Mt. Kilimanjaro Travel Guide
4 Comments »Tons of people ask me for advice on climbing Kilimanjaro. Common questions are: What altitude should I do my training hikes? Do you think I will make it to the top on a six-day Machame climb? How many women make ... [read on]
2 Comments »Many people like to plan trips up Kilimanjaro during the holidays, normally around Christmas and New Years. I have to say, last year we took a group to the top of Kilimanjaro, arriving on the first sunrise of New Years ... [read on]
Add a Comment »Mountain climbers and trekkers like to carry things to the top of Kilimanjaro - and mountains in general. One guy on our Kilimanjaro climb brought Ernest Hemingway’s “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” book and had his picture taken with it. Another ... [read on]
1 Comment »Don’t come to climb Kilimanjaro if you are “on a budget.” I received a phone call the other day, from someone looking for a cheap, but quality climb up Kilimanjaro. Budget trips don’t seem to really exist on Kilimanjaro anymore. ... [read on]
Add a Comment »On the far left hand side of the screen, you should see a link called Kilimanjaro Forum.
If you ever want to ask a question about climbing Kilimanjaro, or read other people’s concerns, this is designed as a community for ... [read on]
Add a Comment »There is a certain weight limit for porters going up the mountain. In order to pass through the gate, they must weigh the bags being carried up the mountain. This ensures that the tourists see the porters are getting treated ... [read on]
3 Comments »Could someone in a wheelchair make it up Kilimanjaro was a questions that I received today.
Well, to be honest, I haven’t seen it or heard of it before, but Kilimanjaro is one of the mountains where can do about anything. ... [read on]
Add a Comment »I know I mentioned this before in a previous post, but this last January I got a chance to drive around Kilimanjaro, looking at it from all different angles. It was cloudy that day, so I didn’t get any epic ... [read on]
Add a Comment »Many trekkers fear that climbing a high mountain, like Mt. Kilimanjaro or Mt. Kenya, that you a big chance of getting killed. The same thing is true for safariers going out into the Serengetti. They are always a bit worried ... [read on]
Add a Comment »Sometimes trekkers from Western countries like to wax philosophical with the Tanzanian porters and guides, telling them they live in a magical place, and it must be great to just be able to climb and use the mountain. I have ... [read on]
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this website sucked and it didnt give me any facts that i needed!...
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Hello fellow summiteers, Such an personal attack against Afrikafe cannot remain unanswered. I nee...