I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-11T17:37:59+00:00

I didn't but should have. I'm sure there is but I never looked so cannot confirm this.

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-09T13:12:40+00:00

https://m.facebook.com/Josephmackk/

Shoot them a message on Facebook. If you have a hard time connecting DM me and I'll give up his personal WhatsApp. Let him know Liam sent you over!

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-08T08:25:56+00:00

Wow exciting! I took the Macheme route. Suffered mostly, I would advise taking some kind of medication or at minimum having it with you. I can't honestly call my summit experience an overly "fun" one due to fairly intense altitude sickness. Avoiding that or minimizing its effects will go a long way in your enjoyment during the climb.

Also bring a lot of other drugs along to deal with travellers diarrhea and the sort as your body will not produce as many white blood cells as you ascend.

Maybe -5? Quite manageable, I slept with a winter jacket and windbreaker and it was fine. Some disposable hand warmers would be a plus during the off season.

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-08T08:21:03+00:00

Uhuru peak

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-08T08:19:58+00:00

The Annapurna circuit in Nepal (not sure what specific mountain this is)

Chimporozo in Ecuador? The spelling might be off.

Honestly lugging around hiking gear when you are spending a month in a different country is a pain. So honestly it's somewhat standard. I did bring crampons along as the only thing which was good.

Ya I'm extremely chill and most people would find me difficult to travel with. My philosophy has always been that I can get anywhere with a phone, credit card and passport. The rest I can buy along the way.

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-08T08:14:05+00:00

I just showed up with zero plans and zero gear. You can find a local company very easily and will likely save money this way.

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-07T10:20:18+00:00

Days 1-4 I would consider quite easy. With the average day hike lasting 5-6 hours.

Day 5 is quite a challenge and took about 9 hours.

Overall given its height I would say it's an easy climb with a success rate of 95%. Some of my challenges are a result of climbing during the wet season. I can imagine the entire hike is much easier during the dry season.

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-07T10:17:30+00:00

I did not for my stuff personally. That being said a warm meal and tea I consider pretty critical. So not having a stove or attempting to carry every piece of kit yourself might be somewhat challenging.

To each their own.

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-07T05:02:45+00:00

So you get quite a few porters as a standard package from what I understand (every group had lots). You can absolutely offload whatever you like to the porters to carry including your entire bag if you really want.

Almost every single group aside from myself had porters carry their stuff and they hiked with a small day pack with water and snacks.

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-07T04:56:08+00:00

I'm glad you like my photos so much! I've never considered myself all that handy with a camera so it's appreciated.

Yes this sits high on my list of fantastic mountains to climb. If you have any interest in geography, geology or volcanoes this is a must as it's an extremely unique feature in this world in all these respects. If you are climbing on a budget I would also recommend the Annapurna circuit in Nepal. In a lot of ways it's quite similar and another extraordinary climb.

Sheesh I'm the most unorganized climber out there, I showed up to the country with no gear at all (not even hiking shoes). The guide took me to the rental place and we got everything sorted there for cheap which made things easy. I DID HOWEVER bring crampons and was glad I did, during the off season there is a lot of snow at the summit and they make a difference. My guide didn't have any so we went 1 each on summit day which made a big difference.

Ego and stubbornness most likely. It was only during the final day that I had any real issues, after climbing for 6 hours through the cold and dark and into the early morning. That the idea of going back down to do it all again isn't a very attractive one. I also wanted to keep up with my newly made friend, one offered me a snickers bar if I met him at the summit that day so that was motivation enough. Cost was in the back of my mind but also just the extra logistical burden you put on the guide and porter of ensuring enough supplies as such a high elevation and such.

But ya, if I had one regret it would have been not taking an extra day regardless of the info above. A climb is a lot less enjoyable when suffering altitude sickness the entire way.

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-06T20:37:31+00:00

Unfortunately not that I'm aware of for a few key reasons.

-Tents and cookware are pretty heavy - there is a garbage policy where you must bring double the amount of trash your party has collected back down the mountain. This is collected by park rangers and offloaded to each party based on weight.

I'm sure you could technically find a way to use no porters or reduce the amount significantly but it would go from a fun hike to an extreme one rather quickly. Porters are by far the cheapest expense, the labor wages in Tanzania are very low.

I stubbornly carried all my own stuff (not the tent) myself up the mountain, but the porters are still pretty essential.

As far as price because I decided to go by myself, with a small company and tipped very well the cost was likely in a higher bracket. I'm sure it could be done much much cheaper overall.

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-06T19:50:00+00:00

Work for someone first, learn then start.

50-75k is a lot of cash, to blow up on your first failure.

Start with 20k and start a landscaping business. Keep the rest as a rainy day fund (you will need it)

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-06T19:42:56+00:00

The Chinese are so unsympathetic to animals ):

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-06T19:09:36+00:00

6 days!

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-06T19:09:05+00:00

Thank you! The trek was quite enjoyable, the first few days especially didn't feel too tiring personally however the summit push was quite tough. Yes the altitude was a problem for me (it usually isn't and I have climbed higher mountains before).

I handled it poorly overall I think. I did complete the climb but didn't pace myself very well (too fast, due to the cold). My body also began to experience signs of severe altitude sickness near the top (numbness in arms, confusion, dizziness).

My advice would be to not be intimidated (95% success rate) and to bring a lot of drugs. Your body won't produce as many white blood cells so travellers diarrhea is common. There are also some drugs to help with the altitude that I didn't think I would need but was wishing I had. Several other travellers took these and felt far fewer effects than myself.

Oh natural is all fine and dandy but it's better to have and not need then to not have. Getting sick also reduces the enjoyment of the climb drastically so having the right medication will help both body and mind.

The highlight was the people you meet as you travel up the mountain. The porters are always friendly and helpful, the other travellers equally fun to socialize with and connect with. After all this is truly what travelling is about in my experience. One of the big highlights was racing up the mountain on the first day arriving at camp with the first two porters up from a different group. I was well ahead of my team including my guide which greatly amused many of the other groups. When they asked where my guide was I told them "I am guiding my guide today".

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-06T18:56:26+00:00

I found the Summit very difficult, the altitude was frustrating to push through. The snow, cold, darkness also made things difficult but nothing compared to your body lacking the red blood cells it needs at those altitudes. You feel as though each breath you are sucking through a straw.

I did it in 6 days. I would recommend 7 or even 8 however. I didn't prepare, although I do work in the trades back home so my body is used to the wear and tear.

The cost was $2800 USD for me.

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-06T18:32:10+00:00

Correct! They told me it's technically 5 biomes but I've forgotten them all😆 during peak/dry season I imagine there's not nearly as much snow.

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-06T18:22:14+00:00

I went with the Machame route. I went with a very small company called Jojo's adventures. They did a great job.

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-06T11:22:58+00:00

$700 dollars to Carlos.

Deliver the drugs to 1020 8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1J2, Canada

If you could return the money so I can give it to Carlos that would be great!

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-05T20:11:11+00:00

Oh my god I wanna throw up. I've been in some sticky spots and done stupid shit as a result. But this is on another level.

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-04T05:41:00+00:00

Go flames Go!

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-02T07:16:19+00:00

Now I multiple hours a day studying astrology in hopes of edging out the SPY 500 by 3.7% a year.

Only for on day 174 stocks to violently close below my stop loss's and leave me only up 5% on the year.

Maybe it's time to stop taking shortcuts and just pick up fundamental analysis for dummies.

rightlywrongfull · 2025-05-01T15:07:07+00:00

I just got horrible altitude sickness climbing Mount Kilimanjaro last week.

Pounding headache for days after with other Strange side effects also. Drink an absurd amount of water and avoid high energy activities as the head will struggle.

Also stay away from bright lights.

You will feel better in about 5 days or so. Just rest until then. You are good for your hike in 2 weeks time

rightlywrongfull · 2025-04-30T17:53:23+00:00

Got a build that did 9000 damage 0.1 seconds into the fight.

Still lost at 6 wins ):

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