This trek is designed for anyone climbing Kilimanjaro or any other multi day high altitude trek in the next few months.
Skills you will learn and practice: You should have a heart rate monitor on your watch to be able to learn these?
Learn your training rate, max heart rate AND RECOVERY RATE
Learn pacing for summit and pacing for endurance
Use your trekking poles CORRECTLY to maximize their efficiency
How to use your water bladder, backpack and other techniques essential for summit success
Your Instructor Today: Amy
She has climbed and summitted Kilimanjaro, Mt Kenya and Everest Base Camp and been a climbing guide with us for the past 3 years. She is amazing at teaching you these skills, and more in a fun way that you will remember when you need them most. To add to your training, you can camp at the Suhaila Lake Campsite the night before to get practice in a tent and a sleeping bag just like on Kili!
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• Exposure to heights
• Scree
• Not a defined trail
• Involves scrambling over boulders, balance, fitnessThis training will focus on using trekking poles
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5:45 AM Meeting Time
6:00 AM Start the hike
9:00 AM Finish hike3 hours, with the goal of 10k. FAST paced
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We are not including snacks with the training treks as you need to learn
how to manage your own systems and
this is the best way to test themx Eperienced and certified mountain guide (English speaking)
Guides will not ever touch you, pull or push you up, but will coach you to do it yourself.
Guides are fully qualified to assist in any emergency with their advanced first aid skills, and their full first aid kit. -
—Your training watch!
—Trekking Poles
— 2 liters of water and a water bladder
— backpack with waist and chest strap
— Hiking boots
—Snacks for energy that you need to try on the trail
— Shorts or comfortable hiking pants/leggings
— Sun Protection (Hat/Glasses -
Cost: 220 DH + vat Adults
Transportation is available for additional 200 Dh per person
(non refundable)