Articles tagged ‘Routes up Kilimanjaro’
Western Breach - Arrow Glacier Closed
By Donovan | April 19th, 2006 |
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As reported in March of 2006 “Western Breach Still Closed” there was an announcement last week that the Western Breach will remain closed indefinitely. This included the two trails that head up to Arrow Glacier Camp. The scientists fear that potentially another incident could happen again.
That means, one of the most popular, and hardest routes [...]
Barafu Camp Picture
By Donovan | April 13th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Approching Barafu CampHere is a picture of Barafu Camp on the Machame Route. Barafu Camp is fairly exposed on the mountain and there isn’t many spots to put your tent to avoid Mother Nature’s elements. You can try to find some big rocks near the top of the camp. There can be a fairly good [...]
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 [...]
Evacuation Routes - Part 1
By Donovan | March 29th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
You Can Get Down QuickThere are a number of different ways to evacuate yourself off Kilimanjaro. It just depends upon where you are - which camp and which trail. Generally speaking, compared to most mountains, it’s fairly easy to descend and evacuate off Kilimanjaro. It won’t take you a week - it’s usually just an [...]
Machame Camp Night Picture
By Donovan | March 28th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Here is a picture of Machame Camp at night time, after the first day of hiking up the Machame Route. Machame Camp is at 3,000 meters/10,000 ft. It sits just outside the forest and right before the moorland.
Even though it was our first day of hiking, there were still trekkers that were having [...]
Western Breach Still Closed
By Donovan | March 22nd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Climbing Closed As of March 2006, the Western Breach is still closed, due to the Western Breach investigation that is still taking place. A number of porters and tourists were killed back in January 2006, due to a number of rocks that broke loose from the glacier. Most of the climbers planning to ascend via [...]
Lunch at Mweka Camp
By Donovan | March 16th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Here is an enormous BootsnAll group waiting for dinner at Mweka Camp. We managed to fit almost 30 people around our table at dinner time.
Lunch at Mweka Camp
Mawenzi or Hans Meyer Peak
By Donovan | March 14th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
This is a picture of Mawenzi or Hans Meyer Peak. This peak sits to the East of Kilimanjaro and you pass it while hiking up the Marangu Route. Mawenzi Hut sits at the base of this peak and is usually the third night of camping on the Marangu route. From Moshi, Mawenzi never really seems [...]
Lava Tower Pictures
By Donovan | March 13th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Lava Tower is a great hike between Shira Camp and Barranco Camp. It’s a great way to help acclimate to the altitude - hike high, sleep low - as it’s an extra few thousand feet above Barranco Camp. Lava Tower is also a campsite for the Western Breach Route. It’s the camping area before Arrow [...]
Shira Camp Picture - Kilimanjaro Camp
By Donovan | March 10th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Here is a picture of Shira Camp One, usually the second night while climbing Kilimanjaro on the Machame Route. It can also be the third night while coming up the Lemosho Route. Shira One is a fairly barren site, with lots of space for big groups. It’s probably my least favorite camp as it’s fairly [...]
