New Lemosho / Northern Circuit Route with a descent through Mweka
7 days trek – 70.8km
The new Lemosho means more time acclimatising and experiencing the jungle
If it is a new one means that there is an old one however both are the Lemosho route we call it nature trail because of some reasons. Both the Lemosho trail begins the western side of the mountain from day one of the trek and the first campsite set up under forest canopy the camp called Big tree/forest campsite or” Mti Mkubwa” Swahili means. This is very beautiful if you want to enjoy a daily walk while on the Kilimanjaro trek can’t feel bored as the second day start a hike along the forest before approaching treeless to Shira 1 campsite also this side of the mountain has great weather and beautiful sceneries even though weather is unpredictable, another gratification is to have a night at Shira 1 campsite is the initial point of Shira plateau. The walk over plateau following next day to Moir camp where new Lemosho route start from this point then facing Northern side of Mountain a couple of day before summit from northeast side and then descent to southern side “Mweka trail”
Day 1 ; Arusha hotel to Lemosho gate to Mti Mkubwas
Distance 4.8 km : Altitude gain 390 m
The first day on Kilimanjaro begins at the Lemosho gate (2,389 m)
Your first night on Kilimanjaro will be spent camped at Mti Mkubwas (2,785 m), also known as Big Tree Camp, and Forest Camp.
Day 2; Mti Mkubwas to Shira 1 camp
Distance 7.9 km : Altitude gain 713 m
After breakfast the trek departs from Mti Mkubwas (2,785 m)
The second night on Kilimanjaro is spent at Shira 1 camp (3,504 m).
The landscape here is amazing
Day 3; Shira 1 camp to Moir camp
Distance 9.8 km : Altitude gain 656 m
Moir camp (4,160 m) offers a quieter camp than the alternative Shira 2 camp. Moir camp is reached by ascending steeply from the Shira plateau.
Moir camp is wild and rugged and beautiful. You will really be aware of being in the mountains.
After arriving at the camp there will be a short but very important acclimatization excursion. This short walk gains a further 200 m of exposure before returning to the camp for dinner.
Day 4; Moir camp to Pofu camp to 3 rd cave camp
The distance covered is longer than previous days, however the height gained and lost is lower.
Distance 17 km : Altitude lost 224 m : (Ascent to 4,470m to the top of the ridge then descent to 3,936m (Descent 534m)
Moir camp: 4,160 m
Pofu camp (4,033 m)
3rd cave camp:3,936 m
is lower than Moir camp (4,160 m) but there is still some climbing up and down on the trek.
The views of Kilimanjaro and into nearby Kenya are spectacular.
It is not uncommon to find tracks left by antelope (“Pofu” in Swahili) – the Taurotragus oryx can weigh up to 900 Kg.
kilimanjaro northern facing trail
Day 5; 3rd Cave camp to School hut base camp
Distance 4.8 km : 4,717 m Altitude gained (781m)
Weather dependent there are incredible views of Mawenzi peak (5,149 m).
Here also joint of Rongai trail
Day 6; From School hut camp to UHURU peak via a junction with Kibo huts route and then down to Mweka camp or High camp
Our awareness will be more professional by the head guide should set up a pace and assures all climbers enjoy their walk what you have just one foot front of others and often head guide has come closer to ensure every climber in the group is fine and health as is the only one who often been trained to represent Utaalam Guides and to ensure that each climber and crew are in the safety and healthy condition, especially on this summit day, be free to share any information concerning with your health, of course, will make easy to our guides to give more attention for safe summit successfully
In addition, UTAALAM GUIDES has more experienced that not every climber is capable of pushing themself with his/her own stuff all the way up and down so by that means we arranged differently assistance of summit day not by pushing you to go the summit not really just put in more attention and safety awareness to every climber especially in the big group or the family group, however, the number of guides determined with a number of clients in the group if you solo/single should have one guide, Two/couple up to Four clients should have two guides and Five to seven should have three guides means that one, is the head guide and the rest, are assistants guides according to park rule and UTAALAM GUIDES has gone far and arrange to have extra experience and retrained to be a guide in future should be added to the team especially on summit day for more assistance required transparent to look after clients. I am sure that from the beginning of the trek to this time already make a great friend for sharing the experience with a high vision to make dreams happen.
In frankly be free to trust our professionally trained and knowledgeable lead guide who experienced and specialized in the mountain climbing our mountain staff
Distance;1.9km to Kibo huts route plus 4km to UHURU peak (5.9km in total); altitude gained;457 into Kibo hut route, plus 721m to UHURU peak(1178m total)
School hut camp; 4717m/15,476ft
Kibo huts junction; 5174m/16,975ft
Hans Meyer cave; 5259m
Duration; 2.5hours to Kibo huts junction plus 5.5hours to UHURU peak
AFTER SUMMIT
From UHURU peak to Barafu hut and Mweka camp
After summit achievement then mostly walk back to Stella Point and then from here cut straight ski-run down which are optional of the gentle descent on the right-hand side this descent is quite steep down when you take a shortcut way down to Barafu camp to escape zig-zag way going up and sometimes easy way down but not only that if you are not experiencing that before to descent along the loose sands or snows. Do not hesitate to ask your guide for more help which could be accompanied or follow the zig-zag way down slowly safe.
Distance; 11.5km; altitude lost 2789m
Duration; 4 to 5hours
Barafu hut; 4662m/15,295ft
Millennium /High camp; 3827m/12,556ft
Mweka camp; 3106m/10190ft
The entire descent takes about 2hours from Stella point if you take the fast route coming down.
The zone is snowy and experiences snowfall along the ice fields receives no rainfall but only graupel during the rain season Best time to climb
People use to summit during the night as the ground is hard/ combated not loose to enable firm catching the beautiful array of the sunrise, very cool, easy breath…
Day 7; From Mweka camp to Mweka gate
Distance; 9.1km; altitude lost;1473m
Duration; 3 to 3.5hours descent to Mweka gate
Mweka camp; 3106m/10,190ft
Mweka gate;1653m/5423ft
Finally from this camp walking will begin on the very pretty forest trail alive with birdsong and flowers and authorities have decided to build steps on the steep parts which we are sure is good for combating erosion through cloud forest then around 2 hours you will find yourself walking on the start of the 4WD track down to the gate which takes 45 minutes away.Sign out Mweka gate then drive to Moshi town center for lunch about 40 minutes to the restaurant before the drive back to outpost lodge for last night stay and the trek completed and then come after the next plan which depending