Once again the record books are going to have to be rewritten: Swiss-Ecuadorian Karl Egloff has just set a new speed record for climbing Kilimanjaro and returning to the gate again, completing the distance in just 6 hours, 56 minutes and 24 seconds. Karl achieved this time by taking the notoriously steep Umbwe Route [...]
I have just found on Youtube some footage of the fabled 1974 expedition by two Spanish guys who drove their motorbikes from Igualada in Spain to Kilimanjaro - and then drove up Kili too, with one of them making it to the summit. I'm really chuffed to have discovered this, as this feat is [...]
Last year I was contacted by a well-known US-based trekking company who wanted to know which person had climbed Kilimanjaro the greatest number of times. I replied that the holder of this record would undoubtedly be one of the the guides who make their living from climbing Kilimanjaro. One of our guides, Freddie Achedo, [...]
Boots for Kilimanjaro When it comes to choosing equipment for a climb, the one question readers ask more than any other is this: ‘What are the best boots for Kilimanjaro?’ And understandably so. Bad footwear can seriously hamper your progress up the mountain. Bad boots can also make your trek an incredibly uncomfortable experience. [...]
Two studies further our knowledge of altitude sickness Last week there were reports of another breakthrough in the fight against altitude sickness. Researchers at The Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh made a surprising discovery. They found that the symptoms commonly suffered by those at altitude are in fact the result of two [...]