President Barack Obama said Sunday that climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, a safari in the Masai Mara and a beach holiday in Lamu were all on his bucket list for after his presidency. “I know that there are places in this beautiful nation that…
What’s it like climbing Kilimanjaro? In this episode of Million Ways to Live, author and documentary filmmaker, Luke Sniewski, along with professional mountain guide, Eli Mamuya, show what it takes to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Luke: What you see behind me is the…
When you climb Kilimanjaro with us, you will notice that our guides stand out. Now, they stand out because they are exceptionally skilled and knowledgeable as professional mountain guides. They have to be to get you safely up and down the mountain….
Ultimate Kilimanjaro client, singer and actor Noel Sullivan, blogs about his Kilimanjaro climb on Huffington Post UK. ————— We asked (guide) Meshack why we leave at midnight. He said “So you cannot see what you are attempting to do”. Comforting. But for…
Bob Wheeler makes the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest person to climb Kilimanjaro! It just goes to show that Kilimanjaro can be climbed by people of all ages. Congrats, Bob on a job well done. Bob Wheeler reached the top…
The Problem with Mercator Projection Most world maps that we see use the Mercator projection to display the world. The Mercator projection is a cylindrical map projection created in 1569 by Flemish geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator. Gerardus Mercator created this projection to aid…
From 2014 to 2016, there was an Ebola epidemic in West Africa. It was the “largest, most severe and most complex Ebola epidemic” in history, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). More than 28,000 people were infected, and 11,000 people died before the emergency…
Last week, climbers reaching the top of Kilimanjaro may have thought they were hallucinating. That’s because the park authorities made another sign change, the second in two and a half years. In January 2012, the old, weathered, wooden Uhuru Peak sign was…
The Seven Summits are the highest mountains of each continent. Climbing the Seven Summits, the highest peaks of each of the world’s continents, is among the most respected accomplishments of any sport. The peaks that comprise the seven summits depends on who you…
A group of climbers have scaled Africa’s highest mountain – wearing just their shorts. Dutch daredevil Wim Hof, known as the ‘iceman’, led a group of 26 people to the summit of the world’s highest free standing mountain – Mount Kilimanjaro in…
Mount Kilimanjaro has no shortage of amazing visually stunning sights. The climb from the trailhead to the summit of Kilimanjaro rises from 6,000 ft to 19,340 ft, crosses five ecological zones, and offers plenty of spectacular things to see. Here’s a list: 1….
Ultimate Kilimanjaro had the pleasure of working with a documentary filmmaker who told the story of two friends, one Tanzanian and one American, who traveled to Tanzania to experience the ancient culture, the present-day poverty, and the eternal spirituality of his motherland….
What are the best pants for climbing Kilimanjaro? Actually, you will need several types of pants to be fully prepared on the mountain. We will go through each individually to make sure you have the right gear. Our gear list has the…
Former UK soccer player and BBC Commentator suffers high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) at 12,000 ft. during Kilimanjaro climb. Savage was climbing the 7 day Rongai route, began feeling sick on day two (between 9,800 and 12,000 ft) and was hospitalized on…
Ray Lewis, the recently retired 13-time Pro Bowl linebacker and Superbowl Champion, had to pull out of the charity trek up Africa’s tallest mountain due to an injured foot and fever. He never took a step on Kilimanjaro. Lewis’ foot had been…
According to Kilimanjaro National Park data, the average age of those who successfully climb Kilimanjaro is 37 years old. Most of our clients are in their 30’s and 40’s, though we have guided children as young as 6 and seniors as old as…
