Is Climbing Kilimanjaro Safe?
How safe is climbing Kilimanjaro? it is the most important thing to know because, possibly the most dangerous things you will ever do.
Every year 1,000 plus people are vacated from the Kilimanjaro mountain and approximately 10 plus deaths are reported.
The main cause of deaths on the Kilimanjaro is altitude sickness.
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro while knowing the symptoms of altitude sickness.
So anyone who needs to climb Kilimanjaro should choose an operator like us (the best operator).
Because we normally do monthly training to our guide on mount Kilimanjaro safety.
Guides are very experienced and knowledgeable in preventing, detecting and also treating altitude sickness.
Are trained to and how to handle 1,000 plus climbers per year.
And our guides monitor daily health checks using a pulse (oximeter) to check your oxygen saturation and pulse rate.
Our guides knows well the Lake Louise Scoring System to help determine if you have symptoms of altitude sickness.
And with their severity.
Our professional guides are certified with rescue
Also we have tools to make critical medical and evacuation decisions on Kilimanjaro.
And we will carry bottled oxygen on all Kilimanjaro climbs and can administer it quickly treat climbers with moderate and serious altitude sickness.
Also we will bear portable stretcher all times to move climbers/hikers who will to need to descend but are unable to walk down Kilimanjaro with safety.
The staffs will initiate helicopter evacuation through MT Kilimanjaro Search and Rescue and a helicopter rescue operation.
Staffs will carry a first aid kit to treat minor scrapes and cuts as well as blisters at Kilimanjaro.
We have listed measures which our staffs are prepared to keep you safe while having the ability to treat climbers who become sick.
Your safety and well being is always our first priority.
THE IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
You have to find out if your guides company carry bottled oxygen on the Kilimanjaro climbs.
And Also if guides monitor daily checks on your health during the climb.
Altitude sickness truly will strike anyone at any time but regardless of fitness and experience at altitude
WARNING: Most Kilimanjaro trek operators do not have safety measures.
They do not prepared for any emergencies as well as rescues.
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