Category: Mount Kilimanjaro

Travelling to Tanzania, more so when you want to climb Kilimanjaro, the easiest way is to book a flight to Kilimanjaro International Airport. This is the most popular airport amongst mountain climbers and safari goers alike mainly because it is located in between the two most important touristic towns in Tanzania, if not entire East Africa. The simplest option for climbers coming from the USA, Europe, and the UK is to travel from a major local airport hub nearby to Amsterdam (most major airports in the US, Europe, and the UK offer flights to Amsterdam), and then take a connecting flight on KLM Airlines to JRO. The journey to Mount Kilimanjaro from North America and London in England (the United Kingdom) is an adventure in and of itself. The only practical way to get here, given the distances, is via flight. One of the easiest modes of transportation is flying. It is quick, pleasant, and safe. The air route has excellent connections between all major cities. And it now just takes a few hours to travel between them. The process of purchasing tickets on flights a few years back was a big source of worry. But thanks to digitization, the procedure is now simple as the world now is a small village and almost everything can be done online now. Are there direct flights from the USA or UK? Even though Kilimanjaro Airport is a bit large and does have direct international flights from other countries, there are still no direct flights from the UK or the USA into the airport, which unfortunately raises the cost. Below are some of the airlines that land at the Kilimanjaro International Airport from abroad. KLM: Direct flights from Amsterdam, in the Netherlands to Kilimanjaro airport Condor Air : Direct flights from Frankfurt, Germany

Salima Mukansanga, the referee that officiated the highest altitude soccer match in the world is set to make history at the present World Cup a few months after officiating at the Africa Cup of Nations by being the first woman to referee a match at the men's continental tournament and a world stage. For the first time, the 36 officials selected by the Federation Internationale de Football Association, FIFA, to officiate the men's World Cup included three female officials. Salima Mukansanga of Rwanda, the first female African referee at the men's world cup, has made history once more. The other two are Stephanie Frappart from France and Yamashita Yoshimi from Japan. As a woman referee, Mukusanga has made history before. She officiated the Women's World Cup 2019 as the first female referee, and earlier this year, she became the first female center referee to officiate the African Cup of Nations. The top referee of FIFA, Pierluigi Collina, defended the organization's choice to utilize female officials in a news release following the announcement of the new officials, saying, "They are here not because they are women, but because they are FIFA designated match officials." Mukansanga, on the other hand, finds it "extremely thrilling and an honour" to officiate the men's World Cup. I had never even considered attending the Men's World Cup, she said to FIFA.com. Mukusanga, a nurse by trade, has officiated international competitions since joining FIFA in 2012, including the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Mukansanga, 34, a native of Rwanda's Western Province's Rusizi District, did not have a smooth transition into the refereeing profession. In a 2022 Africa Cup of Nations interview, Mukansanga described how she first became interested in officiating, trained with four other women in a camp with more than 40 males in 2007. No further girls

Climbing Kilimanjaro as a diabetic is a huge possibility as the necessary medical kit for people with diabetes can be carried easily on the mountain with the help of caring and understanding mountain guides and crew. That being said, however, you should monitor your sugar levels and at high levels, the effects of altitude and cold need to be keenly considered. With high metabolic demands, a high risk of developing acute mountain sickness (AMS), and a distant location from medical treatment, high-altitude climbing is becoming more and more of a concern for persons with diabetes. According to the American Diabetes Association, "those with type 1 diabetes who do not have problems and are under good blood glucose control can conduct all levels of activity, including leisure activities, recreational sports, and competitive professional performance." 2 But are patients with type 1 diabetes allowed to participate in all sports? Medical professionals are reluctant to recommend high-altitude mountaineering for diabetics due to a lack of information on how altitude affects blood glucose management. For diabetic climbers, the Diabetes Federation of Ireland Expedition to Kilimanjaro (4559 m) provided some insight into the possible risks of severe altitude. Altitude sickness is not specifically caused by diabetes, according to the well-validated Lake Louise scoring system, which found that both diabetic and non-diabetic climbers experienced the same frequency of symptoms. Only the non-diabetic group experienced severe altitude-related complications, such as high-altitude pulmonary oedema and high-altitude cerebral oedema. Retinal hemorrhages, which have been reported to happen in one-third of climbers above 5000 m,5 happened in two diabetic climbers (one of whom had pre-existing retinopathy) and three non-diabetic climbers. Although the average height obtained was lower in the diabetic group, six out of sixteen persons with diabetes and sixteen out of twenty-two climbers without diabetes were able to reach

Choosing between Lemosho Route and the Northern Circuit route is the ultimate debate for climbers seeking to conquer the roof of Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro. So what sets the two scenic and favoured routes on the mountain so much apart? In this article, we are going to compare both the Lemosho and Northern Circuit Routes, to see their differences and similarities, before we make a sound judgment on which is the better route on Kilimanjaro. On Mount Kilimanjaro, the Lemosho and Northern Circuit routes diverge most in how they go around the mountain's top. Both begin at the Lemosho Gate in the west of Mount Kilimanjaro National Park and are identical for the first two to four days (depending on the variation). The Lemosho Route continues along the popular and most scenic southern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro to connect with the Machame Route, while the Northern Circuit branches off to avoid the busy southern circuit and circumnavigates the peak on the infrequently traveled northern slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro, close to Kenya. They split on the Shira plateau, or most recently at Lava Tower. We estimate the difficulty of both routes to be about equal. Lemosho is a bit shorter than Kilimanjaro's longest trail, the Northern Circuit, at a total length of 72 km (44 mi). The Northern Circuit ranges in length from 80km (49mi) to 94km, depending on its variation (8 or 9 days, including or without an acclimatization detour to Lava Tower) (58mi). As a result, the Northern Circuit requires one additional day to complete: Lemosho takes 7 or 8 days to complete, whereas the Northern Circuit takes 8 or 9 days. Two of the greatest Kilimanjaro routes are the Lemosho and the Northern Circuit (or Grand Traverse), since both are stunning and have high success rates. They also differ

The name Kilimanjaro is popular, not only in Tanzania but the world over. The mountain itself is famous for the right reasons and is featured in countless films like the famous Lion King, magazines, documentaries and even songs composed about this mountain. Standing above the clouds of Africa, like Mount Olympia in the Serengeti, you might also be wondering, how this mountain got its name. About how the mountain got its name and what the term actually means, there are several theories. There might be some validity to any number of hypotheses, which we shall address in more detail below. The majority of what we know was recorded by European explorers as they explored the area. Kilimanjaro's definition is based on words from the Swahili, Chagga, and Maasai native languages of Tanzania. No one is certain of the origin of the name Kilimanjaro despite intensive research into its origins, nor what it does signify, for that matter. Who named it Kilimanjaro? Although the meaning of the name Kilimanjaro is unknown, several ideas abound. By 1860, European explorers had adopted the name and claimed that the mountain's Kiswahili name was Kilimanjaro. The peak is also referred to as Kilima-Njaro in the 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. In 1860, Johann Ludwig Krapf noted that coastal Swahilis referred to the peak as Kilimanjaro. He stated that Kilimanjaro signified either a mountain of glory or a mountain of caravans, but he offered no evidence to back this up. In the second sense, kilima denoted a mountain and jaro, a caravan. Again without evidence, Jim Thompson asserted in 1885 that "Kilima-Njaro has generally been believed to signify" the mountain of glory (kilima) (njaro). Additionally, he mentioned the snowy mountain, saying "but not improbable, it may indicate." Njaro means shining in the old Swahili dialect.