Kilimanjaro Tanzania | Plan your African Safari

September 5th, 2013 | Author: Beldwin Innocent

Kilimanjaro Tanzania | Plan your African Safari

Kilimanjaro is located in the north of Tanzania and is the highest mountain in Africa. The origin of the name Kilimanjaro is unknown however it is believed to be “white mountain”.

Kilimanjaro is considered to be the tallest freestanding mountain in the world reaching 5,895 m . Kilimanjaro is made up of 3 distinct volcanic cones. Kibo,Mawenzi and Shira. The mountain top is covered with snow even though it is only three degrees from the equator.

The First Successful assent to the top of Kilimanjaro

The first successful assent to the top of Kilimanjaro was in the year 1889 in the month of October.  The successful climbers were a German called Hans Meyer, and a scout called Yonas Kinyala Lauwo along with an Austrian Ludwig Purtscheller.  This had been Meyers third attempt his first attempt was in 1887 were he reached the base of Kibu. The reason for his failure here was he had not the right equipment to handle the deep snow.

However Meyer was now more determined than ever to climb the mighty Kilimanjaro and he attempted again the following year. Alas it was not to be he failed again. But Meyer was a man with steely determination and in October 1889 he fulfilled his ambition of conquering Kilimanjaro.

He accredited his success to the strategy of setting up multiple campsites so that when they failed with different attempts they did not have to descend too far. This allowed them to regroup and eventually reached the summit of Kilimanjaro.

Five common routes of Kilimanjaro

We here at Flying Wings International have been taking people to the top of the great White Mountain that is Kilimanjaro for years. Kilimanjaro has five common routes. The most popular routes to conquer the mountain are Lemosho and Machame.  The other three routes are Rongai,Mweka and Marangu.

We here at Flying wings international believe strongly  in your safety and  we have to inform you that climbing the great mountain of Kilimanjaro  is easy and does not require you to have mountaineering experience. The biggest challenge you will face my friends is the altitude but if you allow time to acclimatize to the altitude it will make a huge difference to your experience.

Kilimanjaro is not a mountain that you can attempt to climb on your own there are rules in place to help the local economy and it is a mandatory requirement to have a licensed guide with you also you are required to have porters to carry your equipment.

Every ecological life zone on the planet

Another amazing fact about Kilimanjaro is that it is one of the rarest places on earth when one considers that it includes every ecological life zone on the planet:

• Savannah
• Desert
• Montane forest
• Tropical Jungle
• Sub alpine plants
• Alpine Zone

Lets Climb Kilimanjaro together

Now that I have outlined these interesting points about Kilimanjaro I’m sure you agree with me when I say what an amazing place this White Mountain is.  When we think that it is the tallest free standing Mountain in the world. Allied with the fact, that it is one of the few places on earth that possesses every possible ecosystem on the planet; also keep in mind it does not require mountaineering experience to climb.

So knowing all these amazing facts I’m sure that Kilimanjaro is on your bucket list. So why wait, contact us today at Flying Wings International to start planning your trip to conquer Kilimanjaro.

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Beldwin