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Pictured here are Giant Senecios taken along the Rongai route.

Climb Itineraries and Dates

There are 6 routes to choose from. Africa Travel Adventures recommends 4, but can certainly arrange treks to any route depending on client's request.

Our prefered routes are in order:

Lemosho Route (click to read itinerary)

Rongai Route (click to read itinerary)

Machame Route (click to read itinerary)

Umbwe Route (click to read itinerary)

We understand that some people can not do camping at all, so they can use Marangu Route where they will be sleeping in huts

An unusual route, where we took Peter Hillary, is known as Kibo Circuit. This route is very special because in some areas of two or three camp sites you will not be sharing them with anybody because of the trail being so sparsely used. We will put the description of this route on the site in the near future.

Climb Dates for 2010

Date	Route	Length of Trip	Price*
Jan 8 – Jan 17, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Jan 15 – Jan 24, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Jan 22 – Jan 31, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Jan 29 – Feb 07, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Feb 05 – Feb 14, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Feb 12 – Feb 21, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Feb 19 – Feb 28, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Feb 26 – March 07, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
March 05 – March 14, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
March 12 – March 21, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
March 19 – March 28, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
March 26 – Apr 04, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Jun 04 – Jun 13, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Jun 11 – Jun 20, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Jun 18 – Jun 27, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Jun 25 – July 04, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
July 02 – July 11, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
July 9 – July 18, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
July 16 – July 25, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
July 23 – Aug 01, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
July 30 – Aug 08, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Aug 06 – Aug 15, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Aug 20 – Aug 29, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Aug 27 – Sept 05, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Sept 03 – Sept 12, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Sept 10 – Sept 19, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Sept 17 – Sept 26, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Sept 24 – Oct 03, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Oct 01 – Oct 10, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Oct 08 – Oct 17, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Oct 15 – Oct 24, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Oct 22 – Oct 31, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Oct 29 – Nov 07, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Nov 05 – Nov 14, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Nov 12 – Nov 21, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Nov 19 – Nov 28, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Nov 26 – Dec 05, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Dec 03 – Dec 12, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Dec 10 – Dec 19, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Dec 17 – Dec 26, 2010	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
Dec 24 – Jan 02, 2011	Lemosho One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3250
	Rongai One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3150
	Machame One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000
	Umbwe One	10 days (7 climbing days)	$3000

* Price includes all park fees, 3 nights hotel accommodation, all transfers, all food and bevarages on the mountain, guides and porters, oxygen cylinder, gamow bag, and a private bathroom tent on the mountain.

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The First Ascent

Professor Hans Meyer, a German geographer, made his first attempt upon the summit of Kibo. Accompanied by Baron Von Eberstein, Meyer was eventually defeated by a combination of thick snow, 30 m ice walls and his partner’s altitude sickness.

The following day, Meyer estimated that the ice walls descended to just below the crater rim at an altitude of about 5,500 m. The ice was continuous over the entire peak and it was evident that the summit could not be reached without some considerable ice climbing.

After an aborted expedition in 1888, Meyer returned the following year accompanied by the renowned Alpinist, Ludwig Purtscheller and a well-organized support group determined to scale the peak. The climbers came prepared with state-of-the-art equipment and establish a base camp on the moorland from where porters ferried fresh supplies of food from Marangu. Daunted by the precipitous ice cliffs of the northern crater rim and the extensive ice flows to the south, the two climbers agreed that the best chance of success lay by tackling the less severe incline of the south eastern slope of the mountain. From their advance camp at 4300 m, the two climbers set off at 01:00hrs and reached the lower slopes of the glacier at about 10:00hrs. Although the glacier was not as steep or high as the walls encountered by Meyer’s previous attempt, its incline never went below 35 degrees and ice steps had to cut. After two hours the men reached the upper limits of the glacier where the incline decreased. A further two hours of painful trekking through waist high snow and over deep weathered ice grooves found the climbers at the rim of the crater with the summit in sight.

However, time and strength were running out and the summit was still another 150 m above them, so they returned to advance camp to try again after three days. This time the route was clearly marked and the previously cut ice steps had held their shape. The rim was reached in six hours and exactly 10:30hrs Meyer became the first recorded person to set foot on the highest point in Africa.