Explore Mount Kilimanjaro (Rucksack Reader)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.49 (955 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1898481105 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 64 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
You walk from tropical rain forest into arctic conditions through a landscape formed by ice and fire. This is a mountain of contrasts and extremes. 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. Any walker with enough stamina and determination may be able to reach "the roof of Africa". 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. This book offers practical advice on preparing yourself, planning your trip to Tanzania, and choosing your equipment. Other sections cover the habitats and wildlife, history and local culture, and are valid for all ascent routes.. Descriptions of the two most popular walking routes (Marangu and Machame) are illustrated with detailed mapping, altitude profiles and many photographs
-- Online review, rucsacsIt's a must, packed with great day-by-day info on the two main routes, Marangu and Machame -- Online review, . From its stunning front cover picture to its nifty fold-out route map, this is a unique guide to Kilimanjaro
Jennifer James said Five Stars. Great.. Colorful but not particularly helpful to climbers GEORGE R. FISHER 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.. A plea from the armchair walker A Customer 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 book is that it is eminently rea
Jacquetta Megarry took up walking in 1998, starting with Scotland’s West Highland Way. She progressed to climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in 1999 (Marangu route) and in 2000 (Machame route). . She devised the Rucksack Reader format to meet the needs of long-distance walkers