Peak Climbs - Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa

Ok, a quick trip report before I go to sleep.  They actually have wifi here at the hotel!!  It’s 12am and I arrived in Tanzania about 10pm.  It took me 1 hour to get my visa.  Then I was met by a guy holding up a sign with my name from Africa Walking Company.  He [...]

Ok, this is why I brought my Netbook.  It’s because I have a 5 hour layover here in Amsterdam.  I’m sitting at a McDonalds where I just paid $12 for a 6 piece nuggets, fries and a Coke!  It’s 6am over here.  Flying this far is weird because your sense of time gets so screwed [...]

Well the day has finally come and I’m about to head for the airport in 6 hours.  I just finished packing and I am carrying a small Camelbak day pack and a larger Osprey backpack.  Together they weigh in right at 29 lbs.  This is not including water.  I think this is considered pretty light, [...]

Travel insurance was required by my outfitter Peak Planet.  Of course, this is another added cost on top of the trip that anyone doing this trip should plan for.  I should make a post about the total expenditure on climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro because booking the outfitter is only the first step.
Anyway, back to the travel [...]

I guess I am doing this ass backwards.  My friend who climbed Kilimanjaro a few years ago asked me what shots I got.  I was like ‘huh’?  I’m just bringing malaria pills and maybe diamox.  A quick google search of travel clinics and I had my appointment the next day to see one.
Sitting down with [...]

So I heard from a friend today that Jessica Biel will be climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro.
“LOS ANGELES — When Jessica Biel, Lupe Fiasco and Isabel Lucas get together in Africa, they’ll have nowhere to go but up.  The entertainers have signed on to climb the continent’s highest peak – Mt. Kilimanjaro, at more than 19,000 feet [...]

I will be doing the Shira Route on Mt. Kilimanjaro.  You can find more information about the Shira Route on Kilimanjaro Routes.  This is a tough route and should take me 7 days.  I chose this because it’s suppose to be less popular meaning less traffic.  Should be fun!