Specialist Tanzania's Expert Opinion

"If you can afford the time and extra cost of spending 8 days on the mountain rather than the usual 6 or 7, an ascent of Kilimanjaro via the Lemosho Route will give you the best possible chance of a successful summit attempt. With shorter walking days and more ascents and descents in the build-up to a push to the summit you should be really well-acclimatised. Very scenic, the route is also surprisingly quiet with few other climbers - most opting for the cheaper Marangu, Machame and Rongai Routes."