Historic Kilimanjaro

There probably are not that many military history enthusiasts likely to read this, but for those among you who would make the pilgrimage to Gettysburg, to the beaches of Normandy or the islands of the South Pacific, then Kilimanjaro is about as interesting a battle site as you could hope to find anywhere…

World War One only probably has a handful of years left before its slips completely beyond the realm of living memory. Among those like me who have gleaned the story through History Channel or snippets of information that I have picked up in my travels, it might come as a surprise to know that some of the most iconic battles of the War were fought in the area immediately surrounding Kilimanjaro.

As one example, Ndarakwai Camp in Western Kilimanjaro, a popular apre climb safari destination, has a number of old trench systems that served both the British and the Germans in the campaign for control of the country during the difficult years of 1914 - 1918.
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Mt. Kilimanjaro Articles

Travel Insurance for Kilimanjaro

Insurance can be one of those travel expenses that slip through the net when you are tallying the cost of an overseas venture tour…
As a budget traveler for most of my youth I did tend to throw caution to the wind, put faith in the Gods and hope for the best when I set off. [...]

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A journey along the Northern Circuit of Kilimanjaro…

The quest for alternative routes on Kilimanjaro grows daily as the crush increases and more and more companies spring up offering new and unique climb packages. In reality there are few of these.
In most cases a handful of routes are used that cram the budget climbers along heavily trammeled trails and into littered and [...]

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The beginning of the end of Crater Camp

The current buzz in Kilimanjaro is the imminent closure of Crater Camp. I discovered this on my most recent trip when a few mates and I summited via the Western Breach and spent a long and ugly night at Crater Camp.
Crater Camp is touted as the last word in isolation on the slightly over-trammeled Kilimanjaro [...]

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Toilets on Kilimanjaro

There is great romance in planning and setting off to climb this great mountain. Less romantic are some of the fundamental human functions that need to be taken care of in a natural environment through which thousands of sundry people tramp annually.
For each person who signs up for a commercial climb at least three [...]

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A few more common Kili scams

It may come as a surprise to many to learn that the victims of scams on Kilimanjaro are not always the paid clients, and it always comes as an unpleasant shock for climbers to discover the willingness of the guides, who form the backbone of the Kilimanjaro mountain community, to turn on their porters and [...]

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