Articles tagged ‘Kilimanjaro Planning’
Unsolicited Review - Porters and Safety
By Donovan | March 14th, 2008 |
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Here is an unsolicited email from some clients who recently returned from their climb. What makes this letter interesting is that our guide advised my client Ralph not to summit even though he was 1 day away. The point is - he should not jeopardizes the safety of himself, or the team, even though you [...]
Yellow Fever Inoculations Required, Again
By Donovan | January 24th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Tanzania, informed us that Yellow Fever Inoculations, which were removed in 2001, have been reinstated at all borders, ports and international airports. You must have a Yellow Fever vaccinations and documentation with you. You will be checked on arrival in Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro [...]
Kilimanjaro Distances
By Donovan | April 6th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Machame Gate Sign At the Machame Gate, you will see a breakdown of the estimated times between various points on the Machame trails. These are very general references to the walking time and, to be quite honest, I think they are a little bit unrealistic. This doesn’t account for stopping for breaks or slow people [...]
Porters Consolidating Gear
By Donovan | March 25th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Prior to your climb at the gate to the mountain, the porters and guides start to consolidate all the gear for the entire trip. They break down luggage, food, and all the equipment for the trip. It’s even a bit more chaotic because you could have anywhere from 3 to 10 groups, with hundreds of [...]
Best Method for Packing on Kilimanjaro
By Donovan | March 7th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
If you want a good way to keep your clothes clean and dry on Kilimanjaro or on any mountain, seperating the dirty clothes from the fresh clothes, you should use plastic bags. Small, sealable plastic bags - one for each piece of clothes - help in a number of ways. First, it keeps them dry.
Warm Hands 101
By Donovan | February 23rd, 2006 | 1 Comment »
This is a post from Chuck Beauzay on how to keep your hands warm.
Hiking up Kilimanjaro can be cold. It can be windy. It can be cold and windy. You have a lot to worry about during your trek, so it’s always nice to try and eliminate as much of that worry [...]
Duffel Bag Liner - Gear on Kilimanjaro
By Donovan | February 19th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Just like your day pack, you can use plastic bags to line the inside of your duffel bag. Even if you have a waterproof duffel bag, you should create another waterproof lining to help combat the rain and elements.
Day Pack Liner - Gear on Kilimanjaro
By Donovan | February 17th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
You should always have a day pack on Kilimanjaro. With your day pack, you can carry extra clothing, food, water, first aid kit and any other bare necessities. If your day pack is not waterproof, or you don’t have a rain shell for it, then you can take a plastic garbage bag and line the [...]
Water on Kilimanjaro
By Donovan | February 15th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
This picture is an example of how to fill up your nalgene bottle, canteen, or camelback on Mount Kilimanjaro. Usually one of the porters will pack up fresh mountain water in a bucket. You can use your water pump, which you should bring, to clean the water even more. Then, to be extra safe, drop [...]
Drink Packets
By Donovan | February 14th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
As I stated in my two articles, “Taking a Whiz,” and “Pee, Pee and More Pee,” you will drink loads of water on Kilimanjaro, probably more than you have ever had in your life.
After a while, drinking loads of water becomes kind of old. You feel like you need some new refreshing taste - anything [...]
