Kilimanjaro
We are based at the foot of it. We do not operate summit climbs ourselves, and we can arrange one. This page explains the difference.
Kilimanjaro, honestly
We are based at the foot of it. We do not operate summit climbs ourselves, and we can arrange one with a specialist who does. This page explains why that distinction is not a technicality.
Montero does not operate summit treks. Doing it properly means a dedicated mountain crew, porter welfare systems, high-altitude medical cover and mountain rescue arrangements. We have none of those, and a company that pretends otherwise in order to take a booking is gambling with somebody at 5,000 m.
What we do is contract an operator who has all of it, and handle everything around the climb: the booking, the briefing, the rest day, the flight to the Serengeti afterwards. On Kilimanjaro Climb & Serengeti Victory Fly-In the climbing half is theirs and the rest is ours, and the page says which is which.
We also run the mountain at its base, which is a real holiday rather than a consolation: the forest, the coffee smallholdings on the southern slopes, the Momella lakes under Meru, and scenic flights along the glaciers.
Three ways to do this mountain
What to ask any operator, including ours
Ask how many days. Five is too few on Machame and the success rates show it; seven or eight is the honest minimum.
Ask whether the operator is verified for porter pay, load limits, shelter and food, and ask to see the certificate rather than the logo.
Ask what the evacuation plan actually is, who carries it out, how long it takes from the highest camp, and who pays.
Ask for the operator's own summit success rate by route, in writing. Published industry figures are mostly marketing.
Ask who guides you, how many guides per group, and whether they carry oxygen and a pulse oximeter.
Our disclosure: where we sell a climb we are contracting an operator and earning on the booking. subject to confirmation: name the operator here, with its licence reference and its porter-welfare certification, before the journey is sold.
Tell us what you have in mind.
One conversation with the person who would plan it, and an honest answer about whether we are the right company for the trip.
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