Kilimanjaro Climber's Log

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tomshaw

tomshaw - Sep 28, 2011 11:23 am Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2011

Lemosho route   Sucess!

Walked in thru. jungle on Lemosho route starting walking on 16/09/11 after registration at Londrossi Gate, Camp 1 Mkubwa 2750m next day trek over the Shira ridge to camp 2 (Shira 1)3550m. Day 3 climb Shira Cathedraw peak 3750m to aid acclimatisation then trek to camp 3 Shira at 3840m. Day 4 ascend to Lava Tower 4600m below arrow glacier route, but decend to camp 4 Barranco at 3900m. Following day, day 5 ascend Barranco wall (great scramble) then easy walk to camp 5 Karanga 4000m. Day 6 medium walk to base camp prior to summit attempt camp 6 at Barafu 4600m. From here start summit attempt (day 7) at 0005 hours to Stella point for sunrise at 0600 hours 5735m then finally along crater rim reaching Kibo (Uhura peak)summit at 0710 hours. 5895m magnificent! Descend after 20 mins on summit, to camp 7 Millenium camp 3800m after first stopping at barafu camp for about an hour for brew and recovery time-Long day!! Final day (8) decend from millenium camp to Mweka Gate at 1650m and book out of national park. Brilliant Route well reccommended expedition.

Alan Arnette

Alan Arnette - Sep 27, 2011 10:23 pm Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2011

Perfect Summit  Sucess!

Rain and fog all the way to Barafu then perfect conditions to the summit! Plus a great safari afterwards

swamy

swamy - Aug 26, 2011 1:22 pm Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2010

Umbwe route  Sucess!

6 night 7 day route. Slept in the crater.

Frostvin

Frostvin - Aug 14, 2011 7:03 am Date Climbed: Apr 4, 2010

Machame Route  Sucess!

6 nights in changing weather, very few tourists on the route, five-six on my itinerary. A great trip up to a freezing snow covered sunny summit, with great views and nature.

fubar7500

fubar7500 - Jul 24, 2011 12:37 pm Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2011

Machame Route  Sucess!

Exciting Machame route trek. Top summited at 06:17 am in strong freezing wind.

climbmn

climbmn - Jul 14, 2011 8:37 am Date Climbed: Jun 26, 2011

Great trip!  Sucess!

Climbed Machame route with Sunny Safaris. Had a great trip. Overall good weather with rain just the first day.

jshuart

jshuart - Jul 6, 2011 1:06 pm Date Climbed: Jun 20, 2011

Machame Route  Sucess!

Climbed Machame route with IMG. Amazing experience.

Katekat

Katekat - Jul 3, 2011 9:36 am Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2011

Machame Route  Sucess!

did the hike with Concern Challenges (charity group), organised by Action Challenge with co-operation with tanzanian Ahsante Tours. Brilliant people, well experienced guides and great organisation. 32 out of 37 hikers made it to the top. The hardest challenge of my life...seriously.

JuhoK

JuhoK - Jun 30, 2011 3:53 pm Date Climbed: Jun 22, 2011

Machame route, 6 days  Sucess!

Climbed Kilimanjaro via Machame route. Nice scenery and easy trail!

granitepeaker

granitepeaker - May 18, 2011 3:46 pm Date Climbed: Mar 19, 2011

Rainy and Snowy

Did the Machame route with Zara tours. It rained every single day. It was our guide's 210 summit. He said of all of them our summit day was the most snowy and cold of them all. Our guide also guided Chelsea Clinton.

daveachuk

daveachuk - May 5, 2011 6:41 pm Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2010

Fundraising Climb Machame Route  Sucess!

Felt like I was cheating with porters, but I joined the trip last minute with a group of inexperienced trekkers! Still was an amazing experience, and definitely stoked my interest in making other big ascents.

Lucked out with gorgeous summit weather, clear -8C and dead calm.

mad maximus

mad maximus - Mar 30, 2011 8:09 am Date Climbed: Mar 14, 2011

Rongai  Sucess!

Sweet hike, great guide, greater mission.

edomar2611

edomar2611 - Mar 14, 2011 2:49 pm Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2006

Machame Root  Sucess!

My first extraeuropean experience. Wonderful week of trekking with special group of friends. Fantastic view from the top with the sunrise!

badmajick

badmajick - Mar 1, 2011 3:18 pm Date Climbed: Jan 19, 2011

1/7!!!  Sucess!

Summit at 0600 via Machame Route with Alpine Ascents!
A photo from Shira Camp: http://www.flickr.com/photos/badmajick/5406577300/

WouterB

WouterB - Feb 20, 2011 3:46 pm Date Climbed: Feb 17, 2011

Via Machame route  Sucess!

Summited via the Machame route. We had consistently bad weather and over half a meter of fresh snow and high winds in the Barafu camp prior to our summit day. Luckily the summit day itself was clear and sunny. Perfect views, so lucky!

PlanIt

PlanIt - Jan 28, 2011 12:22 pm Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2010

Mlima nzurisana  Sucess!

Five months in Moshi and lots of time on Kili. Happy to take people up and show them some of the secret spots. Recommended route: Rongai to Northern Circuit, finish on Western Breach with a day to hike around the crater.

SLinehan88

SLinehan88 - Jan 16, 2011 6:38 pm Date Climbed: Dec 18, 2010

Marangu, 6 days  Sucess!

Went up Marangu with my sister. We took an extra day for acclimatization and went up to Zebra rocks. Our pace seemed painfully slow on the first day, but you get used to it. Neither of us felt the elevation until we got to Kibo, and even then it was mild. This was even true for my sister, who had not been able to spend any time above 3,000 ft in the months leading up to the climb. Fortunately, we both felt great above Gilman's Point and the entire experience was incredible.

Jeroen Messing - Dec 28, 2010 3:15 am

Kilimanjaro

Summited May 2001, pictures on http://www.jeroenmessing.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=77

cbeats

cbeats - Dec 27, 2010 6:57 pm Date Climbed: Nov 20, 2010

Marangu route  Sucess!

Great weather, not too crowded, Willy from Canada shared a bottle of Crown Royal with us...no complaints

ElGreco

ElGreco - Nov 29, 2010 8:44 am Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2006

Machame Route  Sucess!

A stunning hike in avery way. No technical difficulty, just the altitude. The sight of the disappearing glaciers is truly sad.

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