CLIMBING KILIMANJARO - The Hardest Thing I've Done
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For 5 days and 4 nights we climbed Mount Kilimanjaro via the Marangu Route. It was pitch black and snowing most of the night and unfortunately not everything went to plan.
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Congrats! I was fortunate enough to spend my 63rd b-day on Kili's summit with my oldest daughter.
Hi raven. Planning to do this to celebrate my 60th. Thanks for proving it’s possible! 💚
@@fayjones572 how did you do?
Thats fabulous. I'm quickly approaching that age. Love for one of my kids to come with me.
Thanks for this great video. I did the exact same route in March 1992 with my wife and 2 good friends when we were 30. It is pleasing to see how little it has changed. With 1 big exception. We 4 and our guide were the only people at the top, maybe because we were slow and late to arrive, although I suspect there are more trekkers now than then. Also we did not have any snow (or rain). I think we were very lucky.
This video brought back some great memories. But like you I found it to be the hardest thing I have ever done. The slog to Kibo Hut was hard work and the summit day was miserable but simultaneously one of the best days of my life. I have actually found it to be quite life changing in that I now know I have reserves I never previously suspected. I often draw on my memory of this challenge when I am struggling with something.
To anyone contemplating this climb, just do it! But do some training as the fitter you are the more you will enjoy it. Or the less you will hate it. Just remember that however hard you find it, if you succeed you will have the memory of the achievement for your whole life. Not a bad return for a 3 day stroll plus 2 days hard work.
Loved this video! I climbed on the Macheme route when I was 41 back in 2015. Kilimanjaro is hard! So proud of you Jordan! Welcome to the club!
Congratulations on reaching the top! Huge achievement. Watching this from my desk at work in the UK on my lunch break, as I have been doing for the past number of years. Vegas for your 30th?!
Well done again for this awesome adventure for you guys. Thanks for sharing.
Congrats on this EPIC climb and video! Hats off!!!
Cheers guys!
Doing this later this year. I hope to make it summit. Your courage and boldness has me inspired.
Amazing video! Love your videos in general, but this was special. In 2015 I did the Machame route (7 days) for a TV program in the Netherlands. As the producer I walked up that mountain with 6 visually impaired persons and 2 blindfolded hosts. It was the best experience ever and I would do it all again tomorrow. Thanks for sharing this amazing video and keep up your amazing work! I hope, looking back, you've enjoyed your time on that magical mountain as much as I did. All the best!
Hey Jord this is probably one of the best from you I’ve seen, Happy Belated Birthday 🎂 and I’m watching from Australia 🇦🇺
Thanks Dion - appreciate the wishes!
TheLifeOfJord omg thanks for the reply!
Unbelievable mate :) thats truly amazing. you have all of my admiration! watching from London!
Thanks Mike :)
Well done Jord. Can't imagine how difficult that must have been. Perhaps I'll do it one day, but for now I'll continue my hiking here in Montreal, Canada.
Keep the videos coming. Your previous videos have convinced me to head to Thailand & the Philippines in March/ April 2019. Thanks!
Awesome to hear! Thanks!
Congratulations! Fantastic to watch this. A good friend is climbing next week for a hospital charity in the UK. A very worthy cause as his little boy almost died and would have not survived without the specialist equipment that saved his life. His mum, my best friend is so worried about her son doing this, but I can honestly say that I will show her this to give her some reassurance that you’re looked after so well all the way to the top and that help is immediate should you need it like Olivia did. Well done Olivia for trying. Not many can say they’ve climbed Kilimanjaro, even if not all the way to the top; but YOU CAN 🤗 good lass, congratulations. Thank you for filming this, it’s very reassuring and fantastic to see what it’s like. I’ll be able to be with Carl in my dreams now!
Wishing my friends son all the luck in the world on such a fantastic adventure for such a worthy cause. Good luck Carl 🤗🤗🤗👍🏻👏🏻💕
Great effort from both of you. Olivia don't feel disappointed with yourself - you are young enough to come back and be more prepared. It is a shock to the system when elevating to high altitudes. I got ill traveling in the Himalaya many years ago because I was not aware of the altitude/thinness of air/strength of the sun, etc. I thought I was invincible...but in reality I was poorly prepared!
Congratulations... I am also dreaming to climb Mt Kilimanjaro, thanks for sharing your experience
I totally enjoyed the last three videos
(NK, Dhaka and now Mt Kili)
Will watch more of ur travel vids!!
I am Tanzanian, watching from Switzerland. Missing home now,,,pole pole, kaka. Asante sana
Matitu_jr ...njoo nyumbani boy
Well done Jordan! An incredible effort but the end result is worth it isn't it. My knees are worn out from stuff like this over the years but still remember the thrill of the high mountains. We're watching from Tennant Creek in the NT of Australia.
Watching from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania! We're planning on hitting Kili in the next two years. First Everest Base Camp!
Literally been waiting for this for weeks 😆 love to do this climb one day!
Then you will :) It was tough but definitely do able, just do some more prep than us haha
A gift to yourself, Happy Birthday to you Jordan, greeting from here in the Philippines!
Well done, man! I did Kili last year (Lemosho 7 days) and it was a solid challenge for sure. Congrats of making it to the top of the world!
Next up K2 :) then Annapurna III
Great vlog of your climb. Congrats. I climbed Feb 2019. Awesome experience.
This was a proper adventure mate! crazy.. shame Olivia couldn't make it but sure she still had a great time, fellow Brit here watching from Houston Texas :D
It was nuts! And yes, she did her absolute best and that's all you can do.
enjoyed every minute of your doccie. you have captured me and put me inside your experience. that's brilliant man. i am doing Kili this September. Will post my story here for you to check out. Thanks for the inspiration.
job well done.. great video.. keep up the good work
2019 Im watching this in South Africa!! Nice Doci
Watching from St Louis, Missouri USA. What an amazing way to celebrate another year of life. Well done Jord and Olivia
What to do for next year now!
Great video. It's always advised to take the Northern circuit, it's longer (9 days) but great for acclimatization, resulting in the highest success rates than all other routes, May be Olivia could've made it
congratulations to both of you what a epic journey,!!!... olivia your so brave for getting to where you did i hope you feel proud of yourself.... hopefully in the future ill do something like this too xx
If you really want to, then you will :)
yes i will :)
Jordan, you’ve done it again!! What an amazing experience, btw i’ve been watching it on my tv while chatting on my phone😂
Thanks man and good to chat to you too!
Wow. Congratulations brother and welcome again. I live here Marangu Village.
I'm watching from Malaysia! Great vlog by the way! Very cool to see this hike vicariously through you.
Thanks for the support!
Awesome video! I am wanting to do the Machame route in January for my 28th birthday. May I ask what guide company you went with?
Did Machame route in 2008..what a difference, buildings and everything up their now..would like to do it again sometime
Yesss, excited for this one! The music kick in at 5:12 is really great. :D
Cheers mate!
Congratulations, Jord!...A memorable adventure.. and i`m so sory for Olivia!
Thanks Ina!
That's quite a journey! Must have been really tough doing that trek while coping with the altitude sickness
its natural surroundings are so beautiful
Great video! Its a shame that Olivia didnt make it but im sure she will next time :) altitude can be very hard im some people and its just something that you get used to the more you are exposed to it. But congrats for making it to the summit Jord! Cant wait to see the video when you summit everest ;) haha
Well done mate that looked epic and challenging. I miss Tanzania big time.
Thanks Thomas!
Thank you very much for that video! :)
Hi Jord that was an amazing climb, I don't think I could do it! Watching from Port Orchard, Washington.
If you think you can’t do it , you probably can’t mate
I climbed Kilimanjaro the 7th of august. And its quite funny coming home to watch this video, because i too rentet a lot of my stuff at Gladys Adventure and im 99½% certain i rented the hat you wore on your trip as well.
Double congratulations l did Kilimanjaro Machame Route 3 weeks ago !!!
Congratulations to you too then!
i also did machame this summer. some of the steep bits of machame made this route look alot more siimple in a way :) congrats
Lots of Coca Cola on the way?
On a serious note, how many days did you spend on the Mountain to acclimatize and did you take Diamox?
What a great video really enjoyed watching it. You should be very proud.
Thanks Laura :)
Happy birthday Jord! what a way to celebrate it. too bad Olivia wasnt able to make it to the top but she was with you and that's what matters most. 😉
Completely. Thanks Victoria :)
Interesting!!I can not wait to see the videos!!
Can't wait to share it with you!
Greetings from Bucharest!
Thank you for such an honest re-cap. I went in September 2018
It is true that they only accept $100 cash for visa upon arrival?
I'm jealous. Hope to climb this one day. Watching from Lithuania. 👍
Me ....be my guest ( kuwa mgeni wangu) ...find me on facebook... Kechbow Yusuf Kechbow... Tanzanian
Yeah! And maybe if you are lucky you'll get the chance to dance kombaye.
nice video dude. happy birthday btw
Wow dude your gf is stunning and pretty tough, thats actually your biggest accomplishment.
what trek company did you use? i think i may have missed that
Great job Amazing
Oh my that was a hard climb.I feel for Olivia.I was expecting to see a scenic view once you get to the top.congratulations you had just conquered that mountain.Love fr PH
..... wow!! thanks for the post. I am climbing the Kilimanjaro before the end of nxt year...Mt Kenya first
Jordan best video you've done. Las Vegas
Thanks pal!
Man I gotta do this as soon as possible!
Your welcme!...He is in my country😻😻
Watching from Gloucestershire england!
What tour company did you go with? I didn't realise you could stay in huts. I thought it was just tents. Great video. Well done on reaching the top
So funny am watching this on the 25th! Happy birthday I guess! I live in Uganda, looks like a good experience
Oh man, you had the same weather conditions (and no view) towards and up on the top :-( as we did Oct 2019
I did whiskey route (machame) end of July! Definitely the best hike and would love to do it again someday! ☺️ pole pole! ☺️
Karibu again
Kayla Simmons karibu
@@emanuelminja8750 asante sana! :p
@@heys4425Hakuna matata
Karibu tena Kili
Thank you Jordan for the video
next year 2021 me too I will go there for enjoyment
See u there 😂😂😂
Will see you there 😂😂😂
@@mpumekamavezi722 yeah dear I'm on the way
15:10 finally, Tanzania! I always thought it would be a good idea to build structures at the last camp grounds ...incase of an emergency or severe altitude sickness. Mount Everest is just a grave yard of people; who ran into weather systems; not a lack of experience or health issues.
There are quite a few deceased on Everest who severely lacked experience as many, many other climbers there do. I am specifically thinking of one woman in particular that I saw footage of her Sherpa showing her how to put on her crampons and other mountaineering basics. She died on her decent. People like her, complete beginners, or other weak climbers, put the other climbers (and more importantly the Sherpas) in danger by creating huge traffic jams. When that weather system rolls in people can't get out because of someones lack of experience.
Or the 60+ year old Indian man who killed himself and almost killed his 16 year old Sherpa, who was lucky to have only lost all his fingers to frost bite. Due to negligence and lack of experience.
Nice video bro... i cant wait to do the same thing .... 😎😎😎
Well done you should be so proud.
I was there in August.. same route... congrats! My group hit a 50mph ice and windstorm summit night.. so wicked and crazy.. of 13 of us... 6 of us continued on and 7 had to turn back. Glad you had an epic time! Summit and back down was ridiculous 16 crazy hours!
Stacy Feldman .....so great... you reached... I can't believe it ....welcome again ( Karibu)
Why did they turn back? I've bought all Expedition gear in preparation for terrible weather so I don't get cold.
Did you just do it or did you train? Did you take the altitude pills? Did you go to altitude and stay for two weeks before the climb? Did you physically train (run, bike, long hikes, etc.) for a few months? What were the temperatures at the bottom and the top?
I hope to make this one day, Jordan!
Go! With us www.troaa.com
Thank you for sharing this experience with us, it's so inspirational and what an amazing way to celebrate your birthday!!!🎉 Watching from Boston UK🏔️
Thanks for the support - now for planning next year's birthday!
Thank you for sharing this. Hoping Olivia recovered well. The altitude can be surprising for sure.
Can I ask who you traveled with when you climbed killi? I didn’t know you could stay in huts on the climb. Great video too.
Would love to know this too :) We're in the process of comparing various companies to do the trek with!
I don't think it's about the agency. It's more about the route. I guess the rongai route offers huts while the others not.
Good nice
I'm climbing it this Christmas but I'm only 14... any tips?
Would you ever consider walking a trail that took several weeks to finish? Why? Or Why not?
Poly poly hardest challenge I've ever done also great experience.
Great video, shame about the large entourage and the endless noise coming from a large group of people. Such a beautiful hike, it would have been nice to enjoy some of it in relative quiet!
Top of Kilimanjaro and it’s still got tourists everywhere. What an anticlimax that would be
Epic Jordon
Cheers!
Can anyone tell me how much experience u need to climb killi?
Watching it from Karimnagar,India
That must have been a very difficult call with Olivia being so ill. Certainly memorable, well done to both of you.
Thanks Joff!
Great job and congrats. Curious as to which company you used...Thanks, from Los Angeles.
A company called Gladys Adventure - they were great!
Check out green paw adventure! They’re absolutely amazing!
@@TheLifeOfJord Thank you
@@heys4425 Thank you
Such a shame I have never been to Mount Kilimanjaro and am a travel youtuber from Tanzanian . Kept my reminder on already
I'm sure you will one day! Awesome, looking forward to watching it with you.
Adventure man
Defo
Breave! Olivia Breave!
Congratulations! Turns out we share a birthday 😂
Try climbing Mount Everest
What month did you hike?
Hello , am Jairos your warm Welcome to Tanzania, a land of unparalleled beauty and endless adventure! As the high season begins, we extend our warmest greetings and welcome you with an open arm .
Amen brother! I had the same experience as you. Completely exhausted . Took me till 11am to Summitt.
Altitude sickness is real! Best wishes from North Carolina, USA.
Definitely.
i used to know a tanzanian social work student she love thi scholastic isaya
I was fortunate enough to climb kilimanjaro this year with my friends it was a lovely and a terrible experience at the same time...people there were astonished when they were told that we were in 9th grade and they believed that we'll not be able to summit kilimanjaro...but dude we did it. We are the first youngest group to scale kilimanjaro
Holy shit that’s a lot of people urgh. Did it in 2014 and was only 4 of us within eyesight at the top. Madness.
Im going to live near Moshi at Mwika for a Year now at the end I am going to go up
Hi jord which is your most fvt country
Hard to say! But I loved Tanzania :)
@@TheLifeOfJord thanxx so much 🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿
My son made the climb a few weeks ago and said it was definitely the hardest thing he’s ever done.
How come u haven’t visited Pakistan, its a great country with excellent hospitality and K2 is there too
I was suppose to make a trip to Mt Kili this year. However, when I learned that the $100 visa must be in cash, I went to the Mediterranean to enjoy sunshine & beaches instead. What kind of government only accept cash for visa upon arrival? not even Cambodia.
where did you learn that?
@@matitu_jr5035 in one of the Mt Kili travel channel on TH-cam. Even corrupted countries like Combodia or Turkey didn't cost $100 in cash for visa upon arrival.
Try Mt Kenya...much more challenging...