Articles on Mount Kilimanjaro
Imagine Mount Kilimanjaro without a snow capped peak
Just a couple of days ago, India eNews.com published an article about Africa’s melting glaciers a warning sign for climatic change.
It says:
Over the past 100 years, the glaciers on Mount Kenya and Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak in Tanzania, have been melting away at an impressive rate, and scientists say the glaciers could disappear by [...]
Kilimanjaro 2008 is still on!
Its been some time since I discussed about my Kilimanjaro trip. Well, I got caught up with the daily things in life - work, school, stuff like that, you know… but anyway, I am still on and keen about Kilimanjaro, despite the fact that my friend said that it is just a “long Kinabalu”.
Its [...]
14 Day Kilimanjaro and Safari Itinerary
My mum was at a travel agency a couple of days back, and she got a “Eastern Africa Adventure” brochure for me - itinerary for a 14 day Kilimanjaro Climb and Safari
Here goes:
Day 1: Singapore to Nairobi
Depart to Nairobi on Emirates Airline, stopping over at Dubai. After reaching Nairobi, transfer to hotel for overnight.
Day [...]
Kilimanjaro National Park Fees
I just read this on another blog, with regard to the Kilimanjaro National Park Fees:
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 [...]
Reading a book on Kilimanjaro
Yes, I’ve managed to find a book on Kilimanjaro, but I barely started reading it yet - only the introduction so far. The book is “Kilimanjaro” by John Reader, a pretty old book, but interesting - with quite a few pictures.
From the introduction, it seems like Kilimanjaro is climbed by A LOT of people [...]
Crown of Africa - Unlocking the Secrets of Mount Kilimanjaro
I surfed on around these couple of days and found a website Crown of Africa - Unlocking the Secrets of Mount Kilimanjaro. Its a nice flash presentation with some details of the mountain, the routes, history, how to gear up and train, as well as some links to some operators.
Pretty neat information they have [...]
Reply from AfricaTravelResource.com regarding my Kilimanjaro Climb
I emailed AfricaTravelResource enquiring about how much the Kilimanjaro Trip will cost, and what I can do now to prepare for the trip.
There was a long reply, giving me a lot of details about each route! According to the email, the routes on the mountain fall into three groups: South-Eastern, South-Western, and North-Eastern.
The only [...]
Kilimanjaro: How many porters?
I spent some time reading on the AfricaTravelResource.com website on Kilimanjaro today, and guess what I realized?
Look at the number of porters!
2 climbers - 1 leader, 1 asst guide, 1 cook, 7 porters
3 climbers - 1 leader, 1 asst guide, 1 cook, 10 porters
4 climbers - 1 leader, 1 asst guides, 1 cook, 12 porters
5 [...]
A blog on a Mount Kilimanjaro conquest!
I found a blog on a trekker’s conquest of Mount Kilimanjaro! So cool! So much to learn from him!
Here’s the quote I’m looking for!
You have been awake for about 8-9 hrs, there is 2/3 the oxygen at sea level, you have another 6-7 hrs of walking ahead of you, in short your body [...]
Kilimanjaro from Wikipedia
I was doing more research on Kilimanjaro yesterday, and I bumped on the Wikipedia entry. Cool. I found out more information about the mountain - not really relating to trekking, but interesting.
Kilimanjaro is a stratovolcano with several peaks! The highest peak - which is the one that we are trekking, is called [...]