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New record holder for the youngest person to (legally) climb Kilimanjaro!

Monday 4th December 2006

Congratulations are due to Jordan Romero, from the wonderfully named Big Bear Lake in California, who has, I believe, become the youngest person to climb Kilimanjaro legally. I say legally...


Uhuru Peak not the true summit of Kili shock!!!

Tuesday November 21st 2006

I have just received an email in which the writer claims that Uhuru Peak is not, in fact, the highest point on the mountain, and thus not the highest point in Africa...


Meyer first edition up for sale on ebay!

Monday 20th November 2006
A very rare copy of
Across East African Glaciers, Hans Meyer’s account of his pioneering ascent of Kilimanjaro, has just been put up for sale on ebay for a starting price of ...


New estimate on Kili’s disappearing glaciers

Monday November 20th 2006

A report carried in the UK’s Times newspaper (Sat 18th November 2006) has suggested that scientists working for TANAPA have estimated that Kilimanjaro will lose its iconic snow cap by ...


Meyer first edition up for sale on ebay!

Wednesday October 4th 2006

A very rare copy of ‘Across East African Glaciers’, Hans Meyer’s account of his pioneering ascent of Kilimanjaro, has just been put up for sale on ebay for a starting price of ...

Fire on Kilimanjaro: the latest

Wednesday October 4th 2006

According to reports coming out of Tanzania, the fire that raged at the start of September in the north-eastern corner of Kilimanjaro took ten days to extinguish and resulted in a loss of some 10 square kilometres of vegetation...


Kilimanjaro ablaze

Tuesday October 3rd 2006

According to reports coming out of the African media, the north-western side of Kilimanjaro, near the Rongai Route, has been damaged by a fire...


Western Breach Route: the latest

Thursday September 28 2006
Following a meeting of 12th August 2006 between various interested parties, it appears that the authorities have abandoned their plans to reopen the route which was originally scheduled for July...


Dare you take the Kiliman Challenge?

Tuesday September 26th 2006

It’s now possible to sign up for 2007’s Kiliman Challenge. As described in the book, this is the ultimate in African triathlons: beginning with a climb up Kili (which, the organisers are keen to stress, is not a race!), competitiors then have to cycle against the clock around the mountain over two days before taking part in the Kili marathon...


Western Breach Route still closed

Monday September 25th 2006

Following the deaths of the three Americans earlier this year on the Western Breach Route, that path to the summit remains closed. This is, of course, of particular importance to trekkers who want to sleep in the summit campsite and explore the top of Kibo...