My 2017 best nine Instagram photos curated by the Instagram community. 2017 was a great year
Italy | Italy | NYC | Greece | NYC | South Africa | Greece | New York | Italy
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My 2017 best nine Instagram photos curated by the Instagram community. 2017 was a great year
Italy | Italy | NYC | Greece | NYC | South Africa | Greece | New York | Italy
Despite barely scratching the surface, Africa is teaching me a lot.
Mt. Kilimanjaro broke me, but also taught me how to persevere and find strength when there is nothing left to give.
Our planet is truly a wonderful and beautiful place, incredibly diverse and magnificent, despite it’s complexity. It is worth protecting.
The wilderness has the power to transform and build character. There is nothing quite like being in the wild and you can get trampled by an African elephant if you’re not careful.
I’ve been enriched and moved in so many ways, mainly by the people that I’ve encountered along the way.
There is beauty everywhere worth pursuing and exploring, even in the places that we least expect it. Get out there and find it.
Be fearless. Be wild. Be free.
All My Best,
Reuben
#thisisafrica #bigcatsplayball
(at Zanzibar, Tanzania)
My travel partner in crime @andrewmklein in the light.
We’ve had one hell of an unforgettable African journey together that included getting chased by elephants at camp and seeing great white sharks swim inches from our faces.
He led me to the summit of Kilimanjaro, and looked after me after I barely made it down.
This journey wouldn’t be the same without him, and my heart is full after sharing this great adventure together.
#thisisafrica #bigcatsplayball
(at Zanzibar, Tanzania)
Lions don’t have a very high success rate when it comes to hunting. We saw 4 prides of lions fail to capture their prey, and here is an image of 2 lions failing to take down a Cape buffalo. It literally scared the crap out of the buffalo afterwards.
#keepitwild #bigcatsplayball
(at Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania)
6:36 AM | 19,341 ft above sea level
We somehow managed to make it to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro on day 5 of our journey. At this point I had been up for over 24 hours, and it was probably one of the most challenging days of my life. It’s difficult to describe everything that went into this journey, but for sure the human spirit can endure much more than we think.
I was emotional at the top because when we embarked for the summit at midnight, I didn’t think I could make it. Surely I thought I would pass out and fall over the edge, or have a heart attack as my heart was racing the entire time. My fellow teammates even saw me stumble on the way up and barely make it on the way down, assisted. Kilimanjaro broke me, and perhaps even transformed me.
Kilimanjaro is all about the journey. I will probably barely remember the 10 minutes that we spent at the summit. But I will never forget the people we met and the beauty we experienced along the way.
Photo by @andrewmklein
#keepexploring #bigcatsplayball
(at Mount Kilimanjaro)