Way back in May of 2019, we told you that Tanzania was exploring the possibility of building a cable car that would run to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. At the time, the idea seemed somewhat far fetched, although there were people involved in the project that were serious about making such an engineering feat … Read more
Standing 19,341 feet (5895 meters) in height, Mt. Kilimanjaro is the highest peak in all of Africa. Each year, thousands of intrepid travelers flock to the East African country of Tanzania to test their legs, lungs, and resolve by attempting to climb to its lofty summit. The trek to the “Roof of Africa” is a … Read more
Support Tanzanian Porters: By now, we all know that the coronavirus has had a profound and lasting impact on the world around us. Since the pandemic spread to a global level back in March, entire industries have ground to a halt, while numerous countries and regions have gone into lockdown. Naturally, the travel industry has … Read more
For decades trekking to the lofty summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro has been one of the top bucket-list items for any serious adventure traveler. As Africa’s highest peak—and the tallest free-standing mountain in the world—it routinely draws thousands of visitors each year. Even in 2020, amidst a global pandemic, it has remained open to visitors, with … Read more
Mt. Kilimanjaro isn’t just an iconic destination for adventure travelers; it has become the poster child for the impact of climate change as well. The once-fabled snow of Kilimanjaro are all-but gone, and as our planet continues to warm up, it now seems likely that they’ll have disappeared altogether in just a few short years. … Read more
There is no question that the coronavirus has had a profound and lasting impact on our lives. All we have to do is look at the Internet, television news channels, newspapers, and other outlets over the past two months to see how much it has dominated the news cycle on a global scale. The COVID-19 … Read more
There are literally hundreds of videos on the Internet of people successfully climbing to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa. After all, thousands of us make that trip each and every year. But what about those who aren’t successful? What is that experience like? In this video, we join one such trekker, who takes … Read more
Way back in July of last year, I posted the announcement that The Adventure Blog and Adventure Podcast were hosting a trip to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in Africa this year. After the announcement, we’ve mentioned the trek on several occasions on the podcast, and I posted about it a second time in September, one year … Read more
As many of you no doubt know, in 2020 The Adventure Blog and Podcast are hosting a trek to the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, and inviting listeners and readers to come along. If you’ve always wanted to make that climb and wondered what it was like, look no further than this video. It takes us … Read more
Way back on July 19, I announced that in 2020 I’d be returning to Kilimanjaro for another climb up Africa’s highest peak, and that I was inviting Adventure Blog readers and Adventure Podcast listeners to come along. Since then, I’ve been largely silent on the topic, mostly because the date of the climb was still … Read more
