Is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro a feat achieved only by professional Mountaineers?
No – Mount Kilimanjaro can be climbed by any person who is physically fit. There are designated trek routes and professional guides and team with porters who carry the climbers luggage and belongings during the climb. The entourage is well equipped and also conversant with emergency procedures!!!. The ascent to the top of the mountain is normally three days and descent down two days. Evenings are spent in camps for dinner, sleeping, resting and acclimatization for altitude. Climbing begins each day in the early morning. Many people from all over the world of different age groups and physical fitness with no mountaineering experience have successfully climbed the mountain. Also a number of not-for-profit organizations have been able to benefit from monies fund raised by different groups through the climb. Among them – CARE International UK ; Make-A-Wish Foundation of Canada; Canadian Breast Cancer Network; Save the Children; AIDS Walk Africa; ALS Society of Canada; Montreal Canadiens Ch
