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Tanzania Climb Kilimanjaro

Climb Kilimanjaro

At 5,895 metres (19,341 ft) Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest mountain and attracts hikers from all over the world. No mountain experience or specialist equipment is needed to climb Kilimanjaro but the assent is still chalenging: climbers cover over fifty miles during the trek and at the top the breathable oxygen is less than half the amount at sea level. There are a number of routes up the Kilimanjaro, the most common being Marangu, Rongai, Lemosho, Shira, Umbwe and Machame. Machame is the steeper but most scenic of all the routes up the mountain, while the Rongai route is the easiest camping route and the Marangu route offers accommodation in huts. Despite its growing popularity Mount Kilimanjaro retains a certain mysticism, although some legends appear untrue - the Chaga people who live in the foothills of the mountain believed there were spirits who guarded treasure at the mountain's centre, rendering ill and frozen anyone who dared to venture onto its slopes.


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