Kilimanjaro

Well bolstered by my successful Ascent of snowdon I am now setting my heights a bit higher. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, just so happens to be bang smack in the middle of where Josie and Mirium leave me (Dar Es Sallam) and where my flight takes off from (Nairobi). I think I also have a couple of weeks spare on my own to make this journey.

The quickest ascent up killie takes 5 days but I am planning to do the slightly longer but less busy route to the top which takes 7 days plus another 2 days to acclimatize so I don't go mad through the altitude.

This part of the trip would probably take place around end of March beginning of April and I will hopfully be joined by Alex, Steve, Kate, Cat and Bethan. And any one else that fancies it.

The one problem I am thinking about now is what should I take to Africa, as currently I plan on the light weight approach taking only a couple of pairs of trousers and not really taking any heavy mountaineering Gear, which I probably wouldn't need for the rest of Africa, and I don't really know what I would need for Killie. But hey I have about a month to decide.