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Contacts Kilimanjaro and other mountains
Here, our team of mountain experts offers firsthand experience and insights into Kilimanjaro and other renowned hiking destinations. All our writers live in Tanzania, drawing on personal experiences. As the largest Kilimanjaro operator, we consistently aim to provide accurate, up-to-date, practical, and interesting information.
Top Reads
These are three essential articles for beginners getting ready for Kilimanjaro. You will learn about the optimal duration of the climb, its difficulty level, and how to prepare for this adventure. We regularly update this blog to ensure its relevance and accuracy.
All articles
This is the complete collection of our articles and guides about Kilimanjaro, other mountain destinations, and related topics. For those who prefer watching to reading, we recommend visiting our YouTube channel, where we've summarized everything in short, informative videos.
Traveling to Tanzania
Planning your climb
Getting ready
Kilimanjaro routes
Safety and comfort
Facts about Mount Kilimanjaro
- Uhuru Peak — Kilimanjaro's summit
- How often do people die on Kilimanjaro and Why?
- Summit success rate on Mt Kilimanjaro
- Where is Mt Kilimanjaro located, and what is it known for?
- Detailed Maps of Kilimanjaro
- The height of Mount Kilimanjaro
- What animals live on Mt Kilimanjaro?
- Stella Point — One of Kilimanjaro's three summit points
- Gilman's Point: The History of This Place and Clement Gillman
- Key facts about Mt Kilimanjaro
- Kilimanjaro Reusch Crater and the Story of Richard Reusch
- Ten interesting facts about Mt Kilimanjaro
- Kilimanjaro Glaciers - Fragile Beauty
- Everything you should know about Barranco Wall
- Dendrosenecio kilimanjari - Kilimanjaro endemic plants
- Snow on Kilimanjaro. Photo report for the year 2021
- “The Snows of Kilimanjaro” by Ernest Hemmingway
- The First Person on Kilimanjaro
- What does the name “Kilimanjaro” mean?
- The First Woman on Kilimanjaro
- Shira Plateau on Kilimanjaro
- Outstanding Records on Kilimanjaro
- Mawenzi: A Challenging Peak on Mount Kilimanjaro
- 16 Facts About Kilimanjaro
- About the climate belts of Mount Kilimanjaro
- Barafu Camp Kilimanjaro
- Eruptions of Kilimanjaro
- Chagga — the tribe living on Kilimanjaro
Our social and sustainability initiatives
- KPAP: fair and ethical treatment of Kilimanjaro porters
- Altezza Travel donated firefighting equipment to Kilimanjaro National Park
- Fire on Kilimanjaro in 2022. Altezza Travel helped protect the park from the fire
- Altezza Travel planted 400 trees in Kilimanjaro
- Altezza Travel participated in cleaning up Kilimanjaro
Special expeditions and events
- Nimsdai chose Altezza for his first Kilimanjaro summit
- The first BASE jump from the Mount Kilimanjaro
- How Angela Vorobeva made a Guinness record at 86
- Sergey Shakuto’s paragliding on Kilimanjaro
- Stefan Siegrist breaks the new highline record on Mount Kilimanjaro
- Everything you need to know about paragliding on Kilimanjaro
- We hosted wings of Kilimanjaro 2019
Gear for Kilimanjaro
Other mountains
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- Top-12 Most Difficult and Dangerous Mountains to Climb in the World
- Is Everest really the tallest mountain in the world?
- The complete guide to Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe
- Everything you need to know about the Seven Summits
- Top 10 Highest Mountains in Africa
- Ol Doinyo Lengai - trip report (2015 archive)
- Mount Meru trip report
- The Highest Mountains in the USA
- World's 10 oldest mountains
- Climbing Kilimanjaro vs Everest Base Camp?
- The tallest mountains in Canada
- Mountains in Tanzania
- K2 and Kilimanjaro — what’s the difference?
- The 10 Highest Mountains in Europe
- Inca Trail or Kilimanjaro? Comparing two legendary trekking routes
