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Hiking Kilimanjaro
Posted on 8/3/22 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 8/3/22 at 2:57 pm
Has anybody here done it? Any tips on time, route, cost, or anything else that stood out from your experience?
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Posted on 8/3/22 at 3:05 pm to RandySavage
start at the bottom and work your way up 
Posted on 8/3/22 at 6:07 pm to RandySavage
We plan on doing it in the summer of ‘24 so our youngest meets the age requirement. I’m interested as well.
Posted on 8/3/22 at 8:03 pm to RandySavage
I don’t think it’s something you do on your own. Need to go with a tour group. Some don’t make it due to altitude sickness.
Posted on 8/3/22 at 9:18 pm to RandySavage
My son just got back about a month ago. Here is a link to his YouTube video that he made.
Lemosho 6 day route to Mt. Kilmanjaro
He had a blast. He is 30 years old, an LSU grad and went with 5 other friends. Let me know if you want to talk or email with him and he can tell you how he did it. Very proud of him. It was a bucket list item for him.
Lemosho 6 day route to Mt. Kilmanjaro
He had a blast. He is 30 years old, an LSU grad and went with 5 other friends. Let me know if you want to talk or email with him and he can tell you how he did it. Very proud of him. It was a bucket list item for him.
Posted on 8/3/22 at 10:04 pm to WacoTiger
Thank you for sharing. That was amazing and kudos to your son and friends.
Posted on 8/4/22 at 8:05 am to RandySavage
My dad did it a few years ago when he was 65. He used Climb Kili. Took 5 days to go up and 2 days down. He said it was amazing
It was about $5k per person including flights
It was about $5k per person including flights
This post was edited on 8/4/22 at 8:06 am
Posted on 8/4/22 at 8:42 am to WacoTiger
That's awesome. Hopefully his knee was okay.
Posted on 8/7/22 at 4:29 pm to WacoTiger
Thanks for posting, I had to stop watching after like 5 min. because I felt like it was going to spoil it for me if I saw everything.
I'm in the very initial stages of seeing if it's feasible at this time in my life (it's my #1 bucket list item) but I have three young children so timing isn't great. If I progress I may reach out to you/your son...
Thanks again! Congrats to your son
I'm in the very initial stages of seeing if it's feasible at this time in my life (it's my #1 bucket list item) but I have three young children so timing isn't great. If I progress I may reach out to you/your son...
Thanks again! Congrats to your son
Posted on 1/15/23 at 6:03 pm to RandySavage
Randy or anyone else… anyone make the trek? I am just starting planning. Thinking about this summer or fall.
Posted on 1/15/23 at 7:57 pm to RandySavage
Mt Kilimanjaro expedition
Heh, seriously - it's just below the equator, but there are wet and dry months and dry is a lot better. December to March and June to October. That said I was around it in November a couple of years ago and met a couple of women who'd just done it on the spur of the moment which is borderline crazy. They were pretty fit, hired a competent guide, and got up (through snow at times and mostly crappy views). I've got in laws who did it in their 60's and did it with no problems with a lot of preparation, they were in great shape for 60's. 19,341 feet of elevation is nothing to sneer at. You'd better be in damn good shape and take your time. But with that and a good guide I think it's very doable.
Heh, seriously - it's just below the equator, but there are wet and dry months and dry is a lot better. December to March and June to October. That said I was around it in November a couple of years ago and met a couple of women who'd just done it on the spur of the moment which is borderline crazy. They were pretty fit, hired a competent guide, and got up (through snow at times and mostly crappy views). I've got in laws who did it in their 60's and did it with no problems with a lot of preparation, they were in great shape for 60's. 19,341 feet of elevation is nothing to sneer at. You'd better be in damn good shape and take your time. But with that and a good guide I think it's very doable.
Posted on 1/16/23 at 8:38 am to CaptainJ47
I haven't, I had gotten into the early stages of the planning process and pivoted toward taking my family to Europe next summer and doing Running of the Bulls (my #2 bucket list item). This will probably push Kilimanjaro to 2025 or so.
Update this when you make your plans and all, very interested to hear how it goes. Good luck!
Update this when you make your plans and all, very interested to hear how it goes. Good luck!
Posted on 1/16/23 at 9:01 am to RandySavage
Will do. Starting to just do treadmill work at as much of an incline as I can handle.
Posted on 1/16/23 at 9:07 am to CaptainJ47
Have you decided what company you are going to use?
Posted on 1/16/23 at 9:49 pm to RandySavage
I looked at Climb Kili. Reviews seem solid and they are half the price of some others. I want to buy business over because I feel like I would be wrecked for 36 hours in coach. This helps bring total cost in line. You find any you loved?
Posted on 1/18/23 at 3:41 pm to CaptainJ47
I think I had pretty much settled on Climb Kili as well.
Posted on 1/19/23 at 9:34 pm to RandySavage
Just don’t pull a Boston911 and blue ball on pics
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