Author: TranquilKilimanjaro

A new, independent path to Africa's highest peak was opened by a group of German mountaineers from the firm DAV Summit Club. In 2008, one of the company's top guides, Thomas Laemmle, conducted a route reconnaissance and looked at aerial photographs. Thomas Glacier Route was inaugurated at the end of October 2009 by him, eight guests, three local guides, and a national park official. The Credner glacier connects the west side of Kilimanjaro to the mountain's crater. There were only two access points to Kilimanjaro's crater: Barafu and Kibo Hut, following the closure of Route Western Breach Route in 2005. Thomas Laemmle, a German tour guide, made the smart business decision to create a third route. Thomas thoroughly researched aerial photographs and maps before taking a quick tour of the route. The DAV Summit Club thereafter started assembling a clientele. There were three Tanzanian guides, Thomas, and eight customers in the group. The head ecologist of the National Park Kilimanjaro, Ephraim Mvangomo, joined them at camp Barranco after they had traveled to the top of Meru to acclimate. On October 27, 2009, Thomas Laemmle conducted reconnaissance of the route's rocky wall and ridge leading to the Credner glacier with the help of a local guide named Dismas Marika. There, two pitons and a 25-meter rope were fastened. The next day, the entire party ascended to 4650-meter-high Lava Tower Camp. They are well-rested here and started climbing at 23:30 when the moon was full. It took seven hours to go reach the Credner Glacier's tongue. The glacier's path was difficult to follow since the dried ice was in the shape of calgaspor. The crew took a short break after climbing the glacier for two hours before moving on to journey to the Northern Icefields' ice massif. It was climbed by a

They are considerably more appealing than Chris Moyles and Gary Barlow sweating it out for Comic Relief Justin Timberlake in their attempt to climb Africa's highest mountain for charity. Watch Justin Timberlake till Lupe Fiasco destroys his tent before you smile. Singer Kenna will join rappers Justin Timberlake and Lupe Fiasco in mountain climbing. To bring attention to the clean water shortage, the trio will ascend Mount Kilimanjaro together. Kenna, who was born in Ethiopia, was the one who came up with the idea. He told Elle magazine, "My dad almost perished as a youngster from watery infections." "There are simply too many of my friends who would care about clean water. Perhaps I can assist." Naturally, reaching Africa's highest peak is no easy feat. The six-day journey is frequently attempted by tourists, but because the Tanzanian summit is so high (19,330 feet), altitude sickness is a real danger. The singer's first effort to climb Kilimanjaro was unsuccessful because 5,547 meters (18,200 feet) into the ascent, he discovered an allergy to the medicine he was using to treat altitude sickness. He was fortunate, though, since approximately 10 climbers perish on Kilimanjaro each year. The project is not being treated lightly by Timberlake. He told GQ, "I've been working out four times a week to increase my VO2 [oxygen consumption] levels and open up my lungs." "We'll climb nonstop for a week while toting 30 pounds. It will be quite intense." Due of Timberlake's commitment, Kenna has had to train "in secret". Because Justin is far more physically fit than I am, I won't work out with him, Kenna stated. Meanwhile, Lupe Fiasco has a different set of priorities. "Beating Kenna to the top is part of the incentive," he added. sabotaging his tent, removing the lining from his coat, or

Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, born on May 29, 1967 in Pamplona, Navarre and passing away on May 23, 2008 in Annapurna, Nepal, was a skilled Spanish climber. Throughout his career, he participated in over thirty climbing expeditions in the Himalayas and served as a guide on more than 200 expeditions. Known for his impressive achievements, Ochoa de Olza successfully climbed 12 of the world's 14 highest mountains, including a repeat ascent of Cho Oyu, all without the use of supplemental oxygen. He firmly stood against the use of oxygen in mountaineering, expressing his belief that relying on it made climbers more like astronauts or scuba divers than alpinists. Tragically, he succumbed to pulmonary edema in May 2008 while attempting to climb Annapurna, which would have been his 13th eight thousander. Ochoa and his climbing partner, Horia Colibășanu, were making their way up to the peak of Annapurna when they were met with hazardous weather conditions, prompting them to stop their ascent. Additionally, Ochoa had sustained frostbite to his hands, further necessitating a pause in their climb. As they descended the mountain, Ochoa collapsed and experienced a seizure near Camp 4 on Annapurna. Following his family's wishes, his body remains at an altitude of 7,400 meters on the mountain. In the morning of May 23, 2008, the strong Spanish mountaineer Inaki Ochoa de Olza tragically lost his life on the South Face of Annapurna, one of the renowned 8000m peaks in the Himalayas. The news was revealed by the Spanish newspaper Diario de Navarra, detailing the mountaineer's struggle at 7400m amidst unfavorable weather conditions. Ochoa's health deteriorated rapidly due to brain damage and pulmonary edema, ultimately leading to his passing at 8.45 am. In a heartbreaking turn of events, Swissman Ueli Steck, who had brought medication, was unable to save him