Journal

Notes from the mountain

Planning, altitude, kit and the mountain itself — written by people who walk it rather than by a content agency.

Planning

Almost every conversation about Kilimanjaro is about summit night. The night that actually determines how summ...

23 Aug 2026 · 6 min read

Safety

Nobody is adequately prepared for summit night, partly because most descriptions of it are written to sell tri...

16 Aug 2026 · 7 min read

Training

You cannot train for altitude at sea level. You can train for everything else — and the sessions that transfer...

8 Aug 2026 · 6 min read