Description
Product Description
At 19,341ft Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest mountain. Yet with no mountaineering skills necessary to reach the summit, even non-climbers can experience the thrill of climbing one of the world’s greatest peaks. Includes full practical details – getting to Tanzania and Kenya, town guides and maps to Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Moshi and Marangu. Routes covered on 35 detailed walking maps in the proven Trailblazer style; all walking times are indicated along with points of interest and gradients.
This top selling guide from Trailblazer is now in its fourth edition.
Review
‘Stedman's wonderfully down-to-earth, practical guide to the mountain, with excellent tips on preparing for the trek and a roundup of routes to the top’.
Longitude Books (New York)
‘A top pick for any who plan on embarking on a trek to the mountain. It covers everything, from city accommodations and restaurants nearby to what to see en route, then how to plan and book a trek to Kilimanjaro. Any outdoor or travel collection needs this’.
California Bookwatch, May 2010
‘Comprehensive and informative’.
Wanderlust, February 2011
‘You wouldn't want to be without this book if heading for Kilimanjaro’. Backpack, Autumn 2010
‘Contains almost everything you could possibly want to know about the mountain, its ascent and its surroundings’.
Strider, April 2010
‘Stedman is something of a Kili obsessive...and that shows on every page of this fully revised and expanded edition of his guide... Recommended.
Trek & Mountain, March 2010
‘A model of what a guidebook should be’.
David Dean
From the Author
For more than 12 years our guide has been considered the Bible for climbing Kilimanjaro, used by rangers, guides and agencies as well as tens of thousands of regular trekkers.
It's not difficult to see why, for our guidebook is the
ONLY ONE with:
full descriptions and detailed maps of each of the trekking routes - including altitudes and GPS waypoint readings - by somebody who has climbed them all!
Is the only book with an extensive and unbiased review of the trekking agencies, both in Tanzania (Arusha, Moshi and Marangu) and those tour operators in the UK/US/Europe/Australia/ New Zealand/South Africa.
Is the only book with town and city guides to Arusha, Moshi and Marangu, the three towns and villages that will be your base before and after your climb
Has the most comprehensive guide to preparing for your trek, from what to take, what to wear, how to book your trek and flights, and how much it's all going to cost; everything, in fact, to help you get ready for the biggest adventure of your life!
Provides the most detailed background information on the mountain, including the history, geography, geology and topography of Kilimanjaro, as well as a study of the Chagga tribe that live at the foot of the mountain.
Full run-down of Kilimanjaro's nature including a full-colour flora guide.
A full description with maps of the Mount Meru trek.
We also provide:
A thorough health and fitness section to help you stay healthy in East Africa, increase your chances of making it to the top and ensure you make it back down again.
In-depth study of altitude sickness, or AMS - the number one reason why people fail to make it to the summit - including causes and prevention;
City guides to Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, the two cities that you are most likely to fly into, as well as an introduction to Kilimanjaro International Airport;
A thorough practical information guide to travelling around Tanzania, including a look at visa requirements, currency, budgeting, transport, food etc);
Advice on how to look after your porters and crew on the trek;
A look at the culture of the local Chagga people who inhabit Kilimanjaro's lower slopes;
Plenty of photos and illustrations from both contemporary and historical sources, including some wonderful pen-and-ink sketches by the first Europeans to see the mountain, way back in the nineteenth century.
Over thirty maps
Features
- Kilimanjaro The Trekking Guide to Africa s Highest Mountain