Africa mountain climbing
Kilimanjaro climbing
Africa. Tanzania. Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro (5895 m)
Altitude: 5895 m
Program category: Mountain Climbing
Difficulty: basic (SPECIAL SKILLS ARE NOT REQUIRED)
Duration: 7 days
Season: September, December - February
First climb: Ludvig Purtsheller, 1889
Program price from: 1900 Euro
- 26.12.24 - 11.01.25Regular Marangu 1900 EURO booking
Guided climbs of Mount Kilimanjaro - classic mountain program of MCS AlexClimb in Arrica.
The highest point of the Black Continent, The Roof of Africa - Mount Kilimanjaro - is titanic extinct volcano of nearly six thousand meters high - the highest self standing mountain in the world and one of the highest volcanoes. Some time in the past the summit of Kilimanjaro was covered with the ice armour, but the global worming of climate hasn't left very little from the ancient glaciers - just some small ice patches on the top which are visibly decreasing every year. Mount Kilimanjaro is very popular among the climbers and trekkers as not difficult but quite high and extremely beautiful mountain, climbing of which doesn't take much time and can be combined with other interesting thing as safaris, animal and bird watching, sea fishing and diving, ethnographic excursions, prosaic getting sunburn on a beech etc.
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is ideal for the people who have no previous climbing experience, it is technically easy but quite serious altitude which is more tolerable and easy here in the proximity of Equator than in more northern or southern latitudes - all this together with professionally built acclimatization schedule, give a fair opportunity to achieve a success and get plenty of brightest impressions, pleasure and experience which will be so important for the more serious climbs in future.
N.B. Pledge of success in any mountain climb connected with altitude (this is fully relates to climbing Mount Kilimanjaro), is correctly built acclimatization schedule. The average rate of successful Mount Kilimanjaro climbs varies from 20 to 30% depending on the route, and the lowest rate is more applicable to the most popular and easy routes. THe reason for this is that the most of the ready Mount Kilimanjaro tours which so many companies sell, do not include correct acclimatization program and do not attract the client's attention to its critical importance. In the same time, correct acclimatization before climbing Kilimanjaro is exceptionally important part of the trip, and if you are not acclimatized properly the not only reduces significantly you chances for success, but, and this is far more important - the lack of acclimatization while climbing Kilimanjaro (or any high mountain) can bring serious harm to your health.
Recommended acclimatization programs for climbing Mount Kilimanjaro
Climbing Mount Meru
Climbing Mount Kenya
This 7-day mountain climbing program "Climbing in Africa - Mount Kilimanjaro" 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 Kilimanjaro 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 (Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro 2024):
Guided ascent of Kilimanjaro (5895 m) Marangu route
Easy Climb, Basic level
Day 1 - International flight to Kilimanjaro (Tanzania), transfer to Arusha, hotel accommodation***
Day 2 - From Arusha transfer (4X4) to the Kilimanjaro National Park Gates - beginning of the Marangu Route, trekking to the Mandara Camp 2700m, overnight in the shelter
Day 3 - Trekking to the Horombo Camp 3700m, overnight in the shelter
Day 4 - Trekking to the Kibo Hut 4700m, overnight in the shelter
Day 5 - Summit day, climbing Kilimanjaro (Uhuru Peak 5895m), descent to Horombo Camp, overnight in the shelter
Day 6 - Descent to the Park Gates, transfer (4X4) to Arusha (Moshi)
As option: 2-3 days safari in one of the Tanzania National parks: Serengeti, Ngoro-Ngoro
As option: excursion to Zanzibar island.
Prices and conditions
The price of the "Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro 2024":
1900 Euro* - standart group 5-12 participants
2550 Euro* - mini-group 3-4 participants
4850 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. Acclimatization program on Mount Meru or Mount Kenya is highly recommended before climbing Kilimanjaro.
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 Kilimanjaro" 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.
