Shira Route on Kilimanjaro
Unless specifically requested by climbers who are already acclimatised to 4,000m
from the ascent of Meru or another mountain, and wanting vehicle support to the Shira
Plateau, we only use the Shira Route for mountain safety work as a fast way of reaching
the summit or Western Breach when short on time. It is possible for an acclimatised
member of our staff to leave Arusha early in the morning and be on the summit the
same day by driving up to around 3,760m.
The route functions as a rescue track. If a sick climber is evacuated west of the
Breach Wall he will usually walk or be carried on a stretcher to an ambulance that
will have ascended to a point only 15 minutes below Shira Hut. From here it is only
1 hour and 15 minutes by vehicle to Londorossi Gate where a reasonably good main
dirt road (except in wet weather when conditions can be treacherous) takes us to
Arusha in around 2.5 hours.
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