KILIMANJARO UNLEASHED

Today we head off to the life-changing School of St Jude to participate in a weekly assembly, an art or music class or a frantic lunch time soccer game. After school, ride the bright coloured school bus to visit the home of one of the Adventure Out Loud sponsor students. This is a fantastic opportunity to ask questions about Tanzanian culture, learn Swahili and connect to the huge impact you are having in the world by travelling with a responsible tourism provider.

Rest and preparation day with an option to explore town and to hire additional equipment and clothing.

Challenge yourself on Mt Kilimanjaro, “The Roof of Africa”. See how far you can mentally and physically push yourself, explore the ever changing landscapes, make life-long friends from across the globe and stand on the summit of “The World’s Highest Free Standing Mountain in the World”.

Quick Facts:
✓ Route: Lemosho Route
✓ Days: 8 days, 7 nights
✓ Accommodation: Camping
✓ Starting altitude: 1,800m
✓ Summit altitude: 5,895m
✓ Day temperature: 5ºC to 25ºC (gradually decreasing as you ascend)
✓ Night temperature: 0ºC to -5ºC (may drop as low as -20ºC with wind factor)

Begin the journey home, departing from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). Transfers organised by Adventure Out Loud based on your flight itinerary.

✓ You need to be able to comfortably complete 1 hour of continuous,
strenuous exercise (i.e. a 1-hour gym class, boot camp or run, etc.).

✓ Kilimanjaro is extremely challenging.
✓ Most people can comfortably trek to base camp but summit night is hard for
everyone, even athletes.
✓ It is achievable for most people though and we have successfully taken 100%
of our trekkers to the summit in the last 3 years.

✓ We do not offer treks under 7 days due to the risks of altitude sickness.
✓ Kilimanjaro is a huge mountain and you need to give your body the time to
acclimatise to the decreasing oxygen levels as you ascend.
✓ For example, if you went from sea level to the top of Kilimanjaro
immediately, you would likely be unconscious in 10 minutes due to the lack
of oxygen. If you give your body the 7 – 10 days required to acclimatise, most
people will comfortably summit.

✓ The best way to train is to do what you will be doing on Kilimanjaro – trek.
✓ It is also important to build your leg strength by walking up and DOWN hills
and stairs.
✓ Yoga and stretching are fantastic way for you to reduce the risk of injury.
✓ We provide training advice and workout plans once you register.

✓ Tents and sleeping mats are provided as part of your fee and our trekking
team will set-up and collapse your tent each day.

✓ Our team of Wagumu (Swahili for “strong mountain men”) carry all of our
bags, tents, cooking equipment, chairs and food.
✓ You will only be required to carry a day pack with your lunch, snacks, water,
first aid kit and waterproof gear (approx. 6kg).

✓ You will have a personal chef on your adventure who will cook healthy, fresh
meals each day.
✓ Breakfast usually consists of toast, cereal, eggs, sausages, fruit and
coffee/tea.
✓ Lunch is usually a lunch box with a sandwich, fruit, biscuits, popper, etc.
✓ Dinner is often carb-heavy to ensure you have enough energy to trek each
day (i.e. potatoes, rice, pasta, etc.).

✓ You will trek between 5 – 12 km each day.
✓ This will take you between 4 – 8 hours.
✓ The objective is to go as slowly as possible so that you can keep your heart
rate low. This helps manage the risk of getting Acute Mountain Sickness
(altitude sickness).
✓ Summit night will be considerably harder. This night, you will start your trek
at 12am and you will walk all night until you summit at sunrise. After 30
minutes for photos and to enjoy your accomplishment, you will walk 3 – 4
hours back to base camp.