Your Kilimanjaro guides, cook and porters are your greatest asset on the mountain. Quality mountain crew members make for a wonderful time on the mountain, while a mediocre crew can actually put your life in danger. Each of our experienced guides is licensed by Kilimanjaro National Park, speaks fluent English, can perform basic first aid, and is trained in dealing with acute mountain sickness (AMS).
Typically, each of our groups has one guide per two or three climbers, and each climber has three porters. Porters carry all of the team's gear, tents, cooking supplies and water. You'll come to respect these guys by the end of Day 1 of your climb – each porter carries about 20 kg (44 lb) of kit on their back up the mountain!
We discuss the different members of the mountain crew and each one's role in detail in our blog post Kilimanjaro tipping.