Kilimanjaro

RMI's Kilimanjaro program runs the Machame Route over seven full days on the mountain — long enough to acclimatize properly rather than rush to the summit. Guides carry WFR certifications, satellite comms, and full medical kits; local porters handle heavy loads so you climb with a daypack. The trip wraps with a four-day Tanzania safari through Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, and Tarangire.

Don't buy big down parkas or zero-degree bags you'll never use again. Our rental shop in Ashford stocks the heavy-duty gear you'll need for summit night — extreme-cold sleeping bags, expedition parkas, and trekking poles — all maintained, cleaned, and ready to ship or pick up before you fly to Tanzania.

This collection mirrors RMI's official equipment list for the Machame Route climb. Every layer, bag, and accessory has been chosen to span Kilimanjaro's climate zones — humid rainforest at the start, freezing pre-dawn summit push at the top — without overpacking what your porters have to carry.