Climbing Kilimanjaro was once a trip reserved for the wealthy, but due to an endless supply of Tanzanian and foreign tour operators offering Kilimanjaro Expeditions, anyone can afford to climb this member of the Seven Summits. It’s a Bucket List dream for many, and rightly so. Climbing Africa’s highest mountain is a life changing experience and…
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17 Reasons to Climb Kilimanjaro in 2017
Climbing Kilimanjaro is perhaps, the world’s number #1 Bucket List Adventure, and if you dream of doing something amazing this year, Africa’s highest mountain could be the perfect trip for you. While climbing Kilimanjaro is not easy (by any means!), it is not technically challenging either, and providing you have a good level of physical…
It’s Kilimanjaro Climbing Season – Anyone for Uhuru Peak?
It is that time of the year again, and if you intend to climb Africa’s highest mountain this autumn or winter, now is the perfect time to book your Mount Kilimanjaro Expedition! While you can climb Kilimanjaro at any time of the year, it’s pretty cold during the months of June, July and August, but…
A Photographic Journey of Mount Kilimanjaro – Day 3 Barranco Camp
Day three of our Kilimanjaro climb started with clear blue skies, but the rain clouds soon caught up with us, and by lunchtime our path was covered with a light sprinkling of snow. Fortunately, our mess tent was set up and heated up thanks to our super chef Kelvin, and by the time we had…
50 Things You Need to Know About Climbing Kilimanjaro
If 2013 is going to be your year to do something amazing, then I can highly recommend climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. Life changing, awe-inspiring, and a wonderful achievement, climbing Kilimanjaro far exceed my expectations, but there are certain things no one told me to expect or prepare for, so I thought I would take a moment…
Will You Remember What You Were Doing on 12/12/12?
Well, in case you haven’t noticed yet, today is the twelfth day of the twelfth month of the twelfth year, and whether you are interested in these kinds of repetitive dates or not, you might as well make a note of this one, as it’s the last one you are ever going to see, unless…
New Budget Airline Heading to Kilimanjaro
If you would like to climb Kilimanjaro, but are worried about the ever rising costs of airfare, then you will be pleased to know that FastJet, Africa’s first low-cost airline back by EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou, is now operating daily flights from Dar Es Salaam to Kilimanjaro International Airport. Flights from European and American Airports…
The Seven Summits – Why not cross one off your Bucket List in 2013!
December is upon us, it is snowing like crazy here in the Austrian Alps, and we have just over four weeks to go until we step into a New Year. 2012 has been a year to remember, and while we managed to cross “Climb Kilimanjaro” off our Bucket List, we also managed to add a…
Training for Kilimanjaro – How Fit Do You Really Need To Be?
Climbing Kilimanjaro is a lifelong ambition for many, but after sharing our own story with friends and family, it seems the biggest factor that puts people off, it that they believe they are not fit enough to make it to Uhuru Peak. If you Google “how difficult is it to climb Kilimanjaro” or “is Mount…
