Climber involved in Western Breach tragedy returns to Kilimanjaro

Monday 18th June 2007

Two of the climbers who survived the rockfall on Kilimanjaro’s Western Breach route that killed three fellow climbers...

Star-gazing map for Kili

Monday 11th June 2007

I am indebted to Karen Sergeant for sending in details of an online star chart for Kilimanjaro....

Friday 20th April 2007

A new assessment about Kilimanjaro’s glaciers is set to reignite the debate about climate change and its effects on Africa’s most famous mountain.

Sunday 1st April 2007

Tuesday 29th March 2007

After months of enquiries and research, we finally have (what we hope is) a definitive answer to the question ...

Wednesday 28th March 2007

A large party of trekkers recently attempted to climb Kilimanjaro in aid of Scope...

Thursday 1st March 2007

Just a quick note to say that for the next couple of months I’ll be in West Africa working on another project...

Thursday 15th February 2007

No sooner do I ask for information on using a wheelchair on Kilimanjaro and a reader tells me about ...

Wednesday 14th February 2007

I have just received an email from a reader who is looking to climb Kilimanjaro in the middle of 2008...

Monday 5th February 2007

According to the latest emails from climbers on Kilimanjaro, the litter problem - is now being taken seriously ...

Wednesday 17th January 2007

In what could be interpreted as a rebuff to all those who say the permanent snows on Kili are disappearing ...

Tuesday 16th January 2007

A reader has contacted me saying she’s concerned that the prized golden certificates, handed out only to those...