Since I'm terrified of heights and just can't do rock climbing, this is one of the seven summits I know I can do and look forward to hiking up one day!
I used a professional expedition company as they were required by Tanzania law. The trekking (not technical) was, at times, arduous but not too bad except for the last day. No sleep, up at 11 pm and then the slow trod up for the last 6 hours. Absolutely brutal in the dark and cold high altitude.
Anyway I recommend contacting Max in Arusha: maxde77@yahoo.com for more info.
General fitness would be a good requirement. I'm guessing we did about 3 to 5 miles a day on the way up. Good luck
hello, which company would you recommend? i am thinking of doing this next year, is there any training you would recommend for me or what distance should i be able to easily walk each day so that i am ready for it?
Yeah, Machame route. It actually was 4 nights and 5 days.....I said 3 nights in error in another post.. Not super easy for anyone, I would think, except the porters and guides. One never knows how the altiude is going to affect them. The final few hours were brutal especially since we started off at midnight to get to the top by 6 a.m.
I can recommend an expedition company if you'd like.
Thanks for posting this! I am hopping to summit in 2012 and it's cool to see vids like this from the summit. Glad you weren't so elitist about it. It's not a given that it's super easy...
Highly recommend this one. It was 3 nights and 4 days. Only took half a day get all the way down from the summit. You can pretty much jog down. I think it's better to arrange the trek from Arusha which is near the mountain. I think all the int'l groups end up using local guides anyway. Also use good camera batteries. Mine went bad in the cold really fast. Go for it!
I just used a Canon Powershot with a video clip. Camera was fine but the batteries went dead surprisingly quickly. I suspect it was the cold not the altitude though. One of the other summitters (sp) had a rollup solar panel he put on his backpack to charge batteries. Really worked well. Good luck in the mountains.
Your video looks great. What camcorder did you use? I am hiking the mountain this summer, but I am worried about the warnings that HD/hard drive cameras don't work at altitude...
Cool.
bnbalenda 2 months ago
the guide is slightly retarded
hollydhero 6 months ago
It's worse now, in respect of snow. See my fly-over video taken last month (2nd video on my youtube site, under Speak Swahili Dammit.
speakswahilidammit 1 year ago
Since I'm terrified of heights and just can't do rock climbing, this is one of the seven summits I know I can do and look forward to hiking up one day!
TheFitConnection 1 year ago
I used a professional expedition company as they were required by Tanzania law. The trekking (not technical) was, at times, arduous but not too bad except for the last day. No sleep, up at 11 pm and then the slow trod up for the last 6 hours. Absolutely brutal in the dark and cold high altitude.
Anyway I recommend contacting Max in Arusha: maxde77@yahoo.com for more info.
General fitness would be a good requirement. I'm guessing we did about 3 to 5 miles a day on the way up. Good luck
peterrust1 1 year ago
hello, which company would you recommend? i am thinking of doing this next year, is there any training you would recommend for me or what distance should i be able to easily walk each day so that i am ready for it?
AlexEvo6 1 year ago
Exelent video! nice place ,Greetings from Pucón-CHILE.
naturexplora 1 year ago
Yeah, Machame route. It actually was 4 nights and 5 days.....I said 3 nights in error in another post.. Not super easy for anyone, I would think, except the porters and guides. One never knows how the altiude is going to affect them. The final few hours were brutal especially since we started off at midnight to get to the top by 6 a.m.
I can recommend an expedition company if you'd like.
Good luck!
peterrust1 1 year ago
Thanks for posting this! I am hopping to summit in 2012 and it's cool to see vids like this from the summit. Glad you weren't so elitist about it. It's not a given that it's super easy...
What route did you take? Machame?
briealeida 1 year ago
Very nice video! Delivers the climbing difficulty!
hikingbike 2 years ago
Highly recommend this one. It was 3 nights and 4 days. Only took half a day get all the way down from the summit. You can pretty much jog down. I think it's better to arrange the trek from Arusha which is near the mountain. I think all the int'l groups end up using local guides anyway. Also use good camera batteries. Mine went bad in the cold really fast. Go for it!
peterrust1 2 years ago
I just used a Canon Powershot with a video clip. Camera was fine but the batteries went dead surprisingly quickly. I suspect it was the cold not the altitude though. One of the other summitters (sp) had a rollup solar panel he put on his backpack to charge batteries. Really worked well. Good luck in the mountains.
peterrust1 2 years ago
Your video looks great. What camcorder did you use? I am hiking the mountain this summer, but I am worried about the warnings that HD/hard drive cameras don't work at altitude...
mrsnorris7 2 years ago
I think what is matters is the temperature and not the altitude.
You should check the manual of your camcorder.
hikingbike 2 years ago
Nimekwenda pale na nimepanda mlima Kilimanjaro pia! Ulitembea Marangu Route au Machame? Ninfurahi kuona juu tena hapa. Hongera kwa kufika juu!
ohnalla 5 years ago