Author Archives: Chatenya Chauhan FRCSEd (Trauma & Orthopaedics)

Having weighed in with then drove down hill to our starting point nearly 45 minutes away. Getting to the first gate was a challenging journey as it had rained overnight and part of the road was quite Muddy. on one occasion we had to disembark our carriage so that it would lighten up the loadContinue reading “First Short Hike From Lemosho Gate”

After a couple of hours we eventually arrived at the weighing in centre at Londorosi Gate at 2250m in altitude. There is a strict limit that porters can only carry 25 Kg. So our supplies and belongings were carefully distributed and each porter the has to be accountable for their bag. Our bags were packedContinue reading “Weighing In”

The following morning have courage arrived. There seems to be plenty of room in this rather large Transporter. There were 14 seats and I wasn’t quite sure whether we would get everybody in as well as all that baggage. Nevertheless we started on a journey. After loading our bags up with drove just under anContinue reading “Trip to the Beginning”

After a day’s rest we then unpacked everything and had everything checked by Justin our tour operator from Evarast. We had a long meeting to go through what we should expect on the first day and how we should pack our bags with a 15kg pack. We had already weighed our packs at home andContinue reading “Preparation”

After a short 35min flight from Nairobi we arrived ahead of time at Kilimanjaro International Airport and my Niruben arrived to take care of us and take us home.

We had a short stay with my wonderful cousin Daxaben who looked after us in grand style. We felt very much at home. And got to see the amazing National Museum and adjoining snake park with its highly animated creatures.

We had packed early and managed to put all our hiking gear in the suitcase so that there were no loose straps. Travelling was lovely thanks to BA Avios enough to go First Class. Arriving in Nairobi in Style and thankfully my nephew was there to take us home.

The Packing was long and well thought out done over a couple of months. Orders from Amazon Decathlon Ebay and GoOutdoors all took time to arrive

Shared route From Lemosho Glades to Crater Camp via Lemosho Rte. 13 hr 30 min (43 km) 1. Walk east on Lemosho Rte towards Shira Evacuation Rd 2. Arrive at location: Shira Camp One 3. Walk south-east on Lemosho Rte towards Shira Evacuation Rd 4. Turn left to stay on Lemosho Rte 5. Arrive at location:Continue reading “Google Maps Hiking Route”