Kilimanjaro: A Trekking Guide to Africa's Highest Mountain – March 16, 2010 Author: Visit Amazon's Henry Stedman Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1905864248 | Format: PDF
Kilimanjaro: A Trekking Guide to Africa's Highest Mountain – March 16, 2010 Description
From the Back Cover
Fully revised and expanded third edition – includes MOUNT MERU
The most authoritative and detailed guide to climbing
Africa’s highest mountain
‘Stedman’s wonderfully down-to-earth, practical guide to the mountain’. Longitude Books
At 5895 metres (19,341ft) Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest mountain. Yet with no mountaineering skills necessary to reach the summit, even non-climbers can experience the thrill of climbing one of the world’s greatest peaks. Taking you from the dusty plains of East Africa through jungle and moorland to the glacier -clad summit, this is one of the most beautiful and challenging treks there is.
- Comprehensive trail guide and maps to the six major routes: Machame, Marangu, Rongai (Loitokitok), Lemosho, Shira and Umbwe – by a writer who’s climbed them all
- City guides – Where to stay, eat and what to see en route to Kili in: Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, Arusha, Moshi and Marangu
- Planning your trip and booking a trek when to go, what to take, how to book your trek: extensive reviews of trekking agencies
- Mount Meru – a popular pre-Kilimanjaro trek
- Background information Comprehensive history, geology, climate, flora and fauna, plus cultural information on the Chagga people
- Health and safety on Kilimanjaro
- Green trekking – minimizing your impact
- Porters’ rights – how you can help
About the Author
Henry Stedman is a professional tour leader and a trekker of considerable experience, having hiked in the Himalaya, China, Pakistan, Lebanon, the Philippines, Sumatra and Madagascar.
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- Series: Kilimanjaro: A Trekking Guide to Africa's Highest Mountain
- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Trailblazer Publications; Third edition (March 16, 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1905864248
- ISBN-13: 978-1905864249
- Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.7 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
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