How to Prepare for Trekking Kilimanjaro - 10 Tips
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
- After successfully summiting I share my best tips on how to prepare for Trekking Kilimanjaro with you in this video
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If you plan to do a trekking trip to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania you will need to prepare accordingly. Therefore I put together this video where I try to answer all important questions that come up before starting the actual trek.
My tips for preparing a Kilimanjaro Trek featured in this Video:
Best time to go
Routes
Tour Companies
Paperwork
Visa
Insurance
Vaccination
High Altitude Sickness
Training & Diet
Malaria
Gear & Packing List
Get In & Around
Money & Tipping
Unlike other trips this one started actually 5 months before the first day of trekking…I worked on my fitness, changed my diet and did a lot of research on Mt. Kilimanjaro. I decided to take on the Lemosho route which is 56 kilometers long and takes altogether 8 days - my decision was based on 2 reasons: one was the fact that the itinerary of this route is the best for acclimatization of the body to the high altitude and the resulting high summit success rate (which is at 96% for G Adventures), the other reason is the beauty of the route which is often described as the most picturesque and spectacular of all popular routes.
Located in North East Tanzania Mount Kilimanjaro is with 5895m the highest mountain in Africa which makes it one of the seven summits. Apart from that it is also the highest free standing mountain in the world. Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano with three three volcanic cones, "Kibo", "Mawenzi", and „Shira“. The highest point is located on Kibo - after the independence of Tanzania it was named Uhuru Peak in 1964 - which is Kiswhali and translates into „freedom Peak“.
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Great video! Very informative and well made. I climbed Kilimanjaro in November. It rained for the first 2 days. While it was wet it made the experience unique. The rain invigorates you. You dont get tired. As you said there were hardly any crowds. Going in the raining seasons cost much less.
Love the information given, with the exception of altitude sickness and its prevention. Although you say that it can effect anyone regardless of age and fitness level, you contradict your statement with saying that your eating and fitness regiment got you to the top in spite of the altitude sickness. If you are suffering from altitude sickness, being fit and healthy(diet) will not allow you to continue, or if you do, suffer consequences which can be lethal. If I do not take Diamox above 10,000 I cannot remain in altitude. I suggest that all do good research on altitude sickness and its related treatments.
Summated Kilimanjaro in 2008. The two most important tips I can give you is to walk a lot of miles. If you can find bridges in your area with steep upgrades, walk them constantly with backpacks on. Also the idea of descending some days is a great idea as it will increase your red blood cells so you acclimate to the lesser oxygen at the high altitude. The view from the top is well worth the effort to getting there.
Really helpful information Steve. Thanks for going into great detail. This will help a lot
Very nicely done vid. Thank you for your naturally great efforts in producing a great info-sharing video!
If you've been to Himalayas, Kilimanjaro gonna be a cakewalk.
Most of the advice here is excellent. I have a few issues. Firstly, I'm a Dr, trained in High Altitude Medicine & have summited, supporting groups, 3 times. I agree that the shortest Marangu route is not a good idea, as It doesn't allow enough acclimatisation time. My routes were the Rongai, Lemosho & Machame. My strongest objection is against over-hydration being necessary to prevent High-Altitude Pulmonary or Cerebral Oedema. On the contrary, it is renal shutdown, with fluid retention, that leads to these lung/brain oedema issues. Diamox works for most. It makes you pee at night, but this is a GOOD thing, not a problem, if you have a pee-bottle within your tent. I can't speak for the ladies on this.
It's somewhat depressing that medical science mythology, gets so engraved & difficult to throw out.
Anyway Steve, I'm not blaming you for following this "advice". We all need to be more sceptical about the Establishment "Science & Medicine Experts".
For me I’m a woman and have hiked Mount Siguniang . The 4 sisters mountain multiple times. Peeing at night with out leaving your just take a suitable tupperware or similar container to pee in and empty it in the morning . Leaving the tent you get cold and its harder to fall back to sleep.
Thank you for responding to this. I was shocked he was saying he and his guides advised against Diamox. People should talk to their doctors not some person on CZcams
Very informative and professionally made. Thanx
Very helpful and informative video! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the good info of Mt.Kilimanjaro.
Nice video, thanks for sharing!
Hey great Post. Keep Up the great Work
Great video look forward to booking a KJ trip. Did Everest base camp on Dmox and worked great didn’t struggle at all. That said 100% agree you pee a lot at night potentially throwing off sleep.
Useful video. Thanks.
Good job Steve
Thank you so much for sharing very useful information for climbing Kilimanjaro peak... I have subscribed your channel and looking for some more information about trekking/climbing peaks around the world
Steve! You gave up beer! For six months! You risked losing what makes you German.
Thanks for this thorough summary of how to prepare for and successfully complete summiting Kilimanjaro. You put all the necessary points up front for anyone interested in this adventure, just as you did in the Colombia travel trips video. Also, nice to see you in a peaceful, relaxed indoor setting for a change.
Haha - no worries! I had a few beers since my return ;)
Thanks for your encouraging comment. I plan on doing more of those "how to videos" in the future!
These videos are amazing, so informative. I cant wait to do my climb Sept 2020, i'm into my training & am getting really excited. I have most equipment now so it is really only the last bits to get and train train train.... thanx x
Are you still going to be able to climb it now even with covid?
Very informative, thanks a lot.
Thank you for this very informative video
very nice. thanks for the info
thanks this is so useful
Thanks for good information🙏🏿 always from tanzania 🇹🇿 ARUSHA
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Thank you for the informative information. :-)
Thank you sooooooooooo much!
Hello great Post. Keep Up the great Work
Thank you so much for your information, although I don’t think I will ever climb Kilimanjaro, I would like to climb more 4000 footers in my neighboring state of New Hampshire. And your information is very helpful about how to climb, clothes to wear and what medications to take. Thank you
my home Tanzania is beautifully love you Tz
Steve - Can you talk more about the toilet situation? You can request to have your own toilet?
do you recommend high altitude training mask???
I never used it to train, so I don't have any experience with this training method.
I have an old injury & high altitude sickness which prevent me from summiting to the top, do you know any helicopter tour package that fly up to the top? Thanks
Hey, that's too bad - in that case your only option is to book a scenic flight to see the top. There are no helicopter tours as helicopters can't land/fly in this altitude.
Thanks for your quick reply. What is a scenic flight? you mean it's for tourist who are not able to climb? or just a normal flight where you watch it outside the window?
I visited the Grand Canyon in Jun this year, I felt my throat were very dry when I was walking, so I'm guessing I'm having altitude problems. Is there such thing as a package where climbers can just do a 2 days trek & turn around? Thanks
A scenic flight takes you close to the mountain to see it from a plane window. Kilimanjaro is a tough hike and I don't know of shorter tours personally...but there might be operators who do this.
world citizen G The top of the Grand Canyon is at a relatively low altitude. You probably weren’t drinking enough water, especially if you were in the desert in June.
Nd clarification for the benchmark : usd2k is for kili trip alone or kili + safari
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does it mean i have to give up smoking?
Masego Timesceneoff You should give up smoking regardless.
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Slashplite hello, I’m form Chile and We’ve got plenty of money, In fact I’m going to climb Kilimanjaro in a few months. Chile is a developed country and it’s way better than many countries in Europe, and believe it or not, it’s in South America. Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, Japan, South Korea among many other countries are very rich and aren’t located in Europe nor NA. DO YOUR RESEARCH PLEASE!!!!
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