Health:
Be aware of altitude sickness. Do not underestimate the effect of high altitude by rushing the climbing. This exhausts the climber diminishing the chance of achieving his/her goal and increases the chances of being struck by a serious attack of altitude sickness (pulmonary edema).

Health Information:

Trekking on Mt. Kenya and Mt. Kilimanjaro has unique medical implications. But luckily enough to Mt. Kilimanjaro a large number of non-technical, less prepared climbers to high altitude rich to the summit this is because of the nature of the mountain which is not the case for Mt. Kenya. To reach the top of Mt. Kenya, one needs to have knowledge of technical climbing. There are guides who have been trained and can assist climbers to reach the summit. Most of the hikers who summit point Lenana, the hikers summit. Both routes on Mt. Kenya and Mt. Kilimanjaro can be safe but preparations must be made to ensure safety. Epics are easier to prevent than extricate oneself from; strong prevention programmed has significantly reduced mountain sickness cases in our company. A little plan could serve yourself and others being involved in an unnecessarily dangerous situation. Person attempting trek on these two mountains should be in excellent physical condition with a reasonable goal being the ability to run four to five miles in forty-five minutes. There are no absolute medical contra indication climbing to altitude except for certain cardiac and pulmonary diseases for which effected persons should consult their physician. Good condition will allow the trekker to enjoy his work at altitude, without being totally fatigued.
Here at Wilderness Zones,

In additional preparation of your trip we also include good and enough food, water and protection from the elements, these should be well through out. Trekkers should consume three to four litters of fluid and eat approximately four thousand calories of food a day. Most estimates by exercise physiologists rate consumption of calories at five thousand per day for most trekkers, but weight loss will be inevitable, as it is almost impossible to force this many calories down. Appetite tends to fall away and the planned menu must be especially appetizing to entice one even to cook it. A diet high in carbohydrates seems to help reduce symptoms of acute mountain sickness and increase blood oxygen level as well as being in high calories. We provide a type of food, which will give carbohydrate in lunch and breakfast, and protein food in dinner. A large variety of fruit flavorings are also conductive to increasing fluid intake and preventing dehydration.

Our Advice:

Any trekkers expect for solo ascents, requires team thinking. Establish good communication between team members and set known goals. Every team individual will have personal desires and these should be honestly expressed and “aired” prior to ascend. Much tensions and hostility can be avoided.
Mountain Gear:

We would like you to make sure you have all the important gear, which you may need on last ascending this is because of elements, cold can cause problem ranging from minor discomfort to deadly hypothermia. Preparation is always solution. A person should dress in layers so that proper ventilation can be achieved. It’s very easy to become overheated while climbing, which produces large amount of perspiration, causing dehydration and wet bodies and clothes. Stopping physical activity in such a condition can be a “chilling” experience; also the temperature change between sunlight and shade, day and night is large and acute, so have extra warm clothes available. Three major routes of heating loss occur: (see separate equipment sheet for the mountain)

By evaporation, which is mainly cause by wind blowing across the body, so use a wind – breaker.

By conducting, this is when the heat loss by sleeping direct on the ground, to prevent this loss use the insulation pad like closed-cell foam or air mattress.

By radiation, which is best controlled with reflective material, hats should be worn. The old adage is “cold feet, put on your hat”. A person can lose 30% of his or her body heat via head because the vessels of the scalp cannot constrict in response to cold, thus valuable warmth.