Things To Know Before Climbing Kilimanjaro (Lemosho Route)

[@rosev9802]

Thank you for addressing the garbage on the mountain. During my October 2018 hike there WERE clean-up crews on the mountain, but the onus for much of that garbage is on the hiker - pack your personal trash out!

[@DartmoorPaul]

To avoid the queues at the summit and enroute, to enjoy another summit that you can see from Kili and to challenge yourself on a difference scramble route up Kili, I would highly recommend looking at the Western Breach route. There is a company that offers this plus acclimating by claiming Mount Meru the week before. Awesome experience without the issues 👍

[@dpwinfla]

Thanks!

[@francesprice618]

Thank you for organizing and clarifying all the pertinent info for this climb, Dixie. Although many like me have no desire to climb Kilimanjaro (although I'd love to see it), this video may very well cause some people to realize it is within reach of their health, finances, etc., and add it to their bucket list. As with all your adventures, you generally bring the (assumed) impossible within reach of most of us. Thank you! 😊

[@judithpearson3968]

Enjoyed this video though I think most of the questions had been answered previously. I appreciate the way you interact with your viewers, Dixie. And it was neat to see the film clips again. Wish I was young enough to attempt a summit but since I can't I'm excited and grateful you can. Thank you so much for sharing your adventures with us.

[@annamw1530]

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[@haveaday66]

I'm climbing Kilimanjaro next week, and my group includes multiple retired folks!

[@DScottSmithCCIM]

I did this in Jan 2020. Life Changing. Amazing work and congrats. I can’t wait to go back

[@jzoop1]

Great job! "Surface dumps"!

[@OldPackMule]

Excellent for those who plan to go. Thanks.

[@duseylicious]

Ok that “Flying with backpacking gear” thumbnail got me.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Take Colorado up to Rocky Mtn National and do the Manitou Incline a nice gentle 1 mile easy trip with a maximum steepness of 68 percent but don't worry you can't see the top cause of the false summit

[@matthansen5337]

Wow. I've watched all of your videos on this experience. Really awesome. Do you have a list published of ALL of the trails/mountains that you have hiked? I've seen your triple crown related videos and was very impressed. Then I saw Africa and heard you say Iceland... Awesome accomplishments!

[@tamstergirl62]

Congratulations!!! love your channel, you inspire me..thank you for sharing your life.

[@sumanthnagabushan1063]

Brilliant guidance thank you! Will be back here after my climb next month!!

[@robertfindley921]

Tons of good information! Well organized!

[@phoenixrising4073]

Dude, this is a great tutorial on what to expect. Really concise information and enough camera footage to convey the information and keep things interesting. Great job, and while I don't think I'll ever summit any peaks in my life, at least I have a good idea of what I would need to do. Still dreaming of getting enough time off work to do the AT one day. I have all the gear and knowhow, just need time. Anywho, thanks for doing what you do.

[@JoanLucey]

Thank you for all the information .Very helpful as I'm going to try and climb it in February!

[@bharatjoshi6394]

So what's with hiking during the full moon? Great video! Very detailed.

[@sidhayes6168]

Very good video ! You left no stone unturned.

[@johneason6540]

Jessica, you are an amazing person. Thanks again. This really has me motivated to do.

[@gregroberts875]

Love this channel!! When are you going to climb Denali???😀😀Thanks for sharing…

[@RG-zm3dj]

Summit Stream would be a kewl experience!

[@phila3884]

Did the Shira Route from the west. Would recommend a longer route if you truly have the choice, for all the reasons Dixie mentions. Plus less people=more wilderness experience.

[@ArmyLPNurse1]

Hi Dixie, question I don't think was answered already unless I missed it... Would you do it again? Was it worth it? I'm this close (pretend you can see me with thumb to index finger! 🙃) to pulling the trigger, along with another crazy, adventurous nurse I work with, and plunk down a deposit with Peak Planet to climb next February. BUT I value your opinion and would appreciate your thoughts before I do. After watching yours I've watched many video vlogs of climbing Kilimanjaro and one thing I see in common with all of them is after the first couple of days, leaving the forest (and those adorable blue b*lled monkeys🙈🙊) it doesn't look like a usual "type 2 adventure" where even though it's incredibly hard you're having the time of your life, at the end of the day there's laughter at the hell moments of the day. I LIVE for those moments of, OMG I can't take one more step to OMG LOOK at that amazing view I just literally gave every ounce of me to get to! So, imagine your in your old life working the Monday through Friday Engineering and you've only got a couple weeks a year to go on an adventure..... would you do it again? Or would you go somewhere else?

[@a.k722]

Great vid thanks

[@Henning_Rech]

16:40 1:1 ratio on the summit climb is usually not offered. Seems to be a special service of your tour company.

[@simonjohn853]

Thank you

[@lewistwist]

Wow super video 👍

[@ihikefar]

Beat the crowds, hike the Rongai route! Most of the major Kilimanjaro tour companies avoid it because it takes longer to drive to the trail head.

[@philsmith2444]

Referring to the altitude tents, conventional wisdom has always been train high, sleep low.

[@JAaronMattox]

But the data shows sleep high, train low. You acclimate simply by being at high altitude regardless of activity level. So when you train it’s better to move at a lower altitude so you can train at a higher intensity and get more out of the workout. Then get back to high altitude to continue acclimating the rest of the time. But when you’re hiking on a mountain at high altitude it’s better to sleep lower than you hike simply to improve your recovery overnight and lower your chance of getting sick

[@markpiet1547]

Dixie, another great informative video. Are those daffodils behind you? We still have snow in NH..lol

[@deannalett3337]

@homemadewanderlust was the flight included in the price of the trek package with Peak Planet?

[@johncool8653]

Did you only wear the Lone Peak all the way to the summit, if so is it the All-Weather Mid? Thanks for all the valuable information. I hope one day I can do the Kilimanjaro successfully.

[@PierreFarrugia]

Dixie, great video. Lately I went on Dolomites , my problem was that my feet were getting very cold, very fast, temp was 9’F, and was using Darn tough socks and waterproof Solomons! What did you use ? Did you had cold feet ? What’s your advice ?

[@2millersadventures]

When is the Everest summit planned? 😊

[@fishfoolishness4222]

Biggest takeaway from your trip is what a crowded zoo that mountain is.

[@marilouv9222]

Is the Covid rule new ? I’m planning on going in June and I’ve been doing research and with my understanding is you don’t have to be vaccinated , or test prior . Am I wrong ?

[@marilouv9222]

Okay just looked again and they are not requiring anything to enter but may test people free of charge if they want to

[@Henning_Rech]

Please have a look into the Patreon messages - tnx.

[@TheBhopali1]

What shoes did you wear for sumit day?

[@HomemadeWanderlust]

My trail runners

[@ChrisSunHwa]

22:15 That pie... 😋

[@chandaharkins4418]

The hawk had a lot to add. 😂

[@HomemadeWanderlust]

No joke 😂

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Big thing is just take the chairlift up

[@29028ft]

I know you mean well, but there is A LOT of BAD information out there about altitude acclimatization - this includes the hypoxic chambers, masks, etc. None of those devices work (to help people at sea level or thereabouts acclimate to high altitude while going about their normal lives). Your body adapts very quickly - both to altitude, and NOT being at altitude. The idea behind the chambers, masks, etc is that by putting your body in an oxygen-deprived environment, this will prompt your body to create more red blood cells to carry more oxygen per liter to your heart/lungs. But sustaining more red blood cells is *really hard* on your system. It, quite literally, makes your blood thicker, and requires more effort from your heart to pump through your system. So your body doesn't want to sustain more red blood cells than necessary. And this is why those chambers, masks, etc don't actually work to help you acclimatize - because you're only using them very temporarily. Working out with a mask on is a short period of time, and while it might be shocking to your body in the moment, as soon as you take the mask off, your body realizes it's back to sea-level (or wherever you are) and doesn't go through the effort of making more red blood cells. Same thing with the chamber - just sleeping in it for a night isn't enough if you're waking up in the morning and going about your day not in the chamber anymore. It usually takes several days at constant altitude for your body to start adapting (which is why longer trips with more days equals better acclimation). Acclimation takes *time* - and not just intervals, but SUSTAINED periods of time.

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Yup I'm in Colorado and takes a few days and just from Denver to Rocky Mtn National I can feel the altitude on the higher trails

[@airwolf61970]

The only question I haven't heard you answer is. Did they feed you enough food? Did you bring snacks in between meals?

[@sk-wx1cf]

She said the food was good, better than they expected, and that they provided snacks also.

[@HomemadeWanderlust]

They provided some snacks, but I also brought a few. I didn’t go hungry at all

[@Koolwhalez]

Damn Girl. Thats all im gonna say

[@whynotbekind1957]

I wonder what the mountain looked like before there was climbing allowed, or at least if there were not so many people in the mountain at one time to trample all the landscape? Hate to see all the garbage and crap that you talked about.

[@Pavel3333]

Just back from Kili. Did not see any garbage.

[@dolphincliffs8864]

Viagra helps faster than beet powder. Sounds odd but aside from the male sex thing,it works for other stuff as well

[@sirwilliamkarl5591]

Stopped watching at the interruption ad. Use to watch all of these.

[@jimmyjenkins9240]

Since many content providers do this for a living, the adds are necessary for revenue. I make no judgment on anyone’s choice to watch or not watch the adds or, to watch or not watch Dixie. She always thanks us for watching as it helps make it possible for her to continue producing content. I just see it as the least I can do for these folks who make better content than what I see on tv.

[@wandering_butnotlost]

Tell me you don't actually appreciate Dixie without telling me you don't actually appreciate Dixie 🙄 she provides amazing content, I'm more than willing to deal with an ad to help support her.

[@mcc5746]

Nobody's buying it Francis

[@CanonNovice]

Your loss. Goodbye.

[@sirwilliamkarl5591]

I guess I'm glad you guys have found your passion, defending interruption ads. I think the random intrusion of these ads into these otherwise great videos are a pain. And passive acquiescence is how things slowly go to hell. So, I said something.

[@kcstafford2784]

If you have to ask how much it cost most likely you can't afford it...🤠

[@80808O]

But then you can figure out how much to save so you can afford it. Never hurts to have aspirational goals.

[@kcstafford2784]

@@80808O was ment as a joke...my bad sorry...

[@kcstafford2784]

The point is the rudeness of the question....like one can't look for themselves....

[@kcstafford2784]

@@elephantprotector then you was never learned about rude.....topical of younger generations it's sad

[@dolphincliffs8864]

Train high,sleep low.

[@dpwinfla]

Thanks!