Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, Day 2 (Part 2 of 8)
Day three: www.youtube.com A mini documentary about climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. We took the "alternative" Lemosho route to climb. You can clearly see what alternative means by looking at the animated map at the end of each video. It involves almost circling around the mountain. We started along the usual Lemosho route camping at the Forest camp and at the Shira plateau. Then we headed north deviating from the usual route and camped at the Moir huts. From there we proceeded around the back of the mountain to Pofu campsite and then to the 3rd caves camp where our trail joined the Rongai route. Then we headed to the School huts for a brief stop before the summit push. Except for the first and second camps and the summit we essentially had the mountain to ourselves. This adventure was the best experience of my life so far. I cannot thank our guide Freddie and assistant guides Prosper and John enough. Their experience and knowledge was invaluable in helping us reach the summit. I would also like to thank Henry Stedman from www.climbmountkilimanjaro.com for making all this possible.
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, Day 1 (Part 1 of 8)
Day two: www.youtube.com A mini documentary about climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. We took the "alternative" Lemosho route to climb. You can clearly see what alternative means by looking at the animated map at the end of each video. It involves almost circling around the mountain. We started along the usual Lemosho route camping at the Forest camp and at the Shira plateau. Then we headed north deviating from the usual route and camped at the Moir huts. From there we proceeded around the back of the mountain to Pofu campsite and then to the 3rd caves camp where our trail joined the Rongai route. Then we headed to the School huts for a brief stop before the summit push. Except for the first and second camps and the summit we essentially had the mountain to ourselves. This adventure has been the best experience of my life so far. I cannot thank our guide Freddie and assistant guides Prosper and John enough. Their experience and knowledge was invaluable in helping us reach the summit. I would also like to thank Henry Stedman from www.climbmountkilimanjaro.com for making all this possible.
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, Day 7, Summit Day (Part 7 of 8)
Day eight: www.youtube.com A mini documentary about climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. We took the "alternative" Lemosho route to climb. You can clearly see what alternative means by looking at the animated map at the end of each video. It involves almost circling around the mountain. We started along the usual Lemosho route camping at the Forest camp and at the Shira plateau. Then we headed north deviating from the usual route and camped at the Moir huts. From there we proceeded around the back of the mountain to Pofu campsite and then to the 3rd caves camp where our trail joined the Rongai route. Then we headed to the School huts for a brief stop before the summit push. Except for the first and second camps and the summit we essentially had the mountain to ourselves. This adventure was the best experience of my life so far. I cannot thank our guide Freddie and assistant guides Prosper and John enough. Their experience and knowledge was invaluable in helping us reach the summit. I would also like to thank Henry Stedman from www.climbmountkilimanjaro.com for making all this possible.
Climbing Kilimanjaro, Rongai Route
The sight of the permanent white snows of Kilimanjaro (5896m) provides a constant source of inspiration when viewed from the vast plains. It is also a natural focus for any fit trekker keen to summit the highest peak in Africa. Read more at www.responsibletravel.com
Kilimanjaro Climb: February 25th
We made it to the roof of Africa! Youngest Welsh person to summit at 14.