information on YPYW SIC Kilimanjaro

Kilimanjaro Challenge
5,895m
Climb to the top of the world’s highest freestanding mountain and the roof of
Africa, on one of the least visited routes, in support of SIC Tanzania.
Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest free standing mountain in the world. Just 200 miles (325 km) from the equator,
Kilimanjaro's glistening peak of snow and ice looms high above the African Great Rift Valley.
Kilimanjaro is a place of myth and legend, this white mountain of the Maasai beckons to adventurers and
travelers from around the world intent on capturing the spirit of Africa's highest mountain. This Challenge
includes a 6 day ascent to the roof of Africa. Starting at Rongai on the Eastern side of Kilimanjaro. This side of the
mountain is relatively dry and has relatively short forest zone. It skirts the base of Mawenzi and then ascends via
Gillman’s Point to Uhuru Peak. The descent is via the Marangu route. The trip is fully supported with spacious
guest tents, mattress and pillow as well as a mess tent with lightweight tables and chairs and all cutlery. Our
trips also include a toilet tent in camp and most importantly knowledgeable professional guides that go through
bi annual training. Our logistics team at our base monitors your trip from start to finish.
This Challenge, to the highest point in Africa, is in support of SIC Tanzania. Funds raised through the challenge
will support SIC Tanzania in their work to limit the impact of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania. Sign up today!
> Climbers during ascent
Your Itinerary
> at a glance
Day
Area
Overview
1
Arusha
Arrive Kilimanjaro International Airport. Meet & greet and transfer to Ilboru Safari Lodge
2
Arusha
Day with SIC Tanzania visiting project sites. Overnight Ilboru Safari Lodge
3
Kilimanjaro
Day with SIC Tanzania visiting project sites. **Full climb and equipment check. Overnight
Ilboru Safari Lodge
4
Kilimanjaro
Begin Kilimanjaro hike. Overnight Simba Camp
5
Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro hike. Overnight Kikelewa Caves Camp
6
Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro hike. Overnight Mawenzi Tarn Camp
7
Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro hike. Overnight Kibo Camp
8
Kilimanjaro
Kilimanjaro hike. SUMMIT. Overnight Horombo Camp
9
Kilimanjaro/Arusha
End Kilimanjaro hike. Transfer to hotel. Celebration dinner.
10
DEPART
Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for departures
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: BASE CAMP
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Upon arrival into Kilimanjaro International Airport you are personally met
and transferred to your accommodation at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Overnight Ilboru Safari Lodge (Dinner)
Day 2: BASE CAMP
After breakfast you will spend the day in the field with SIC Tanzania.
Overnight Ilboru Safari Lodge (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 3: BASE CAMP
You will spend a second day in the field with SIC Tanzania. Before dinner
you are given a comprehensive briefing and equipment check by our Climbs
Managers and guides.
Overnight Ilboru Safari Lodge (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 4: KILIMANJARO / RONGAI
From Arusha we set out in vehicles and drive around Kilimanjaro to the
Eastern side to Nale Moru to register at the gate. Hiking is through farm and
pine plantations and then through afromontane forest. The Rongai trail has
beautiful juniper and olive trees.
Overnight Simba Camp (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 5: KILIMANJARO / MAWENZI
Today there is a steady ascent from First Cave to Second Cave (3450m)
across open grasslands which attract elephant if you’re lucky! From here you
have views of Kibo, the Eastern ice fields on the crater rim, Amboseli and
Tsavo. After lunch you leave the main trail and gead towards Mawenzi. Your
campsite is in a sheltered valley tonight.
Overnight Kikelewa Caves Camp! (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 6: KILIMANJARO / MAWENZI
You hike up towards the jagged pinnacles of Mawenzi and hike up close to
Mawenzi Tarn located right beneath the mountain. The last portion today is
quite steep.
Overnight Mawenzi Tarn Camp (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 7: KILIMANJARO / KIBO
Considered one of the best days on this route, today you cross the saddle
between Mawenzi and Kibo in the alpine desert. The camp is at 4700m and
this afternoon it is time to prepare for the night ascent to the summit!
Overnight Kibo Huts Camp (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 8: KILIMANJARO / SUMMIT / HOROMBO
Most people depart just before midnight for the final summit bid. Patience
and persistence is the name of game to reach the summit and by dawn as
the first rays of light start to appear, most arrive near the rim. Ascending
Kibo volcano via Gilman’s Point (5685m) takes around 6 to 7 hours. It is then
a further 1.5 to 2 hours to the summit, Uhuru peak, the Roof of Africa! What
goes up must come down and you descend into Kibo Hut for refreshment
and refueling. Form here you continue down to Horombo Camp.
Overnight Horombo Camp (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 9: KILIMANJARO / OUT
After breakfast you descend to Marangu Hut and eventually to Marangu gate
where you are picked up and transferred back to your accommodation for a
well deserved shower and celebration dinner.
Overnight Ilboru Safari Lodge (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 10: DEPART
Today you are transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport for
International departures.
(Breakfast) END OF SERVICES
I have to raise $1,000 - where does it go?
The funds you raise through the SIC Your Peak
Your Week Kilimanjaro Challenge will be
distributed by the Peaks Foundation to
Support for International Change (SIC) in
support of Tanzanian women and girls
effected by HIV/AIDS.
SIC is a non-profit organization which aims to
limit the impact of HIV/AIDS in underserved
communities and to train future leaders in
global health and development.
SIC believes that the HIV/AIDS crisis creates
both an imperative to act and an opportunity
to learn. SIC envisions a world where HIV/
AIDS no longer limits length or quality of life
or reduces the social or economic
development of communities, and where
young people learn the skills to address the
health crises of future generations
The SIC approach
SIC was founded in August 2002 with the
dual goals of limiting the impact of HIV/
AIDS in Tanzania and training future
leaders for global health and
development. In the rural communities
where we work, poor infrastructure and
widespread poverty limit access to HIV
testing and prevention services, and leave
people living with HIV socially and
physically isolated from care. Public clinics
provide VCT and antiretroviral medications
in urban centers, but lack of information,
stigma and the costs of transportation all
represent barriers to access and leave
these services beyond the reach of
Tanzania’s rural majority. As a result, HIV
transmission continues, few people are
tested in the villages and many of those
living with AIDS die without accessing
treatment.
In response to this crisis, SIC currently works in rural villages in northern Tanzania, offering a comprehensive set of
community based services to combat HIV/AIDS. SIC supports a Community Health Worker (CHW) Program, a Peer
Educators (PE) Program in secondary schools, community-based health awareness campaigns, and mobile Voluntary
Counseling and Testing (VCT).
Prices
USD $2,795
expedition costs per person
USD $1,000
minimum fundraising for SIC, Tanzania
DATES
August 5th to 14th, 2012
or
January 6th to January 15th, 2013
Includes
Excludes
• Trained Kilimanjaro guides (1: 2 ratio)
• International flights
• 4 x 4 safari vehicles w/ water & drinks
and professional driver guides
• Entry visas
• All relevant Park fees & rescue fees
• Emergency medical evacuation
• Supplemental oxygen & pulse oximeters
• All accommodation and meals as
described in the itinerary
• Items of a personal nature
• Alterations to this itinerary (i.e. if
different accommodations and services
are provided then the price will most
likely vary up or down)
• Airport departure taxes (unless stated)
• Transfers as described in the itinerary
• Laundry
" Drinks on the hike (potable water, tea,
coffee & hot chocolate)
• Beverages in hotels (except those in
your personal safari vehicle)
• Hospital bills and international
evacuation in the event of an
emergency