Summit Magazine December 2005 - International School Moshi

14O u t d o o r P u r s u i t s P r o g r a m m eISMKili The Hard Way - Machame RouteVictorious.So far, it's a piece of cake.The Outdoor Pursuits Programmeis a very popular option for bothstudents and staff, with mostaiming to reach the summit ofMount Kilimanjaro. In fact, thelarge majority of those who headoff on the Uhuru Peak tripmanage to reach the top. One ofthe reasons we feel that thishappens is that our students areprepared for the challenges ofthe trip by working their waythrough our comprehensiveprogramme. It starts off with acampcraft trip, where thestudents are taught the basics ofwalking while carrying gear andcamping. They then head on tothe mountains through a series oflevels. Level one is a weekendwalk to the first hut, while levelthree sees students walking up toHorombo Hut at approximately3800m, before heading out onday three to the base of Mawenziat a height of 4600m. Level fouris usually a camping trip on Kili,such as South Circuit, or SocialistPeak on Meru. When a studenthas shown that they can meetthe demands on these trips, theythen can try for the summit atUhuru Peak. Not content withreaching the summit? Manystudents then sign up for “UhuruPeak the Hard Way", where theycamp all the way up.What's so hard about this ?You can lean on me.Nobody said it would be this hard.