Kilimanjaro 2008
A couple of weeks ago, I have decided that I want to conquer Kilimanjaro in 2008! Standing at 5895 meters, Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest standing mountain in Africa!
I was reading another website (http://www.africatravelresource.com/) on how dangerous Kilimanjaro can be. Here's the excerpt:
How dangerous is Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro is probably one of the most dangerous things you will ever to. It is certainly one of the most dangerous things that you can pay to do.
We estimate that during times of bad weather, climbers with cowboy operators run a risk of death higher than 1 in 300.
During normal weather conditions, climbers with cowboy operators run a risk of death higher than 1 in 3000.
On the other hand, during normal weather conditions, climbers with reliable operators run a risk of death less than 1 in 5000.
Wow. 1 in 300. But its a MUST-GO! I've never conquered anything higher than Gunung Stong, which stands at 1433 meters. I think it is a great leap. I must conquer some other treks first!
I intend to form a party - of about 12 people, so that we can train up ourselves and do research together. There are a lot of resources online that teaches us how to get prepared for a Kilimanjaro trek. The trek up Kilimanjaro will take 5 days!
Well... will this dream come true? Its up to me, right?
I was reading another website (http://www.africatravelresource.com/) on how dangerous Kilimanjaro can be. Here's the excerpt:
How dangerous is Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro is probably one of the most dangerous things you will ever to. It is certainly one of the most dangerous things that you can pay to do.
We estimate that during times of bad weather, climbers with cowboy operators run a risk of death higher than 1 in 300.
During normal weather conditions, climbers with cowboy operators run a risk of death higher than 1 in 3000.
On the other hand, during normal weather conditions, climbers with reliable operators run a risk of death less than 1 in 5000.
Wow. 1 in 300. But its a MUST-GO! I've never conquered anything higher than Gunung Stong, which stands at 1433 meters. I think it is a great leap. I must conquer some other treks first!
I intend to form a party - of about 12 people, so that we can train up ourselves and do research together. There are a lot of resources online that teaches us how to get prepared for a Kilimanjaro trek. The trek up Kilimanjaro will take 5 days!
Well... will this dream come true? Its up to me, right?
posted by Kian Ann @ 6:58 PM
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1 Comments:
I have the same thought to conquer Kili in 2008 and also plan to have a team of 12 coincidentally...
Let's plan this together, I already have some pple interested.
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