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 : Explore Mount Kilimanjaro (Rucksack Reader)

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Binding: Spiral-bound
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9781898481102
Edition: illustrated edition
ISBN: 1898481105
Label: Rucksack Readers
Manufacturer: Rucksack Readers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 64
Publication Date: 2001-09
Publisher: Rucksack Readers
Studio: Rucksack Readers




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Product Description:
At 5896 metres (nearly four miles) above sea level, the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest point on earth which can be reached by ordinary people. Any walker with enough stamina and determination may be able to reach "the roof of Africa". This book offers practical advice on preparing yourself, planning your trip to Tanzania, and choosing your equipment. Success is not guaranteed, as the huge altitude gain makes it hard to acclimatize, but the author offers advice on preventing and managing Acute Mountain Sickness based on medical research and her own experience of two ascents. This is a mountain of contrasts and extremes. You walk from tropical rain forest into arctic conditions through a landscape formed by ice and fire. Descriptions of the two most popular walking routes (Marangu and Machame) are illustrated with detailed mapping, altitude profiles and many photographs. Other sections cover the habitats and wildlife, history and local culture, and are valid for all ascent routes.



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Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Explore Mount Kilimanjaro
Explore Mount Kilimanjaro is a guide detailing two trails (The Marangu route and the Machame route) to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. The two routes differ in distance, roughness of terrain, degree of ascending/descending, and the type of accommodations provided at the various stopover points. In this way, individuals can hike to Uhuru Peak at the top of the mountain while taking into consideration personal physical ability levels.

Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, is the highest point ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - An absolute MUST for forward planning
This is the 4th book in this series that we have used and it is packed with useful information to make a good trip even better. It is written in an easy to read and extremely descriptive manner and is not remotely condescending, as some guide books undoubtedly are. My husband has devoured every page in the pursuit of achieving one of his lifelong ambitions and we are booked to climb Mt Kilimanjaro in August of this year. After studying this book in depth, we have chosen the Machame route and feel ... Read More



Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Colorful but not particularly helpful to climbers
It's a nice travelogue but it is not much help to someone looking to climb the mountain itself.

Look to Carmichael's "Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro" for that.



Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - A plea from the armchair walker
Don't throw this book away or "save your money" as one other reviewer tells us. I can't speak about how effective the book is for people actually trekking up Kili - but I know someone who's done it and carried the book along: reckons it's extremely effective and still leaves plenty of room in the rucksack for other essentials.
But me, I'm an armchair walker - I can hardly walk upstairs without puffing nowadays (though managed a few thousand metres in the Andes in the past). To me the value of this ... Read More



Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - What a waste!
What a waste of paper! Like, why do you need a guidebook anyway, when you've got to take a guide up with you anyway! And if you've really gotta chuck your money way, why this book, which tells you nothing about the mountain or its wildlife or its history or. . .anything really.
Save your money, and keep the weight in your rucksack down.




 

 

 

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