This trek is designed for anyone preparing to climb Kilimanjaro or any other multi day high altitude trek in the coming months. There is no training better than hiking! You don’t have to be signed up for a climb with us, you can still join, even if you just want to see whats its all about and get an idea if you are even interested!
You will learn how to:
Manage your individual training over the next months
Use your Heart Rate to guage your fitness level and manage improvements and on the summit
How to use hills to maximize your training and preparation
Understand your training rate, max heart rate AND RECOVERY RATE
Use pacing for summit and pacing for endurance
Use your water bladder for hydration on the go
Pack your backpack for summit night efficiency
Work as a team on summit night to avoid long breaks and getting passed by huge groups of people
Interval Training:
This will be a fast paced hike designed to hit as many hills as possible for 5 minute hard intervals of pushing as fast as we can going up - then walking at a normal pace for the flat sections. To make it harder (if you are already fit ) We will add 4 KG in our backpacks, to maximize the training by adding 4 KG of water bottles. Not because we may need it but because this is the smart way to train, weight makes everything harder so you will get a really intense training session carrying this much water.
Your Instructor Today: Amy
She has climbed and summitted Kilimanjaro 7 times, Mt Kenya (5 times) and Everest Base Camp (4 times) and been a climbing guide since 2012.
What to bring:
Hiking boots that you will wear on Kilimanjaro
Backpack that you will use on Kilimanjaro
Water bladder and 3 liters of water
Heart Rate Monitor or fitness watch
Sun Hat
Meeting time: 2:00 pm at Showka Dam Parking, Finish time 5:00 PM
