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Kilimanjaro & Mount Kenya: A Climbing and Trekking Guide | 
 enlarge | Author: Cameron M. Burns
Publisher: Mountaineers Books
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 809790
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 173
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5
ISBN: 0898865573
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.5220967826
EAN: 9780898865578
ASIN: 0898865573
Publication Date: March 1998
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Condition: Softcover. Some wear to the cover and corners, otherwise decent copy.
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Product Description
Pre-trip planning, finding and hiring outfitters, and thorough information on dozens of trails are included in this comprehensive guide to the 30 top climbing and trekking routes on Mount Kilimanjaro and her sister peak, Mount Kenya color insert. 30 b&w photos.
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Very informative September 22, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Having gone through the preparation to climb Kili, I found this book to be very informative ... especially the sections on traveling through Tanzania and Kenya. Much thanks to the other reviewers for warnings on the use of Diamox and the need for conditioning.
An essential guide! August 2, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Cameron Burns has filled a void with the publication of this climbing and trekking guide for Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya. While much is probably written about Kili, there is very little practical literature about Mount Kenya. The introductory pages are full of useful hints for traveling in Kenya that, from my recent experience there, all ring true. The route descriptions on Mount Kenya, while lacking in some detail, certainly convey the necessary information for a successful climb. It is already time for a new edition, however, since some of the features have changed. Kami Camp, for instance, no longer exists.
 Agree with Keith Kendall - Caution advised January 31, 2002
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
As others have noted Mr. Burn's book is well written, and informative. But as Keith D. Kendall correctly observes in a review elsewhere on this page, the notion that a trek to the summit of a 19,000 foot peak may be accomplished without achieving a high level of cardiovascular fitness is not only misleading and potentially dangerous, but frankly absurd. Ditto for Mr. Burn's comments on the use of Diamox, which he either doesn't understand (his comments in the book indicate little experience with its correct use), or again, dismisses out of hand as he has never had to use it. You may. The information in the book is valuable, but as with everything else, it is only a single point of view. I liked the book a great deal, but take some pause when obvious misinformation is attributed to an `expert' source.
Good preplanner August 12, 2001
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
This is a good book to read before you actually book a trip. There is alot of information in this book that puts you in a frame of reference of where you are going. Africa is a total different world from the United States so it is nice to know what you are getting into. In regards to some of the info I think Burns thinks that everyone is in as great a shape as he is in. I would recommend overtraining and doing altitude to make the trip as enjoyable as possible. I was in great shape and zipped up to the top but anyone can make it if they go slow. Also don't worry about travelers checks they take any kind. I would recommend booking an African travel agent and advoid using an American agent. This will save you money. We used Easy Travel and Tours for our Tanzania trip and were very satisfied with them
 Be careful of a strong bias on the part of the author May 24, 2000
27 out of 31 found this review helpful
Mr. Burns book was informative but I took strong exception to his reccomendations on physical preperation for the trip. Further, his reccomendation on nonuse of Diamox for altitude sickness prevention also disturbed me. Mr. Burns gives the impression that the trek is nothing more that a brisk walk and that a genuine workout program of cardiovascular training and weight training is of little use. If one were to rest on his reccomendations they would stand a very small chance of reaching the summit. Further, the use of Diamox for many who summited proved to be a key factor in their success. If one were to take these sections of his book to heart I do not think their Kilimanjaro experience would be a positive one. Be in the best condition you are able and have Diamox at the ready if you need it.
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