Trailblazer Guide Books

Trailblazer Guides are produced by people who know exactly what information is needed - not just to get from A to B but to be entertaining as well as informative.
 - The Great Outdoors

At 5895 metres (19,341ft) Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest mountain. Yet with no mountaineering skills necessary to reach the summit, even non-climbers can experience the thrill of climbing one of the world’s greatest peaks. Taking you from the dusty plains of East Africa through jungle and moorland to the glacier-clad summit, this is one of the most beautiful and challenging treks there is.

• Comprehensive trail guide and maps (now with GPS waypoints)  to the six major routes: Machame, Marangu, Rongai (Loitokitok), Lemosho, Shira and Umbwe – by a writer who’s climbed them all
• City guides – where to stay, eat and what to see en route to Kili in: Dar es Salaam, Nairobi, Arusha, Moshi and Marangu
• Planning your trip and booking a trek – when to go, what to take, how to book your trek: extensive reviews of trekking agencies
• Mount Meru – a popular pre-Kilimanjaro trek
• Background information – comprehensive history, geology, climate, flora and fauna, plus cultural information on the Chagga people
• Health and safety on Kilimanjaro
• Green trekking – minimizing your impact
• Porters’ rights – how you can help