January 11, 2024

We’re Climbing Kilimanjaro!

We’re climbing Kilimanjaro!

On the 20th of February 2024, a group of 20 of us will be heading off to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.

Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest freestanding mountain in the world, and the highest point in Africa standing at the height of 5895 meters (19,341 feet). It’s a dormant volcanic mountain with three volcanic coves, multiple climate zones and glaciers from the late 19 th century.

One of the biggest challenges is the extreme altitude, which is the biggest contributor to unsuccessful summits. In order to get as many people in our group to the top (hopefully all!) we are taking the Lemosho route which takes 8 days in total, the climb can be done in much less time but the longer routes have a higher summit success rate because of the acclimatisation time to the altitude. Altitude can affect the fittest of climbers but we are all taking training and altitude precautions seriously, and we also have a doctor joining us for the climb.

The climb will take us through many different climate zones and we will experience a whole range of temperatures and weathers, the most difficult being camping in sub 0 (can get down to -10) as we get closer to the top. With these different conditions, the packing is a challenge in itself!

On the 28th of February, our most difficult day will begin at as we will summit Kilimanjaro at Dawn. This day is known to be the most challenging, with the highest altitude, little sleep and 12-15 hours of walking! Please think of us as you wake up on this Sunday morning, or even better sponsor one of our teams!

The reason we are taking on this challenge is to raise money for Kids Village. So we would love it if you could support our team and donate to our fundraising appeal. All the money raised goes towards building Kids Village.