Mt. Kilimanjaro Resources
We have collected a handful of good links, pictures, movies -and other resources - to help you on the mountain.
Travel Insurance: Should you have it?
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 you are hiking, or trekking, and therefore you can get most travel insurance that covers outdoor adventure.
Travel insurance is pretty cheap normally - and the extra $50 you spend, is well worth the safety and security to know that you are covered. One …
Date: January 12th, 2007 |
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Barranco Wall on Kilimanjaro
Here is a view of the Barranco Wall as you are approaching from Shira Camp. After you stay the night at Barranco Camp, you will hike up this wall early in the morning. This is perhaps the steepest and one of the harder points of the Machame route. Hiking up a fairly small trail with enormous cliffs on one side (and porters passing you from time to time), you will use your hands and feet to climb up parts of the wall. Most of it is manageable but there are a few spots …
Date: October 11th, 2006 |
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Resource Links for Diamox
Most Americans want to use Diamox while climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. There are different opinions and perspectives on if you should use it, and how you should use it. Here is a sample of good links where people debate the subject and if they had positive or negative effects with using Diamox.
Altitude Sickness and the Side effects of Diamox
Date: August 24th, 2006 |
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The Final Mile
Watch Out For Vehicles If you are descending via the Mweka route, you will know your trip is almost over when the trail becomes more of a dirt road. The last mile or two, you can actually drive a Land Rover up the mountain, as seen below in this picture. It used just for picking up hurt people or as an access road for park authorities.
You will also know you are almost to the end when you see many locals children cutting grass …
Date: April 5th, 2006 |
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Uhuru Peak - Kilimanjaro Summit 360 Picture
This is the best summit picture I have found on Kilimanjaro. It shows the summit of Kilimanjaro with a Quicktime movie stitched together. You can click and drag it to “look around” the summit with a 360 degree view. Try it, it’s fun.
See Kilimanjaro picture.
Also, when you drag it one direction, if you look closely, you will see a huge cliff, drop off, and down into the bottom of the Reusch Crater, with all the huge glaciers in the backgroune.
Date: March 17th, 2006 |
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Health Precautions On Kilimanjaro
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, you might wake up with a sore throat or a small cough, but if it persists for more than 24 hours, you should get down the mountain as soon as possible.
Date: November 22nd, 2006 |
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Publish Your Stories On Mt KilimanjaroLogue
I am constantly receiving emails from people who have climbed Kilimanjaro, or are going to climb Kilimanjaro. Usually these are filled with questions, advice, or thoughts about the mountain. I have decided to start accepting outside perspectives on Kilimanjaro to be published on this blog. If you have climbed, or are going to climb Kilimanjaro, and want to share some perspective, thought or opinion, please let’s know. Email Donovan (at) BootsnAll (dot) com. We will accept anything - your favorite picture from your trip, or even an essay on how much you loved, or hated, …
Date: September 1st, 2006 |
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Kilimanjaro Forum
On the far left hand side of the screen, you should see a link called Kilimanjaro Forum.
If you ever want to ask a question about climbing Kilimanjaro, or read other people’s concerns, this is designed as a community for sharing information about climbing Africa’s highest mountain.
Check out the Kilimanjaro Forum
Date: June 21st, 2006 |
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Kilimanjaro’s Hidden Secret - Beer for Sale!
I love beer
There is a hidden racket on Kilimanjaro, a little profiteering going on through a mixture of park authorities, guides and porters. When most tourists descend off Mt. Kilimanjaro, they want to quench their thirst with a nice good beer, whether it’s warm or cold, as long as it’s beer.
Since Safari Lager and Kilimanjaro Beer are pretty much the only beer available in the country, most tourist can’t wait to get their hands on a beer back at the hotel. …
Date: March 21st, 2006 |
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Kilimanjaro Park Fees
In 2006, the Kilimanjaro National park fees were dramatically increased. Almost all outfitters mountaineering companies include the park fees into the overall price of the trip. However, it’s important to see how the price breaks down:
This is PER PERSON, PER DAY on the mountain.
Daily Charge $60.00
For a six day trip, you would pay $360.00 per person to the Tanzanian government. On a seven day trip, you would pay $420.00 per person.
Night Charge $40.00
For a six day trip, you would pay $200.00 per person to the Tanzanian government. On a seven day trip, you would pay $240.00 per person.
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Date: February 28th, 2006 |
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