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MOUNT MERU ACCLIMATIZATION FOR KILIMANJARO

Is Acclimatizing Mount Meru Necessary For A Kilimanjaro Climb? Scroll Down

TREK MOUNT MERU TO STRATEGICALLY ACCLIMATIZE FOR KILIMANJARO

It may seem extravagant to prepare to climb Mount Kilimanjaro by taking a prior highland hiking practice on Mount Meru. Not so. You will more than double your enjoyment, preserve your health and avoid extra expense incurred as a retrial should you fail in your Kilimanjaro summit bid on first attempt.

A few days spent becoming acclimatized to higher altitudes will ensure a safe and pleasurable ascent of Kilimanjaro as well as affording an extra delight in a stress-free ramble on spectacular Mount Meru. Such a preliminary expedition is also highly recommended by the Expedition Advisory Centre of the Royal Geographical Society, whose respected advice is sought by explorers, climbers and adventurers traveling to the most inhospitable places on Earth.



The reason for an acclimatizing period is that the body needs to adjust to obtaining the oxygen it needs to fuel muscles and brain from air under lower pressure than normal. The composition of the air is the same as at ground level, but it is more diffuse, so you need to breathe more of it to obtain the same amount of oxygen, which means your chest and lungs need to work harder, and your body needs to adjust to changed conditions.

It does this partly by increasing the number of red corpuscles in your blood to carry more oxygen to your muscles. But this does not happen overnight. It takes a few days. You need plenty of time to allow your system to adapt to functioning well at higher altitudes.

The extra outlay for four days on Mount Meru reduces your likelihood of suffering from altitude sickness, increases your chance of summiting on Mt. Kilimanjaro, makes the whole expedition less stressful and more enjoyable, and also gives you the opportunity of climbing a sister world-class mountain on the same Tanzanian expedition trip. Uhuru Trails by AfricanMecca takes the same care of you on Mount Meru as it does on Kilimanjaro.



Expert guides are highly knowledgeable about the effects and treatment of altitude sickness and see that you are well fed, watered and housed. The park authority insists on visitors using only one trail and staying in permanent rest huts. This African mountainous vacation excursion is relaxed and enjoyable and there is no pressure to reach the top of the 4565 meters, nearly 15,000 feet of high mountain.

You do not want to risk strain or injury that might detract from your Kilimanjaro attempt, but simply to condition yourself and enjoy this scenic mountain safari in Arusha National Park, some 44 miles (70 kilometers) from Kilimanjaro. Like Kili, Mount Meru is an active stratovolcano with several small cones, craters and ash cone. Its spectacularly rugged summit consists of a massive blown out cone open on one side, with a smaller, secondary crater at its centre which last erupted in 1910.

A trek up Mount Meru traverses various habitat zones: lightly wooded grassland with giraffe and buffalo, and tropical forest ablaze with red hot pokers and alive with monkeys and over 400 species of birds. Heathland with giant euphorbias leads to folded lava slopes and rocky ridges from which you can see your next objective, Kilimanjaro mountain, floating on its distant cushion of cloud.

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Review Below Primary Strategies For A Successful Summit Of Kilimanjaro

To climb Kilimanjaro is not a serious mountaineering challenge. Children and pensioners have succeeded in reaching the summit whilst superbly fit athletes have failed. This is because there are two problems. Read More On Physical Aptness

Obviously, a family group with older children on a trekking excursion in northern Tanzania will need to look at different options from those of a group of superbly fit young mountaineers. Your body is designed to function best at ground level and reacts badly to rapid changes in air pressure. Read More On The Right Acclimatize Trek

You will need far more energy than you imagine climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. You will be trekking in challenging conditions, up steep inclines and on difficult terrain for upwards of six hours a day in rapidly changing conditions. Read More On Highlands Vitality

It may seem extravagant to prepare to climb Mount Kilimanjaro by taking a prior highland hiking practice on Mount Meru. Not so. You will more than double your enjoyment, preserve your health and avoid extra expense incurred as a retrial should you fail in your Kilimanjaro summit bid on first attempt. Read More On Mount Meru Acclimatize

KILIMANJARO TREK GUIDE- HOME
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KILIMANJARO TREK GUIDE- HOME

Uhuru Trails by AfricanMecca is a fresh team name for a long-established partnership between AfricanMecca Safaris and one of our most experienced, dependable and registered team outfitters on Kilimanjaro to provide discerning climbing experiences.

KILIMANJARO CLIMB INTRODUCTION
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KILIMANJARO CLIMB INTRODUCTION

AfricanMecca believes Kilimanjaro is a mountain with attitude. Towering enigmatically like an ethereal island in the sky wreathed in mists, at 5895 meters, it is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest stand-alone mountain in the world.

KILIMANJARO CLIMB PRICES
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KILIMANJARO CLIMB PRICES

Here you will find prices for various recommended and acclimitized routes for Kilimanjaro including Lemosho, Machame, Rongai, Shira, Umbwe and Marangu. We recommend you customize your private climb based on your preference and group size.

TOP 10 REASONS TO CLIMB WITH US
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TOP 10 REASONS TO CLIMB WITH US

We have 10 great reasons why you should climb with us. The first is a pioneering approach to guiding standards on Mount Kilimanjaro. Uniquely, we offer every trekker his or her own personal support guide (1 GUIDE : 1 CLIMBER RATIO).

WHICH KILI ROUTE TO CHOOSE?
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WHICH KILI ROUTE TO CHOOSE?

There are six approved routes for a Kilimanjaro climb with Uhuru Trails By AfricanMecca, each offering different advantages and drawbacks. Regardless of which route you choose, you need not be a rock climber, superlatively fit or supremely well-equipped.

OUR MOUNTAIN FAMILY TEAM
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OUR MOUNTAIN FAMILY TEAM

We trust our clients to the care of some of the best experienced mountain guides in the Tanzanian travel industry. Our guide leaders have 100 hundreds of climb experiences in between 10 to 20 years' of the best way to succeed in climbing Kilimanjaro.

BEST TIME TO CLIMB KILIMANJARO
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BEST TIME TO CLIMB KILIMANJARO

One of the best times for a Tanzanian trek vacation on Mount Kilimanjaro is in the warm months of January and February when clear skies afford excellent views of superb scenery, especially from the upper slopes; though, expect some snowfall during this period.

UHURU SUMIMIT SUCCESS GUIDE
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UHURU SUMIMIT SUCCESS GUIDE

Trekking to the roof of Africa can be a glorious, triumphant achievement that can color the rest of your life with self-confidence and pride. Or it can be an ordeal or even an abject failure. You need to know exactly what you are letting yourself in for.

KILIMANJARO SAFETY CLIMB GUIDE
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KILIMANJARO SAFETY CLIMB GUIDE

It must be clearly understood that Mount Kilimanjaro is a dangerous environment where climbers are risking their lives. One person in every thousand (0.1%) will die on the mountain and more than half of these deaths could be preventable.

SAFETY EQUIPMENT GUIDE
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SAFETY EQUIPMENT GUIDE

Kilimanjaro kills those climbers who go beyond their sensible limits. We have an enviable safety record because its leaders do not waste time on technological fixes on high altitude, but get sick and injured trekkers off the mountain without delay.

KILIMANJARO HIGH ALTITUDE GUIDE
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KILIMANJARO HIGH ALTITUDE GUIDE

The general impression is that a climbing tour of Kilimanjaro is an easy mountaineering option, since the 5895 meter mountain has been successfully climbed by hardy children and by octogenarians. It is not. It is a perilous undertaking.

FAQ ON KILIMANJARO
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FAQ ON KILIMANJARO

Review Frequently Asked Questions for our Kilimanjaro treks. Questions range from custom private climb options, charity climbs, Crater Camp add experience, costs, tipping, a day on a climb, packing list, reducing ecological footprint to combining safari.

FIVE ZONES OF KILIMANJARO
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FIVE ZONES OF KILIMANJARO

Review the 5 geographical, flora and fauna zones of Mount Kilimanjaro. The zones include the lower countryside slopes, montane forests, heathlands and moorlands, the towering alpine deserts and the arctic ice cap summit of the shinning mountain.

KILI GEOLOGY, HISTORY & TRIBES
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KILI GEOLOGY, HISTORY & TRIBES

Mount Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa, is a unique Tanzanian highland vacation destination: a stand-alone pinnacle which creates its own climate in zones of distinct character, from fluted glacial columns and cathedrals of ice on the summit.

GUIDE ON KILIMANJARO PARK
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GUIDE ON KILIMANJARO PARK

Kilimanjaro, the shining mountain, floats in a wreath of cloud above the vast South Amboseli plains (a.ka the Western Kilimanjaro wilderness), offering an amazingly diverse series of fauna and habitats. It is a superlative destination for trekking.

AFRICANMECCA REVIEWS

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EAST AFRICA SAFARI BOOKING TRIP IDEA FOR MOUNT KILIMANJARO IN NORTHERN TANZANIA

When visiting Mount Kilimanjaro National Park, we recommend combining it with your Northern Tanzania safari to Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti (wildebeest migration). End your trip with a Swahili cultural tour and beach holiday in Zanzibar.

You may optionally extend out to offbeat parks in Southern and Western Tanzania such as Nyerere (Selous), Ruaha or Katavi ending with a chimpanzee trekking safari at Gombe or Mahale by the relaxing Lake Tanganyika.

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