Some operators advertise oxygen on Kilimanjaro. Do I need it, and why do some companies carry it?
Do I need oxygen on Kilimanjaro, and why do some operators carry it?
No. Nobody needs bottled oxygen to climb Kilimanjaro, and the normal routes are climbed without it. What good operators carry is emergency oxygen, together with a pulse oximeter to check climbers each day, so that a guide can treat someone who is seriously ill with altitude sickness while they are taken down.
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