Archive for November, 2006

Scams on Kilimanjaro - How Guides Rip Off Porters

Date: November 30th, 2006 |

Don’t get me wrong, Kilimanjaro is a wonderful mountain to climb. I encourage travelers to visit Tanzania and attempt to climb Africa’s highest, most famous, well-known mountain. It’s a great experience and most people enjoy it.
However, with something wonderful, there always seems to be a bit of a dark side. Money corrupts people. In a [read more]

Kilimanjaro Porters - Improve Working Conditions

Date: November 28th, 2006 |

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Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project is an initiative of the International Mountain Explorers Connection, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based out of Boulder, Colorado in the U.S.
There focus is improving the working conditions of the porters on Kilimanjaro. They do this by:
Lending donated clothing at no charge for the porter’s use [read more]

Health Precautions On Kilimanjaro

Date: November 22nd, 2006 |

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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, [read more]

Airline Ticket Deals Kenya and Tanzania

Date: November 20th, 2006 |

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I have mentioned this a few times, but the cheapest way to get to Tanzania and climb Kilimanjaro is via Nairobi, and typically through Kenya Airways, which has cheap flights from London. If you are coming from the US, find the cheapest flight to London, and then check with Kenya Airways. Also, check out BootsnAll [read more]

Kilimanjaro Slide Show

Date: November 17th, 2006 |

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Check out this YouTube slide show from Lee and Jacob’s climb up Kilimanjaro. As you remember, I have profiled these two East Coasters before. Recently, we published Lee’s day-to-day account of climbing the mountain. Read Day by Day Tales on Mt. Kilimanjaro.
There are some good pictures of not only the epic scenery but also the [read more]

Kilimanjaro Weather Forecast

Date: November 29th, 2006 |

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From time to time, I will post the upcoming forecast on Kilimanjaro, so you can get a better understanding of the weather conditions. On Nov 29, 2006, here is the five day forecast. It looks like the freezing level is around 15,000 ft/4700 meters. That means, pretty much the last day on Machame Camp - [read more]

Cheaper Safaris, Cheaper Climbing on Kilimanjaro

Date: November 26th, 2006 |

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As the cost of going on safari and climbing on Kilimanjaro continue to skyrocket, more and more people - especially independent travelers and backpackers - are looking for ways to get a cheaper safaris or a cheaper rate up Mount Kilimanjaro. Unfortunately, you can’t do either of these anymore “for cheap.” Even if you show [read more]

Surviving Kilimanjaro - A Story on the Marangu Route

Date: November 21st, 2006 |

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Here is a great story by Erik Trinidad that I published a long time ago - an older version of this Africa blog. Read Surviving Kilimanjaro. Erik only makes it to Gilman’s Point, which is 99.999 the top of Kilimanjaro, but not technically is not all the way there. Needless to say, Erik is good [read more]

Scree Slide - Uhuru to Barafu

Date: November 19th, 2006 |

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After a short time on Mt Kilimanjaro at Uhuru Peak, you generally want to get back down to Barafu Camp. It can be very cold at the top. You might not feel well. And, although the summit was an amazing life-change experience, you generally are ready to leave and head back.
Descending to Barafu takes anywhere [read more]

Mt. Kilimanjaro Forum Thread for the week of November 13, 2006

Date: November 17th, 2006 |

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Check out this topic currently being discussed on the Mt. Kilimanjaro Forum at BootsnAll:
Yood has plans to climb Kili in February of next year with his son. He’d contacted a couple of tour operators, and then - lo and behold! - found there are a bunch more tour operators mentioned on the message boards. Does [read more]

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