Kilimanjaro Facts:
1. Kilimanjaro's highest peak, Uhuru, stands at 19,344 ft (5,895 meters). It is the highest mountain in Africa and one of the highest volcanoes in the world. It is also the world's highest free-standing mountain.
2. The Lemosho route is approximately 56 km from start to summit.
3. The temperatures on Kilimanjaro drop 1 degree Celsius for every 200 meters increase in altitude.
4. Each year, close to 15,000 people attempt to summit Kilimanjaro. Only 40% of those people actually reach Uhuru Peak.
5. Kili was first climbed and conquered by Hans Meyer in 1889.
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These are just a list of things we'd do differently, should we ever decide do scale Kilimanjaro again...plus things that will make hiking up (and down) Kili all the more easier.
1. Bring lots of effective packet warmers for hands and feet.
2. Don't bring a lot of snacks. We brought 3-4 gallon-size ziplock bags full of museli bars, power bars and Snickers bars... we ate about 2 bars the entire trip. Detasa fed us too much at times and really, at that altitude, you don't feel like eating.
3. Hiking poles. They saved us on the way up and on the way down.
4. Hand sanitizer is a MUST. Arun and I both wear contacts and we used the hand sanitizer religiously to clean our hands every morning, noon and night.
5. A journal and a camera to document your time on the mountain. Something like Kili shouldn't be forgotten.
6. We found that our rechargeable batteries (for digi-cameras) didn't drain as fast as people had mentioned on some blogs.
7. Pick up some body and face wipes. They are your only source of "taking a bath" while hiking. They are kinda like thick baby wipes and came in very handy.
8. Gaiters are a must, too. They keep the rocks, sand and scree from getting into your shoes. They don't, however, eliminate all the dust that accumulates on every piece of clothing and hiking gear you own.
9. During the coldest days on the mountain, we wished we had purchased a balaclava (it's like a hood that covers your entire head/face, except for a small opening for your eyes).
1. Kilimanjaro's highest peak, Uhuru, stands at 19,344 ft (5,895 meters). It is the highest mountain in Africa and one of the highest volcanoes in the world. It is also the world's highest free-standing mountain.
2. The Lemosho route is approximately 56 km from start to summit.
3. The temperatures on Kilimanjaro drop 1 degree Celsius for every 200 meters increase in altitude.
4. Each year, close to 15,000 people attempt to summit Kilimanjaro. Only 40% of those people actually reach Uhuru Peak.
5. Kili was first climbed and conquered by Hans Meyer in 1889.
***********
These are just a list of things we'd do differently, should we ever decide do scale Kilimanjaro again...plus things that will make hiking up (and down) Kili all the more easier.
1. Bring lots of effective packet warmers for hands and feet.
2. Don't bring a lot of snacks. We brought 3-4 gallon-size ziplock bags full of museli bars, power bars and Snickers bars... we ate about 2 bars the entire trip. Detasa fed us too much at times and really, at that altitude, you don't feel like eating.
3. Hiking poles. They saved us on the way up and on the way down.
4. Hand sanitizer is a MUST. Arun and I both wear contacts and we used the hand sanitizer religiously to clean our hands every morning, noon and night.
5. A journal and a camera to document your time on the mountain. Something like Kili shouldn't be forgotten.
6. We found that our rechargeable batteries (for digi-cameras) didn't drain as fast as people had mentioned on some blogs.
7. Pick up some body and face wipes. They are your only source of "taking a bath" while hiking. They are kinda like thick baby wipes and came in very handy.
8. Gaiters are a must, too. They keep the rocks, sand and scree from getting into your shoes. They don't, however, eliminate all the dust that accumulates on every piece of clothing and hiking gear you own.
9. During the coldest days on the mountain, we wished we had purchased a balaclava (it's like a hood that covers your entire head/face, except for a small opening for your eyes).
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