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The fun of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for tourists

The fun of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for tourists

 

One of the most important mountains in which you can do climbing is the Kilimanjaro Mountains, which is one of the important mountains located in Tanzania.

Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Tanzania

It is also considered the highest mountain peak in Africa in general

The height of Mount Kilimanjaro is 5.895 meters, and Mount Kilimanjaro is also known in the coastal language as the Devil of Cold Mountain.

It is a name that largely stems from the nature of the mountain

As Mount Kilimanjaro is largely covered with snow, especially the mountain peak known as Kibo

And also the mountain peak Mawensi and Shira, all those peaks that are covered in snow a lot.

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The most important information about Mount Kilimanjaro

Mount Kilimanjaro is a challenging mountain to climb

Therefore, Mount Kilimanjaro is one of the mountains that must be trekked by those with strong hearts

There are also many young people who tried to climb the Kilimanjaro mountains, but failed and could not climb.

You should also know that the Kilimanjaro Mountains must come from within the person, as he does not require prior training

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You just have to be of great physical fitness, as it is one of the most important opportunities for you to climb properly

But if you are interested in climbing, especially to the Kilimanjaro mountains, you should follow some instructions, and today we will mention the most important of them.

 

Climb with an experienced guide

The guide is one of the most important things when making the decision to climb, and in Tanzania there are about 300 tour companies

It offers a lot of climbing tours in the Kilimanjaro Mountains

Before you go there, you have to choose one of those companies

You should also be able to find a highly experienced and low-cost company

There is also one of those companies that is characterized by providing all the equipment that the customer requires

This is because the company provides the best service to its employees and pays them a lot of salaries

So they provide the best services to visitors, the company is known as intrepid.

You have to take a lot of time

During the climb, you should not rush and climb faster

You should also know that while climbing you can feel some fatigue and illness

This is one of the normal things you can feel while climbing

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And you can overcome the fatigue method by climbing slowly until you pass that feeling

And you should not pressure yourself to catch up with the comrades

Tell the guide going up with you that you need to climb slower

The guide helps you a lot in setting a specific schedule for you to be able to climb.

 

Get as much sleep as possible

Most of the companies that carry out the climbing process provide you with a carrier in which you can rest and sleep for a while

You can also find some tents or huts in which you can enter and take a great deal of time to sleep

It is also one of the most comfortable things with that hard suit, but you should know that sleeping inside these tents is very cold

And you can request a bottle of warm water from your guide to put it while sleeping around

And because sleeping warmly makes you able to continue climbing well.

 Light baggage

You should make sure to take some light luggage that does not tire you while climbing

The climbing companies provide you with porters who carry these things for you

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But there are some important things that you have to carry, which are water, food, and other important things that you always need while climbing

But when making the decision to climb the Kilimanjaro mountains, you should choose the luggage that you need only during the trip

And do not take useless things, for example, you can take a selfie stick or a camera and battery for it

And with your first day on the climb you may want to throw all that stuff in to lighten your luggage.

Eat enough

When climbing to the top and climbing, you may feel that your appetite has been lost

But that feeling is very normal, when climbing Kilimanjaro you feel very tired and tired

This is because you are moving away from the ground a great distance

But you have to face that feeling and take enough food and nutrition that will benefit the body during the climbing process on the mountain

Because the body during the climb needs the necessary energy in order to be able to climb and reach the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.

Take adequate fluids

If you feel thirsty, drink immediately

But if you do not feel thirsty while climbing, you must face that feeling as well

And drink 3 to 4 liters of water a day to hydrate the body and give it the necessary energy.

Not to complain too much

You must control yourself during the climbing process and not get upset and talk a lot about fatigue

During your climbing trip, these negative feelings can be transmitted from you to the rest of the companions who are with you on the trip

Therefore, you have to recover and not tell your feelings except to your guide so that he can give you some advice.

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