Dear Michael - its been wonderful to follow this experience through the blog. There is so much symbolism in the timing of your summit. A day before your mom and Uncle Jack's birthday (who would have been 49 this year). Olivia was with you in a special way that day as she ushered in a warm weather embrace. Thank you for sharing your journey with all of us who admire your strength and zest for life. Its a passion shared by your beautiful family. Our best to you, Robyn and Julia (big #13 tomorrow!). We love you very much. Sika
you are the best - thank you so much for the nice comments - we tried to blog more while I was there but we had an issue with the SAT phone - but overall it was a great trip and I thought often of Olivia and our families - A big hug to the family
Nice to hear from you - would love to meet up again as we previously did - maybe early one Sat morning at Panera or Borders like last time. The best part of th etrip - as you know - was stepping onto the summit - we were very lucky to have a 50 degree day and had a 45 min stay on top
6 KEYS TO CHOOSING MT KILIMANJARO CLIMBING ROUTE To choose the right Kilimanjaro Climb route for you, there are plenty of variables to be mindful of. • Who: Who is climbing? The whole group's abilities must be factored into choosing a route. The rest of the party is relying on your decision. Pick a route that best fits everyone. • What: What limitations surround your climb? Are you bound by a budget? Or the number of days on your trip? There are cheap/expensive routes, and short/long itineraries. • How: How do you see your trek? Do you want the most challenging route or a less strenuous one? These answers will affect which route is for you. • Where: Where do you want to begin your climb? The routes start from all sides of the mountain. Where you begin affects cost, scenery and scenic variety. • Why: Why are you climbing? Is it very important to summit? Then choose a route with a high success rate. Do you want to take the best photos? Then pick the most scenic route. • When: If you are climbing during the dry season, great. But if you are climbing during the rainy season or the shoulder seasons, then the route you select can play into the climb's difficulty. So Which is the best route to use to climb up kilimanjaro? Lemosho Route and Rongai Route are the most scenic routes up kilimanjaro. Mt Kilimanjaro Machame route is also a scenic and very popular route with many climbers. The Marangu Route Climb is however the most used route since it has the advantage of sleeping in huts with bunker beds, hot showers, beverages and beers in the evenings are also available. Marangu is also the shorter route and can be done in 5 days although an extra day for acclimatisation is recommended.
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Dear Michael - its been wonderful to follow this experience through the blog. There is so much symbolism in the timing of your summit. A day before your mom and Uncle Jack's birthday (who would have been 49 this year). Olivia was with you in a special way that day as she ushered in a warm weather embrace. Thank you for sharing your journey with all of us who admire your strength and zest for life. Its a passion shared by your beautiful family. Our best to you, Robyn and Julia (big #13 tomorrow!). We love you very much. Sika
Michael,
Congratulations. I would love to see your images and hear of your hike.
Peter Leddy
Hi Sika
you are the best - thank you so much for the nice comments - we tried to blog more while I was there but we had an issue with the SAT phone - but overall it was a great trip and I thought often of Olivia and our families - A big hug to the family
Hi Peter
Nice to hear from you - would love to meet up again as we previously did - maybe early one Sat morning at Panera or Borders like last time. The best part of th etrip - as you know - was stepping onto the summit - we were very lucky to have a 50 degree day and had a 45 min stay on top
Great stuff in climbing kili Michael.
6 KEYS TO CHOOSING MT KILIMANJARO CLIMBING ROUTE
To choose the right Kilimanjaro Climb route for you, there are plenty of variables to be mindful of.
• Who: Who is climbing? The whole group's abilities must be factored into choosing a route. The rest of the party is relying on your decision. Pick a route that best fits everyone.
• What: What limitations surround your climb? Are you bound by a budget? Or the number of days on your trip? There are cheap/expensive routes, and short/long itineraries.
• How: How do you see your trek? Do you want the most challenging route or a less strenuous one? These answers will affect which route is for you.
• Where: Where do you want to begin your climb? The routes start from all sides of the mountain. Where you begin affects cost, scenery and scenic variety.
• Why: Why are you climbing? Is it very important to summit? Then choose a route with a high success rate. Do you want to take the best photos? Then pick the most scenic route.
• When: If you are climbing during the dry season, great. But if you are climbing during the rainy season or the shoulder seasons, then the route you select can play into the climb's difficulty.
So Which is the best route to use to climb up kilimanjaro? Lemosho Route and Rongai Route are the most scenic routes up kilimanjaro. Mt Kilimanjaro Machame route is also a scenic and very popular route with many climbers.
The Marangu Route Climb is however the most used route since it has the advantage of sleeping in huts with bunker beds, hot showers, beverages and beers in the evenings are also available. Marangu is also the shorter route and can be done in 5 days although an extra day for acclimatisation is recommended.
Although late in commenting about your kilimanjaro climb in memory of Olivia, it really moved me. I hope you and your family are doing OK.
Mt Kilimanjaro Daily Walking Distances Machame and the best route on kilimanjaro here : machame route scenery
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