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Travel Insurance for Kilimanjaro

By Peter Baxter | December 14th, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Insurance can be one of those travel expenses that slip through ... [read on]
 

A journey along the Northern Circuit of Kilimanjaro…

By Peter Baxter | November 27th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

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 ... [read on]
 

The beginning of the end of Crater Camp

By Peter Baxter | October 5th, 2009 | Add a Comment »

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 ... [read on]
 

Toilets on Kilimanjaro

By Peter Baxter | September 3rd, 2009 | Add a Comment »

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 ... [read on]
 

A few more common Kili scams

By Peter Baxter | July 13th, 2009 | Add a Comment »

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 ... [read on]
 

A few Common Kili Scams

By BootsnAll | June 29th, 2009 | 25 Comments »

Hard times always bring out the creativity in man. Necessity is the mother of invention. There are a slough of offers across the internet for cut price Kilimanjaro climbs being tendered ... [read on]
 

September Rongai, Northern Circuit and the Western Breach

By Peter Baxter | June 24th, 2009 | Add a Comment »

Get your boots on and try your luck with the ultimate climber’s climb of Kilimanjaro. Starting September 19 we will be doing a guided version of the Rongai Route, taking the little ... [read on]
 

A classic View of a Kili Climb – Peter MacQueen 1908/1909

By Peter Baxter | June 15th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

This is an excerpt from American adventurer Peter MacQueen’s account of his 1909 hunting expedition in East Africa

AFTER a delightful week with the Germans and the colonists of Moschi ... [read on]
 

Ngorongoro Crater Highlands Trek

By Peter Baxter | June 5th, 2009 | 1 Comment »

A handful of obvious activities spring to mind when one is contemplating a trip to Tanzania. Two of the most obvious are probably Mount Kilimanjaro and a combination of Serengeti ... [read on]
 

A Second Look at Giving Back to Kilimanjaro

By Peter Baxter | May 8th, 2009 | Add a Comment »

There is a strong commercial incentive among the many climb and expedition outfitters aligned to Kilimanjaro to be seen to be active in the ‘give back’ phenomenon. This obviously paints those involved in a sympathetic light, and disguises a blunt ... [read on]