Category: Mount Kilimanjaro

The first Tanzanian person to reach the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro was Johannes Kinyala Lauwo on the 5th of October, 1889. Born in the then Tanganyika, now Tanzania, he was a Marangu army scout, who made nine attempts before stumbling on a crater in the company of Hans Meyer, making them the first persons to climb Kilimanjaro. This makes Mzee Lauwo not only the first Tanzanian man to reach the summit of Kilimanjaro but also the first African man to do so. For the first ascent by non-indigenous climbers, led by Hans Meyer, who in turn became the first European and white man to climb Kilimanjaro to the summit Lauwo acted as a mountain guide on their expedition to the summit. This peak was named Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze or Kaiser Wilhelm Peak before being renamed Uhuru Peak after Tanzania gained independence. Born in 1871 and died in 1996, Mzee Lauwo was a Tanzanian, born and raised around the Kilimanjaro region and he came from the larger Chaggah tribe that inhabits the Kilimanjaro region. He was named Yohani Kinyala Lauwo, and Yohani is the Swahili form of the name Johannes or John. In 1889, he served as the tour guide for Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller, and Meyer gave his name to the nearby Johannes' Notch. To mark the climb's 100th anniversary, the West German government constructed Kinyala a residence in 1989. He claimed to have led Hans Meyer up Kilimanjaro several times previously. He said that before realizing there was an interior crater, he had ascended nine times. On the mountain, he also came across the leopard's corpse. What images come to mind when the name "Mt. Kilimanjaro" is mentioned? The phrase undoubtedly evokes romantic notions of personal development, difficulty, failure, and triumph. We have viewed images and heard tales. The only

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