Lemosho route on Mount Kilimanjaro

Come join our Open Charity Challenge on Kilimanjaro in October 2012 led by Alan Ward. This is a challenging walk to the summit of Kilimanjaro the highest mountain in Africa following the Lemosho route.

This trail starts from the west side of the mountain and traverses eastwards across the Shira Plateau and then continues underneath the impressive southern icefields to Barafu camp.

This route has a gentler gradient up to the highest camp compared to the other approaches on the mountain. However on summit day there is a steep walk up to Stella Point (5,735m) then along the crater rim up to the highest point on Mount Kilimanjaro at Uhuru Peak (5,895m).

Our Lemosho trek is graded as a strenuous with several tough days including a long summit day taking at least fourteen hours. Being aerobically fit does not in itself help acclimatisation however it is worth training hard before departure, you will definitely not regret this on the summit day.

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Trek Details

Destination: Kilimanjaro
Holiday Type: Walking & Trekking
Trek Grade: Strenuous
Duration: 9 days from Kilimanjaro Intl. Airport
Leadership: Alan Ward
Minimum Group Size: 7 people
Cost: 2012 - £1,995 (US$3,195) including US$855 National Park fees
What does this include?

Price includes:

Kilimanjaro National Park fees of US$855 (£570 at exchange rate of 1.5)
All transfers including private airport collections
Twin share room at hotel in Marangu including breakfast and evening meal
Twin share tents while on trek
All trekking arrangements including western leader, local guide, porters and cook
Financial protection insurance with International Passenger Protection
Pre departure support and advice from The Mountain Company by email, phone or face to face meetings. After booking with us we will send our comprehensive "Kilimanjaro Trek Information"

Price excludes:

International flight to/from Kilimanjaro Intl (London from £600)
Travel & trekking insurance (eg. Snowcard from £43)
Tanzania visa at £38
Personal clothing & equipment
Tips (guidance on amounts included in Kilimanjaro pre departure information)
Other items not listed in "What is included"

Trek Dates

October 13th to 21st 2012
October 12th to 20th 2013
October 11th to 19th 2014

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Trek Itinerary

Day 1Arrival to Kilimanjaro International airport, transfer to hotel
Day 2Drive to Londorossi (2,250m) then trek to Lemosho Forest camp
Day 3Trek to Shira One camp (3,555m)
Day 4Trek to Shira Two camp (3,800m)
Day 5Trek to Barranco camp (3,900m)
Day 6Trek to Karanga camp (4,000m)
Day 7Trek to Barafu camp (4,600m)
Day 8Climb to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro at Uhuru Peak (5,895m) then descend to Millenium camp (3,800m)
Day 9Walk to Mweka park gate (1,650m) then drive back to the hotel. Evening transfer to Kilimanjaro International airport for your flight back home.