Hiking Kilimanjaro takes five to nine days to ascend ... You’ll also need a hooded raincoat and waterproof backpack, pants, boots, and gloves. Of course, a water bottle is essential.

Somehow, with thousands of boots on the ground inside the ... and one of the Seven Summits of the World. Kilimanjaro’s two main climbing seasons coincide with the mountain’s dry seasons ...

Every year some 15,000 hikers suit up and climb Mount Kilimanjaro, the world's tallest freestanding mountain. They hire porters and pay anywhere from $900 for a basic package to $5,000 for luxury ...