Kilimanjaro Climb

We have a small group of close friends and relatives travelling to Kilimanjaro in Tanzania next January for the purpose of attempting a summit climb and a short respite in Zanzibar.  Anyone out there with any experience with the climb or advice on

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I haven't done the climb neither visited Tanzania before, but would highly recommend to have a look in SummitPost.Org. I've planned many climbing trips with this website. It is usually very detailed, and you can send messages/questions to the guys who did the climb and wrote the route reports. Good luck.


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The link eniv4 gave is great. I haven't done the climb either but from friends who have I've heard that in general it's not a technical climb meaning it doesn't require extensive knowledge in rope handling. You basically trek all the way to the summit.

The difficulty starts when you get to the high altitudes where oxygen is scarce. There you need to be careful and listen to your body. There are clear guidelines regarding when a person should decent because of mountain sickness. I suggest you learn them carefully to prevent accidents from happening.

I'm sure you'll have a great time. This trip is a combination of endurance, testing your limits while enjoying tremendous scenery on the way.

Have fun. 


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Everyone above has great advice. I can only offer a way to save money. You can book your custom package like hotel, air and car rentals and save by booking them all together. Look at what we're offering in the way of savings www.travel-vacationpackages.com

 


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