http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Tanzania , North , Mount Kilimanjaro en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:14:26 +0000 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:14:26 +0000 Anything so beautiful comes at a price...and we have the scars to prove our payment. It has taken nearly 6 days to find both internet and a camera card reader in the same place and i write this from the relative comfort of our hotel lobby in Dar es Salaam where Mt.Kilimanjaro is just a whisper of a dream I think I once had.Let39s start off with the fact that it is the wet season here in Easte http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-784290.html After much cajoling I finally succeeded in persuading Tarryn that a climb up Kilimanjaro would be a onceinalifetime ok well not too much persuading needed there inspiring and magical thing to do to cap off our trip to Africa. I have to say I almost had second thoughts too when I started getting price quotes from various UKbased and local trekking companies. This was not going to be cheap http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-769895.html thought1 oh my god its so beautiful i am top of the worldthought2 i am walking in desert of rajasthanthought3 right there that is the peak it will be over soonthought4 who are all these strange peoplethought5 its afternoon and i am walking in desertthought6 the peak is right there it will be over soonThat is what was going on in my head when I was heading towards the summit of Kilima http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-764757.html Day 1 Drive from Moshi to Machame Gate 4890 feet Hike from Machame Gate to Machame Camp 9780 feetAnne39s perspective We met our guide Living at the hotel and then we were off for our first hike. It took about 7 hours in the rain forest following premade paths but overall it was easypeasy.Tyson39s perspective Hell...Note We also discovered that at camp we got our http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-762552.html TANZANIA 22 SEPTEMBER 2012 TM 13 OKTOBER 2012ltgtbeklimming KILIMANJAROltstrong stylefontfamily Verdanagt ltstrong stylefontfamily Verdanagtsafari LAKE MANYARA SERENGETI NGORONGORO KRATERZANZIBAR Zaterdag 22 september 2012. De wekker loopt om 5.30 uur af. Om 10.05 uur stijgen we vanaf schiphol op met KLM 569 en na een zeer rustige vlucht landen we 7 uur en 55 http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-753311.html Hmmyes thats a good idea...When thinking of honeymoon ideas Mount Kilimanjaro isnt really up there in terms of a romantic getaway. But this is exactly what my significant half Stuart and I decided to do. Stuart grew up on the rugged plains near the Welsh border and spent his childhood on his bike having adventures with his friends and climbing up things. To sum him up hes outdoorsy http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-738682.html I went to Mt. Kilimanjaro to have some sort of holy and spiritual experience. I planned to come back all enlightened and probably going by a new name or something. I did learn a lot but nothing I expected. The following is my first travel blog. Pole pole pronounced poleay poleayPole pole is Swahili for slowly slowly. While technically referring to the speed we climb the mountain it http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-726918.html Well this has certainly taken a great deal longer than I had anticipated. With the lack of internet and busy on the mine sites this has been quite the endeavor. It is not completely finished but it will have to suffice as it is long winded enough as it is. This was written over a long span of time so please forgive any improper date references etc etc as I just want to post this.Your best best is http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-715285.html Flight to Kilimanjaro on time. Nice weather and good view of the mountain today. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-689842.html Being the ultimate professional dubious when I was asked at work if I would go up Kili via the Rongai route since noone else had been in the office I thought hey why not At 5895 metres Kili is the not only the highest mountain in Africa and one of the Seven Summits it is also the highest freestanding mountain in the world. There39s also no technical climbing involved just good h http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-658759.html Day 6 Horombo Huts to Marangu Gate 3721m 1905mWalking distance 20.8 km 12.92 milesWalking time 5 hoursDescent 1816 mOn the final day we woke to brilliant bright sunshine with the cloud layer hugging the landscape below us. The previous days challenge seemed a distant memory and we were now looking forward to getting off the mountain to have our first shower in 6 days.After our last breakf http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-654112.html Day 5 Kibo Huts Uhuru Peak 5895 m19341 ftWalking distance 6.25 km3.88 milesWalking time 78 hoursAltitude gain 1181 m3874 ftOur summit attempt got under way around 1230am after some delays getting such a large group ready.We were lucky to have a perfectly clear night which was lit by a full moon only a few days old. As a result we initially didn39t need our head torch as the moon http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-654111.html After arriving at Kibo Camp we enjoyed an early dinner of spaghetti bolognese. We wouldn39t eat a hot meal for possibly another 16 hours so we loaded up our plates with as many carbohydrates as possible. After dinner we packed our rucksacks including plenty of muesli bars and dried fruit as well as all the water we would need until we returned to the Huts sometime the next day.Despite the altit http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-654110.html Day 4 Horombo Huts Kibo Huts 4700 m15420 ftWalking distance 9.5 km5.7 milesWalking time 57 hoursAltitude gain 1000 m3280 ftWe woke to a beautiful morning where the clouds were visible like a big cotton blanket only a few hundred metres below our camp. Today we would walk for 57 hours up to the final camp where we would have time for a few hours rest before attempting the summit at mi http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-654109.html Day 3 Horombo HutsWalking distance 9.5 km5.7 milesWalking time 45 hoursAltitude gain 500 m1640 ftWe were treated to a later than normal start as today was an acclimatisation day to help our bodies get accustomed to the thin air. The second highest peak of Kilimanjaro Mawenzi provided a stunning backdrop to the days walking which was in lovely sunshine. Mawenzi is slightly lower than Uhur http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-654080.html Day 2 Mandara Huts Horombo Huts 3700 m12140 ftWalking distance 12 km7.2 milesWalking time 57 hoursAltitude gain 1000 m3280 ftWe woke early the next day to a hot cup of ginger tea and more low mist and cloud with no sign of the sun we were expecting at the lower levels of the mountain.We set off after breakfast continuing in rainforest which eventually changed to heath land after the f http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-653945.html Marangu Gate 1860 m6100 ft Mandara Huts 2700m8860 ftWalking distance 8 km5 milesWalking time 34 hoursAltitude gain 840 m2760 ftAfter arriving late the previous night into Tanzania we were up early for breakfast and departure to the starting point for our trek. It took an hour to drive from Moshi to the Marangu Gate the starting point for our assault on Kilimanjaro. We were joined by http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-653944.html I was asked to put something together for my high school newsletter on my Kilimanjaro experience ...which was a really good motivator for me to sit down and document the overall trip and doubles as a blog entry While the Safari Ol Doinyo Lengai and Zanzibar were wonderful added to my entire Tanzanian experience those are all things that could be replicated. I feel like I could go back p http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-653871.html Working on Mt. KilimanjaroI39m back in Kampala after a work trip to Tanzania and Mt. Kilimanjaro. If you understand Norwegian you can read the updates from Hvitserk here .I was flying over from Entebbe Uganda 4th of September to meet up with a Norwegian group travelling to Mt. Kilimanjaro and Masai Mara Kenya. My role was to be an assistant guide and learn about Hvitserk and how they a http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-650334.html I wake a decade older. Outside the tent in the far distance lie the walls of Kilimanjaro. I gaze longingly at the summit the glaciers seem tiny now the altitude so distant. A long descent to Marangu through the dusty heat and then through the majestic rainforest at Kilimanjaro39s feet. We arrive at Marangu gate to be greeted by the client who had been evacuated she39s fine now. I http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/North/Mount-Kilimanjaro/blog-622401.html