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Kilimanjaro 2nd: A Trekking Guide to Africas Highest Mountain (Includes Guides to Nairobi & Dar Es Salaam)

by Henry Stedman

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Trekking guide including how to get there, where to stay, preparation advice and most importantly, covering all the main routes to the summit.

About the Author

Henry Stedman is a trekker of considerable experience, having hiked in the Himalaya (Nepal), the Yellow Peak Range (China), the Karakoram (Pakistan), the Chouf (Lebanon), the Cordilleras in the Philippines, Gunung Leuser in Sumatra and in the Ramonafana National Park in Madagascar. He is the author of The Rough Guide to Indonesia and Trekking in the Dolomites, Coast to Coast, and the forthcoming Hadrian's Wall Walk (all for Trailblazer).

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION (1) PART 1: PLANNING YOUR TRIP - With a group or on your own? (Independent trekking not an option, With friends, On your own?), Budgeting (Accommodation, Food, Transport), When to go, Booking your trek (Booking with an agency at home, Booking with an agency in Tanzania, Signing the contract, The cost: why is it all so expensive?, Tipping), The crew (Porters, Guides), Getting to Kilimanjaro (By air, Overland), Route options (Getting to the mountain, Getting up the mountain), What to take (Clothes, Other equipment, What to pack it in, Maps, Recommended reading), Internet sites, Health precautions, inoculations and insurance (Fitness, Inoculations, Insurance) (2) PART 2: TANZANIA Facts about the country (Geography, Climate, History, Economy, The people) Practical information for the visitor (Documents and visas, Airport tax, Money, Tourist offices, Getting around, Accommodation, Electricity, Time, Post and telecommunications, Holidays and festivals, Food, Drinks, Things to buy, Security, Health (3) PART 3: KILIMANJARO Geology (The glaciers), Climate, The history of Kilimanjaro (Early history, The outsiders arrive, The 1800s: Pioneers, Preachers , First attempts at the summit, Colonization, Kilimanjaro conquered, After Meyer), Kilimanjaro today, Flora and fauna, The people of Kilimanjaro: the Chagga (Origins, Social structure and village life, Religion and ceremonies), Kilimanjaro economy (4) PART 4: FLYING TO EAST AFRICA - NAIROBI AND DAR ES SALAAM Dar es Salaam (Arrival, Orientation and getting around, Services, Where to stay, Where to eat, A tour of the city, Moving on to Kilimanjaro), Nairobi (Arrival, Orientation and getting around, Services, Where to stay, Where to eat, A tour of the city, Moving on to Kilimanjaro) (5) PART 5: ARUSHA, MOSHI AND MARANGU Kilimanjaro International Airport, Arusha (Arrival, Orientation and getting around, Services, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, What to do, Trekking agencies, Getting away), Moshi (Arrival, Orientation and getting around, Services, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, What to do, Trekking agencies, Getting away), Marangu (Practicalities) (6) PART 6: MINIMUM IMPACT AND SAFE TREKKING Minimum impact trekking, Safe trekking (What is AMS, HACO and HAPO, How to avoid it, How to treat it, Other potential health problems) (7) PART 7: TRAIL GUIDE AND MAPS Using this guide, About the maps in this guide, The Marangu Route (Stage 1: Marangu Gate to Mandara Huts, Stage 2: Mandara Huts to Horombo Huts, Stage 3: Horombo Huts to Kibo Huts, Stage 4: Kibo Huts to Gillman's Point and Uhuru Peak) The Machame Route (Stage 1: Machame Gate to Machame Huts, Stage 2: Machame Huts to the New Shira Camp, Stage 3: New Shira Camp to Barranco Huts, Ascent of Kibo via the Arrow Glacier (Western Breach) , Stage 4: Barranco Huts to Barafu Huts, Stage 5: Barafu Huts to Stella Point and Uhuru Peak), The Rongai Route, Stage 1: Loitokitok village to First Cave Campsite, Stage 2: First Cave Campsite to Third Cave Campsite, The Mawenzi Tarn Hut Route, Stage 3: Third Cave Campsite to School Hut, Stage 4: School Hut to the Kibo trail and Gillman's Point) The Shira Plateau and Lemosho routes, Umbwe Route (Stage 1: Umbwe Gate to Umbwe Cave Campsite, Stage 2: Umbwe Cave Campsite to Barranco Huts), The descent routes: Marangu Route, The Mawenzi Route to Horombo, Mweka Route, Alternative Mweka (Kidia) Route (8) PART 8: THE SUMMIT What's at the top?, Walking on the summit (9) APPENDICES A: Recommended reading, B: Swahili, C: Flights to Kilimanjaro, D: Tanzanian embassies abroad, E: Kenyan embassies abroad (10) INDEX

Product Details

ISBN:
9781873756911
Subtitle:
A Trekking Guide to Africa's Highest Mountain (Includes Guides to Nairobi and Dar Es Salaam)
Publisher:
Trailblazer Publications
Author:
Stedman, Henry
Subject:
Africa
Subject:
Mountaineering
Subject:
Africa - General
Edition Number:
2
Edition Description:
Second
Series:
Kilimanjaro: A Trekking Guide to Africa's Highest Mountain
Publication Date:
20061201
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
50 bandw maps, 2 color maps, 30 color ph
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
7.00 x 4.75 in
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