Kili 2022

In October 2022, a group of finix associates, and clients, headed to Tanzania, to climb Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in the Continent of Africa, one of the seven summits, and at 5,895m it is the tallest freestanding mountain in the world (freestanding means it is not part of a range of mountains, like most mountains are). 

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The team set off from London Heathrow on the afternoon of the 29th Sept to Tanzania, landing on the 30th, after a long trip and a stop in Doha. All 12 of our bags, including all our kit for the climb however, didn't arrive with us in Tanzania - which was a little problematic. 

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Luckily the bags were located, and sent to us just in time, and we started our climb on the Machame route on Kilimanjaro, very late in the afternoon of 1st October 2022. 

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The final early morning ascent was tough, a 7.5 hour climb up a steep and winding route, with a windchill of -17. Added to this, many of those going up were suffering with altitude. Two from our team developed HAPE, and one had HACE due to the high speed of our ascent - and all fully recovered. 

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This route usually takes 6 nights/7 days, however we summited early in the morning on Weds 5th October, meaning we achieved our goal in 3 days, 15 hours, and 31 minutes. 

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Afterwards we went straight down, and back to the hotel, in around 14 hours.