BEST KILIMANJARO CLIMBING GUIDE BOOKS
Best Kilimanjaro Climbing guide books – Preparing you for a journey to the Roof of Africa – Trekking Kilimanjaro
A great idea when taking on a new challenge, or indeed visiting a new country, is immersing yourself in relevant literature. You will find that it allows you to experience new environments at a much deeper level.
In this list of best climbing books on Mount Kilimanjaro we have tried to select a wide array of perspectives from experienced climbers to amateurs.
In the list we have included the best Kilimanjaro guidebooks, fantastic personal accounts and memoirs from trekkers, the best Kilimanjaro photography book, as well as a list of our favourite true-story climbing books.
We are confident that you will find a book here that is just right for you.
OUR RECOMMENDED BEST KILIMANJARO CLIMBING GUIDE BOOKS
Mount Kilimanjaro: Trekkers Guide to the Summit
Author: Mark Whitman
This is a remarkable account of a thrilling journey on foot from the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro to the Indian Ocean. Rick Ridgeway, one of the world’s foremost mountaineers and adventurers, offers us a rare view of East Africa as it is today, and how it once was before the incursion of European civilisation, before the balance of its primal wilderness was destroyed.
The book is available for a price of £7.19 from Amazon Kindle.
The Shadow of Kilimanjaro: On Foot Across East Africa
Author: Rick Ridgeway
This is a remarkable account of a thrilling journey on foot from the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro to the Indian Ocean. Rick Ridgeway, one of the world’s foremost mountaineers and adventurers, offers us a rare view of East Africa as it is today, and how it once was before the incursion of European civilisation, before the balance of its primal wilderness was destroyed.
Zombies on Kilimanjaro: A Father/Son Journey Above the Clouds
Author: Tim Ward
An intensely personal journey of a father (Tim Ward) and his 20 year old sons expedition up the slopes of Kilimanjaro. During the climb their relationship develops a touching authenticity as topics of fatherhood, divorce and kept secrets are dealt with. We thoroughly enjoyed this book and know you will too. Highly recommended!
Author: Eva Melusine Thieme
Mother, homekeeper and blogger, Eva Melusine, shares her funny and heart-warming story of climbing Kilimanjaro. If the reviews on Amazon are anything to go by, this book gets two thumbs up for it’s honest and entertaining dialog that is scattered with insightful nuggets of what to expect when climbing Africa’s highest mountain.
In My Wildest Dreams: A Woman’s Humorous Perspective of her Mt. Kilimanjaro Experience
Author: Sue Freeman
We haven’t read this book but the reviews on Amazon are great. Here’s one we like: “I felt like I was on the journey with Sue. The book might be short & a quick read, but it holds so much valuable information & delivered with such a keen sense of humor. It encourages you to meet your next challenge with gusto & wit.” Most of the reviews are admittedly from ladies so perhaps the book is best read by the finer sex.
Kissing Kilimanjaro: Leaving It All on Top of Africa
Author: Daniel Dorr
Here is a Amazon review: “I was in the mood for a good outdoor adventure book that was not far out fiction when someone suggested this book to me. I was not disappointed. The story is well written, the characters were so real they reminded me of several people I know. The descriptions of the scenery were explicit and moving and the occasional humor throughout made this book a great read. The only problem is that now I have to find some money to take my own trip up Kilimanjaro!:-)”
Kilimanjaro Via the Marangu Route: Tourist Route My Ass
Author: Phil Gray
This book caught our eyes as many of the tour operators punt the Marangu Route as the ‘Tourist Route’. Of course there is no such thing and at the end of the day getting your ass up Kili is no easy feat. Described as toilet humour in Amazon we suspect this book is perfect for those who want a really quick read and some fun laughs.
Author: Janice Coy
Here is what Amazon has to say: “A Table on Kilimanjaro is a coming of age story about the nature of success, the realization that every mountain can’t be conquered and every person, even those closest to us, can be a stranger.”
Kilimanjaro: A Photographic Journey to the Roof of Africa
Author: Michel Moushabeck and Hiltrud Schultz
The perfect coffee table photographic journal which has over 200 amazing pictures set to a wonderful narrative about Mount Kilimanjaro. A perfect gift to yourself as a reminder of your time on Kilimanjaro.
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