First Ascent to the Summit of Kilimanjaro

Hans Meyer and his guide, Yohani Lauwo, reached the peak of Kilimanjaro for the first time on October 6, 1889. Locals warned against venturing up the mountain due to their limited understanding of the effects of altitude at the time. Sheila MacDonald, a Scottish woman aged 22, is credited as being the first woman to reach the peak. Her zenith occurred in 1927. The islands of Zanzibar were united with the mainland of Tanganyika in 1964. The United Republic of Tanzania came into being at this time. Before both countries gained their freedom from the British, a merger was impossible. However, Zanzibar didn't achieve its freedom until January 1964, ten years after Tanganyika. Just three months later, Tanzania was a single nation. In Tanzania, where some of the world's earliest human fossils have been discovered, the phrase "the Cradle of Mankind" has become common parlance. Tanzania has retained a lot of its original past, with 120 separate indigenous communities and very little emigration or colonial settlement in their history.

How Mount Kilimanjaro Tourism Began

As early as the 1920s, shelters were constructed on Kilimanjaro. Richard Reach founded the East African Mountain Club, and he and Clement Gillman led numerous expeditions to the peak of Kibo and the training of local mountain guides. Clement Gilbert's name is immortalized on the crater's edge at Gillman's point. Since those humble beginnings, Kilimanjaro's tourist industry has exploded. Each year, hundreds of tourists go to Moshi and Arusha for Tanzania safari trip. Approximately 35,000 adventurers from around the world make the climb to the summit of Kilimanjaro each year.