Sophie Alexander 28/10/2023 Sophie Alexander 28/10/2023

10 Things I Didn’t Know Before Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is one of those trips which you can’t explain to anybody. Your own individual experience and journey will not be the same as anyone else’s. The feelings, emotions and the physical and mental torture that you have to put yourself through to get to the summit, will change the perspective of your entire life.

Sophie Alexander 12/07/2023 Sophie Alexander 12/07/2023

A Packing Guide for Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

A packing guide that will save your life - quite literally.

After six months of planning, researching, training and spending all my mula on equipment and hiking gear, I felt ready to take on the roof of Africa. I remember my mum dragging me around all the typical sports and outdoor shops. ‘Soph, you’ll need a warm jacket, walking boots, gloves, backpack…’ - the list felt endless. To be fair, I was taking on my first, solo hiking challenge and I had to be ready.

Sophie Alexander 28/05/2022 Sophie Alexander 28/05/2022

Mount Kilimanjaro - 8 day Machame Route

In this blog post, I’m going to give you MY experience on the mountain and an in-depth description of each day, trekking the Machame Route. I also have other blog posts on Kilimanjaro - Packing Guide for Kilimanjaro and 10 things I didn’t know before climbing Kilimanjaro. I climbed Kili at the beginning of September 2016 and still to this day, it’s THE best thing I've ever done. I booked the trek through STA Travel and G Adventures - I honestly can't recommend them enough!