PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Eddie Frank's vast experience climbing
Kilimanjaro has made Tusker Trail the most skilled and professional trekking company on the moutain. Since his first climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in 1977, he has climbed Africa's tallest mountain an exciting 36 times. Tusker Trail has deservedly gained the reputation as the top outfit on the mountain!

By continuing to lead expeditions to remote regions, Eddie keeps his finger on the pulse of local communities where we operate. This allows us to constantly innovate our trips. This innovation is what keeps us on top of our game. Eddie Frank is our 32-year guarantee. And his word stands behind it.

Tusker Trail was the first company to establish a Definitive Medical Training Course for our guides, which each guide must complete each year.

Only with Tusker Trail's professionally trained guides can you safely immerse yourself in one of the most beautiful and strikingly diverse habitats on our planet. You trek to extreme altitude with the knowledge and assurance that each one of them has undergone the mostcomprehensive high altitude medical training available.

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In addition to our guides' expert medical
training, we also put them through an annual 5-day Flora & Fauna course focusing on Kilimanjaro's unique vegetation zones. This education, along with their medical training qualifies them as the finest guides on Kilimanjaro.

Trekking through the most beautiful and diverse habitat on our planet will leave you awestruck. Tusker's professional guides lead you up the rarely used routes, revealing the "hidden" mountain. As you trek through the clouds to extreme altitude, you climb with the assurance that Tusker Trail's professional guides undergo the most rigorous medical and safety training of all guides on Kilimanjaro. Tusker Trail has set the standard for mountain safety, leading extraordinary treks up spectacular routes.

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On our smaller groups, the climber-to-guide ratio is 2-to-1. On our larger groups the ratio is 5-to-1. With more guides to look after you, your climb will be safe and much more enjoyable. This is essential for safe and professional guiding in extreme environments, like Kilimanjaro.

We spare no expense when it comes to our safety equipment and our camp gear. We use the highest quality 4-season mountaineering tents, manufactured by Eureka and Marmot; comfortable air/foam mattresses; Katadyn expedition water filters; large base-camp Marmot dining tents with dining tables and comfortable chairs; minimum 2 tanks of oxygen, each holding 623 liters.

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