Archive for May, 2006
Children of Kilimanjaro
Date: May 23rd, 2006 |
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Here are some of the children that live in the foothills of Kilimanjaro. Most of these children never see tourists, as they rarely travel into Moshi Town, or are no where near the main tourists routes like Marangu o [read more]
Mt. Mawenzi Picture
Date: May 10th, 2006 | No Comments
Mt. Mawenzi is right next to Kilimanjaro. If you are hiking the Marangu Route, you will pass Mawenzi on your climb up Kilimanjaro. It doesn’t look that dramatic from Moshi, or lower on the mountain, but when you are at Barafu Camp, it’s very large and dramatic.
Mt. Maweniz from B [read more]
Snacks and Treats
Date: May 5th, 2006 | No Comments
“A Popular Favorite on Kilimanjaro
Having some snacks, candy or treats is a great thing to bring on the mountain. Given that you are climbing the mountain for many days, are having someone else make you food, and can’t eat food on your normal schedules, bringing your own extra food is a nice luxury and [read more]
Rainy Season
Date: May 3rd, 2006 | No Comments
Bring one of these for the rainy seasonThere are some people who think Mount Kilimanjaro is getting too busy. Yes, more and more people are climbing it each year. But those people are generally climb the mountain in the high season. What about climbing the mountain in the rainy season, the months of March, April, [read more]
Who Gives the Best Tips?
Date: May 19th, 2006 | 2 comments
As expected, Americans usually give the best tips, and are most concerned about it, while climbing Kilimanjaro. The other “good tippers” are the Canadians, English, Australians, Kiwis, and perhaps the odd South African.
Conversly, known to be the worst tippers are the Germans, Russians, French and Tanzanians. Most likely, it’s just a cultural norm.
I once had [read more]
Please Pass The Popcorn
Date: May 9th, 2006 | No Comments
Instead of paying for overpriced $5.00 popcorn in your local movie theater, you can actually get popcorn on Kilimanjaro. Is it random? For Sure! There are many trekking companies that serve popcorn or other deserts, like cookies, as soon as you arrive in camp after hiking the entire day. Surprisingly, it’s a great snack [read more]
19,340…Almost
Date: May 4th, 2006 | 2 comments
By Derrick Slack
Day 3
I woke up late and was feeling extremely delirious when I went to the bathroom outhouse and for a minute I didn’t know where I was. I was nearly feeling the full effects of High Altitude Sickness (HAS) with a full blown headache and the funny bloated turning feeling in my [read more]
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