Mt. Kilimanjaro Travel Guide
Add a Comment »Don’t get me wrong, Kilimanjaro is a wonderful mountain to climb. I encourage travelers to visit Tanzania and attempt to climb Africa’s highest, most famous, well-known mountain. It’s a great experience and most people enjoy it.
However, with something wonderful, there ... [read on]
Add a Comment »From time to time, I will post the upcoming forecast on Kilimanjaro, so you can get a better understanding of the weather conditions. On Nov 29, 2006, here is the five day forecast. It looks like the freezing level is ... [read on]
Add a Comment »Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project is an initiative of the International Mountain Explorers Connection, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based out of Boulder, Colorado in the U.S.
There focus is improving the working conditions of the porters on ... [read on]
Add a Comment »As the cost of going on safari and climbing on Kilimanjaro continue to skyrocket, more and more people - especially independent travelers and backpackers - are looking for ways to get a cheaper safaris or a cheaper rate up Mount ... [read on]
Add a Comment »Do not go higher than 10,000 feet if you have any of the ... [read on]
Add a Comment »Here is a great story by Erik Trinidad that I published a long time ago - an older version of this Africa blog. Read Surviving Kilimanjaro. Erik only makes it to Gilman’s Point, which is 99.999 the top of ... [read on]
Add a Comment » Add a Comment »After a short time on Mt Kilimanjaro at Uhuru Peak, you generally want to get back down to Barafu Camp. It can be very cold at the top. You might not feel well. And, although the summit was an amazing ... [read on]
Add a Comment »Check out this YouTube slide show from Lee and Jacob’s climb up Kilimanjaro. As you remember, I have profiled these two East Coasters before. Recently, we published Lee’s day-to-day account of climbing the mountain. Read Day by Day ... [read on]
Add a Comment »Check out this topic currently being discussed on the Mt. Kilimanjaro Forum at BootsnAll:
Yood has plans to climb Kili in February of next year with his son. He’d contacted a couple of tour operators, and then - lo and ... [read on]
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Hello fellow summiteers, Such an personal attack against Afrikafe cannot remain unanswered. I nee...