Every adventure begins with the next step.
Extreme hikes are not races, even when pace discussions suggest otherwise. Over long distances, success comes from pacing yourself, staying steady for hours and sharing the experience—not simply moving faster.
Blisters and exhaustion are familiar from extreme hikes, but Kilimanjaro is a different challenge. Cold, altitude and serious risks such as altitude sickness demand realistic preparation.
A practical Kilimanjaro clothing system built around layering for cold, wind and huge temperature swings—from the rainforest to summit night. The priority is comfort, safety and recovery, not minimum weight.
An honest starting point rather than an ideal plan: how weight loss, building fitness and improving VO₂max fit into clear phases—and how training has developed in the first few weeks.
MegaMarsch, MammutMarsch, UltraMarsch, NordMarsch: they all sound extreme—but where should you start? An initial guide to Germany’s major long-distance march organisers, their differences and who they suit.
Kilimanjaro is not a single mountain but a stack of climate zones. From the base to high camps and the summit, conditions change dramatically. Here’s how temperatures, rain, wind and daylight shift throughout the year.
Climbing Kilimanjaro starts long before choosing a route. An honest guide to discussing the plan, defining personal limits, managing risk and setting realistic expectations.
From “Pole Pole” and acclimatisation to Summit Night, AMS and route choices: a practical Kilimanjaro glossary of the mountain terms and rules of thumb worth knowing.
A Garmin notification sparked an idea that could become my next big project – climbing Kilimanjaro.
A cancelled Camino, a spontaneous ticket and 50 kilometres on foot through Thuringia. I never wanted to do it again—yet the very next day, I was planning the next one.
