Kilimanjaro summit success rates
[NEEDS JOSEPH: your own summit success rate, overall and per route, with how many climbers and which seasons it covers (open question 21).] More climbers reach the summit on the Machame and Lemosho routes, which give your body time to acclimatise. I have reached the summit more than 200 times.
Key facts
- Joseph's overall summit rate
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- Climbers counted
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- Seasons covered
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- Joseph's summits
- More than 200
What is the success rate on each route?
[NEEDS JOSEPH: climbers and summits per route and length. The table below shows the shape; the numbers go in content/data/trip-stats.json so this page and the trip statistics page always agree.]
| Itinerary | Climbers | Reached Uhuru Peak | Success rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machame, 6 and 7 days | [NEEDS JOSEPH] | [NEEDS JOSEPH] | [NEEDS JOSEPH] |
| Lemosho, 7 and 8 days | [NEEDS JOSEPH] | [NEEDS JOSEPH] | [NEEDS JOSEPH] |
| Northern Circuit, 8 days | [NEEDS JOSEPH] | [NEEDS JOSEPH] | [NEEDS JOSEPH] |
| Rongai, 6 and 7 days | [NEEDS JOSEPH] | [NEEDS JOSEPH] | [NEEDS JOSEPH] |
| Marangu, 5 and 6 days | [NEEDS JOSEPH] | [NEEDS JOSEPH] | [NEEDS JOSEPH] |
| Umbwe, 6 days | [NEEDS JOSEPH] | [NEEDS JOSEPH] | [NEEDS JOSEPH] |
Do more days mean a better chance?
[NEEDS JOSEPH: what you see on the 6- versus 7-day Machame, the 7- versus 8-day Lemosho and the 5- versus 6-day Marangu.]
Why do climbers turn back?
[NEEDS JOSEPH: the most common reasons in your experience (altitude sickness, exhaustion, cold, injury, illness), and roughly how often each happens.]
How are these numbers counted?
[NEEDS JOSEPH: what counts as a summit (Uhuru Peak, or the crater rim at Stella or Gilman’s Point), who is counted (every climber who starts at the gate), and which seasons. The method goes on the trip statistics page.]
Why do success rates online vary so much?
[NEEDS JOSEPH: optional. Your honest view of the figures climbers see online, and what to ask an operator about theirs.]
Questions people ask
What percentage of climbers reach the top of Kilimanjaro?
[NEEDS JOSEPH: your own figure, with how many climbers it is based on]
Which Kilimanjaro route has the highest success rate?
More climbers reach the summit on the Machame and Lemosho routes, which give your body time to acclimatise. [NEEDS JOSEPH: your numbers per route]
Do longer itineraries have a higher success rate?
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Why do climbers turn back?
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