MOUNTAIN FITNESS FOR ALL CLIMBERS

Mt Kilimanjaro Fitness

Fitness preparation for climbing Kilimanjaro

While it is always good to get fit, here’s no need to go too overboard with fitness preparations for climbing Kilimanjaro. Some guidebooks go into extraordinary detail about fitness regimes. I, however, along with most of the guides and, indeed, the majority of trekkers who have climbed Kilimanjaro all think that most of  these regimes are unnecessary. Why? Simply because the main reason why people fail to reach the summit is due to altitude sickness rather than lack of necessary strength or stamina.

The fitter you are, the more enjoyable your trek up Kilimanjaro. And It’s true that some do fail through sheer lack of fitness, strength and stamina. So anything you can do in the way of training can only help.

Whatever the fitness regime you decide to follow, a few days of walking at some point would be a good thing to do; it won’t improve your fitness to a great degree but it will at least confirm that you can walk for more than a few hours at a time, and for more than one day. Wear the clothes you plan to bring to Kilimanjaro with you – particularly your boots and socks – and carry the daypack that you hope to be carrying all the way to the top of Kibo too.

One more thing: if you’re planning on relying on it on Kilimanjaro, try Diamox before you go to make sure it has no severe adverse reaction on you.)

What is Diamox?

A Trademark for preparations of acetazolamide, a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor used in treatment of glaucoma, epilepsy, mountain sickness, and other conditions.

Preparations for climbing Kilimanjaro

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