Head Guide
Kilimanjaro Trips:
>100
Hobbies:
Hiking! Listening to music, spending time with his family
(Jonas has twins, a boy and a girl).
Marital status:
married
Why do you like
guiding? "Firstly to show people my beautiful
and amazing country. Secondly, it's my work and earn
good money from it and thirdly I meet lots and lots
of different types of people and get to know about them
AND their cultures."
Other:
Jonas is also Chairman of a school for disabled children. |
Jonas practising suturing on
advanced
training
Jonas being assessed at altitude
in another training session
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Name:
Edward Jonas
Tribe:
Maasai (WaArusha)
Date of birth:
6/5/78
Lives:
Ol Turoto, Nr Arusha Town
Worked for Hoopoe
since: 2003
Status:
Kilimanjaro Assistant Guide / Wilderness Head Guide
Kilimanjaro Trips:
>100
Hobbies:
Music! Reading, cycling, football, watching movies
Marital status:
Long term partner - threatening to get married this
year...
Why do you like
guiding? "Meeting people, great job, keeps
me fit and healthy and I love the natural world especially
flora". |
Edward acting as a shock patient
in a training session!
Edward gives a liver a suture!
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Name:
Joseph Kumbau
Tribe:
Maasai (WaArusha)
Date of birth:
28/3/78
Lives:
Ol Turoto, Nr Arusha Town
Worked for Hoopoe
since: 2004
Status:
Kilimanjaro Assistant Guide / Wilderness Head Guide
Kilimanjaro Trips:
>50
Hobbies:
Choir singing, reading, music, loves watching football
matches, volleyball, socialising.
Marital status:
Married, 2 kids.
Why do you like
guiding? "It's my job - I earn my living
from it, meeting and sharing experiences with people,
it keeps me fit, and gives me opportunities to help
people. By that I mean not only clients but crews as
well - it's a big responsibility and I enjoy it!"
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Joseph practising IM injections
on a dolly...
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