The most famous book about the Kilimanjaro is Hemingway's Snows of the Kilimanjaro, but more useful is the lonely planet's trekking guide to east Africa and the Kili and mt Kenya climbing and trekking guide...

Although the IMax movie is not available everywhere in the world, the book is, and it's of amazing beauty!

Kilimanjaro is the highest point of Africa and therefore one of the "7 summits". But even without this statistical feature it is a place you should have visited to know what others mean when they call it a great place...

Well David Breashears (know from the Everest IMAX and his book) has shot a new IMAX film on Kilimanjaro and this is the accompanying book.

Much information about the historic exploration of Eastern Africa and it's majestic summit; geological and biological contributions mixed with full page pictures and the trip report of the climb along the scenic Machame/Mweka route (with a variation through the Western breach).

Kilimanjaro rises almost 5000m above the plains and offer climatic zones from the savannah to alpine glaciers, although the latter are melting quickly due to the global warming. Unique flora and fauna on the border of Tanzania and Kenya.

'Kili' is one of the treasures of our earth and this book shows why. Too heavy for your backpack, but not to be missed on your coffeetable.

Click here to buy the book at Amazon, now only $28 instead of $40!
Hardcover: 31 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.90 x 11.86 x 9.72
Publisher: National Geographic Society; ISBN: 0792264665; (April 2002)

"Pre-trip planning, finding and hiring outfitters, and thorough information on dozens of trails are included in this comprehensive guide to the 30 top climbing and trekking routes on Mount Kilimanjaro and her sister peak, Mount Kenya color insert. 30 b&w photos."

(note from 7 summits: one reviewer thought that book was biased toward author, else it would have been a rating)

"Here is comprehensive information on the classic treks of Kilimanjaro, Mt. Kenya, and the Rwenzoris, as well as lesser-known hikes in the Sugutu Valley, the Crater Highlands, and the Mulanje Massif. The guide comes with advice for independent trekkers and those on organized trips and a section on Swahili color, 32 maps."

(note from 7summits: I used this, it is an excellent guide to make a more complete Africa trip, besides just climbing Kili)

"Starting at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro and ending at the Indian Ocean, Ridgeway's aim during this adventure is less to get there and more to be there. During his weeks on foot, he thoughtfully considers the effects of colonial expansion on Africa's indigenous peoples, its landscape, and its awe-inspiring animals--all the while contemplating with a conservationist's heart Africa's uncertain future." --Kathryn True 

"You're planning a outdoor adventure. You go to your local outdoor equipment store, or sign on to the Internet. You browse through maps and atlases, "how-to" books, and photojournalist accounts. But what you want is a lay-person account of someone that's done it before. Kilimanjaro Adventure is that book. Hal Streckert has taken his desire to climb Kilimanjaro and not only recorded the quantitative (travel agencies, vaccinations, exercise regimens and hiking paths), but also thoughtfully documented insights, reactions, and the history behind the adventure."

"The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories contains ten of Hemingway's most acclaimed and popular works of short fiction. Selected from Winner Take Nothing, Men Without Women, and The Fifth Column and the First Forty-Nine Stories, this collection includes "The Killers," the first of Hemingway's mature stories to be accepted by an American periodical (...)"

• Spiral-bound: 64 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.25 x 8.50 x 5.75

A Spiral bound, easy to read thin book about Kili's main routes: Machame & Marangu. The new 3rd edition has the nice and relatively easy and quiet Rongai route added for the same price! This guide can help you enjoy your preparation and actual climb. Contains info on AMS, flora/fauna, climbing Mt Meru as well, with many colourpix amd clear overview maps printed on waterproof paper. The book is handy, can be tucked away easily; it has all the basic info you need for a safe ascent for inexperienced climbers.

If Amazon does not ship the 3rd edition, you can also order it directly from the publisher/author's website.

“Colourful, concise and comprehensive: this is the book I'll be taking up Kili with me.” Chris Bonington