Mount Kilimanjaro // The Roof of Africa
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- čas přidán 18. 07. 2023
- Join Mediocre Amateur on an unforgettable journey as Danny takes on the mighty Mount Kilimanjaro by way of the iconic Marangu Route! This video showcases the thrilling and awe-inspiring experience of climbing Africa's highest peak, offering you a glimpse of the challenges and triumphs that await trekkers who have the time, and the hoards of gold necessary to reach for the skies.
🏔️ The Marangu Route
The Marangu Route, also known as the "Coca-Cola" route, is one of the most popular and well-established paths to ascend Kilimanjaro. As Danny embarks on this expedition, he will take you through the captivating landscapes, diverse ecosystems, and breathtaking vistas that make this journey a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
🚶♂️ A Test of Endurance and Perseverance
Scaling Mount Kilimanjaro is not just an ordinary trek; it's a test of physical and mental strength. Throughout this video, you will bear witness as Danny conquers rocky trails, traverses lush rainforests, patiently tolerates condescending guides, eats endless bowls of soup and braves the high-altitude terrain.
🌄 Unraveling Stunning Scenery
The Marangu Route rewards trekkers with breathtaking panoramas at every turn. From the vibrant hues of the sunrise to the mystical blanket of clouds beneath Danny’s feet, the views will leave you in awe of the sheer beauty of Africa. This video captures these magical moments, allowing you to soak in the majesty of Kilimanjaro.
⛺️ The Hut Experience
Unlike other routes, the Marangu Route offers hut accommodations, providing a comfortable haven for climbers to rest, relax, and awkwardly eat alone in the corner of the dinning room. Get a glimpse of the camaraderie and warmth within the huts as trekkers from around the world share stories, laughter, and limited oxygen.
🌿 Kilimanjaro's Ecological Richness
Climbing Kilimanjaro isn't just about reaching the summit; it's also about appreciating the rich biodiversity that thrives on its slopes. This video probably showcases the unique flora and fauna that make this UNESCO World Heritage Site and a nature lover's paradise.
🗻 The Summit: Uhuru Peak
Finally, after days of dedication, nights of poor sleep and a handful of casually walked miles, Danny stands triumphant at the Roof of Africa, Uhuru Peak. The elation of this incredible achievement is for some beyond words, and you'll feel the rush of emotions as Danny takes in the unparalleled 360-degree view from the summit.
I've enjoyed watching Danny suffer in an entirely different way on the last two climbs.
Same! 😂
Maybe that's why the intro music was so slowed down. Just slogging along.
you can see how much he hates this lol hes so bored and totally done with this
😂
Came here to say that exact same thing 😅
The entire time I could sense Danny resisting the urge to ditch his crew and trail run all the way to the top and back.
Also the tipping ceremony did not disappoint. I’m sure Danny will be fondly remembered by his crew as the most difficult tourist in the history of their service. 😂
I'm sure they'll remember his healthy tip as well. What hilarious commentary.😂
A dude from New Hampsire skied up and down Mt. Hood in 90 mins total from Timberline. There's your next challenge Danny! The guy was clearly a cardiovascular monster.
@@silasmarner7586Jack Kuenzle is not from New Hampshire. He is from another fucking planet.
Thank you for making this honest video series that has convinced me to never go there unless I'm the 88 year old man.
I wouldn’t go up Kili if you paid me! Looks like a truly horrible experience.
😂 almost as funny as the tipping dance.
🤣🤣
@kevinw1129 you are definitely too cool for Kilimanjaro.
Wait till 89 to break the record?
"It's not child's play, although children have climbed it." Best line. Thanks Danny for sharing!!
The best types of videos. No extra fuzz or fake smiling crap. Just a raw climb and some well timed humor.
“But at the end you get a T Shirt, which you can use as a conversation starter.” Priceless!
It's all about expectations. Anyone climbing Kili should know what they are getting into and embrace it (or give it a miss). The guides and porters are the structure. Not going to be much fun for true mounaineers. Keep in mind how key this tourism is to supporting the local economy. Many people earn around $100/month there. I lived in Arusha for 3 years so was able to navigate it with just 1 guide and 1 porter and my pack weighed more than theirs. I was also able to head all the way out on summit day, an epically long day. That flexibility made it a slightly better experience for me, but not my favorite mountain for sure.
I think you nailed it with your summary.
Did the climb twice in ‘77 and ‘78. Things were a lot different then. Showed up at park entrance, paid about $150 fee and was assigned a guide and two porters. Day one Mandara (those A frame huts there and Hrombo are compliments of the Norwegian government to promote mountaineering in Tanzania.) Rice/beef for dinner and oatmeal for breakfast every day. There were outfitters doing steak and wine for their clients……..not for me. During my climbs, Kibo hut was basically a stone walled square dorm. Now it looks much improved. Some outfitters made their clients go from Hrombo to Kibo and back to “acclimate”. Not for me man, that added a day and I don’t like to pay for the same real estate twice. Summit night was like you described. Traverse to Gilman’s and then to summit along crater rim. BUT in the 70s there was a massive amount of snow up there and the crater had huge glaciers inside. In your video, that seems to be all gone now. Went from summit to Hrombo and overnighted there. Next day park entrance. No tee shirt, just certificate signed by Moses my guide. Tip……$100. No song and dance, but I thought they were gonna cry.
Danny’s Rant at the end is PURE GOLD 🤣🤣🤣
18:46 through 20:26
So accurate when it comes to tipping
he still like the song. LOL
In US we are forced to pay 20% tip everywhere. No one seems to complain about that.
Why is this annoying if one of the world's richest countries forces everyone to do so?
i thought he was vile!
@@stevemufc35 least likeable guy to ascend MT. Kilimanjaro
Doesn't seem to be there to experience anything, just to get it over with
@@geeps78 EVERYONE complains about the tipping culture in the US, especially within the past few years. I think the major problem he had was that he never wanted a guide in the first place, but then was expected to tip after the trip. It's like going to the grocery store to buy your food, then having to tip the store employees after you check out.
Next time I hope to see Cristof, Matt, and the Blizz sing a tipping song to Danny!
Great comment
I believe they require guides to support the local economy and create jobs. There might be better ways to accomplish the same thing, but my time in Tanzania talking with the locals made me believe there weren't a lot of job opportunities there. Tipping just needs to be calculated as part of the trip to climb their mountain. If you think of it as part of the fee, then it's easier to enjoy the entire experience in my opinion. Really cool video. Makes me want to go back.
Unfortunately, you're not supporting local economy because most of the money disappears in corruption and nepotism. It does almost nothing for local economy, only enrich people in power. All these people are employees and you can imagine how they're getting paid in monopsony market like this. I wouldn't be surprised if to get a job as a guide, to have access to western tips, you'd have to bribe some people, you'll have to pay percentage to your employer, etc... Also, you have to be super careful because otherwise you'll end up paying whole more then you need to (like extra porters, etc...)
They'd be much better off if the mountain was freely accessible and they could compete by offering different types of services to different types of people.
I am sure all you say is true. I have not climbed it myself, but friends have told me about it.
I guess the tipping thing just needs to be known of beforehand, as you say. I do not know how well publicised that is.
Personally, I will pass on any chance to climb Kilamanjaro. It is not the experience I am looking for if my goal is to climb a mountain.
The sad part is that these people are actually hurting their economy with this behavior. If Danny had a more positive experience, it would have encouraged more people to go there and spend more money. It's a shame they're not smart enough to realize that.
Danny, just when I thought you could not find a more epic expedition, you blow the last one out of the water. Love your videos, sir.
Danny - "the guide could tell I was a pretentious asshole so I got my own hut" 🤣🤣🍪
This mirrored my experience on kilimanjaro 15 years ago in many ways, right down to the plastic insulated thermos. We negotiated hard with the guide to get down to 10 porters for two of us, including a waiter to bring food to our tent. We didn't go pole pole enough on summit day and ended up on the top in the dark. The weather was too poor to stick around so my summit picture is pitch black (no flash in my altitude haze). Awesome experience, wouldn't change a thing. Love Tazanian people.
Great storytelling and amazing to see such a different kind of adventure.
I also appreciate the honest look at what a trip like this looks like as it cements my aversion to one
Beautiful scenery as always. I’m sorry this was so frustrating for you but I really appreciate you sharing the experience with us. Here’s to happier climbs in your near future. And no tipping.
Beautiful footage! Danny, you are such a badass I can never imagine you in a tour like setting when scaling a mountain!
I’m so glad you climbed this for all of us and now we don’t have to. I could feel your pain but great job as always!!
On “Danny time & at Danny speed” you could have been to the top & back several times by the time they did one trip. Beautiful mountain & views 😊😮🇺🇸👍🏻
Great video and great timing, watched your videos for a few years now, and next week I’m off to do kili
Another awesome video as always. However I must say at the end you had me rolling on the floor. Tipping dance for the win!😂
Exelent as always!
Thanks for the hearty laugh, Danny. That was great
I had no idea about the glacier. What a fantastic bonus!
same about the glacier!
I love your videos. Its not easy to film yourself and climb. Also, you are so jaded man, its actually funny. Good stuff.
Amazing video. Thanks for everything you do. You are so cool.
Danny giving off big "this is just a day hike" energy.
For him, this is...He could have done the entire thing in 1 day without guides.
@@fiarandompenaltygeneratorm5044 Yeah, but then they wouldn't be able to milk him for 6day trip.
Love this video, your sarcasm is so funny. You’re one of my favorite adventurers
Loved Danny’s comentary on the tipping ceremony. Best part of the whole video!
NewsAF turned Mediocre Amateur fan here. Loved hearing about the hike on the podcast and then seeing it in video. Keep up the great work, Danny!
Never really been tempted to hike Kilimanjaro but you might have convinced me!
Great Video as always, keep it up Danny !
Classic. I was always on the fence about doing a grand hike like Kilimanjaro. Not any more. My nephew just did it and had the same frustrating experience. That video was enough for me. Great work, always a pleasure to watch.
Dropped your guide, just ONE crusty mattress stain, Countless Charmin Mushrooms, Lubing up the Tipping Mechanism and a Mediocre Pizza for Mediocre Amateur, LOL - love it!
haha! one of the best hiking videos i ever watched! for so many reasons! truly amazing, Danny! 👏
Still on my bucketlist. I was even planning to go there this summer, but then a very interesting job opportunity came along and Kili can wait...
Danny is gonna need a proper sufferfest back home after this lol.
Hilarious! I grew up in Kenya, thankfully in the days when you could just climb the mountain on your own. Thanks for the opportunity to reminisce. I wish you could have seen it in the old days when East Africa was one of the most beautiful, interesting places in the world.
Hilarious ending... Love this channel
The tipping ceremony is the best part of any adventure :) Last time we went rafting it was a little more blunt and we didn't even get a song out of it. Our guide just said "I live in my honda civic and tips really help out".
That guide doesn't beat around the bush.
Worth watching till the end for the "Tipping Ceremony" song! What a great idea. I rarely laugh watching climbing videos, but this really got me laughing.
A classic!
I dunno, for a “normal” hiker and someone who’s struggled with his health his whole life, Kilimanjaro looks like a dream come true.
Agreed. The mountain is for tourists mostly. If Danny wants to really push the envelope he can travel to 7000 or 8000 meter peaks. Climbing there is quite unpredictable and physically demanding. Of course, if you got a lot of experience as a climber and good physical conditioning your chances of survival are still pretty good.
So I understand where Danny is coming from (in this vid) but what I can't understand is why he doesn't try to climb real mountains?
Scared?
Great video- very well documented!
amazing danny! and that tipping song at the end..lol
Awesome!
Some awesome shots you got there. I was there about a month ago. I loved the food , especially the soup 🍲 😊
I'd love to see you run "O" Circuit in Torres del Paine, a 70+ miles loop with stunning views of mountains and glaciers.
Tipping ceremony - The dude in the back/middle at 19:10 also feeling very awkward 😂😂
hahaha sarcasm is strong in this one 😄Great summit weather and scenes with clouds! It was a worthy trip. Would love to climb Kili one day, but because of all that, desire isn't so strong. But it is one of those peaks that every hiker/mountaineer would love to tick off the list
Thanks for taking us to kily Danny!😊
Yup, I’m checking the Kili box. Thanks Danny for the virtual experience that is better enjoyed on-screen.
Great film. Brought back lots of memories of my trip ( got a film) ..... I loved it, but like you felt a tad frustrated. Although, we had an extra night and went of to do a scramble at Mwenzi with the guide but he followed us 😅.You did what we did and came down past a supposed stop. Thanks again. Love your vids...
You seem so sad LOL. That tipping ceremony was the icing on the cake. It's like something I experienced in Jamaica after climbing down that stupid waterfall that you just HAD to hold hands. Only they were more aggressive!
Thank you for making this great Video - now I am 100% convinced to never go there; I could not bring up the patience like you did, seemed to me like a lot of "suffering" (but in a different way) 😆 - it seems also this could be a nice tour for trail running actually: if they only would allow it. 🙄😉 keep on going! 🚀all the best from Switzerland, Chris
i liked: the little huts, the rainbow cake jackets, the palpable awkwardness of the tipping ceremony, the song.
Fun hike. I like the ascent. I think it took me a total of 7 hours to go all the way down. Well done Danny.
The tipping ceremony!!! LOL Hilarious!
Danny, thank you for providing the service of showing people just how mind numbing "doing Kili" really is. If you want to know what being a 19th century British "explorer" was like, this is it; if you want to start or continue the journey of being a mountaineer, this isn't it...
I just read the video description....have I been missing out on these?? Lol it's great
"a handful of casually walked miles"...For Danny, a casual flex on us mere mortals.
The deadpan comedic humor in the past two videos were phenomenal. I somehow prefer this over the more epic pursuits you guys do.
Loved your deadpan, unimpressed commentary on the climb up Kili. Clearly not someone who enjoys the company of other people and guides. 🤣🤣
Great shades Danny!
Sweet dirtbike trail!
Great video you have inspired me to go here
So cool🎉
Mandatory 'love offerings' can turn an epic adventure into just another Mediocre experience :) The poor guide must have totally underestimated your billy goat capabilities.
It's one of those adventures I've always resisted because of the very reasons you put forth in your video. Not an experience I am willing to endure for some 5 days just to have a photo from the top of Kilimanjaro and have that peak off of a bucket list. Kudos to you for putting up with it, though 😅
😂😂 I’m dying, this one was hilarious. From the start of your channel to now, I’ve yet to be disappointed. You suffered more this trip than the marathon puke fest you did a few years back Lolol , and not even tired at the end👍👍🇨🇦🇨🇦
Awesome video
Came for the tipping ceremony. As epic as promised on NewsAF
12th!!! Great vid.
New nickname: "Tipping Scrooge". Lol.. I don't believe I've ever commented on your vids, but watch every one! Love 'em:)
I have been waiting for this video for weeks after hearing you talk about it on news af
Thanks for the effort and not much else.
expected Danny to be out and back in 12 hours tbh
I can continue to not work for another 20 minutes!
I get it that in 3rd world countries guides are an important source of income for locals, but I like the way it’s done in Ecuado, where you go with one guide who actually provides valuable services like helping you navigating those glaciers/crevasses. They over did it in Kili IMO and took a lot of fun/adventure out of it
Technically Tanzania only requires that you need a 1 "guide" for every 2 person or less group. But no guide, guide service or company will go up without porters so its a moot point.
90k subs!!!
lol cutting through the red tape with a machete!
Good job Danny... you did it in typical over-prepared excellent cardiovascular style. I'm glad despire the frustrations you were able to check it off the ol' list. What is next? Mt. Vinson? A trek in the Himalayas? You've kinda done the rest (I don't remember if you did Carstenz Pyramid but I think you did).
I similarly felt very bored on Kilimanjaro. I did the lemosho route and managed to convince my guide to let me skip a camp and ended up summiting a day early. Painfully slow is an understatement on that mountain when it comes to pole-pole 😅
Thats some serious height, I mean 13,000 ft...picture climbing up the stairs of about 11 Empire State Buildings starting from street level...Much Respect Bro.
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Did the same route as you in February 2022, congrats!
lol, the frustration that is presented is real. It was the frustration that was painful, not the climb. Keep it up
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I laughed so hard. Thank you
the ending though! LOL
I hope you tipped the people well. You may not have requested their services, but it is clear to me that without their services, your experience in Kilimanjaro Park would’ve been very, VERY different. It was also good to see them sing, naturally and in perfect harmony. Love seeing my people!!!!!😊
When you say his experience "would've been very, VERY different", you mean in a good way, right? Have you watched any of his other videos? He obviously wanted to run circles around his guide (which he didn't even want in the first place), but unfortunately it's against the law for him to do so. Just another way of them milking money out of tourists. Little do they know there would be more tourists visiting and spending more money if they didn't engage in this kind of desperate behavior.
I enjoyed the 'show me the money' song.
Let’s goooo
That tipping dance comment made both me and my wife howl laughing
Did anyone else sense that Danny was a little frustrated lol 😂
Thats what we all came to see. Knowing him and the knowledge of what goes with climbing that mountain. 😅
lmao I was rolling in laughter at the end
Dang. Didn’t expect that last part 😂. Really cool seeing different cultures though.
That end bit really was awkward 😂
The ending commentary had me dying.
Love you humour
9:33 brightens up and nice views.
When ya gonna come back to Bonnie Scotland 🏴 and do some scrambles? Black Cuillin Ridge on the Isle of Sky would be a good one. Really dramatic scenery and epic ridge line. You should come and give it a go! 👍⛰️
Booked myself some 'focus time' in my work calender so I can watch this 😏
OMG, the narrative was AMAZING and I'm 100% sure I'd feel the EXACT same way