Africa mountain climbing
Mount Meru climbing
Africa. Tanzania. Climbing Mount Meru (4566 m)
Altitude: 4566 m
Program category: Mountain Climbing
Difficulty: basic (SPECIAL SKILLS ARE NOT REQUIRED)
Duration: 5 days
Season: September, December - February
First climb: Karl Ulich, 1901
Program price from: 1200 Euro
- 26.12.24 - 16.01.25mini group, special conditions 1750 EURO booking
Guided climbs of Mount Meru - classic mountain program of MCS AlexClimb in Arrica.
Located not far from the famous African summit Kilimanjaro, less known Mount Meru deserves attention of mountain climbers as ideal place for getting the altitude acclimatization before climbing Kilimanjaro. Mount Meru, as all African volcanos circled with a ring of rain forest inhabited with a lots of wild animals, which theoretically can be dangerous for tourists. Because of that the groups climbing Mount Meru are accompanied by obligatory armed National Park ranger.
This 5-day mountain climbing program "Climbing in Africa - Mount Meru" is designed for people who have no prior experience in mountain climbing and who want to try themselves at mountain climbing. Climbing routes of Mount Meru is quite hard physically, but does not require to overcome serious technically difficult parts nor stay long time at high altitude conditions. Regardless your climbing experience, we recommend the Course of general physical preparation and passing MCS AlexClimb Course of Mountain Technique (basic level) before participating in this program.
The First Principle of MCS AlexClimb
The First Rule, by which we are guided in the development of our mountain programs - is safety. Professional Guides lead the group, the highest quality certificated equipment and the most modern navigation equipment are used. This guarantees the highest possible level of your safety in the mountains, which is the most important side of our work.
Program Schedule
The AlexClimb Africa climbing schedule (Mount Meru 2024):
Guided ascent of Meru (4566 m)
Easy Climb, Basic level
Day 1 - International flight to Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), transfer to Arusha, hotel accommodation***
Day 2 - Transfer (4X4) to the Mount Meru National Park Gates, trekking to the Mirakamba hut 2514m, overnight in the shelter
Day 3 - Trekking to the Saddle Hut 3566m, overnight in the shelter
Day 4 - Summit day, climbing Mount Meru 4566m, descent to the Saddle Hut, one more night there for acclimatization reasons
Day 5 - Descent to the Park Gates and transfer to Arusha
As option: 2-3 days safari in one of the Tanzania National parks: Serengeti, Ngoro-Ngoro
Prices and conditions
The price of the "Climbing Mount Meru 2024":
1200 Euro* - standart group 5-12 participants
1750 Euro* - mini-group 3-4 participants
3550 Euro* - private program for 1-2 participants
* Price per person
You have to be ready for:
- 4-5 days of camping life in the field conditions;
- Carrying a 5-8 kg backpack;
- Air temperature can be down to -15°C on the altitude higher than 3000 m;
Conditions: minimum 4 participants
The price includes: Professional mountain guide services, porters and cook services, rent of the communal equipment (navigation equipment, cooking gear), hotel accommodation, transfers from the point of the beginning of the program to its end (Moshi), using the communal basic medical kit, local registering and climbing permits, food for outdoor part of the program.
The cost does not include: Tanzania visa charges, International and domestic flight expenses to and from the point of the beginning of the program (Moshi), obligatory climbing insurance, rent of the personal equipment, extra food and drinks, using the satellite phone.
Group capacity: 12
Guides: 2
Detailed conditions and limitations on the program "Africa. Climbing Mount Meru" can be read in the Offer section
Our Principles
AlexClimb Rule #1 - Safety First
From the very beginning of our activity, here nearly 16 years, the first Principle of work of School of mountaineering and rock-climbing of MCS AlexClimb is the Safety Priority. On the basis of this Principle all process of training is based, all programs and rounds are developed and carried out only within this main principle. We consider that at professional approach to development of programs, at personal discipline and correctly put motivation - occupations by mountaineering and rock-climbing are COMPLETELY safe. And from the return - all troubles and accidents in our sport come from nonprofessionalism, from ignorance or neglect by elementary standards of safety, from irrational motivation, from revaluation of own forces and opportunities. All these prerequisites we COMPLETELY EXCLUDE in our work - ours Rock-climbing, Ice climbing and Mountaineering are based on one Principle - the Safety Priority. In rock-climbing, mountaineering and ice climbing, the Priority of Safety of MCS AlexClimb-is your personal security and comfort irrespective of, than we are engaged - we train muscles and we work technology of the movement in the sports hall and on the rock climbing wall, we make the way through snowstorm to top or we relax on golden sand of the Caribbean beach after hot day of trainings on rocks. The Safety priority - the main credo of School of mountaineering and rock-climbing of MCS AlexClimb.
AlexClimb Rule #2 - Leave No Trace
Closely interacting with Nature, working with the active programs in mountains, woods, lakes and rivers, we perfectly understand the importance of carefull and respectfull bahavior towards the Nature, for its resources. From the very beginning of our outdoor-activity we adopted rules of Leave No Trace technique - the standard of behavior of the person accepted in all the civilized world in relation to environment and especially - to the wild nature. After all on the relation of people to the nature near which they exist, itself can draw dalekoidushchy conclusions on the relation of these people to... Where and as we didn't travel - we don't reserve any garbage, we try to reduce whenever possible our influence on environment to a minimum. We clear earlier zagryazyonny tourist parking of the left garbage, we take out and we take out to utilization places that to us other people left there. We consider that only thus, at personal individual consciousness of each citizen, each tourist, climber or autotraveller, we will be able to keep the nature surrounding us in its state, natural, suitable for life, - in it pledge of the healthy future for ourselves and our children.
