Summiting Kilimanjaro (pt.II) | Reaching the SUMMIT! + 5 TOP TIPS...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 พ.ค. 2022
- How to prepare for the physical and mental reality of summiting Mount Kilimanjaro, with 5 TOP TIPS, and a day-to-day GUIDE of what to expect in approach to, and after, summit night.
This in-depth and extensive video covers;
-The HEALTH AND SAFETY measures and equipment for summit night
-What to expect from SUMMIT NIGHT, including SYMPTOMS you may experience and what MEDICATION to pack
-The unbelievable PANORAMIC VIEWS from the peak
-Trekking through the RAINFOREST and seeing MONKEYS AND LIZARDS
-The DISTANCE and ELEVATION you’ll be trekking each day
-The different CLIMATES AND TERRAINS you’ll pass through
-The FOOD you’ll eat for every meal, including the VEGETARIAN options
-FUN FACTS about the awesome wildlife and plants you’ll hopefully get to see on Africa’s highest free standing mountain.
TIME STAMP GUIDE:
00:19 - Recap
01:02 - Day 5
04:33 - Day 6
12:32 - Day 7
23:53 - Day 8
DAILY BREAKDOWN:
Day 5 - (Continued from Part 1) Health and safety briefing, equipment demonstrations, discussing symptoms and medication. (Top Tips #1, #2)
Day 6 - Trekking through difficult weather conditions in the alpine desert to base camp (Kibo), daytime sleeping in preparation for a midnight start. (Top Tips #3, #4, #5)
Day 7 - Summit night, the sunrise, the descent from the summit, trekking on to our final camp (Horombo Huts).
Day 8 - Tipping our team, trekking through the rainforest to our exit gate (Marangu Gate), seeing monkeys, lizards, and waterfalls, enjoying our final feast on the mountain, driving back to the hotel, receiving our summit certificates, waving goodbye to our team, heading home.
FILMING:
Filmed with: Sony A6500 & Go Pro Hero 7 white
Dates of filming: 12th-21st April 2022
TRIP:
Tour Operator - KE Adventure Travel
Route - Rongai Route
Lovely series of videos! So informative and realistic, almost feels as if I was there with you guys and now know what’s it like climbing Kili, which of course I don’t…yet…but your videos were so helpful!
Thank you!
Looking forward to watching more from you!
Thank you so much, that's exactly what I was aiming to achieve so I really appreciate that!
Thanks for all of your tips and sharing your vulnerability.
Thank you for watching!
Just returned after a successful summit. Thanks for the tips and videos Sam. It really does show the endeavour especially in the night. sunrise over Meru is wonderful isn't it? The spirit of my mum carried me through the toughest times. Thanks once again
That's amazing, congratulations!! I really appreciate you taking the time to come back to my video and leave me this comment, that's absolutely made my day, thank you. The sunrise is spectacular, isn't it?! How did you find summit night?
You feel the spirit of loved ones so much in that environment. And your mum experienced the whole thing through your eyes ❤️
Thanks for coming back so soon Sam. I won't lie, summit night was the hardest thing I've done and the hardest thing I'll ever do physically. I'm 66 and was diagnosed with leukemia a couple of years ago. I wasn't about to let that define me and am beating it. Every step was slow but I played every mind game in the book;counting steps, singing songs in my head, thinking about all the friends and family that had put their faith in me. The guides were worried that I was breathing hard but in truth I out of all my group never suffered any AMS at all. Not so much as a tiny headache so it was just hard breathing and needed lots of breathers. I told them to take it as slow as they could and I'd make it. Thankfully I did!, and when I say I saw lots of young guys being retired back down, it just spurred me on with my mum and my wife with me every step. The absolute relief when we reached Stella Point and I knew the rest of the way to Uhuru was just a slow but gradual plod. Then it was just that dusty descent with the heat building up and layers coming off. I got a cheer from my group when I was the last one back which was lovely.
You're tips were so helpful and I'm recommending the packing as the most comprehensive out there. At least you can choose what to leave out or include with nothing left to chance. I've family friend who's going to plan this for her honeymoon so I'll be sure to point her in your direction as no other packing list mentions things like sanitary towels or thrush cream( which I did take in case of fungal infections sleeping in sweaty clothes etc). As I was born in Kenya, Tanzania will always have a special place in my heart and I can't wait to visit again. Thanks again. so many people made this possible including people like yourself with their selfless time and advice. All my love and best wishes to you. The world needs more people like you and porters and guides. xx@@theworldwithsam
@@eddiealexander5276 oh my goodness! Wow, that's an even more amazing achievement, well done! Yes, the slower you do it, the better. There were points where we were taking 3 steps at a time and then pausing to catch our breath for a minute before taking another 3 steps. But, taking it at the right pace for your body is SO important. You did amazingly, you should be so proud!
Thank you so much for your feedback about my video series, I feel genuinely delighted that it's helped someone out so much. I wanted to try and capture the entire experience as raw and real as possible, and being that I also watched hundreds of packing videos before I went, I also wanted to try and create a very thorough, informative video myself. I'm so glad you've found the videos helpful, and are happy to recommend them to others, that's very much appreciated!
Thanks sam, best of luck for future travels and i look forward to seeing more vids over the years xx
I may get my friend Charlotte to contact you re tips and advice if thas ok? xx
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This is amazing! 👌🏻❤️
Awesome video! Glad you guys made it to the summit. I've been watching many Kilimanjaro vlogs and plan on doing this myself in the near future God willing!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed watching! Oh, you definitely should, it's such an amazing experience!
well done young lady, well done everyone with you! cant wait till June '23
Thank you! Ooh good luck with your adventure!
This is amazing!!! Thank you so much! I am heading in two months. I still haven’t booked my guide yet. Who did you go with?
Thank you for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it! We went with KE Adventure Travel, I highly recommend them, they were super helpful and we had a dedicated team member who was in full contact with us any time of the day right the way up to leaving!
Great videos! I’ve just returned from the Roof of Africa myself a couple weeks ago, having done the same Rongai route. Your video took me right back to that special place! I too did not have the best cell service…Job well done! Cheers!
Amazing, well done! How did you find it?
Thanks for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I wanted to try and capture the full real experience of the trek, and now whenever I watch this back, I feel like it takes me straight back on that whole journey again, which I love! Amazing memories!
Very nice videos and pedagogic. Did you had any sickness due to altitude?
Thank you, glad you enjoyed watching! I did, yes. Fortunately, I wasn't physically sick, but I felt very ill and suffered with bad headaches and feelings of faintness. I didn't take any altitude tablets, though!
good job Sam .
Thank you!
Great video! Going there this September. Thanks for many useful tips:)
Oh how exciting! I'd love to go back again. I hope you have the most amazing time! (P.S. be sure to watch the first part of this video series if you haven't already!)
Great video, i watched parts 1 and 2! What is the name of the company please? Thanks!
@@brendaescalante3473 thank you, glad you enjoyed them! The company we used was KE Adventure Travel. Highly recommend them, they were super helpful in the lead up to our trip, and our team over in Tanzania were the most incredible people!
This looked fantastic! Well done sam, your dad would be very proud. Well done to all the other ladies and the guides seemed fantastic. Could I ask who did you book this trip with please? Do you have a link? I would love to give this a go one day. :)
Many thanks in advance.
Thank you for these series videos of Kilimanjaro. Very helpful and so so fun and lively!
I have a plan to go too. Can I ask which tour agency you went with?
Thank you for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed them! We used KE Adventure as our tour operator, highly recommend!
I have watched quite a few videos from othe r climbers since climbing it myself in July and I really like the way you filmed and edited this one. You really captured the experience well.
I think crying must be connected to the altitude. A girl who climbed with us struggled on the final ascent but was determined to make it so the doctor and a few porters stayed with her. When she finally arrived at the rim (Stella Point) about 45 minutes behind us when we had been to the peak and come back, I cried watching her force herself up the final 50m a step every 5 seconds with the porters and guides singing to her to encourage her. I noticed at least two more of the men also trying to hide their tears :-)
Thank you, really appreciate that!
Oh wow. Yes, it's definitely an emotional experience. One stand out moment for me was when we reached the summit and one of our guides got down on his knees and prayed to the sky. That set a few of us off crying!
Our group made it up at slightly staggered times too, but thankfully not too far apart so we could all celebrate at the top together, which was nice. I think 50% of our group cried on the way up.
A couple of the porters stayed behind with me and another girl as were took our time going back down due to feeling ill/uneasy. The whole time they were positive as anything, encouraging us but not pressuring us, they truly were the perfect guides.
Amazing well done! Very random question but to charge your phone did you just have one powerbank for the entire time? and did it last you?
Thank you! Yes, I took one 20,000mAh power bank with me and that kept my phone and both my cameras going for the whole duration of the trek! But, I did turn my phone off during the day when I wasn't using it.
If you haven't already, check out my Kilimanjaro Packing Video, I explain everything I took with me on the trek in a good bit of depth (including the power bank!)
Hi. Great series, really enjoyed that. Are you able to do a gear list of what you carried? I'm planning to go this december.
Thank you! Yes this is something I'm working on at the moment so as soon as it goes live, I'll share it with you :) Good luck on your adventure! Be sure to subscribe to my channel!
Hey there! I've just published my 'Kilimanjaro - What To Pack' video if you'd like to take a look! Hopefully it helps! th-cam.com/video/MFVQD1QKHAc/w-d-xo.html
@@theworldwithsam That is a perfect one! Thank you & greetings from Czechia
Been having a bit of a hard time figuring out just how challenging the climb is. Would you consider yourself an avid hiker? Any additional explanation would be appreciated.
I hadn't done any hiking at all prior to booking the trip! I started using a treadmill on a steep incline and also a stairs climber, aiming to complete about 20-30 minutes on each machine on the hardest setting, though it took a lot of building up to this! Our group began doing hikes around Snowdonia, of varying difficulty, sometimes on a weekly basis, sometimes fortnightly, sometimes less. The first few hikes I found quite difficult and exhausting, but I definitely noticed a huge change in my fitness as I carried on with the training. The hiking on Kilimanjaro, for the most part, isn't difficult. It isn't particularly steep, it's more that you need stamina as you're walking for a few hours per day. None of our group struggled at all with the daily Kili walks as you have plenty of stops, usually every hour or so, but summit night admittedly was very difficult as that is very steep and due to the lesser oxygen, your body finds climbing much tougher. You'll be walking up an almost vertical incline for about 5-8 hours. It's definitely do-able, just needs some good will power!!
@@theworldwithsam really appreciate your help. I hike fairly often once or twice a week in the Appalachians but don't have exposure to the extreme altitude and Kilimanjaro seems like a good place to start since it doesn't require alpine skills.
@@jabawaki365 if you're used to hiking then you'll be fine with the daily hikes up Kili! Some of our group took altitude sickness tablets, some of them found the summit easier, some of them still found it difficult, so I can't exactly say whether I recommend the medication or not. In terms of impact that the altitude had on me as I was climbing, it wasn't particularly unbearable, just rather unpleasant. I had a bad headache, felt sick, and also felt quite faint at times, but that could've also been influenced by the lack of sleep, general fatigue from the trekking, or even the change in diet. Oddly, once I reached the summit and felt the euphoria of making it to the top, my symptoms almost magically faded away so I think it's mostly a mind-over-matter situation!