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New study on Kilimanjaro looks at effects of altitude on trekkers
November 30th 2007.
A new study looking into the causes and effects of altitude sickness,
or AMS, is being launched on Kilimanjaro.
The study will take the form of questionnaires
handed out to trekkers and filled out by them on a daily basis as they climb the
mountain.
The researchers state that the questionnaire should not take more than
30 seconds to complete each day – presumably in recognition of the fact that knackered
Kilimanjaro trekkers are unlikely to want to spend too long on filling out a questionnaire
each day, having spent the best part of it walking themselves into a state of exhaustion
on the slopes of Kilimanjaro...
All you need to know about the colobus monkey
November 29th 2007.
Perhaps the biggest star of Kilimanjaro, the colobus monkey is
the most gorgeous of those species that call the mountain home. Easily distinguished
by their beautiful coat of black and white and bushy, pendulous tail, it comes as
something of a surprise to find that such a pretty creature actually derives its
name from the Greek word for ‘mutilated’. The reason why it is saddled with such
an unfortunate moniker can be found in its hands, because unlike virtually every
other primate the colobus monkey is lacking a thumb...
Western Breach to reopen!
November 23rd 2007.
A new website – and the news so many Kilimanjaro lovers have been
waiting to hear has finally arrived too! KINAPA have confirmed that they are planning
to reopen Kilimanjaro’s Western Breach Route! The hardest, or at least steepest route
to the summit, the Western Breach was closed in January 2006 following the deaths
of three trekkers in a rockfall. Though rumours have abounded that the route may
soon reopen, until now those rumours have actually proved unfounded...
Whizz-Kidz climb success!
Monday 12th November 2007
News has reached me of a successful -
Kilimanjaro bank turns a profit - and changes lives
Thursday 8th November 2007
An ethical bank in the Kilimanjaro town of Moshi is starting to turn a healthy profit
as well as help some of the poorer members of Tanzanian society, according to reports
in Ecumenical News International.
The Uchimi Commercial Bank (UCB) was formed in 2003
by the Lutheran Church in the town, and currently 330,000 members of the church in
Tanzania own the bank...
Kilimanjaro summit in gmail ad
Wednesday 7th November 2007
A reader has brought to my attention the latest ad for gmail, google’s email system. The ad lasts for a couple of minutes and shows various people – and animals – transporting an envelope ...
Tourist industry in northern Tanzania to receive extra protection from Police
Monday 5th November 2007
The Inspector General of police in Tanzania has promised to boost police numbers in tourist areas.
The announcement follows an attack last week in the Ngorongoro Conservation area in which ....
Kilimanjaro database to be established - possibly…
Friday 2nd November 2007
A graduate student from New York’s Syracuse University is looking to compile a digital ‘library’ of Kilimanjaro. The student, who for the moment...