Kilimanjaro
Mountain Guides
Hoopoe prides itself on having superb guides.
What makes a superb guide?
Kili guides update - read about this years
guide training program here.
- Experience: all our mountain guides have
been working on the mountain from porters all the way up
to guides.
- Training: our mountain guides all have
up to date mountain specific first aid training covering
all aspects of altitude sickness and due to their vast experience
on the mountain have been in almost all scenarios. Their
training is on going and they have refresher courses at
least 2 times a year as well as access to training resources
(latest articles on mountain sickness, flora and fauna guides,
Red Cross first aid refresher courses).
- Personality: guides not only show you
the route on Kilimanjaro but they are companions as well.
Our guides have good English and are very amenable willing
to share their knowledge on all aspects of Kilimanjaro as
well as Tanzania culture and life.
- Team leaders: an essential part of a
guide's job is organising the day to day logistics, making
sure that everything runs smoothly and the service you receive
is unparalled. Our mountain guides monitor all aspects of
the climb - which includes your health and pace and comfort
and they are also there to ensure that all crew members
are well looked after.
Hoopoe's Kilimanjaro Mountain Crew
Our guides are part of a team. This team
includes:
- A cook or cooks: it's amazing what they
can prepare sat in a tent on the side of a very big mountain!
Fresh fruit / vegetables and meats allow them to prepare
excellent meals that are designed to give you good nutrition
value and lots of energy. They are the first up and last
to go to bed, also cooking for the crews.
- Camp crew (1 or 2 people): they set the
tents and act as waiters as well. Working hand in hand with
the cooks and guides you will see these guys scurrying around
diligently keeping everything in order.
- Porters: the workhorses of the mountain.
Our porters are all mountain porters and either work full
time as porters or are working their way up the ranks towards
becoming guides. They work hard to ensure that the entire
camp is packed and set up before you arrive. All Hoopoe
porters are selected from a core of individuals that we
personally know and trust.
Hoopoe’s on the Ground Team
- Operations base: in
contact normally 3 times daily (does depend on the day's
route) with our guides, our operations team monitors your
climb from the ground, checking your performance as well
as all crew members. The base team check every item that
goes on the mountain and also ensures that everything is
checked in, washed, dry cleaned and repaired on return.
Note: that a full information
pack is available on booking with us, with detailed informationon
all aspects of your climb from physical preparation to the
meals that we provide and extra sections on altitude sickness
and acclimatization
Kilimanjaro Guide Profiles
Please click here
for guide profiles.
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