Climbing Kilimanjaro

Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa, towering above the savannah at a height of 5895m above sea level. To put this into perspective for Aussies, who rarely see a mountain, by the time you lay your head to rest on your first night on the Mountain, you will already be higher than Kosciusko! It is not a walk in the park. The summit of Kilimanjaro is one of the world's highest trekking points (no rope or harness needed). Throughout the trek, your body will suffer...your legs will ache from walking, your backpack will feel like a rock, you haven't slept enough and your lungs will be screaming for more oxygen by the time you hit Kibo Hut at 4750m. The experience is thrilling!

The final ascent is like nothing you have ever done. After a short sleep, you will leave Kibo Hut by 11:30pm, aiming to reach Uhuru, the summit of Kilimanjaro, just as the sun starts warming up the African continent. But you won't be warm! Temperature at this altitude can drop below freezing. To get this far is a major achievement by anyone's standards. You will have drawn on your innermost reserves of energy and determination. You will have challenged your body, mind and spirit like never before. You may even feel a little crazy! The view from the summit as you look over this vast continent is breath-taking, the feeling....indescribable!

It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.

Sir Edmund Hillary - first man to summit Mt Everest