Mt. Kilimanjaro News
Tourists Skip Kenya, Head to Tanzania
Given the recent outbreak of violence in Kenya from the presidential elections, thousands of tourists have canceled their safaris in Kenya, scared that the violence will escalate. Although no violence has been directed at tourists yet, a number of international tour companies are recommending to avoid Kenya until things cool off.
Many of these tourists have now turned their eye south to Tanzania - home of Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti, and Zanzibar. Tanzania is receiving hundreds of
last minute inquiries from those looking for a safe alternative. While Kenya does have great safari parks, Tanzania is just as good - if not …
Date: January 4th, 2008 |
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Mt. Kilimanjaro Forum Thread for the week of October 16, 2006
Check out this topic currently being discussed on the Mt. Kilimanjaro Forum at BootsnAll:
Folks are discussing the unfortunate news of a dead porter on Kili. It’s certainly tragic - especially to anyone who’s been awed by how hard the porters are working - and people are wondering if the clothing they wear played a role. Stop by with your two cents; and if you’re not already a member, sign-up here - it’s free to join.
Date: October 20th, 2006 |
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Global Warming and Kilimanjaro
There has been a tremendous amount of interest in Kilimanjaro the last few weeks. Ever since Al Gore’ movie, An Inconvenient Truth, made the claim that Kilimanjaro’s glaciers are melting due to global warmings. Many pundits debate whether this is a result of global warming or something else, like deforestation. Needless to say, Kilimanjaro has been popular lately.
Scientists do not dispute whether the glaciers are melting or not, and many claim that it has 20 more years at the most. Critics cite that deforestation is actually the cause of the melting.
Regardless of who is right, or who is wrong, in …
Date: June 7th, 2006 |
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Why increase prices in Tanzania?
Although it seems like prices for Tanzania - to climb Kilimanjaro and go on safari - are already expensive, there is a long-term, sustainable reason for the increase. In the last 10 years, the number of tourists climbing the mountain have doubled, adding 25,000 on the mountain each year. The same is true for safaris.
This article, Bid To Preserve Tanzanian Heritage, on Mt. Kilimanjaro makes you understand the reasoning behind the increase. I am a firm believe that about 90 percent of the Tanzanian travelers go to the same three places - and that the rest of …
Date: October 25th, 2005 |
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News Story: UN launches new project to conserve Mt. Kilimanjaro
Ten million more US dollars have been granted to finance the conservation project of Mount Kilimanjaro and its surrounding ecosystem, according to reports reaching here on Saturday.
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) launched this week the second phase of the Community Management of Protected Areas Conservation Project in Moshi of northern Tanzania.
The conservation project, known as COMPACT, runs from 2005 to 2009 and gets the 10-million-dollar grant from the United Nations Foundation and Global Environment Facility.
Read Xinhua
Date: September 12th, 2005 |
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Climb Kilimanjaro for The Children's Society
Every few days, I hear of someone climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for a cause. They go out, get a bunch of friends and family, raise money for the cause, and then go over and painfully make their way to Kilimanjaro’s summit, Uhuru. On the top, they hold out a flag or a piece of paper with the charities name on it. This week it’s The Children Society, a charity, that helps children with multiple disabilities and complicated health needs.
Read more about Steve Green’s charity to climb Kilimanjaro. While I think it’s great that people climb for a cause, I wish …
Date: January 8th, 2007 |
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World Leaders Climb Kilimanjaro
This is a brilliant idea put together by Outward Bound. They are bringing together world leaders, from all parts of the world, to climb Kilimanjaro together, facing the hardships and challenges of climbing the highest mountain in Africa - learning to cooperate, work together and overcome a huge feat. The idea is great and should be mandatory for anyone holding a position of power, but if Outward Bound could get more “opposing” world leaders in troubled spots around the world, it would be even better.
If we could get George Bush, Tony Blair, Hugo Chavez, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Fidel Castro, Kim Jong …
Date: July 12th, 2006 |
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New Story: Climber knows great heights, great depths
This is a somewhat interesting story from The Times Dispatch. It’s a story about Charles Macfarlane, who climbs with five blind climbers on Mt. Kilimanjaro. He was climbing with Erik Weihenmayer, the first blind climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest. While the blind climbers get the experience of summitting the mountain, Charles Macfarlane gets to see the vistas, the sun rising over the Great Rift Valley and the poverty in the villages. I am not sure I agree with his opinon on the villages of Kilimanjaro, but there is some truth to it.
Read Climber knows …
Date: November 29th, 2005 |
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Kilimanjaro... Hakuna Matata
On an HBS trek a little out of the ordinary, 22 students left Boston on December 29th to visit Africa and climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain on the continent at 19,343 ft (5,896 m). The trip combined three days of safari with seven days of hiking up the mountain. The lucky EC’s were also rewarded with five days in Zanzibar for some much needed rest and relaxation before returning to the snowy Boston winter. To recapture our adventures, here is a timeline of some of our highlights.
Read the Harbus Online
Date: September 15th, 2005 |
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Kilimanjaro adventure to help AIDS children
Harrington residents can be forgiven for wondering about the slim, fit young woman and her dog running up and down the town’s water tower hill – over and over, dozens of times - in recent weeks.
It’s the best way Ingrid Pullen can find to train for her climb of Africa’s tallest mountain – Kilimanjaro – to help raise awareness and funds for the 20 million African children living with HIV and AIDS.
Twenty-four-year-old Ingrid, an environmental consultant who lives in Harrington, leaves Sydney next Thursday as the only Australian in a Canadian climbing team which will attempt the Zerf Challenge, ‘Camping …
Date: September 6th, 2005 |
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