Mountain Warnings on Kili

Rongai Route: A Story

Date: January 19th, 2007 |

I stumbled upon a good story in one of BootsnAll’s blog about hiking the Rongai route of Mount Kilimanjaro. If you want to read a day-to-day account of this guys experience climbing Kilimanjaro, you might want to check it out. It’s pretty good. I like how his guide got pissed off because the tip was [read more]

Want to feel like shit? Climb Kilimanjaro, mate.

Date: December 29th, 2006 |

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Just because Mount Kilimanjaro is one of those well-known mountains that everyone likes to climb, you should be forewarned that it’s not always a happy experience. Climbing Kilimanjaro can, and will, kick your ass - and can make you feel like shit. You probably are wondering why I am on this rant about the [read more]

Guide Scam - Have clients descend the mountain early

Date: December 6th, 2006 |

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Another fairly good scam on Mount Kilimanjaro, often orchestrated by the guides, is to basically have the people come off the mountain earlier than planned.
Here is how it works. The guide usually pays for the least amount of day possible before the climb begins. If it’s a planned eight-day Lemosho or Machame route, the [read more]

Pulse Oximeter

Date: December 1st, 2006 |

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Some of the mountaineering companies in Tanzania have introduced a system of checking the climbers - throughout the day - by using a Pulse Oximeter. A Pulse Oximeter is used to check blood oxygen saturation during the climb. This allows the mountain guide to see how their body is adapting to the reduced amount [read more]

Famous 1912 Kilimanjaro Picture - Global Warming

Date: October 24th, 2006 |

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This is actually a very famous picture of Mt. Kilimanjaro although it doesn’t look like much. It’s a 1912 picture from a German explorer climbing the mountain. Scientists have been able to use this old picture and gauge how the glacier, snow and ice have depleted over the years. When you look at a picture [read more]

Travel Insurance: Should you have it?

Date: January 12th, 2007 |

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While Kilimanjaro is one of the easier mountains to climb in the world, it does not mean you should forgo travel insurance. Travel insurance is usually required by all foreign expeditions companies, but not required by local companies (generally speaking). Fortunately, since you do not use any specialized equipment going up Kilimanjaro, it’s considered that [read more]

Missing Climber Body Found in China

Date: December 27th, 2006 |

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Sorry folks, this is non-Kilimanjaro related story, but does go to show you the power of mountains - something you should consider when climbing Kilimanjaro. As many of you know, one of the owners of Mountain Maddness, Christine Boskoff, has been missing for the last few week in China, having not come home from [read more]

Scams on Kilimanjaro - Guides Take The Entire Tip, Promises To Distribute

Date: December 1st, 2006 |

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As part of my week profiling scams on Mount Kilimanjaro, this is perhaps one of the worst scams. Like I mentioned in my last post, many porters rely on the tip as their many source of money, from their week of lugging gear up and down Kilimanjaro.
Most people tip the porters at the end of [read more]

Health Precautions On Kilimanjaro

Date: November 22nd, 2006 |

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If you are climbing any mountain - not just Kilimanjaro or Mt. Kenya, you should always keep this in mind.
Do not go higher than 10,000 feet if you have any of the following conditions:
1. A nose bleed
2. A cold
3. A sore throat
4. Respiratory infection
5. A High Temperature
6. A cough
From time to time on Kilimanjaro, [read more]

Update on Kilimanjaro Porter Death

Date: October 17th, 2006 |

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Here are more details on the recent death of a porter on Kilimanjaro.
It appears that the porter was sick with a very bad cough, and he was vomiting blood at some point. Unfortunately, he stayed on the mountain for at least another 24 hours before being sent to a lower elevation. He had [read more]

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