The Machame route

This is probably the most scenic and most beautiful route to the summit. The 6-day route is however physically more challenging than the Marangu route. The day walks are longer and steeper but the views make up for it.

After some trawling of the Internet I managed to find plenty of information of the Machame route, so over the coming days will give an overview of each days trek to the summit.

However I did find much easier routes up Kilimanjaro, including one that involved taking a jeep. This route appeared to save the trekkers legs about 3 days of hard trekking, but was worse for altitude sickness as there was no time for acclimatisation.

I must admit that it sounded more attractive.....

Meanwhile any plans for preparation last night disappeared when the visit of an old work colleague ended up with two beers and a curry and lot's of conversation, however I did manage to get an appointment with the doctor for Friday 19th to discuss my fitness, vaccinations and possibly my mental state.

So more tomorrow and in the meantime for those of you who are wondering what one of the reasons for me taking up this challenge is, follow the link to find out more about Scope.

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