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re: Climbing Mt. Kilamanjaro
Posted on 9/23/18 at 7:02 pm to NYNolaguy1
Posted on 9/23/18 at 7:02 pm to NYNolaguy1
quote:Obama did NOT climb that, he climbed Diamondhead
would think Mt Kenya would be equally beautiful
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Posted on 9/23/18 at 7:23 pm to RandySavage
I did it a little over ten years ago, all the way up to Uhuru. I did it up the Great Western Breach route with an unusually fast schedule - start at Londorossi, then the first Forest Camp, Shira Plateau II, Lava Tower, Arrow Glacier, summit on the fourth night up the Western Breach and all the way down to the Forest camp on the main descent route for the fifth and final night. Yes, it was pretty brutal, in my party of 23 only two didn't suffer from AMS (and true to OT style, I was one of the two). Only half made it to the top.
Like I said, that's an unusually fast route and frankly it was a death march by the end. Sane people take at least one more day if not 2-3. Your chances of acclimatizing are greatly improved and you'll have a better chance of actually enjoying it. The extra days will cost more but they are worth the money. Literally every outfit advertises 95% client summits and it's all bullshite. Take your time with at least one rest day at altitude, two are better. Trust me, 19k is a whole different thing than 12k. World class athletes have failed and grandmothers in their 70's have made it. The #1 reason people die on that mountain is because they didn't acclimatize.
There are plenty of resources online. I understand the Breach route is rarely done now but there are other routes and really anyone who is in good hiking shape can at least make it to the final camp if you manage altitude better than we did. It's a nearly constant upslope but it isn't much until the final summit push.
I'm glad I did it. The give you a certificate at the end and I framed that with two of my favorite photos - one my summit pic and the other seeing the shadow of the mountain cast down on the clouds below us. It inspired me to try Rainier a couple of years later - not as high a mountain but breathtaking views.
Like I said, that's an unusually fast route and frankly it was a death march by the end. Sane people take at least one more day if not 2-3. Your chances of acclimatizing are greatly improved and you'll have a better chance of actually enjoying it. The extra days will cost more but they are worth the money. Literally every outfit advertises 95% client summits and it's all bullshite. Take your time with at least one rest day at altitude, two are better. Trust me, 19k is a whole different thing than 12k. World class athletes have failed and grandmothers in their 70's have made it. The #1 reason people die on that mountain is because they didn't acclimatize.
There are plenty of resources online. I understand the Breach route is rarely done now but there are other routes and really anyone who is in good hiking shape can at least make it to the final camp if you manage altitude better than we did. It's a nearly constant upslope but it isn't much until the final summit push.
I'm glad I did it. The give you a certificate at the end and I framed that with two of my favorite photos - one my summit pic and the other seeing the shadow of the mountain cast down on the clouds below us. It inspired me to try Rainier a couple of years later - not as high a mountain but breathtaking views.
Posted on 9/23/18 at 8:04 pm to RandySavage
It was pretty easy tbh. Mt Everest was a bitch though
Posted on 9/23/18 at 8:26 pm to RandySavage
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RandySavage
Were you the guy that posted about wanting to climb Everest a few months back? If so, no one believes you climb mountains.
This post was edited on 9/23/18 at 8:27 pm
Posted on 9/23/18 at 8:32 pm to BugAC
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Were you the guy that posted about wanting to climb Everest a few months back?
Nope, I'd like to go to base camp (won't happen) but have no desire to try and summit it.
Posted on 9/23/18 at 8:50 pm to RandySavage
It is more difficult than you may think. Get a good porter.
Posted on 9/23/18 at 8:52 pm to lsuwontonwrap
quote:
No one here has done that. I can almost guarantee it.
You kidding? Someone here will claim to own that mountain. Bought it straight Cash!
Posted on 9/23/18 at 9:15 pm to lsuwontonwrap
A guy from NOLA who posts on here around the Bama game every year summited Everest (and Kilamnajaro), so I wouldn't be surprised if several have done this.
Posted on 9/23/18 at 9:53 pm to RandySavage
Both peaks?
Posted on 9/23/18 at 9:57 pm to tLSU
Initials?
Posted on 9/23/18 at 9:59 pm to RandySavage
You know that you must do whats right.
Posted on 9/23/18 at 9:59 pm to QuietTiger
CC. I think several here know him. A guy he befriended in his climbing party died about 150m from the summit.
Posted on 9/23/18 at 10:02 pm to tLSU
Ive climbed 13000 and 14000 ft mountains in Colorado and that was pretty brutal, though done in only 6 or 7 hours
I cant imagine 20000 feet
I cant imagine 20000 feet
Posted on 9/24/18 at 8:27 pm to Cosmo
quote:
Ive climbed 13000 and 14000 ft mountains in Colorado and that was pretty brutal, though done in only 6 or 7 hours
I cant imagine 20000 feet
At the time of my climb I was a regular runner doing about an 8:00 pace. When I got back I was suddenly running around 7:20 and that lasted for about a month before slowly climbing back to normal.
As I mentioned in my earlier post, I tried Rainier afterward. The problem with Rainier is that you are carrying your own load - no porters at all. On Kili you're required by local law to hire porters so that you only carry a daypack. On Rainier you are carrying gear for yourself plus team gear, which (for most) works out to be 60-ish pounds. That feels okay at first but after one hour you're feeling it even on a perfectly flat trail.
The professional guides (male and female both) carried about 75-80 lbs. That's on par with infantry combat loads, without benefit of helicopters to get up and down.
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