Stunningly beautiful 7 day hike to the highest freestanding mountain. Lemosho Route
I hiked this in July 2023 with my 18-year-old son and 10 other adventurous travelers. Our group was truly pampered by 50 Altezza team members. I was expecting rain and was surprised by daily climbing above the clouds. Evidently, this is not entirely unusual in July. The hike itself was fairly easy on 6 of the 7 days. The summit night is a monster - waking up at 11 p.m. to start an 11:30 hike in the dark. Dawn brought renewed energy, as well as the sucrose tea that Victor was liberally pouring for us.
Biggest advice for climbing Kilimanjaro: (1) Do some hiking in advance - find the steepest hills in your area and spend time going up and more importantly down them to prepare your knees. (2) An inspirational playlist is key for the 5-6 hours of hiking in the dark - I recommend Eminen and old-school wired headphones.