Articles tagged ‘Opinion’
WheelChair Up Kilimanjaro
By Donovan | June 14th, 2006 |
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Could someone in a wheelchair make it up Kilimanjaro was a questions that I received today.
Well, to be honest, I haven’t seen it or heard of it before, but Kilimanjaro is one of the mountains where can do about anything. At the least, I think if you took the Marangu route, and had a couple [...]
Could I die in Africa?
By Donovan | June 12th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Many trekkers fear that climbing a high mountain, like Mt. Kilimanjaro or Mt. Kenya, that you a big chance of getting killed. The same thing is true for safariers going out into the Serengetti. They are always a bit worried of being mauled by a mother lion while sleeping at night. They are both valid [...]
For the love of money
By Donovan | June 8th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Sometimes trekkers from Western countries like to wax philosophical with the Tanzanian porters and guides, telling them they live in a magical place, and it must be great to just be able to climb and use the mountain. I have heard them say, “It must be a spiritual place to wake up everyday and see [...]
Global Warming and Kilimanjaro
By Donovan | June 7th, 2006 | 5 Comments »
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 [...]
Cruise Ship People on Kilimanjaro?
By Donovan | June 1st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
I have been reading a lot of news lately about Crystal Cruises, a cruise ship that ports in South Africa. Crystal Cruises is offering climbs up Kilimanjaro as part of the tour package, after you are done with your cruise.
First off, I think it’s funny that South Africa is like six countries away from Tanzania, [...]
Rainy Season
By Donovan | May 3rd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Bring one of these for the rainy seasonThere are some people who think Mount Kilimanjaro is getting too busy. Yes, more and more people are climbing it each year. But those people are generally climb the mountain in the high season. What about climbing the mountain in the rainy season, the months of March, April, [...]
Equipment On Kilimanjaro
By Donovan | April 26th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Cindy enjoys the chairsHere is how you can tell the difference between a good trekking company or a budget trekking company. Do they have chairs that they bring up the mountain? Yes, that’s right, after walking for six to ten hours, the first thing you want to do when you arrive is to sit down [...]
Clouds of Kilimanjaro
By Donovan | April 10th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Quite often, Kilimanjaro is impossible to see - it’s surrounded by clouds. Most of the year, there are clouds that cover the entire mountain from morning to night. From sunset to sunrise, is the best time to see Kilimanjaro - usually very early in the morning, you can watch the sun come up - or [...]
New Steps for the Environment on Kilimanjaro
By Donovan | April 7th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Plastic PileAlthough this is not climbing related, it does affect Kilimanjaro and much of Tanzania, allowing future generations to use the mountain. The government of Tanzania has taken new radical steps to help preserve Africa’s highest mountain and the countryside.
First: No more illegal or legal logging on Mt. Kilimanjaro. Each year, millions of acres are [...]
Crater Camp on Kilimanjaro
By Donovan | April 3rd, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Crater Camp sits at 5790 meters/18,000 ft on Mt. Kilimanjaro. It’s by far the highest camp on the mountain. 95 percent of all climbers that climb Kilimanjaro DO NOT spend the night at Crater Camp.
Why do they not go to Crater Camp?
First: Most porters climb only to Barafu Camp or Lava Tower Hut, which [...]
