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"Our guides Simon, Liberaty, Pastore and Aneheli were above average, they were also helpful beyond the call of duty, clear in their explanations, patient and respectful."
Nicole M.
Ontario, Canada
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KILIMANJARO CLIMB ITINERARY
EXPEDMED 2010
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LEMOSHO ROUTE
14 Days / 13 Nights (10 climbing days)
DAY 1-3: MOSHI
3,000-ft/914-m
After arriving at Kilimanjaro airport, you check into our hotel. We spend three nights in Moshi allowing you time to regenerate and meet with your guides as they give you a detailed climb orientation and gear check. We also start with class time for your CME. |
DAY 4: LONDOROSSI
GATE to MTI MKUBWA CAMP
9,170-ft/2,800-m • 2.1 miles/3.4 km • 3-4 hours
We enter Kilimanjaro National Park and check in at the Londoross i Gate located on the western side of Kilimanjaro. Our trek today will be along a little used track through the montane forest. In places the vegetation is so untouched that it grows right across the trail. The flora and fauna are richer here than on the other more popular routes through the rain forest. Our first camp is in the rain forest at Mti Mkubwa (Big Tree). |
DAY 5: MTI
MKUBWA to SHIRA PLATEAU CAMP
11,500-ft/3,505-m • 4.5 miles/7.3 km • 7-8 hours
After breakfast we leave the glades, and start the climb towards the heath and moorland zone. A couplehours after lunch we cross into the Shira Caldera, a high altitude desert plateau, very different from the rain forest. Shira is the third of Kilimanjaro's volcanic cones, and is filled with lava flow from Kibo Peak. Weather and volcanic action have decimated the crater rim. Today you'll get your first close views of Kibo - the summit of Kilimanjaro. |
DAY 6: SHIRA PLATEAU to MOIR CAMP
13,650-ft/4,160-m • 5.7 miles/9.2 km • 7-8 hours 
After breakfast we hike east across theShira Plateau past the Shira Cathedral towards Moir camp, tucked away at the end of a huge gorge, at the foot of a giant lava flow. We enjoy a hot lunch at Fisher Camp, which is only a couple hours from our destination. |
DAY 7: MOIR CAMP to BARRANCO CAMP
12,950-ft/3,950-m • 4.6 miles/7.4 km • 6-7 hours
After breakfast, we start climbing toward Lava Tower lower camp, at 14,950-ft/4,556-m, where we stop for lunch, allowing our bodies to acclimatize. We descend down through the Giant Senecio forest to Barranco Camp, which is beautifully set up on a ridge at the foot of the Barranco Wall. This is where the Machame and Lemosho routes converge, so we meet other climbers ascending the Machame Route.
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DAY 8: BARRANCO CAMP to KARANGA CAMP
13,200-ft/4,023-m • 2.4 miles/3.9 km • 4-5 hours
After breakfast, our big challenge is to hike up the Barranco Wall, a 500 -ft lava flow. It’s not a technical wall, but challenging nonetheless. Once on top of the "wall", the climb becomes easier and extremely beautiful with fantastic views of the crags and crevasses of the jagged peaks of Kibo on your left. Lastly we descend into the Karanga Valley and up the other side, for our overnight camp. The sunsets here are truly spectacular. |
DAY 9: KARANGA CAMP
13,200-ft/4,023-m
This is our key acclimatization day, as we go on an acclimatization hike to 14,500-ft/4,420-m, after lunch returning to camp for dinner.
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DAY 10: KARANGA to BARAFU CAMP
15,200-ft/4,633-m • 2.2 miles/3.5 km • 3-4 hours
It’s all uphill to the rocky, craggy slopesat Barafu camp. Barafu means "ice" in Swahili, and it is extremely windy and cold at this altitude. There is a buzz of excitement in the air, as climbers anticipate our toughest day just ahead. The clouds move in an out, revealing the eroded peak of Mawenzi, painted with colors of the African sun. |
DAY 11: BARAFU to SUMMIT to CRATER CAMP
Summit: 19,340-ft/5,895-m • 2.8 miles/4.5 km • 6-9 hours
Crater Camp: 18,700-ft/5,600-m • .5 miles/.7 km • 1 hour
We repack our gear, taking only what we'll need for the summit push. Today’s the toughest day, with the most stunning views of Mawenzi, the Kibo Saddle and the plains below. We slowly wind our way up over the rocky outcrops and through the scree until we reach the rim of the crater. After lunch on the rim, we make our push to the summit. The view from the summit is dramatic. The weather and effects of altitude will determine how long we stay here. After our summit celebration we descend to our crater camp for overnight facing the amazing Furtwangler Glacier. We spend the remainder of the day taking it easy, and enjoying camp at the highest sleeping altitude. |
DAY 12: CRATER CAMP to MWEKA CAMP
10,400-ft/3,170-m • 10.2 miles/14.5 km • 7-9 hours
After breakfast, you can take a short hike up to the Ashpit, where fumaroles are evidence of Kilimanjaro’s dormant volcanic state.
We then head downhill to Mweka Camp, where we enjoy our last night on Kilimanjaro. |
DAY 13: MWEKA
CAMP to MWEKA GATE to MOSHI
Mweka Gate: 5,500-ft/1,676-m • 3.7 miles/5.9 km • 3-4 hours
Moshi: 3,000-ft/600-m • 30 minute drive
In the morning we have a 3-4 hour walk down to the gate, where the Tusker vehicles meet us and take us back to the hotel and a well-earned shower. |
| DAY 14: DEPART TANZANIA
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