13 July 2016

Kilimanjaro – Awesome views

Darren Kilimanjaro Tips adventure, africa, bucket list, mount kilimanjaro, mountains, travel, trekking

Trekking to the summit of Kilimanjaro is on many peoples bucket list. The popularity of reaching the roof of Africa is due to Mount Kilimanjaro’s relatively easy terrain, which involves no technical climbing! That being said, it’s not to be taken lightly as it’s not an easy trek due to the high altitude.
One of your lasting memories (and there will be many) will be sitting in awe looking out across the spectacular mountain landscape from your tent, some say reminiscent of Mars! You’ll be inspired by the knowledge that you’ll be one of the 20,000 trekkers annually who walk through five climatic zones from Tropical Rain-forest to the Arctic in less than 7 days.

People attempt Kilimanjaro for many reasons. It may be to raise money for a chosen charity, as a personal challenge to show yourself and others what you can achieve or to simply experience the thrill of climbing a mountain. Some love the sense of escaping the rat race and the pressures of modern life, drawing encouragement from the surrounding nature and enjoying the cameraderie of your team mates and the fabulous porters.

Others like me chose to trek to the summit after watching the IMAX film in 2002, unbeknown to me this would actually be a life changing event. It was the beginning of a dream, which I had no idea how to turn into a reality. After setting myself a series of goals, I was able to quit my corporate IT job, to run an exclusive outdoor adventure company sharing my passion for the outdoors and adventure with others.

If you’d like to join one of our trips to Kilimanjaro, click the link to download the brochure for more details.