Tusker's highly skilled medically trained guides are in a league of their own. Highly respected on Kilimanjaro, these individuals exhibit rare leadership qualities that engender a confidence in the groups they lead.

You trek with the assurance that each one of them has undergoes regular comprehensive and rigorous mountain leadership and medical training. This gives you great peace of mind as you trek to Kilimanjaro’s summit at 19,340 ft.

Tusker Trail is the only company that has designed a High Altitude Medical Training course for their guides. This is the most Definitive Medical Training Course worldwide, and is referenced by wilderness physicians and the mountain guiding community worldwide. Tusker Trail’s world class guides give you the best possible chance of attaining your goal – the summit of Kilimanjaro.

 

We use more guides per group than any other company on Kilimanjaro. The number of guides range from 2-6 depending on your group size, unless you’re climbing on your own. In this case you will have your own dedicated guide. We use this many guides in case you need an evacuation. All Tusker evacuation teams are commanded by a medically trained guide. Most other companies use untrained porters.

 

Tusker Trail's founder was born and raised in Africa, and has been leading Kilimanjaro climbs for 37 years. Eddie leads 4-5 climbs annually. Since his first trip up Kilimanjaro in 1977, he has climbed the mountain 46 times. Eddie has since built Tusker Trail into the safest, most experienced company leading on Kilimanjaro.

 

 

Amy is a certified W-EMT and has been climbing mountains for 20 years. Amy climbed Kilimanjaro with Tusker Trail on a fundraising climb for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation in 2004. She joined the "force". Now Amy has led 16 Kilimanjaro climbs for Tusker. She is co-instructor for the Tusker Guide Medical Training course.

 

 

Simon has been a guide with Tusker Trail for 13 years. His father was also a mountain guide. Simon is our Chief Senior Guide, and works very closely with Eddie and Amy in training our new guides. With Eddie, Simon leads most of our large charity fundraising Kilimanjaro climbs.

 

 

Shabane has spent 6 years with Tusker. He used to work as Eddie's personal assistant, at which time he learned about guiding - from the master. Shabane has been guiding with Tusker for 6 years now, and is one of Tusker's rising stars. He has been tapped by Eddie and Amy to lead Tusker's treks in Nepal to Everest Base Camp, and guides all of our treks there together with our Sherpa guide, Mingma Sherpa.

 

 

Nemes has a reputation for "dancing" up Kilimanjaro. Once you get to know him, you'll find that he has a wealth of knowledge about Kilimanjaro and the Chagga culture. Nemes has been guiding with Tusker for 9 years.

 

 

 

Elias has been working as a Tusker Guide for 12 years. He is one of the most respected guides on the mountain, with superb leadership qualities. He's a big guy with a big personality. Amy leads Tusker's large charity fundraising climbs with Elias as her wingman on a regular basis.

 

 

 

Eliakim has been guiding Tusker climbers up Kilimanjaro for 9 years. He worked for Tusker for 2 years as a porter when Eddie recognized his potential. Eliakim now is one of Tusker’s most charismatic leaders, and his attention to detail is unmatched on the mountain.

 

 

 

Frances has been climbing Kilimanjaro since he was a teenager and has spent 14 years as a Tusker guide. He is one of Tusker's senior guides, and commands great respect from his colleagues on the mountain. On the mountain he has deservedly earned his nickname, the "rock".

 

 

 

Kombe has worked as a Tusker guide for 8 years. Climbers love Kombe for his no-nonsense leadership skills, and his dry sense of humor. Once you've climbed with Kombe, you'll see why we call him the "horse" with his boundless source of energy.