Climb Mt Meru
Summits Africa runs professionally organised
and led Mt Meru hikes. Meru is often overlooked as many people
aim for Kilimanjaro. However, as a pre Kilimanjaro acclimatisation
trip, or those that are looking to add another beautiful high
altitude peak to their portfolio of peaks, it comes very highly
recommended!
Mt Meru Climbs
A 4 day trip is recommended by default. 3
day trips are possible for the very fit but not recommended
for those that are worried about their knees.
Professional Guides
Our guides go through bi annual training
focusing specifically on topics such as Acute Mountain Sickness,
the identification and treatment of Cerebral and Pulmonary
Edemas and we even teach topics such as geology and botany
- i.e. our systems on Mt Kilimanjaro are mirrored on Mt Meru.
You can learn about our guides
here.
Safety On Mt Meru
Safety is an essential part of all of our
systems from the training programs we run, the information
we collect before you trek and the check we perform on a daily
basis. For operators that have used us on Kilimanjaro before
- our systems on all high altitude trips are the same, i.e.
attention to detail and safety are paramount.
Mt Meru Map
There is only 1 route up Mt Meru and the
park authorities also insist that hikers use the huts provided.
Summits Africa trip leader Ake
Lindstrom has ascended Mt Meru from the Eastern side with
the parks permission but this is still not an option for regular
tourists. Should anything change then we will be letting our
Newsletter subscribers know first.
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