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Posts by category

• Category: Advice
  • Taking a group up Kilimanjaro (03/21/2022)
  • Solo travellers Kilimanjaro: some advice and tips (04/15/2020)
  • Advice and tips for women on Kilimanjaro (01/28/2020)
  • Taking children on Kilimanjaro (09/11/2019)
  • Older climbers on Kilimanjaro: advice, info and tips (09/09/2019)
  • LGBT in Tanzania: advice for gay travellers to East Africa (03/11/2019)
  • Maximise your chances of getting to the summit of Kilimanjaro (11/29/2017)
• Category: Bizarre
  • Fish and chips cooked at Kilimanjaro’s Barafu Camp (12/04/2018)
  • First wedding performed on top of Kilimanjaro (10/17/2016)
  • Base-jumping from Kilimanjaro! (02/27/2015)
  • New record set on Kilimanjaro for the world’s highest cricket match (09/30/2014)
  • Footage of legendary motorbike journey up Kilimanjaro on Youtube (07/30/2014)
• Category: Records and amazing feats
  • 89-year-old woman climbs Kilimanjaro! (07/30/2019)
  • New record for youngest person to reach the top (10/26/2018)
  • Scottish woman with no hands or feet reaches summit (10/09/2018)
  • New world record for youngest female to climb Kilimanjaro! (04/01/2018)
  • Two Kilimanjaro records broken in one week! (Possibly) (03/08/2018)
  • New record for oldest person to climb Kilimanjaro! (09/02/2017)
  • New Kilimanjaro Record: Girl aged 8 climbs to the summit! (07/27/2017)
  • Highest ever football match played on Kilimanjaro (07/16/2017)
  • Africa’s Biggest Tree found on Kilimanjaro! (11/28/2016)
  • Man gets to top of Kilimanjaro on his hands and knees! (06/11/2016)
  • Amputee team to climb Kilimanjaro (05/06/2015)
  • New record holder for the fastest woman on Kilimanjaro! (10/06/2014)
  • New Speed Record for Climbing Kilimanjaro (08/18/2014)
• Category: Statistics
  • Is Kilimanjaro one of the world’s biggest mountains? (11/10/2021)
  • The most popular trekking routes on Kilimanjaro – the latest figures (02/08/2018)
  • Which nationality climbs Kilimanjaro the most? (12/10/2017)
  • Deaths on Kilimanjaro: the true statistics (08/14/2017)
  • Who has climbed Kilimanjaro the most? (06/05/2014)
• Category: Uncategorized
  • What do you wear day by day on Kilimanjaro? (07/20/2023)
  • Why do we climb Kilimanjaro at night?  (04/25/2022)
  • Kilimanjaro and COVID – all the latest news (05/28/2021)
  • Success rates on Kilimanjaro: Can you trust them? (09/05/2019)
  • Buying your flight to Kilimanjaro: when is the best time to book your tickets? (06/19/2019)
  • The plastic bag ban in Tanzania – an update (06/06/2019)
  • Tanzania bans plastic bags (05/11/2019)
  • Climbing Kilimanjaro without porters (04/24/2019)
  • Why Amboseli is the best place to take a photo of Kilimanjaro (04/17/2019)
  • Is it possible to climb Kilimanjaro independently? (04/03/2019)
  • Climbing Kilimanjaro in the rainy season – is it worth it? (03/31/2019)
  • Mount Meru: a guide (12/31/2018)
  • Is Machame too popular? (08/17/2018)
  • Cycling around Kilimanjaro – bike trip through an African Paradise (05/28/2018)
  • Activities around Kilimanjaro (05/23/2018)
  • Is the Umbwe Route the mountain’s best-kept secret? (05/14/2018)
  • Kilimanjaro Park Authorities to reopen Kidia Route…for celebrities! (04/27/2017)
  • Mawenzi, Kilimanjaro’s second summit, reopens to climbers (04/16/2017)
  • Paragliding on Kilimanjaro to be promoted! (04/04/2017)
  • Cycling on Kilimanjaro! (03/31/2017)
  • The first woman to climb Kilimanjaro (10/04/2016)
  • Beware of online reviews! (04/29/2016)
  • The Serengeti migration: how to track the wildebeest (02/02/2016)
  • What are the best hiking boots for Kilimanjaro? (06/05/2014)
  • Altitude Sickness – a review of the latest research (04/22/2014)

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