Scott Fisher's company in Seattle is now called Mountain Madness.
I can't agree more that the porters are really impressive. They barely have any protective gear to speak of, carry over 3 times the weight of our day pack and walk at least twice as fast as us. In my opinion they have a very tough job and don't get paid nearly enough by the tour companies. So, besides donating your used equipment, plan to tip them handsomely - they depend on those tips quite heavily.
I met some folks at the Kili hotel who were doing the crater route. Sounds really fun. I will probably do that with my kids once they are older and able to tackle a hike like this!
T2n
